Physical therapy member organisations elect WCPT’s President and Vice President
Emma Stokes has been elected as President and Melissa Locke has been elected as Vice President of the WCPT.
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JPTA wins award for World Physiotherapy Congress 2025
Congratulations to JPTA for receiving the Japan Excellent Conference Award 2025
WHPA calls for urgent global action to protect health personnel from violence and persecution
WHPA warns of a troubling and sustained escalation in violence, intimidation and persecution of health professionals.
Tokyo to host WCPT General Meeting and WCPT Congress 2023
The WCPT General Meeting and Congress in 2023 will be hosted by the Japanese Physical Therapy Association and take place in Tokyo, WCPT’s Executive Board has announced.
13 physical therapy associations admitted as WCPT member organisations
13 physical therapy associations were admitted to the World Confederation for Physical Therapy at its General Meeting on 8 May 2019 in Geneva.
WCPT pays tribute to Freddy Kaltenborn
WCPT pays tribute to Freddy Kaltenborn, one of the founders of WCPT’s first subgroup the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists.
Committee members needed for WCPT Congress 2021
Could you be part of the WCPT Congress Programme Committee (CPC) and help develop the programme for WCPT Congress 2021 in Dubai?
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
Find out how we encourage the use of the ICF by physiotherapists.
