70% of respondents said membership of their organisation had increased 58% of res pondents said there was direct access in their country and people could refer themselves to a physical therapist without a referral 81% of re spondents said there was no law preventing private practice in their country globally, 66% of physical therapists are women – in three countries (Hungary, Myanmar, St Lucia) at least 90% of physical therapists are women
We have been able to increase our membership in 2018 by involving physiotherapists in all our activities. We make sure we ask for their help and include their point of view in everything we do.
The growth in membership is an indicator of success. We believe this gain has come from the trust our members have in the role of Emirates Physiotherapy Society, how we support our members’ professional development and meet their expectations.
We believe the primary reason for the increase in membership is due to the many events we have organised and participated, giving our association more visibility and making it stronger. We have also offered discounts to people who have attended our training courses to be part of our association. We are truly grateful for the help of the WCPT in this endeavour, and we are convinced that the future statistical data will be very valuable to us.