Join the 3rd European Congress on Physiotherapy Education, November 8-9, 2012, Vienna, Austria
The European Region of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (ER-WCPT) organizes the 3rd European Congress on Physiotherapy Education, entitled Advancing the Professional Profile. Continuing Professional Development to promote Evidence Based Physiotherapy.
In this second newsletter, we inform you about the following topics:
Call for Abstracts
Registration
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Call for Abstracts
The Call for Abstracts for platform presentations and poster discussion sessions is now open until March 1, 2011. Link to the Call for Abstracts section:
New! on the congress website, information is provided to help presenters prepare for their poster discussion session and for their platform presentation. See Link above.
Abstracts are invited in the following categories:
Research reports Research reports are presentations of original scientific data collected by the authors.
Special interest reports, including professional resource materials Presentations of new or unique services, programmes or theories and descriptions of innovative ways in which established methods have been adapted.
Presentation Format
Research and special interest reports may be made in one of the following formats:
Platform presentations
A platform presentation is a 10 minute oral presentation of a paper to a seated audience followed by 5 minutes of question time, moderated by a chair.
Poster discussion sessions
Presenting authors have 5 minutes to discuss the key points arising from their work, using no more than 3 PowerPoint slides. After all presenters have given their brief presentations there will be an opportunity for delegates to move around the room and discuss the posters with the presenters.
Congress theme
The overall congress theme for the 3rd European Congress on Physiotherapy Education for 2012 is “Advancing the Professional Profile” with the focus on “Continuing Professional Development to promote Evidence Based Physiotherapy”.
The call for abstracts is open to any topics that fit at least one of the programme tracks.
Track 1: Bringing the evidence into practice; linking science and practice in education
Track 2: CPD – A range of opportunities, a range of new solutions in the world of lifelong learning
Track 3: Education and employment policies: Challenges in Europe
Track 4: Research on physiotherapy education: ensuring quality through assessment and evaluation
Track 5: Education, Transition and Specialization
Full descriptions of the programmetracks and topics assigned to each track can be found on the website
When you register, don’t forget to book a ticket (tickets) for the welcome reception on Wednesday evening and the typical Viennese Heurigen dinner on Thursday evening.
The welcome reception will take place at the congress venue FH Campus Wien
And share your opinion on themes and topics of the congress. You can also use this tool to connect with your colleagues from around the world.
Promotion
If you know any colleagues, networks or groups who may be interested in attending or finding out more about the 3rd European Congress on Physiotherapy Education, please forward this newsletter to them.
