Following a motion adopted at the WCPT General Meeting in 1995, WCPT designated 8th September as International Physical Therapy Day. WCPT was founded on this day in 1951. International Physical Therapy day marks the unity and solidarity of the physical therapy community from 101 countries around the world. To date, activities & materials to celebrate the day have been left to Member Organisations so that they can be developed to reflect key national priorities & messages.

In 2006 we began to profile the International Physical Therapy Day activities of our Member Organisations on the website at www.wcpt.org/about/internationalptday/index.php. We would like to add to this page and encourage you to provide us with brief details of any activities you’ve undertaken. Please send the details to Tato adresa je chráněna proti spamování, pro její zobrazení potřebujete mít Java scripty povoleny

In preparation for International Physical Therapy Day 2008, we hope to develop resources which Member Organisations and others might find helpful in planning activities. You can assist by telling us what kind of material you would find useful and sending copies of resources you have developed and are prepared to share with other Member Organisations.

In celebration of World Physical Therapy Day 2007, the WCPT President, Marilyn Moffat, has prepared the attached short article on obesity as an international health issue. Please feel welcome to distribute it, use it in your publications or on your websites as appropriate. Over the next four years we hope to regularly develop statements/articles on international health issues which Member Organisations can then publish or circulate to relevant bodies in their country.

PHOTOS FROM THE WCPT CONGRESS & GENERAL MEETING

Photographs from the WCPT Congress and General Meeting in Vancouver are available for you to view and purchase at www.wcpt.org/congress/photos.php The most recent photos added to the collection are from the congress scientific programme.

EVENTS:

This week we received information on two events which may be of interest to your members:

World Congress on Neck Pain – 20th – 22nd January 2008 Los Angeles California Online Registration is Now Available! An e-post card has been sent to you by separate email for use as you feel appropriate.

International Task Force Symposium on Neck Pain and its Associated Disorders in Bern, Switzerland. This symposium is supported by the Bone and Joint Decade, the Spine Society of Europe and US and European Universities, referred to in the attached program file. The symposium will start on September 27 and end on September 28, 2007. The Task Force members have spent more than 6 years of study and review of scientific literature and research projects on neck pain and have developed clinical practice recommendations of the management of people with neck pain. The faculty will present their results of the review of research projects and literature. Together with the audience they will discuss conclusions reached from a best evidence synthesis in the areas or risk, prognosis, assessment and treatment of Neck Pain.

M. Moffat, prezident
World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT)
www.wcpt.org