Preliminary program

Broadening the Horizons of Knowledge

01 – 09 October 2008

Web address: www.up.ac.za/physiotherapy

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

PRE-CONGRESS COURSES (1 – 5 October)
DATES: 01 – 05 October PRESENTER: Sarah Mottram TOPIC: Performance matrix: Modules 1, 2 and 3 Cancelled	DATES: 4 October PRESENTER: Prof Carol Richards TOPIC: The use of mental practice and virtual reality in the rehabilitation of persons after stroke	DATES: 4- 5 October PRESENTER: Jacqui McCord TOPIC: Strapping and taping in sport Venue: Department of Physiotherapy, prac rooms Prinshof campus
DATES: 3-4 October PRESENTER: Deon Buhrs TOPIC: Functional Electrical stimulation (FES and TES) Cancelled	DATES: 3-4 October PRESENTER: Yorick Wijting TOPIC: VitalStim® Therapy Course for patients with dysphagia Venue: REHAB Matters, Johannesburg	DATES: 3-4 October Presenter: Rina Jonk TOPIC: Amazing nervous system Venue Department of Physiotherapy, prac rooms Prinshof campus

UP PHYSIOTHERAPY ALUMNI REUNION

4 OCTOBER 2008 18:00 TILL LATE

CONGRESS OPENING SUNDAY 05 OCTOBER 2008 VENUE: AULA Main Campus

18.30 for 19.00 Welcome

Guest speaker

Special items

Reception

The main venue for the congress is the AULA on the Main (Hatfield) campus. Venues for parallel sessions are nearby lecture halls Venues will be announced on the final program CONGRESS DAY 1: MONDAY 06 OCTOBER 2008 08.00 Welcome: 08.10 Keynote speaker: SETTING THE TREND FOR COLLEGIAL DEBATE Prof. DFM Straus Intellectual skills serving the expanding horizons of knowledge 08.40 DISCUSSION
THE PAIN CHALLENGE 08.50 Prof H Meyer Pain management : past, present and future 09.20 M Simmonds Bio-psychosocial aspects of pain 09.40 P Berger Pain management through physiotherapy 10.00 Discussion
REFRESHMENTS Poster and exhibitor viewing Keynote speaker: PROFESSIONAL BODY OF KNOWLEDGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY Ms Sarah Mottram Performance Stability: A new perspective on risk assessment
DISCUSSION NEURO-MUSCULOSKELETAL – Manual therapy 11.20: M Steffen A meta-theoretical perspective of manual therapy in lumbar/sacral conditions 11.45: J Sklaar Can the early detection & treatment of gleno-humeral internal rotation deficit (GIRD) prevent the development of SLAP lesions in the throwing arm? 12.10: A Basson A comparison between acute and chronic low back pain with respect to fear- avoidance beliefs, self reported pain and disability 12.35 :E Korkie The effect of thoracicmobilizations on pain in patients with upper limb fracture
LUNCH Poster and exhibitor viewing 14:00-14:30 VENUE 1 Exhibitor presentation Qualisys – motion analysis system 14.30: M Lebec Physician Perceptions of Emergency Department Physical Therapist Services 14.45 B Naude Factors Associated With Low Back Pain In Hospital Employees 15.00: M Weedon Impairments Of Range Of Movement, Muscle Strength And Endurance In Children With Burns 15.15: L Steyn Rugby injuries 15.30: DISCUSSION and BREAK 15.45 E Remmers Physiotherapy and the haemophilia ‘old boys’ 16.00 E Conradie Ergonomics at a secondary school 16.15 Ramjee Physical activity in Indian women 16.30 C Janse van A distributed learning programme for postgraduate sport physiotherapy Vuuren at the University of the Free State 16.45: DISCUSSION ______________________________________________________________________________________ CONGRESS DAY 2: TUESDAY 07 OCTOBER 2008 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM VENUE: AULA Main Campus 08.00 Welcome 08.10 Keynote speaker: THE COMMUNITY CHALLENGE OF HIV/AIDS Dr E Nkandu: Physiotherapy and the global burden of HIV/AIDS – a perspective on Africa 08.40 J Potterton The effect of a home stimulation programme on the neuro-developmental status of HIV positive children in Soweto, 09.00 DISCUSSION
LABORATORY ISSUES FOR PHYSIOTHERAPISTS 09.20 Dr N Claasen: Physiological concepts of importance to physiotherapists 09.40.Prof M Dove A world out of balance: The reality of anti-biotic resistance 10.00 Prof M Pepper: Stem cells: current reality and future promise 10.20 DISCUSSION REFRESHMENTS Poster and exhibitor viewing NEURO-REHABILITATION 11:00-11:30 Keynote speaker Prof Carol Richards - Recent advances in rehabilitation of stroke patients NEURO-REHABILITATION AND COMMUNITY
Session 1a 11.45 F Malouin Vividness of Motor Imagery after stroke 12.00 V Mamabolo The Influence of Demographic, Environmental And Physical Factors On Functional Independence Post Stroke 12.15 E Useh Is rehabilitation iatrogenic? – wither physiotherapy 12.30 Y Wijting Neuromuscular electrical stimulation in the treatment of dysphagia: evidence-based review
12.45 DISCUSSION EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE Parallel session 1b 11.45 D W Fell Mapping the Core Journals of Physical Therapy Literature 12.00 S Fruth Physical Therapists’ Beliefs and Practices Regarding Evidence-Based Practice 12.15 M Simmonds Assessing for Outcome: Physical and Functional Measures 12.30 J Mothabeng The value of undergraduate research projects 12.45 DISCUSSION LUNCH Poster and exhibitor viewing 14:00-14:30 Exhibitor presentation VENUE 1 SWETSWISE and VENUE 2 POWER PLATE NEURO REHABILITATION AND COMMUNITY (Continue) 14.30 D Maleka The Development of an Outcome Measure to Assess Community Reintegration After Stroke 14.45 K Mostert Community physiotherapy: A conceptual analysis and synthesis 15.00 J Mothabeng Community integration following Spinal Cord Injury DISCUSSION and BREAK
15.15 L Mutyafa Factors that influence Stroke Rehabilitation in a Regional Hospital 15.40 N Uys The Effect of Functional Electrical Stimulation on akinetic gait in patients with Parkinson’s Disease 15.55 L Grobler Effective video technology: further training of health workers regarding exercise therapy for hypertension patients
16.10 J van der Walt An audit of Care Facilities And Rehabilitation Services Catering for Patients with Long-Term Neurological Conditions
16.25 A van Wyk The theoretical foundation of rehabilitation approaches for stroke patients
16.50: DISCUSSION
CARDIO-PULMONARY REHABILITATION AND QUALITY OF LIFE Parallel Session 2a 14.30 Helena van Aswegen The Quality Of Life Of Trauma Survivors 14.45 S Hanekom Effectiveness of Non-invasive Ventilation In Acute Asthma Exacerbation 15.00 F Karachi Survival and Health-Related Quality Of Life 12 Months Following Discharge from An Adult Surgical Intensive Care Unit. 15:15 A Stewart The effect of a home-based exercise programme and family educational support on the management of patients with hypertension DISCUSSION AND BREAK 15.40 W Spykens Cardiovascular Risk Management: a multidisciplinary team approach 15.55 N Mshungcane A pilot study on factors influencing health related quality of life in participants with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 16.10 V Manilal Bhana Cardiac surgery patients’ experiences of music therapy in an intensive care unit (ICU) 16.25 J Francis Self-efficacy of patients with Type 2 Diabetes at a tertiary hospital clinic and the influence of demographic variables 16.50: DISCUSSION CONGRESS GALA DINNER ______________________________________________________________________________ CONGRESS DAY 3: WEDNESDAY 08 OCTOBER 2008 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM 08.00 Welcome PHYSIOTHERAPY ETHICS, EDUCATION AND MENTORSHIP 08.10 Keynote speaker: Prof Theresa Lorenzo Service Learning 08.40 Guest speaker Dr Rick Ladyshewky Electronic support in clinical education
09.00 DISCUSSION 09.20 L Buttow Physiotherapy And Medical Negligence - A Review 09.40 H Myezwa HIV/AIDS and the Physiotherapy curriculum 10.10 N Mbambo Graduates’ Perspective Of Academic Success 10.20 Dennis Fell Incidence of applicants being verbally discouraged from entering the Physical Therapy Profession 10.35 C Nel A Peer-Mentorship Program For Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students
10.45: DISCUSSION MOTHER AND CHILD CARE 11.30 J Potterton Paediatric Physiotherapy: Growing Up In the 21^st Century 11.55 Hester van Aswegen Women’s health 12.15 A Seifart The Impact of FES to the Lower Leg After Botulinum Toxin In Children With A Spastic Equinus Gait Due To CP 12.35 E Nieuwoudt Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Pelvic Floor Muscle Strength 12.55 N Baillieu The Extent Of Delay Of Language, Motor And Cognitive Development In HIV Positive Infants
LUNCH CLOSINGSESSION: HEALTH PROMOTION Guest speaker: Prof James Ker New evidence in internal medicine applicable for Physiotherapists.
2^ND SPEAKER TO BE CONFIRMED Formal closure and awards ceremony
POSTERS Suria Francis Gauteng seating clinic Efeh Useh HIV and AIDS: Replacing traditional exercise therapy with exercise prescription in patient care Tarina Coetzee The effect of early weight bearing, strengthening and motivation on prosthetic outcome after a knee disarticulation: A Case Report Michael Lebec The Utilization Of The Physical Therapist As A Musculoskeletal Specialist in the Emergency Department Joyce Mothabeng HIV changing the face of SCI epidemiology Gillian Adams A pilot study to examine the feasibility and effect of water-based exercise for cardiac rehabilitation Phase IV patients Maureen Simmonds Visual Field Immersion: The Holodeck Comes Alive Alison v d Spuy The Prevalence of Occupational Overuse Injuries in the Hand and Wrist of Registered Physiotherapists in Pretoria Corne Nel A Peer-Mentorship Program For Undergraduate Physiotherapy Students At the University Of Pretoria Francis J et al Self-efficacy of patients with type 2 diabetes at a tertiary hospital clinic and the influence of demographic variables Conradie E, et al Ergonomics at a secondary school Stacie Fruth A Preliminary Exploration of the Effects of a 6-week Interactive Video Dance Exercise Program in an Adult population Karachi F Prevalence of backache among physiotherapy students at UWC Mupeta M HIV among stroke patients Stacie Fruth A Preliminary Physical Therapy Practice in the Emergency Department _______________________________________________________________________________________________ POST CONGRESS: THURSDAY 09 October 2008 08.00 – 16.30 NATIONAL PHYSIOTHERAPY EDUCATORS’ FORUM COLLABORATION BETWEEN the Physiotherapy Departments of UP and WITS VENUE: Department of Physiotherapy, University of Pretoria, Faculty of Health Sciences, Prinshof campus The University of Pretoria and the University of the Witwatersrand Physiotherapy Departments have pleasure in inviting you to a National Physiotherapy Educators Forum on the 9th October 2008 Two of the major challenges facing physiotherapy educators in South Africa are managing clinical education developing post graduate programmes and research areas This forum will address these two challenges and provide lecturers with the opportunity to discuss issues of common interest around these challenges. In addition lecturers have expressed the desire to reconstitute the Educators Forum and this will be discussed at a business meeting in the afternoon. (Sponsorship for the day has been obtained from the SASP) Invited participants Dr Rick Ladyshewsky Curtin University of Technology Perth Australia Prof Carol Richards Rehabilitation Department Faculty of Medicine Laval University Montreal and Research Director Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (CIRRIS) Quebec Rehabilitation Institute (IRDPQ) Canada Prof Dennis Fell Chairperson of Department of Physical Therapy University of South Alabama Alabama USA Venue: Faculty of Health Sciences University of Pretoria. Cost: Cost R100 (includes teas and lunch) Participants may pay on the day but please let Lyndsay Garstang know if you intend attending the day in order to facilitate catering. This must please be done by the 2^nd October. E-mail Lyndsay. Garstang@ wits.ac.za Programme 8h00-8h30 Coffee and registration 08h30-08h45- Ms Nonceba Mbambo HOD Physiotherapy Department University of the Witwatersrand Welcome and introduction. This will include a brief outline of the challenges of clinical physiotherapy education in South Africa 08h45-09h30 Plenary “Peer learning and implications for developing clinical reasoning” Dr Rick Ladyshewsky 9h30-10h15 Group Discussion Challenges faced by departments and possible solutions 10h15-10h30 Tea 10h30-11h00 Feedback from group discussion 11h00-12h15 “Facilitation of a National Research Programme” Prof Carol Richards 12h15-13h00 Group Discussion Challenges faced by departments and possible solutions 13h00-13h30 Feedback from group discussions 13h30-14h00 Lunch 14h00 -16h00 Business meeting Brief presentation by Dr Lionel Green Thompson on SAAHE Brief presentation by international visitors on similar groups in their countries Lecturers’ Forum: Brief history and function of forum Prof Tanya van Rooijen Discussion topics of immediate common concern: 1. Reconstitution of Educators’ Forum 2. Dry-needling and other modalities –pressure to include at UG level 3. Specialization 4. Relationship between group and SASP Educators’ Portfolio Possible further topics for discussion regional meetings national meetings coordination of congress national/international delegates sharing of information on education congresses establishment of an education day attached to local congresses –(research and innovation in teaching)

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