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 21st 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.
2ND 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 2nd 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)
Get Social With Us
Download the UP Mobile App