Department of Physiotherapy, University of Pretoria International Conference

Departement Fisioterapie, Universiteit van Pretoria Internasionale kongres

 The Department of Physiotherapy will be hosting an international Physiotherapy Congress from the 5^th to the 8^th October 2008, to celebrate the centenary birthday of the University of Pretoria. The Department will be celebrating its 58^th birthday.

 For this commemorative occasion, we invite physiotherapists from all over the world to attend and share their experiences, and participation in the development and practice of excellence in the Physiotherapy profession.

 The primary theme of the congress is:

 Expanding the horizon of knowledge / Uitbreiding van die horison van kennis

 Let’s share and reflect as colleagues nationally and internationally, on:

• New developments and different perspectives in all facets of the practice of physiotherapy; not only to address the challenges of the burden of disease locally and globally, but also to meet the health and rehabilitation needs of people participating in sport on practiced on the highest level.

•  The promotion of health and wellness in all populations: how to manage your lifestyle as a resource rather than a risk; in people living with disability, the workplace/ market place and at home.

• Management of diversity with regard to e.g. age and gender in different clinical areas such as peadiatrics, …...

• Quality of care in rehabilitation: our trade mark both in the village and the laboratory.

• The future of the Physiotherapy profession and how to enhance physiotherapy research, different facets of physiotherapy education, Service-Learning as a pedagogy for transformation, and the curriculum of the 21^st century.

Official collaborators

* Department of Physiotherapy, University of the Witwatersrand.