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IFSPT TO SPONSOR NETWORKING EVENT IN GENEVA AS PART OF WCPT CONGRESS MONDAY, MAY 13!
Attending the WCPT Congress in Geneva? Make some time for IFSPT!
The International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy will sponsor a networking session on Monday, May 13 as part of the WCPT Congress in Geneva.
The networking session will be held from 7:15 to 8:15 am in Room R+S, Palexpo (Floor plans may be found here).
Meet IFSPT President Tony Schneiders and IFSPT Secretary Maria Constantinou at this special event and learn more about the IFSPT's activities and efforts to expand the awareness and expertise of sports physical therapy worldwide.
We will see you on Monday, May 13!
IFSPT President Tony Schneiders visiting the Schulthess Klinik in Zurich on his way to the WCPT Congress 2019 in Geneva.
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ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DATE FOR WORLD CONGRESS OF SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY IS MAY 10!
PREPARE YOUR SUBMISSIONS NOW!
The Third World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy invites researchers, clinicians and trainees to submit their research for presentation. The scientific committee will judge abstracts based on scientific rigour, originality, clarity and clinical relevance.
The top five judged abstracts will present their research in a plenary session competition with questions from the editors-in-chief of three top clinical sports medicine journals. Prizes will be awarded for best-scoring abstracts.
Key dates:
May 10th 2019: Abstract submission deadline
June 28th 2019: Notification of decision sent to authors
Information can be found at www.spc2019.ca. Tune into our social media with hashtag #spc2019 for news and program updates.
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HOSTING THE WORLD CONGRESS OF SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY: CALLING ALL MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS!
The World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy is presented biennially by the International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy (IFSPT) in conjunction with its member organizations. It is designed for sports physical therapists and other disciplines who train and rehabilitate active individuals of all ages, genders, abilities and level of participation. The Congress was developed to provide high quality education using current research, the most expert presenters and the newest methods to restore all active persons to play.
Past congresses have welcomed 500-800 sports physical therapists from all seven continents.
This unique and groundbreaking event also hosts the IFSPT General Meeting, drawing individuals from all IFSPT member organizations to the congress.
The Third World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy will be held October 4-5, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
IFSPT member organizations in good standing may bid to host this congress. Application for hosting may be found below.
Applications for consideration for the 2021 World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy must be received no later than
July 1, 2019. The location for the next World Congress will be announced at the General Meeting in Vancouver on
October 3, 2019. Please submit to Mary Wilkinson, IFSPT Director of Marketing, at
[email protected].
Member organizations may also choose to partner with the IFSPT for conferences outside the World Congress, bringing the educational and marketing power of the IFSPT to their national conferences. An application form may be accessed below.
For more information about the World Congress, participation or application, please contact Mary Wilkinson, IFSPT Director of Marketing, at [email protected].
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HAVE YOU REGISTERED?
THIRD WORLD CONGRESS OF SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY: REGISTRATION OPEN!
EARLY BIRD ENDS AUGUST 15!
Registration continues for the Third World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy!
The Third World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy will be presented by the IFSPT and Sport Physiotherapy Canada October 4-5, 2019, in Vancouver, BC, Canada. The IFSPT is excited to partner with our Canadian member organization on this biennial event!
Following the successes of the First World Congress (Bern) in 2015 and Second World Congress (Belfast) in 2017, the Third World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy promises to be another stimulating and educational congress.
The Congress will be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
Registration
SPECIAL RATES FOR IFSPT MEMBERS!
Early Bird Rates are available until August 15, 2019. IFSPT members receive the same member rate as Sports Physiotherapy Canada members! Registration may be found here.
Hotel
There is no official hotel for this congress.
However, the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver has offered IFSPT a special rate for a limited time of $399 CAD (currently $297 USD or 263 euros).
At this time, you may confirm your reservation by calling the Reservations Department at 604-684-3131 or the Global Reservations Centre at 1-800-441-1414. It is recommended that callers identify themselves as being with this group and quote WORL1019 or World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy for ease of booking.
Also offering discounts to IFSPT attendees:
Delta Vancouver Downtown Suites. Please
click here
to book.
Alternatively - call the Central Reservations team on 1-844-254-5048.
Quote
SPC 2019. Please note, rates only available until August 20, 2019.
Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle Downtown.
1128 Hastings Street West,
Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 4R5,
Canada
0.3 miles from Vancouver Convention Centre
Please note, rates only available until August 20, 2019.
Other hotels within .1 to .5 mile walking distance from the hotel may be booked. There are no special rates at these hotel. Reseller sites, such as TripAdvisor, Booking.com and the like are showing competitive rates.
788 Richards Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 0C7, Canada
0.5 miles from Vancouver Convention Centre
801 West Georgia Street,
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 1P7,
Canada
0.4 miles from Vancouver Convention Centre
1180 West Hastings Street,
Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 4R5,
Canada
0.4 miles from Vancouver Convention Centre
567 Hornby Street,
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2E8,
Canada
0.2 miles from Vancouver Convention Centre
845 Hornby St,
Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 1V1,
Canada
0.5 miles from Vancouver Convention Centre
845 Burrard St,
Vancouver, British Columbia V6Z 2K6,
Canada
0.6 miles from Vancouver Convention Centre
100-837 Hastings St W,
Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 1B6,
Canada
0.1 miles from Vancouver Convention Centre
There are many other hotels located farther out from the Convention Centre.
Please reserve your rooms as early as possible to get the best price and selection!
Congress
The Scientific Committee, co-chaired by Chris Napier and Jean-Francois Esculier, also includes Allison Ezzat and Anthony Schneiders, President of the IFSPT.
Confirmed speakers:
Dr. Clare Ardern PT, PhD, Editor, JOSPT
Professor Roald Bahr MD, PhD
Dr. Christian Barton PT, PhD
Dr. Keith Baar PhD
Dr. Lara Boyd PT, PhD
Dr. Johann Windt, PhD
Dr. Maria Constantinou PT, PhD, IFSPT Secretary
Dr. Ann Cools PT, PhD
Professor Kay Crossley PT, PhD
Dr. Sarah Haag PT, DPT, Women's Health Certified Specialist
Dr. Alex Hutchinson Journalist, PhD
Dr. Greg Lehman PT, MSc, DC
Dr. Karen Litzy, PT, DPT
Dr. Kerry MacDonald
Dr. Bob McCormack MD
Dr. Luciana De Michelis Mendonca, PT, PhD, IFSPT Board Member
Dr. Ebonie Rio PT, PhD
Professor Ewa Roos PT, PhD
Dr. Emma K Stokes PT, PhD, MSc Mgmt
Dr. Anthony Schneiders PT, PhD, IFSPT President
Ms. Sarah Smith PT
Dr. Kristian Thorborg PT, PhD, IFSPT Vice President
Dr. Jane Thornton MD, PhD
Dr. Rod Whiteley PT, PhD
The program promises world class speakers and topics as we explore emerging evidence in high performance sport and their application to everyday clinical practice.
For Sponsors and Exhibitors
If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting, the conference prospectus may be found here.
Information can be found at www.spc2019.ca. Tune into our social media with hashtag #spc2019 for news and program updates.
Watch for more information on social events and networking opportunities!
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IFSPT GENERAL MEETING IN VANCOUVER
The IFSPT General Meeting will be held on Thursday, October 3 in conjunction with the World Congress of Sports Physical Therapy.
Details of the 2019 IFSPT GM
Time: 1.30 - 3.30 pm
Address: Level 2, Burrard Foyer, Rooms 215-216 (combined), Vancouver Convention Centre (West), Vancouver, Canada (https://www.vancouverconventioncentre.com/facility/floor-plans-and-specs)
An IFSPT Networking session will be held from 10.15 am - 12.15 pm and all IFSPT Delegates and their guests (up to five guests per member organization) are invited to attend. Registration via email to this session is essential.
SCHEDULE
8.00 - 10.00 am
Current IFSPT Executive Board Meeting
10.15 am - 12.15 pm
IFSPT Networking session
12.15 - 1.30 pm
Lunch
1.30 - 3.30 pm
IFSPT General Meeting
3.30 - 5.30 pm
New IFSPT Executive Board Meeting
6.00 pm
IFSPT dinner
More information on this event will follow. We are considering several exciting venues! This event is self-funded.
The World Congress follows on October 4-5. IFSPT members are offered a reduced rate for attendance. Don't miss this opportunity to attend this world class congress!
We look forward to seeing all our member organization representatives in Vancouver!
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FOOTBALL MEDICINE CONFERENCE AT LEGENDARY WEMBLEY STADIUM
By Mario Bizzini
Wembley Stadium.
The Football Medicine Conference took place in London (England) between the 27th and 29th April. The 28th edition of this annual conference, organized by the Italian Isokinetic Medical Group, was hosted at the legendary Wembley stadium. With more than 2500 participants from 90 countries and 187 renowned speakers (from 25 countries), it represents one of the largest sports medicine conferences worldwide!
The topic of this year was: "Football Medicine Community Meets the Universe of Sport." Please refer to the related website (http://www.footballmedicinestrategies.com/en/) and Twitter hashtags #FFMED and #FFMEDWMN (yes, women in sport was on fire in Wembley!) to relive these exciting three conference days!
Left to right: Dr. Clare Ardern, Editor of JOSPT; Dr. Amy Arundale; Brooke Patterson; Dr. Gary O'Driscoll; Dr. Karin Silbernagel; Dr. Mario Bizzini.
The Swiss Sports Physiotherapy Association (SSPA), in cooperation with IFSPT, had the privilege - for the fourth time in a row - to present a workshop "Learning from Elite Women's Sports", which was organized by former IFSPT EB member Mario Bizzini (Switzerland) and Clare Ardern (Australia-Sweden), the new Editor-in-Chief of
JOSPT.
Amy Arundale, United States; Nirmala Perera (Australia); and Ummukulthoum Bakare, Nigeria, on the big screen at the conference.
The first two presentations focused on the female player's knee: Amy Arundale (New York, USA) on soccer, and Brooke Patterson (Melbourne, Australia) on Australian Football Women (AFLW). Both gave excellent overviews on the current evidence on epidemiology of knee injuries, which is high in both sports, especially in the new AFLW, prevention and return to play after ACL injuries in amateur and elite young female players. Evidence-based prevention programmes, such as PEP, 11+ /soccer and the new "PREP to PLAY" /AFL, are available, but implementation is essential. All organizations must move forward in this area. There's also a need for more research on woman football players in light of injury.
Karin Silbernagel presents at the IFSPT/SSPA workshop.
Karin Silbernagel (Delaware, USA/Sweden) gave a unique lecture on tendinopathies in female athletes, highlighting how the rehabilitation should address all domains of tendon health - symptoms, function, structure, psychological factors - and take into account modifying factors, such as genetics, metabolic factors, inflammatory conditions and hormonal factors. Dr. Gary O'Driscoll (London, England), Head of the Medical Services at Arsenal FC for ten years, discussed some of the challenges when working with elite female players. His words: "The biggest challenge for medical teams in women's sport is not to emulate the men. We don't have all the answers...we have very few! Remove bias, innovate, and use robust research."
Dr. Karim Khan, BJSM; Dr. Clare Ardern, JOSPT; and Dr. Carlo Ramponi, IFSPT Board of Directors.
The @BJSMPlus Twitter account quoted the SSPA/IFSPT workshop as one of the highlights of the conference, and Amy Arundale's slide "Call to action: we need more research on women football players!" was hot in the Twittersphere at Wembley.
From left to right: Alan McCall (Scotland); Mark Fulcher (NZ); Ida Akerlund (SWE); Nirmala Perera (AUS); Mario Bizzini (SUI); Amy Arundale, USA.
The workshop represented another occasion to promote the IFSPT flagship event: the Third World Conference of Sports Physical Therapy: High Performance to Clinical Practice, which will be held in Vancouver, Canada, October 4-5, 2019. Hope to see you all there!
Nicol van Dyk (Aspetar) , Andrea Mosler (AUS), Myles Murphy (AUS), Polly Dhar (AUS).
 Mario Bizzini with Mesut Selami, a sports physical therapist from Istanbul, Turkey.
 Mario Bizzini with Marcio Oliveria, sports physical therapist, Brasilia, Brasil.
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APPLY TO BECOME A REGISTERED INTERNATIONAL SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPIST
G
ive your professional status a boost by registering as an International Sports Physical Therapist!
Members of approved countries - those with established national pathways - may apply to be recognized as a Registered International Sports Physical Therapist simply by purchasing a five-year registration certificate for 50 euros. These individuals are pre-approved. Your membership within your country's specialist pathway will be confirmed, and your certificate e-mailed to you for printing and display.
- Australia: Titled Sports Physiotherapist
- Canada: SPC Credential Program
- Denmark
- Ireland: Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists, Level 3 Accreditation in Sports Physiotherapy
- Italy: Italian Sport Physical Therapist accredited - 3th level of certification through GISPT SPT pathway
- New Zealand: Complete the Specialisation Pathway through the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand. Must complete specialisation in the Sports Category.
- Norway
- Sweden - Sports Physiotherapy Specialization
- The Netherlands
- United Kingdom: Continuing Professional Development Level 3, Gold
- United States: APTA Sports Certified Specialist
Interested in having your organization's pathway approved for qualification for Registered International Sports Physical Therapy? Contact Colin Paterson, Education Committee Chair.
Please note that once application is made, the IFSPT must gain approval from the home organization before certificates are created.
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UPCOMING CONGRESSES
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