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Higher education to improve competency in Sports Physiotherapy (SportsComp)


Erasmus+ funding to strengthen international competence development in sports physiotherapy

We are happy to announce that our Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership Project, Higher education to improve competency in Sports Physiotherapy (SportsComp), was granted 400 000€ for an international project lasting 3 years.


The project consortium consists of five organisations: Jamk University of Applied Sciences, University of Tartu, Vrije Universitait Brussel, University of Thessaly, and the International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy.

Project is Coordinated by Jamk University of Applied Sciences and aims to increase the quality of sports physiotherapy education and profession through competence development. Project enhances the excellence of sports physiotherapy, physiotherapy, rehabilitation education, and supports the improvement of the European health care and sports systems. Meantime the involvement of and the role of the IFSPT (CH) is pivotal in bringing the results of the project to a broad range of international institutions to use and could impact the sports physiotherapy education and profession globally.


Project implementation begins 1.9.2023, and is divided into five Work Packages, which focus on to the long-term competence development the academia, students, and professionals by updating sports physiotherapy competences for the higher education and physiotherapy organisations. Project, implemented at EQF level 7, supports the development of English taught Master programmes, courses, and flexible study options in sports physiotherapy through developing and piloting innovative e-learning courses through competence-based education. Project enhances international collaboration in sports physiotherapy and supports the digital competences of the academia, professionals, and students.


Further information on the project:

Armi Hirvonen (Project Manager, Jamk University of Applied Sciences), Armi.Hirvonen@jamk.fi

Sanna Sihvonen (Project Manager, Jamk University of Applied Sciences), Sanna.Sihvonen@jamk.fi

Eleni Kapreli (UTH coordinator, University of Thessaly), ekapreli@uth.gr

Jo Verschueren (VUB coordinator, Vrije Universiteit Brussel), jo.verschueren@vub.be

Ben Waller (IFSPT Project Management Group representative)

congress@suft.fi

 

Project webpage link: https://ifspt.org/erasmus-plus_sportscomp/

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World Physiotherapy announces CPC members for congress in Japan in 2025

World Physiotherapy has announced the members of the congress programme committee (CPC) for World Physiotherapy Congress 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. 

Chaired by Catherine Joy Escuadra, faculty member at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines, the committee brings extensive and diverse geographical, professional, research, clinical and academic expertise to World Physiotherapy’s flagship event. Catherine has been a member of the CPC for previous World Physiotherapy congresses in 2021 and 2023.

Michel Landry, World Physiotherapy president, said: “We are delighted to confirm the programme committee for the congress in 2025. As we prepare for congress, we are very grateful to Catherine for agreeing to chair the committee. A number of members of the CPC also experienced the programme planning for 2023 and we are very pleased that they applied to serve again on the committee and we welcome seven new members. We are fortunate to be able to draw on their collective experience and insights."


  • Ashokan Arumugam, member of Emirates Physiotherapy Society
  • Kira Bullock, member of American Physical Therapy Association
  • Catherine Joy Escuadra, member of Philippine Physical Therapy Association
  • Nathan Hutting, member of Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Fysiotherapie/Royal Dutch Society for Physiotherapy


The theme for 2023 is arthritis, with an in-depth look at some forms of inflammatory arthritis, including rheumatoid arthritis and axial spondyloarthritis. This follows on from the theme for 2022, which focused on osteoarthritis. The materials include information sheets, posters, social media graphics, designs for T-shirts and pull-up banners. Volunteer translators are working on versions in many languages and these will be uploaded to our website as they become available.

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The International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy (IFSPT) and Physitrack are pleased to announce a new marketing partnership....one that benefits Member Organizations!


“This is a perfect partnership,” says Luciana de Michelis Mendonça, President of IFSPT. “We are now able to collaborate with the leading provider of digital healthcare to benefit patients and clinicians alike.”

 

Henrik Molin, CEO and co-founder of Physitrack, states: “This collaboration makes great sense for both organizations. As leaders in global sports physiotherapy, IFSPT is a partner of choice for connecting Physitrack with our core market.”

 

The partnership will also result in enhanced opportunities for IFSPT members to access education, clinical tools and more.

 

The International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy (IFSPT) is a worldwide Federation representing thirty-seven national sports physical therapy organisations.


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