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INTERNATIONAL PHYSIOTHERAPY CONGRESS
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

DATES: 4 October
PRESENTER: Prof Carol Richards
TOPIC: Visual Imaging in Gait training in stroke patients

DATES: 4- 5  October
PRESENTER: Jacqui McCord
TOPIC: Strapping and taping in sport

DATES: 3-4 October
PRESENTER: Deon Buhrs
TOPIC: Functional Electrical stimulation (FES and TES)

DATES: 4 October
PRESENTER: Yorick Wijting
TOPIC: VitalStim® Therapy Course for patients with dysphagia

DATES: 3-4  October
Presenter: Rina Jonk
TOPIC: Amazing nervous system

UP PHYSIOTHERAPY ALUMNI REUNION
4 OCTOBER 2008    18:00 TILL LATE

18.30 for 19.00

Welcome
Guest speaker
Special items
Reception  

CONGRESS Day 1 Monday 06 October 2008 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
CONGRESS Day 2 Tuesday 07 October 2008 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
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

WORKSHOP:
9:20-10:20
Prof T Lorenzo
Service learning for Health practitioners

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

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

WORKSHOP:
14:30-16:30
M Simmonds
Measuring and Managing Pain and Performance: In real and virtual environments

14:45 K Mostert Community physiotherapy: A conceptual analysis and synthesis
15:00 J Mothabeng Community integration following Spinal Cord Injury
  Discussion & Break
15:15 L Mutyafa Factors that influence Stroke Rehabilitation in a Regional Hospital
15:40

N Uystional 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 approache 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.

15:40 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)

16:50 Discussion

CONGRESS GALA DINNER

CONGRESS DAY 3:      WEDNESDAY 08 OCTOBER 2008 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

8:00 Welcome

PHYSIOTHERAPY ETHICS, EDUCATION AND MENTORSHIP

8:10 Keynote Speaker Prof Theresa Lorenzo    Service Learning
8:40

Guest Speaker Dr Rick Ladyshewky Electronic support in clinical education

09:00 Discussion
09:20 L  Buttow Physiotherapy And Medical Negligence - A Review

WORKSHOP:
9:20-10:45
Hester van Aswegen
Women’s Health

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 WORKSHOP:
11:30-13:00
Gillian Adams
Hydrotherapy  
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

CLOSING SESSION: 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

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING – ENJOY THE POST CONGRESS TOURS AND HAVE A SAFE TRIP HOME

 

 
 
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