Under the patronage of the Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences, the activities of the World Physiotherapy Conference will take place at the World Trade Center in Dubai, from the 2nd to the 4th of June, 2023. Being held for the first time in the Middle East and the Arab world, the Conference will bring together a group of experts in the field of physiotherapy from all over the world to present the latest technologies in the field of physiotherapy.
The Conference is expected to host more than 2,000 senior specialists in the field of physiotherapy from 110 participating countries. The scientific program of the conference includes 130 scientific sessions. More than 1,700 posters have been submitted reached 1for presentation at the Conference, of which 1,245 have been accepted.
Over the three days of the Conference, experts from all over the world will discuss the latest evidence-based medical studies in the field of physiotherapy and other various and emerging topics in these fields.
Naima Saleh, President of Emirates Physiotherapy Society said, “World Physiotherapy was established in 1951 by 11 countries with 20,000 members. At present, the number of Member organization are 127 with 650,000 member physiotherapists worldwide. The World Physiotherapy Congress is held every two years, and the World Physiotherapy Congress with General meeting every four years. This is the first time that the World Physiotherapy Congress will be held in the region and Arab world with more than 20 exhibitors. “
“The congress will also be preceded by the World Physiotherapy general meeting on the 30th and 31st of May 2023. This meeting to be held at the Conrad Hotel in Dubai is the main governance meeting attended by the leaders of its member organizations”, she added.
The Chairperson of the Emirates Physiotherapy Society Scientific Committee and Member of Congress Program Committee said, “The scientific program of the conference is rich and contains 130 lectures and 17 focused seminars that will be presented by distinguished speakers, in addition to 800 posters . The conference will discuss a number of topics ranging from musculoskeletal and cardio respiratory conditions, women and pelvic health, pediatric, and neurology, to global health issues and advances in education and specialization, Artificial intelligence in physiotherapy, the role of physiotherapy and rehabilitation of patient with long covid, public health issues and role of physiotherapy, digital practice in physiotherapy, knowledge translation from research and evidence base practice in physiotherapy, and physiotherapy and rehabilitation in spinal cord injury”, he added
On his part, His Excellency Abdullah bin Souqat, Executive Director of the Hamdan Medical Award, stated that the award is keen to support all events that provide such opportunities to meet experts from all over the world, exchange and share innovations and ideas with attendees to promote scientific research and support continuing medical education.
It is worth noting that the conference will include the presentation of 4 awards: the Mildred Elson Award, the International Service Award, Humanitarian Service Award, and Leadership in Rehabilitation Award.
