As part of the celebrations for World Physiotherapy Day (8 September), which this year focuses on lumbago (low back pain) and the role of physiotherapy in its assessment and treatment, the Order of Physiotherapists, in partnership with the School of Health of the Setúbal Polytechnic Institute, is starting to expand the SPLIT Programme, which is aligned with the Directorate-General for Health's National Health Plan 2030.

World Diabetes Day - which falls on 14 November - was established in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

The Portuguese Order of Physiotherapists welcomes the fact that it is now part of the World Physiotherapy, and the European Region, succeeding, in a consensual manner, the Portuguese Association of Physiotherapists, which was admitted in 1963.

The President of the Portuguese Institute of Physiotherapists considers that "(...) despite the legislative measures, the responses implemented are still insufficient, with remarkable geographical asymmetries and there is a clear lack of health professionals integrated in the mental health teams, as well as an omission of the inclusion of physiotherapists in these teams".

World Mental Health Day is celebrated annually on 10 October, a date established by the World Federation for Mental Health (WHOF)

The second batch of professional cards of Physiotherapists has already been sent by ordinary registered mail to the respective holders.

Physiotherapists are part of the priority group of professionals in health services (public and private) and other health care services, in the context of the Autumn-Winter vaccination campaign against COVID-19 and against the flu.

The Order of Physiotherapists (OF) met with the National Association of Young People in Physiotherapy (ANJF) on 21 September.

Today, 17 September, is World Patient Safety Day.