The President of the Installation Committee of the Order of Physiotherapists, Physiotherapist Isabel de Souza Guerra, attended the National Meeting of Physiotherapy Students (ENEFt) last weekend.

Since the start of the vaccination campaign, the Installation Commission of the Order of Physiotherapists (CI-OF) has been raising awareness of the right of physiotherapists to be vaccinated in the first phase of the vaccination plan, as health professionals who are at high risk of contracting the disease and spreading it, regardless of the context/sector in which they work.

All human beings have the right to education. This is stated in the 26th article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, pointing to education as an integral part of "the full development of the human personality and the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms".

On 3 July, parliament voted on the proposals for the creation of the Order of Physiotherapists, which had already been approved in the special parliamentary session.

The Installation Committee of the Order of Physiotherapists organised a competition to develop its personal identity. Several proposals were submitted, and the installation commission decided on the one that presented the most guarantees of fulfilling the objective of a professional identity.

The memorandum of understanding between the Portuguese Association of Physiotherapists (APFisio) and the installation committee of the Order of Physiotherapists (OF) represents the excellent institutional relationship between the two organisations....