
Physiotherapists: professional liability insurance
Professional civil liability insurance is now in force, following the call for tenders organised by the Order of Physiotherapists.

Professional civil liability insurance is now in force, following the call for tenders organised by the Order of Physiotherapists.

The President of the Order of Physiotherapists, António Lopes, was invited to take part in the discussion of the Strategic Plan of the Escola Superior de Saúde de Santa Maria (ESSSM) for the years 2023-2027, which took place on 4 June at the Colégio Luso-Francês in Porto, with the presence of the Board of Directors, Teachers, Employees, Students and Partners of ESSSM.

The President of the Order of Physiotherapists, António Lopes, was present as an observer at the 13th General Assembly of the "World Physiotherapy Europe Region", which took place on 19 and 20 May in Prague, Czechia.

The Board of the Order of Physiotherapists (OF) met with the new National Board of the Portuguese Association of Physiotherapists (APFISIO).

The Board of the Order of Physiotherapists met with the Portuguese Association of Private Higher Education on 9 May with a view to collaborating strategically with higher education institutions that train in physiotherapy, while respecting their pedagogical and scientific autonomy.

The President of the Order of Physiotherapists, António Lopes, attended the swearing-in ceremony of the President of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Professor Ângela Lemos.

The Board of the Order of Physiotherapists was present at the National Meeting of Physiotherapy Students (ENEFt), which took place between 8 and 12 April 2022.

The celebration of Respiratory Rehabilitation Day began on 21 April 2016, at the initiative of the Portuguese Lung Foundation and endorsed by 12 other organisations (medical societies and associations of health professionals and respiratory patients), including the Portuguese Association of Physiotherapists.

From next May, all members of the Order of Physiotherapists will have to start paying their membership fees.