NPTL'19-Events

Day 1: Physio-Innovation

This is a platform for participants to showcase their creativity

Participants can present their innovative and novel ideas related to physiotherapy practice, education or research in their preferred format i.e model, poster or oral presentation or any other format . You need to present your idea as a solution to any problem related to the physiotherapy field

If you want to participate in this event, send us a one page brief about your innovative idea clearly explaining the problem your idea address and why you think its innovative or novel. Also, don't forget to mention in which format you want to present your idea.

Contents to include in one page brief

• Title
• Your personal information including your name, designation( student (BPT/MPT) , faculty) and affiliation
• The problem : Briefly describe the problem that your idea intend to address (150-200 words)
• The Solution i.e your idea: Briefly explain your solution to the problem (150-200 words)
• Presentation format: model, poster or oral presentation or any other format

Submission

• Mail us your one page summary to Dr Vandita Soni : vanditasoni.phy@charusat.ac.in
• Last date for submission is 30th August 2019
• Results will be announced on 1st September 2019

Day 2: Continuing Professional Development(CPD) program

1. Interactive Lecture : When new treatment method should be integrated into clinical practice?

This interactive lecture will highlight the current problems associated with how new therapies/treatment methods enter into physiotherapy practice without any scrutiny, scientific or otherwise. This problem has lead to widespread adoption of many ineffective practices into physiotherapy profession across the globe especially, in India. Further, the lecture will discuss key steps that are essential to evaluate a new treatment approach before integrating into routine clinical practice and teaching curriculum.

The lecture will be delivered by Dr Prakash V MPT PhD

About the speaker

Dr Prakash V, MPT, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at Ashok & Rita Patel Institute of Physiotherapy, Charotar University of Science and Technology, Gujarat, India. He has developed the Indian Stroke Scale, a patient reported functional stroke outcome measure applicable in Indian cultural context; published more than 15 peer reviewed articles in reputed international Web of Science Indexed journals such as Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, Physical Therapy, Current Science. His research interest lies in evidence-based stroke rehabilitation with a special focus on outdoor mobility promotion and outcome measurement. He has received Young Investigator Award (2016) from the World Stroke Organization, Switzerland.

2. Faculty-Student Panel Discussion: How to decide whether to attend a professional development program (conference, workshop) or not?

This is an unique format in which both teachers and students will sit together in a panel and discuss about the current hot topic in academia: Proliferation of conferences and workshop and it's relevance to professional growth and development of physiotherapists. Based on the outcome of discussion, we hope to identify a set of criteria to guide students and faculties to decide whether a conference/workshop are worthy to attend or not.

3. Clinicians Symposium: Things I wish I had learned during graduation.

In this symposium, invited physiotherapy clinicians both experienced and young will share their thoughts on knowledge and skills that are essential to excel as a physiotherapy clinician in Indian health care settings. This would be an ideal platform for students, faculties and clinicians to learn, discuss and share about their views on needs and demands of professional practice in real-life clinical practice

Day 3: Neuro-Physio Decathlon (Team game)

1. Quiz

2. Crossword

3. Pictionary

4. Who am I ?

5. What’s the question?

6. Dual tasking

7. Technique demo

8. Extempore presentation

9. One minute fitness game

10. Serious game: Clinical problem solving