Theme – Future Begins Now: Physical Therapy for Cebu and the Visayas

Overview
PPTA Cebu Congress 2012 aims to provide a venue to discuss the present significant issues being confronted by the physical therapy profession and its individual professionals regarding regulation, education, service delivery, and professional organization representation. A featured forum aims provide an opportunity for major stakeholders of the physical therapy profession in the country to present their views regarding the future state of profession in the areas of licensure and regulation, undergraduate and post-graduate education, service demand and supply, and professional organization. The program also provides an opportunity for physical therapy research to be presented by local practitioners.

Participants
Jointly organized by PPTA and the three schools of physical therapy in Cebu, it will be the highlight of their joint celebration of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Week. The congress will be attended by students and faculty, aside from being opened to local professionals. Physical therapy schools and practitioners of neighboring provinces are also invited to this whole-day event.

Program
The following are presenters and panel members for the congress:

• Professional Regulation Commission, represented by the members of the Regulatory Board for Occupational and Physical Therapy;Commission on Higher Education, represented by the members of the Technical Panel for Physical Therapy Education;
• Philippine Physical Therapy Association, represented by its Board of Directors and Board of Officers;
  Association of Philippine Physical Therapy Students, represented by its Board of Officers; and
• Representatives of the Cebu schools of physical therapy: Cebu Doctors’ University, Southwestern University, and Velez College of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy

Schedule
Saturday, 18 February 2012
8-845 Registration; Opening of Cebu Doctors’ University College of Rehabilitation Science Month Exhibits
845-9 Opening Program
9-930 Philippine Physical Therapy Association, Inc. (PPTA) presentation || G Manalang Jr., PPTA President
930-10 Commission on Higher Education (CHED) presentation || C Ramos-Peralta, Committee Chair for Physical Therapy Education
10-1040 Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) presentation || Hon. B Reyes and Hon. R. Agustin; Members of the Board of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy
1040-1115 BREAK
1115-1145 National Health Trends || R Mercado, Member of the PPTA Board of Directors
1145-1215 Association of Philippine Physical Therapy Students (APPTS) || JA Vergara, APPTS President
1215-130 LUNCH
130-215 Local Perspective: Physical Therapy Trends || Representatives of Cebu Doctors University, Southwestern University and Velez College
215-330 Open Forum || ME Grageda, Moderator
330-5 Research Forum || EJ Gorgon, Forum Chair
Schools and researchers are encouraged to submit abstracts (See call for research papers)
5-520 Closing program; Invitation to upcoming PPTA activities

Pre-congress activities will be held on 4 and 17 February 2012 at Southwestern University.

For more information, click here or visit the PPTA website.

March 23-25, 2012
8:30 Am – 5 Pm

Three day course Overview:

Day 1

AM
Lecture on TCM Pulse – this is a focus on pulse qualities and there relationship to the organs
-TCM pulse taking is based on distinct palpation of pulse qualities, such as rolling, wiry, taut, etc..
-Objective is to learn how to discern between each of the different pulse qualities in a clinical setting

PM
Practical on meridian palpation and needling
-an acupuncture point has a distinct palpatory experience, this course will teach you how feel a meridian and how to feel both repletion and vacuity at different acupuncture points: this is the best way to find effective acupuncture points rather than just go by text book ideas of point prescription
-needling will be talked about and shown in terms of meridian based acupuncture

Day 2

AM
Lecture on meridian therapy and pulse based on Japanese medicine – this is the pulse and how it relates to the meridians; pulse positions are looked at in greater detail here
-this lecture to will teach how to use the pulse to determine the imbalance in the meridian, for example the determine repletions and vacuities

PM
Root treatment points and needling
-this is an emphasis on picking and treating the right points to balance the patient, called the “root” treatment, if you want to be effective in treating a difficult case this is the real “ancient secret” to success
-some authorities would argue that 80% of the success to acupuncture lies in proficient use of root treatment

Day 3

AM
Lecture integration of pulse taking using both TCM and Japanese
-lets now look at combining both skills of pulse taking for meridian and organ imbalance

PM
Whole Workshop Integration and Case Analysis

This training aims to put together basic treatment together using palpation, needling techniques and root treatment this will again include practical. This whole three day course will teach how to use both traditional theory from ancient Chinese texts such as the Nanjing, SuWen and Lingshu. This is then integrated with the palpatory style of meridian therapy.

Trainer:
ROBERT MCDONALD, DTCM, DO-MTP
OSteopath
Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Fees:
Includes hand outs, certificates and acupuncture kits.

Early registration (on/before Feb. 10, 2012) – 16,000Php
after Feb. 10, 2012 – 18,500 PHP

For Inquiries:
Please contact leomil_mspt@yahoo.com or somaticphils@gmail.com / +639159096652 / +6393285-THERA (84372)