Paving the Future for Sustainable Physiotherapy Conference

Aligned with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) vision, recognizing patient empowerment for self-management as fundamental to sustainable healthcare,

The Faculty of Physical Therapy hosted the 3rd Students’ Conference, entitled “Paving the Future for Sustainable Physiotherapy,” with the honour & participation of esteemed guests from different universities to exchange their experiences in the field of sustainable physiotherapy. The students’ research topics were presented and evaluated by some of the guests and faculty members, with the focus of all the selected topics aiming at natural treatment and environmentally friendly health care. They were also honored and the first ones were honoured for their scientific excellence.

The conference also aimed to explore the interventions for self-management that often incorporate principles of self-efficacy, which enables reduced health service utilization without compromising patient health outcomes. For instance, physical therapy interventions are highly recommended for many pain conditions and have similar or more benefits than surgical or pharmacological interventions, with a much lower impact on climate change focusing on the importance of Physiotherapists and other health professionals’ encouragement to research, design and implement protocols that are high in sustainable value.