July 2008

Welcome to the Second MAP Newsletter for 2008. Please turn off any pop up blockers that your computer may be running as this will disable the the links window to pop up.

Firstly, on behalf of the MAP committee, I would like to congratulate Mr. Josef Pace and his wife Sue for the birth of their daughter Amber Pace.

May I take this opportunity to remind you that if you have any articles or any other interesting material that you would like to be included in the newsletter or on the MAP website, please do not hesitate to contact MAP on maltaphysio@gmail.com

Spring Seminar

Policy Documents

ER-WCPT Conference

CPD

Spring Seminar
On the 3rd of June 2008, the MAP committee organised a Spring Seminar for its members. This was held at the auditorium at Mater Dei Hosptal. CPD certificates were distributed to members who were present before the seminar started. Ms Josephine Xerri and Ms Camille Cleland gave a presentation on 'Evaluating Physiotherapy Outcomes' and 'Physiotherapy in HIV' respectively. This was followed by a discussion group on Professional Indemnity were various important points were raised. This event was sponsored by MBT Shoes.

Policy Documents
The MAP has issued the first set of policy documents on Standards of Practice and Professional Autonomy. These are available from the MAP committee for a nominal fee of €1 each. These documents are to be presented officially to the Director General, Dr. Ray Busuttil. There are also two more sets of policy documents currently being drafted on CPD and Specialisation.
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ER-WCPT Conference
The Malta Association of Physiotherapists attended the General Meeting (GM) of the ER-WCPT held in Athens between the 22nd and the 24th of May 2008. The MAP was represented by John Xerri de Caro as 'voting delegate' and Elaine Zammit as 'alternate delegate'.
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Presentation of Thesis
Ms. Dorianne Abela, Physiotherapy student, has presented her thesis on the MAP website. Her thesis is entitled 'A Comparison between Elastic Resistance versus Free-weight training in strength gains for Biceps Brachii muscle'. She was supervised by Ms. Elaine Zammit, Senior Physiotherapist. Whilst thanking her for her efforts and co-operation, I would like to invite any physiotherapists interested in presenting their thesis or other studies on the MAP website to contact MAP on maltaphysio@gmail.com.


Regards,