The ongoing 55th Annual Scientific conference of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy(NSP) on tuesday continued with a pre-confrence workshop and scientific presentations by seasoned Physiotherapists. 

 

Earlier at 8am, the conference hall of reverton hotels Lokoja was filled up by Physiotherapy heads of departments under the aegis of Committee of Heads of Physiotherapy Departments in Nigeria(CHOPDIN) for a closed door meeting which lasted for about three hours.

Speaking on what was discussed in the meeting, a head of department who pleaded anonymity because she was not allowed to speak to the press said the meeting discussed issues ranging from administrative matters to challenges faced by the HODs in the discharge of their duties among others.

 

When contacted, the secretary of CHOPDIN, Physio. Oluyinka Afolabi, who is the head of physiotherapy department at state specialist hospital, Ondo state promised that a communique will be issued by the committee in due course.

 

The pre-confrence workshop with the theme "Evidence Based Practice: Integrating Research to Patient care" which was organized by the NSP education committee in collaboration with Nwuga Physiotherapy Foundation and facilitated by Dr. Adetoyeye Oyeyemi, Dr. Micheal Egwu and Dr. Awotidebe Adedapo held from 11am to 6pm with intermittent tea and lunch breaks.

 

Another workshop with the theme "Intensive care Physiotherapy" which held simultaneously with the other was facilitated by Rev. Dr. Jaiyesimi Adeoluwa, a former NSP President and a consultant cardio-pulmonary physiotherapist at University college hospital, Ibadan.

 

The event of the day was capped up by a well organized cocktail party which lasted from 7pm to 9pm 

 

By Uduonu Ekezie 

On behalf of NSP Public relations team