The Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy in collaboration with NSP Rivers State chapter invites you to her emergency general meeting featuring public lecture, workshop and general meeting
Theme: the new age clinical and academic physiotherapists
Sub-theme: doctor of physiotherapy (dpt) programme and residency training: pathways to excellent patient care
Dates: 27th – 28th july, 2016
Public lecture title: The history of physiotherapy in nigeria, the pathway towards advancement for the new age academic and clinical physiotherapists: Rivers state as a case study
Presenter: apollos akomaka (pt, mnsp) chairman NSP rivers state chapter
Chairman of the occasion Dr. chris mbata chairman NUAHP Rivers state council
Special guest of honour: Her excellency Dr. mrs ipalibo banigo deputy governor rivers state
Invited guests
his excellency sir (chief) g.t.g toby former deputy governor rivers state
head of service rivers state civil service
commissioner of health rivers state
chairmen of professional associations in the health sector in rivers state
date: 27th july, 2016
time: 10am – 2pm
venue: rachel’s hotel 3-5 harbour road port harcourt.
Workshop part one (27th july)
Topic: systems review: Assessment of body systems to aid differential diagnosis and referral in physiotherapy practice
presenter: Dr. mrs. umo udom (pt, mnsp, dpt)

introduction to the screening process (1 hour 30 minutes)
the five elements of patient/client model
why should a physiotherapist screen body systems during patient assessment?
standard documentation
red flags and risk factors
pain (1 hour 30 minutes)
pain types and pain patterns
sources of pain (cutaneous, deep somatic, visceral, referred)
mechanisms of referred visceral pain
common patterns of pain referral
how to differentiate somatic from visceral pain
Workshop part two (28th july)
Presenter: Dr. ahmad rufai (pt, dpt, phd, mnsp)
screening for referral (3 hours)
a .screening for pulmonary system
b. screening for cardiovascular system
c. screening for hepatic biliary system
d. screening for urogenital system
e. screening for endocrine system
venue: rachael’s hotels, 3-5 harbour road port harcourt
9.00am-12.00pm
presentations on the theme and sub-theme/group discussions
Workshop fees: N20, 000
Emergency general meeting
1.00pm-5.00pm
Hotel information
1) rachael’s hotels 3-5 harcour road port harcourt
2) mina hotel 23 igbodo street old g.r.a port harcourt
3) juanita hotel herbert maculay street old g.r.a port harcourt
Contacts
1) Name: apollos akomaka.
designation: chairman rivnsp.
mobile number: 08034037377, 08055596616
2) Name: ifeyinwa otokwala
designation: p.r.o.
mobile number: 08039322409
3) Name: nte u nathaniel
designation: secretary.
mobile number: 08035952488
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