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)
 
Course content: 	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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