September 2010

This is the official report of Bangalore Physiotherapist Network on the eve of World Physiotherapy Day celebration in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

Private circulation edition for Bangalore Physiotherapists

Official Reporter Dr. Parthipan Ramasamy. MPT Community Physiotherapy and Community Based Rehabilitation.

Address for correspondence :

Spectrum Physio centre, #9, O’Shaughnessy Road,

Langford gardens, Langford Town,

Bangalore-25,

physiobangalore@gmail.com

www.physiobangalore.com

Contents

1. Bangalore physiotherapist network

2. Activities of Network

3. Significance of World physiotherapy day

4. Aim of celebration at Bangalore

5. Logical frame work of activities

6. Activities on the world physiotherapy day

• Media campaign

• Network website launching

• Blood donation camp

• In-service educations

• Physio Walk - walkathon 2010

• Free physiotherapy camp

8. Physio week in Media

Bangalore Physiotherapist Network

Bangalore physiotherapist network is a Non-political gathering of physiotherapist in Bangalore with the objective of knowing each other and to promote the awareness about the physiotherapy profession.

The Bangalore physiotherapist network idea was initiated by Dr. Dhanajeyan (PT), Dr.Kasiraj (PT), Dr.Parthipan (PT) on March 2010. The first network meeting held on April 2010 and bimonthly meeting followed on June 2010 and august 2010.

Activities of Network

Social Gatherings of Physiotherapist Bimonthly meeting will be facilitated to meet the physiotherapist and discuss about the real burning issues

Job seekers help desk.

Physiotherapist vacancies will be SMS & e-mailed to around 500 physiotherapists

Physiotherapist Database

For better idea of existing physio-clincs / physiotherapist database will be created and will be circulated to all physiotherapist.

Awareness raising activities

Preparing various awareness article and circulated to clinics, prepare articles & guiding for publish in various magazines.

News letter

Every month newsletter will be prepared and circulated to all physiotherapist for updating information about physiotherapy and sensitize medico-legal aspect of physiotherapy.

Free workshops

Free seminar delivered by experts during the network meeting.

E-mailing important articles.

Various books and important articles, patient education booklet are circulated regularly 

Significance of World Physiotherapy Day

WCPT is the profession's global body representing over 300,000 Physical therapists/ physiotherapists from member organizations in 101 Countries

World Physical Therapy Day falls on 8th September every year, and is an opportunity for Physical therapists from all over the world to raise awareness about their crucial role in keeping people well, mobile and independent. The day was established by WCPT in 1996, and marks the date on which WCPT was Founded.

Aim of celebration in Bangalore

Bangalore is an information technology city where there is no limit to know the current trends of world and also Bangalore is also a Physiotherapist club. There is more number of Physiotherapist working in clinics, Hospitals, Colleges, Home Visits, Fitness Clubs, NGOs...

 On the eve of physiotherapy day, The Bangalore Physiotherapist Network initiated steps to spread the crucial role of physiotherapy in current era to general public and promote the physiotherapy Practice.

Bangalore World physiotherapy Day plan Discussed and debated on 3rd BPN meeting on 08:08:2010 at Narayana Hrudayalaya hospitals, and accepted.

Logical Frame Work Activity

Bangalore Physiotherapist Network strongly believe the chronological development of campaigning programme. As the part of awareness campaigning, the network started the sensitization and free work shop for physiotherapist for six months. The programme also validated horizontally and vertically every steps.

Bangalore Physiotherapists network working for all three levels of stakeholders (Primary - Patients, Secondary  - Referral Persons / Physician and family members, territory -physiotherapist) for the promotion of physiotherapy. Above mentioned flow-chart explain how the BPN works for awareness.

First, all, Physiotherapists need to be trained in all aspect of current trend in physiotherapy, evidence based  Practice and legal aspects.

Second, the referral persons like physician, NGOs, Parents of child with disability and care givers need to know what is physiotherapy, how they work and when to refer the patients to physiotherapy.

Third, The general public should know about physiotherapy is independent professional who asses, diagnose and treat movement problem, paralysis and pain
BPN strongly works for inclusive development.

Media Campaign Programme

About the world physiotherapy day, the sensitization programme about physiotherapy held for more then thirty multi media and paper medias. The concept note of physiotherapy to circulated to all reporters. Four page concept note about physiotherapy for media prepared by Dr. Jayakrishnan, PhD in Physiotherapy in Florida University, USA.

Physiotherapy week and free camp announced by many FM radios in Bangalore from 7th Sep 2010.

Team worked for media

Dr. Sharan, chief physiotherapist, multiple sclerosis Society of India, Bangalore.

Dr. Kasiraj, Physiotherapist 

Official Inauguration of physio week 2010

Bangalore Physiotherapists Network

We cordially invite you for the celebration of

World physiotherapy Day

on 8 September 2010

Programme 1

Lamp Lightning

Dr. Sita Bhateja

Director - Sita Bhatija speciality hospital,

Inauguration of "physio week 2010"

& launching of www.physiobangalore.com website

By Ashwini Nachappa,

Arjuna awards holder, International athlete

On 8 - Sep - 2010 at 11:00 AM

Spectrum Physiotherapy centre

Sita bhateja hospital Langford gardens, behind Richmond circle,

Programme II

Free Physiotherapy consultation on 8th Sep 2010

many Physiotherapy centers, Colleges, Hospitals,

Coordinators for free camp Dr. Kasiraj PT. Dr. Parthiban PT

Dr. Sharan PT, Multiple sclerosis Society of India.

Physio Week 2010 officially inaugurated by Mrs. Ashwini Nachappa, (the former Indian athelete cum arjuna awards holder) and Dr. Sita Bhateja, Gynecologist and Director of Sita bhateja Specialty Hospital Bangalore.

Dr.  Sita bhateja wished the physiotherapist network and activities. As a gynecologist, She spoke the important of Physiotherapy in OBG Problems.

Mrs. Ashwini spoke the importance of sport physiotherapist in prevention of injury and rehabilitation by physiotherapist and also congratulated the physiotherapist network for success.

Dr. Aravind bhateja, Neuro Surgeon congratulated physiotherapist for their constant support of physiotherapist in rehabilitation of neurologically ill Persons.

Programme III

Physio walk - walkathon on 12th (Sunday)

September 2010 at 7.30 AM Cubbon Park Bangalore

Flag off by

Dr. Mahesh Joshi IB(p)S

Deputy Director, Doordhasan

Chairman, Inter media publicity Campaign Committee, Karnataka

Coordinators for walkathon - Dr. Nandan Kumar PT, Dr. Vjeendran PT

Dr. Parthasarathy PT, Dr. Naveen PT

Website Launching by Ashwini

www.physiobangalore.com webpage launched by Ashwini Nachappa on 8th Sep 2010 at Spectrum Physio Centre, Bangalore.

The webpage have two main frames called for general public and for Physio-Doctors. For the general Public, the website will give the idea about what is physiotherapy, what the physiotherapist will do and find a physiotherapist option with exclusive data base of physiotherapist in Bangalore.

The Physiotherapist site is linked with various clinical practice guidelines and evidence based centers. The website will be updated frequently and new data base of physiotherapists will be updated soon.

Forum for physiotherapist will be created for soon for the more discussion and sharing of knowledge among Bangalore Physiotherapists.

The awareness video by Bangalore Physiotherapist about various treatment for general public will be uploaded soon.

The data base details is under construction

Blood Donation Camp

"You don't have to be doctor to save the lives, just donate the blood" is the saying. The Physiotherapy Doctors act as a nodal example for the nation and donated the blood on the eve of world physiotherapy day at the pioneer heart hospital Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore.

"World Blood donor day celebrated on every year June 14 for "thanking and celebrating voluntary non-remunerated blood donors", as a Physiotherapy Professional, I am happy to donate the blood on the eve of world Physiotherapy day "
-Dr. Vijendran HoD of Physiotherapy, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore.

CME -In - Service Education

One of the eve of world physiotherapy day, Apollo group of hospital conducted the in - service education programme on Ergonomics for every one - from theory to practice"

The session focus the current trends on ergonomics, International guidelines on ergonomics, As the different they discussed ergonomics not only for computer profession, For everyone in work like manual workers too

More the 100 Physiotherapist participated in the programme The participant felt very happy about this initiative.

Physio Walk - Walkathon

Physio Walkathon started by 7:30 AM, 12th Sep 2010 at Cubbon Park, near coffee day square. Our chief guest Dr. Mahesh Joshi, Deputy director inaugurated the walking by flag off and spoke about the important of physiotherapy this era.

Dr. Nadan Kumar oriented the participants about the route for walkathon and discipline need to maintained during the same.

All participant are given consent before the participation and every one got T-shirt Water bottle, Juice, Biscuits, on the course of walkathon.

Other professionals like Plastic surgeon, Physicians, Software engineers, business mans and patients also participated for this walkathon

Miss Roopika, kannada actress also participated and wish the participant unity of Bangalore Physiotherapist and wish the grand success.

After the walk, all the participant gathered inside Cubbon Park and the senior Physiotherapist introduced themselves. After the small non-formal interaction, the programme officially came to the end with the vote of thanks by Dr. Nandan Kumar.

Narayana Hrudhayalaya hospital offered the ambulance for the same.

Physio-Walkathon...

Celebrates participated in walkathon

Free Physiotherapy Camp

On the eve of world physiotherapy day, all hospitals, Clinics and colleges and Bangalore Offered a free Physiotherapy camp and the same was announced in all media (FM Radio, TV, News  Paper) to reach the general public.

Central database of physiotherapy centers created exclusive for this camp and general public guided to the clinic by dial a single Number. Most of the Physiotherapy clinic over crowded on the day of world Physiotherapy day

Physio-week in Media