There will be a breakfast networking session for people interested in the history of physical therapy at the WCPT Congress in Cape Town, South Africa on Monday 3rd July from 7 – 8:15am.
I’ll be chairing the session, and the congress organisers are looking for 4 discussion points that they can use to advertise the session. I’d be really interested in people’s thoughts about these possible topics, and any suggestions for alternatives:
- The history of causing and relieving pain
- The gendered history of physical therapy
- What our history can tell us about our present and future practice
- Researching the history of the profession
The congress organisers are also looking to facilitate discussion in languages other than English – especially French and Spanish. If you are going to the congress and are able to offer translation support to participants, can you email or message me directly (addresses below) and I’ll let the organisers know. Much appreciated.
A/Prof David Nicholls
Associate Head (North), School of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies
Auckland University of Technology
M +64 21 920 460 | E david.nicholls@aut.ac.nz | Tweet DaveNicholls3 | Fb davenicholls09
Any one of the topics would be more than enough to fill a 75 minute session. Which topics are most likely to facilitate networking and to what end?
Participants are likely to want to find their common interest; dot point three might be the stimulus for discussion about what brings the people together to network. It seems to me to encapsulate the other points. The 4th point could set the scene for the future of networking on the topic.