A t th e B H M I a te n d e n c y to w a rd s the a b o v e re s u lts w a s e x p e r ie n c e d . U n fo r tu ­ n a t e l y b e c a u s e o f t h e a f o r e m e n ti o n e d p r o b le m s , c o m p le te d r e s u lts c a n n o t b e q u o te d . Suggestions: P rio r to o p e n in g a re h a b ilita tio n c e n tre w h ic h w ill p r o v id e th e n e c e s s a r y s erv ic e, all th e le g a lis tic a n d fin a n c ia l im p lic a tio n s m u s t b e c le a re d . T h is in c lu d e s p e rm is s io n b e in g g r a n te d fr o m th e r u lin g b o d ie s a l­ lo w in g th e ra p is ts to b e e m p lo y e d b y h o s ­ p ita ls . (P e r m is s io n c a n b e o b ta in e d if m o ­ tiv a te d - E d ito r). A p p ro v a l m u st b e g a in e d fo r a c o m p o s ­ ite fe e fo r a r e h a b ilita tio n p a c k a g e , th a t w ill b e c a rrie d o u t in a n a p p r o v e d re h a b ilita ­ tio n e n v ir o n m e n t th a t p r o v id e s a ll th e n e c ­ e s s a r y e q u ip m e n t. A p a c k a g e c o u ld b e w o rk e d o u t d e p e n d in g o n th e a m o u n t a n d ty p e o f th e ra p ie s re q u ire d . T h e a l l i e d m e d i c a l s t a f f s t r u c t u r e s h o u ld ru n p a r a lle l to th e n u r s in g s ta ff w ith its o w n h ie ra rc h y , th u s h a v in g a r e ­ h a b il it a t i o n c o o r d i n a t o r , s e n io r , ju n io r s ta ff an d a s sista n ts. C o n s i d e r i n g th e f a c i l i t i e s c u r r e n t ly WORLD CONFEDERATION FOR Sheena Irw in-Carruthers WORLD CONGRESS The m ost exciting new s at p resen t relates to plans for the 1995 C on gress and G eneral M eeting, to b e held in W ashington DC from 25-30 Ju n e n ex t year. V a r io u s t y p e s o f p r e s e n t a t i o n s a r e planned: • Research rep o rts o r special in terest re­ ports, both o f w hich m ay b e given either as platform p resentation s or p oster p res­ entations. • C om puter program s, w hich m u st b e origi­ nal d esigns and m ay not b e for sale com ­ m ercially. • M aterials d isplay tables, w hich m ay con ­ tain sm all p ieces o f equ ip m en t, m odels, graphic m aterial, booklets o r data form s. A gain these m u st h av e been designed by the presenter and m u st n o t b e available for sale. • A ud iovisu al p resen tation s o f videotapes, m o tio n p ic t u r e s , s y n c h r o n is e d s lid e - sound prog ram m es o r slides w ith an in­ stru c tio n a l leaflet. T h e s e m u st a lso be original designs and m ay n o t b e com m er­ cially prod uced. T he d ead lin e fo r su bm ission o f abstracts is 1 Sep tem ber 1994. In ad dition, invited sp eakers w ill take part in an international clinical lectu re series and in case conferences. M orn in g rou nd -tables (ov er continental break fast) and special interest m eetings are planned on a variety o f subjects. T h ere is a w id e ch oice o f pre- an d post-con g ress CPE cou rses an d there w ill also b e op portu nity to a v a ila b le a t th e B H M I, p a tie n ts a d m itte d fo r r e h a b ilita tio n c o u ld b e s e p a ra te d in to d ia g n o s tic g r o u p s . E a c h g r o u p d iffe r e n ti­ ated in to its o w n sp e c ia lis e d u n its / w a rd s a llo w in g fo r o p tim a l u s e o f th e s e a v a ila b le fa c ilitie s (eg h y d r o th e ra p y p o o l a n d A D L c en tre). Conclusions: D u e to th e se fin a n c ia l a n d p e rs o n n e l p ro b le m s , th e in s titu te h a s, o f n e c e ss ity , a d a p te d in o rd e r to c o n tin u e p ro v id in g th is s p e c ific s erv ic e. T h e in s titu te h a s e s ­ ta b lis h e d g e r o n to lo g y a n d g e n e r a l r e h a ­ b i li t a t io n w a r d s . T h e th e r a p is ts a r e n o lo n g e r e m p lo y e d b y th e in s titu te a n d a re re g is te re d w ith th e ir s p e c ific p ro fe s sio n a l b o d ie s as in d iv id u a l p riv a te p ra c titio n e rs . L ia is o n b e tw e e n te a m m e m b e rs h a s re ­ m a in e d h ig h , th e c o r n e r s to n e o f w h ic h is th e w e e k ly te a m m e e tin g d u rin g w h ic h g o a ls o f tre a tm e n t, s o c ia l a n d e c o n o m ic m a tte rs p e rta in in g to th e p a tie n t a re d is ­ c u s se d . It s h o u ld b e n o te d th a t w ith th e re s tru c ­ tu rin g o f m e d ic a l a id re g u la tio n s , in 1 994, p ro v is io n fo r th e e s ta b lis h m e n t o f r e h a b ili­ ta tio n u n its w ill h o p e fu lly b e m a d e , e ith e r PHYSICAL THERAPY visit renow ned health care facilities. Social activities ran ge from official cere­ m on ies and receptions to ja z z con certs and picn ics - all very tem pting! NOTE TO SASP MEMBERS If you are thinking o f presenting a paper or poster at C on gress, p lease en su re that the abstract is subm itted to the N ational E xecu­ tive C om m ittee b y 6 Ju n e 1994. This is stand ­ ard operating proced u re for W C P T m em bers, so that high standards m ay b e m aintained. T he N EC w ill n o t b e able to con sid er financial assistance to m em bers d eliverin g p a p e rs 'if their abstracts h av e not been seen. The "early b ird " registration fee o f $275, to b e paid by 21 A pril 1995, is surprisingly reasonable for a C on gress w hich w ill offer a ch oice o f over 1,000 presentation s and is e x ­ pected to attract no few er than 12,000 p artici­ pants. POLICY PAPERS T h e Standard T ask Force o f W C P T has circu lated a series of policy papers, requ est­ ing the com m ents o f m em ber-organisations. N EC w ill b e circu lating these to the Branches and to a p p ro p ria te G ro u p s, C o m m ittees, portfolio h olders and ind ividu als for their com m ents, and it is hoped that p lace w ill have been found for their discu ssion d uring C ou ncil. T h e p ap ers fall into tw o groups: Declaration of principle A D eclaratio n o f P rin cip le record s the C o n fed eratio n 's agreed stance on an issue affectin g the practice o f physical therapy in­ ternationally. A D eclaration o f P rinciple requ ires a two- thirds m ajority vote and should b eco m e pol- a s s e p a r a t e c lin i c s o r a s s p e c i f ic u n its w ith in e x is tin g h o s p ita ls . T h e r e c o g n itio n o f th e n e e d fo r s u c h u n its a n d a c k n o w ­ le d g m e n t o f th e b e n e fit to p a tie n ts w h o a re tre a te d in th e s e e s ta b lis h m e n ts m u s t b e b r o u g h t to th e a tte n tio n o f th o s e a t g o v e r n ­ m e n t le v e l a s w e ll a s th e g e n e r a l p o p u la ­ tion . References 1. Brooks N. The Effectiveness of Post Acute Rehabilitation. Brain Injury 1991;5:103-110. 2. Flicker L. Rehabilitation for Stroke Survivors - A Review. Aust N J of Med 1989;19:400-406. 3. Garraway WM, Alchtar AJ, Hockey L et al. Management of Acute Strokes in the Elderly: Follow Up of a Controlled Trial. Br Med J 1980;281(6244):827-829. 4. Garraway WM, W alton M S et al. The Use of Health and Social Services in the Manage­ ment of Stroke in the Community: Results fro m a C o n tr o lle d T r a il. A g e A g e in g 1981;10:95-104. 5. MacKay F. Stroke Rehabilitation: Is it W orth­ while? Arch Phys Med Rehab 1976;57:546. 6. Millikan CH. Stroke Intensive Care Units: Objectives and Results. Stroke 1979;10:235- 237. 7. Stevens RS, Ambler NR et al. A Randomised Controlled Trial of a Stroke Rehabilitation Ward. Age A geing 1984;13:65-75. icy for all member organisations. Declaration received to date are: • Education • Autonomy • Standards of physical therapy practice • Protection of title • Private practice • Support personnel for physical therapy practice • Quality care • The rights of the Patient/client • Validation of practice techniques and technology • Personnel resources planning • R elation sh ip s w ith o th er health p rofes­ sionals • Relationships with medical practitioners Declarations on Children, Torture, and Physical Therapy and Aged Care Services have already been adopted. The Code of Eth­ ics is being re-drafted at present, having pre­ viously been circulated to member-organisa- tions for comment. Position statement A Position Statement reflects the Confed­ eration's preferred opinion on an issue affect­ ing the practice of physical therapy interna­ tionally, recognising the fact that individual member organisations may be at different stages of development. A Position Statement requires a simple majority vote and may be adopted fully by a member-organisation or may be used when debating the issue at a national level. Two have been received" • Describing physical therapy • Curriculum guidelines for entry level physical therapy education. Bladsy44 . Fisioterapie, Mel 1994 Deel 50 no 2 R ep ro du ce d by S ab in et G at ew ay u nd er li ce nc e gr an te d by th e P ub lis he r (d at ed 2 01 3. )