1995 WCPT Congress
25 -  30 June 1995, Washington DC: 
"Dimensions in Excellence". 
Abstracts are invited for all areas of 
p h ysio th e ra p y p ra c tic e , a d m in i­
stration, alternative therapies, e d u ­
cation, ethics etc. by September 
1994 (forms ava ila b le  in January 
1994 from WCPT Congress Registrar, 
APTA, 1111 North Fairfax Street, Al­
exandria, Virginia 22314-1488, USA).
1994 WCPT-Europe First C o n ­
gress
5 - 7 June 1994, C o p e n h a g e n . 
"Physiotherapy in Stroke M anage­
m ent"
A w ide range of topics in Stroke 
M a n a g e m e n t will be  addressed, 
with emphasis on p ractical im plica­
tions - the congress will discuss es­
sential issues in c u rre n t physio­
therapy for the stroke patient. 
Keynote speakers, plenary sessions, 
open discussions a nd workshops will 
provide the basis for a critical look 
a t aims and objectives in physio­
therapy. Further inform ation m ay 
b e  o b t a in e d  fro m  D anske 
Fysioterapeuter, Scientific Secretar­
iat, WCPT-Europe Congress 1993, 
N0rre V o ld g a d e  90, DK-1358 C o­
penhagen, Denmark.

OBITUARY - MISS M R WHITE

by C P Rodseth

Miss M argaret White, former head of the D epartm ent of Physiotherapy a t the 
University of C ape Town, died on 3 June 1993, a few hours after suffering a 
severe stroke.
Miss White trained as a physiotherapist a t the Western Infirmary, Glasgow, 
qualifying under the old conjoint dispensation, CSMMG, ME, LET in 1939.
In 1944 she joined the Physiotherapy Service and saw service in North Africa and 
Italy. Her interest in chest physiotherapy took her to Ceylon (now  Sri Lanka) in 
1953 under the C olom bo Plan to assist in establishing a Thoracic Unit a t the 
General Hospital in Colom bo,
It was on her w ay back to the UK, 18 months later, th a t she passed through C ape 
Town a nd the seed of her decision to return perm anently was sown, and in 1959 
Miss White was a p p o in te d  to the teaching staff of the D epartm ent of Physio­
therapy, University of C ape Town under Miss MHS Roper.
She soon felt the need for a formal teaching qualification so, in 1963, she w ent 
to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne as a student te a ch e r of 
physiotherapy.
Miss White returned to  C ape Town as a lecturer a t the beginning of 1966 and 
succeeded Miss Roper as Head of the D epartm ent in 1967 w hich position she 
held until her retirement a t the end of 1976 having been a p p o in te d  to the rank 
of senior lecturer in 1971. After retiring she w ent to  live in the seaside tow n of 
Hermanus.
Probably the major achievem en t of her term as departm en tal head was to 
im plem ent the transition of the course from a three year University diplom a to 
a four year degree, the first full group of students graduating in 1975.
M argaret White was a "la d y ' in the very best sense of the w ord a nd she will be 
rem em bered with affection a nd respect by all w ho knew her. M ay she rest in 
peace.

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