p h ysio th erap y, Ju n e 1982, vol 38, no 2 47 THE REPORT OF THE 10TH MEETING OF THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF REPRESENTATIVES HELD ON SATURDAY 20 MARCH 1982 IN JOHANNESBURG In the ab sence o f the C h a i r m a n , Miss S. I r w in -C ar ru th e rs acted as C h a i r m a n a n d we lc o m ed the delegates, re minding them o f the v o t in g system. NA TIO NAL E X E C U T I V E C O M M I T T E E Miss Blake r ead the re p o rt. F o u r o r d i n a r y meetings a n d two special meetings have been held since the last N .C .R . It was a g r e e d t h a t O c c u p a t i o n a l P h y s i o t h e r a p y a n d Ergonomics, as well as Exercise R e tr a i n i n g s h o u l d be offered as po st- re gis tra tio n courses. Repr es enta tives to W .C .P .T . were a ske d t o investigate the possibility of sp ea ker s for these ( courses. The e va l u a t i o n of the pr of es sio n by the Co m m is s io n for A d m i n is tr a t io n , a fte r the su bm iss io n of several m e m o r a n d a , b r o u g h t to light o r g a ni s at io na l deficiencies such as a lack o f j o b specifications a n d w or k descriptions. The s t u d y m ad e o f all aspects o f the profession by the kn owl edgeable t ra in ed tea m o f e va lu at or s as well as the positive at t i tu d e a n d c o- o p e r a ti o n by ph ysio thera pists, con tri b ut ed to a m o st r e w ar di ng experience. A su m m a r y o f all the i n fo r m a t io n a n d sugge stio ns received from bran che s was s u bm itt e d to the C o m m is s io n. Discussio’ns with the team co vered all aspects o f p h y si ot he r a p y , incl udi ng private practice a n d tea ch in g by st a f f h o ld in g jo in t a pp o in t m en t s. Phy siot herapists in special sc ho ol s are no t r e gar de d as teachers, a n d a l t h o u g h so m e a n o m a lie s still exist it is expected th a t the o u t c o m e o f the e v al ua ti on will stabilise conditions. A d j u st m en ts in sal ary scales d ue to the overall increase gr a n te d to the Public Service ca m e in to effect on I April 1982. A l te r a tio ns to the salary a n d car eer st ru c tu re and c on dit io ns o f service are to be expected onl y a fte r the report by the C o m m i s s io n for A d m i n is tr a t io n . C h a n g es in the situ ati on o f Ph y sio th e ra p ist s in the Defence Force (P er m an en t F or c e o r military service) are envisaged, bu t also pend the o u t c o m e o f the C o m m i s s io n for A d m in is tr a t io n investigation. I In discussing the pr o bl em s o f p h y s io th er a p y in psychiatric hospitals with repres en tat iv es o f the D e p a r t m e n t o f Health, few p h ys io th era p ist s seem willing to wo rk in psychiatric hospitals, a n d difficulties are experienced by those p hy sioth erapists in the field d u e to inc om p le te knowledge. Me th od s to o v e r co m e these p ro bl em s are being investigated an d the D e p a r t m e n t o f H e al t h will assist by t r a n s p or tin g stud ents, as well as with p o s t g r a d u a t e in-service training a n d / o r se m in ar s o r w o r k s h o p s o rg an is ed by the Society. T he Hosp ita l G r o u p is proc ess ing ideas for a n exchange system with p h ys io th era p ist s f ro m o t h e r countries. D u r i n g the I n t e r n a ti o n a l Year o f Di sa bl ed Persons, p hy sio th era pi sts t h r o u g h o u t the c o u n tr y r e sp o n de d well and became involved in m a n y o r g a n is a t i o n s a n d c o m m u n itie s. It is h o p e d that the I n t e r n a ti o n a l Year o f the Age d will evoke the sa m e e n th us ia sm a n d pa rti ci pa tio n. Miss B o w e rb a n k , official repres en tativ e, a n d Mrs M ac far lan e a n d Mrs Gilder,* a lt e rn a te delegates to W .C.P .T., as well as the six spe ak ers w ho will be presenting papers in Sw eden, were wished an en ric hi n g a n d r e wa rdi ng * Mrs Gilder is no longer able to attend W.C.P.T. and Miss P. Blake has been appointed as an alternate delegate. visit. T he spea kers are Miss P. Blake, Mrs M. Bosnian, Miss E. A. Fr e e la n d , M r P. G o u n d e n , Mrs G. E. O o s th ui z en and Mrs A. W c n h a m . Mrs Levy, Pre siden t o f the SASP, has been n o m i n a t e d for the se co nd vice-presidency o f W .C .P .T . a n d the Executive C o m m i t te e o f W .C .P .T . have been invited to hold a mee ting in So u th Africa. R E P O R T F R O M T H E P R O F E S S I O N A L BO A RD F O R P H Y S I O T H E R A P Y Mrs Levy read her report a n d stressed t h a t all ph ys io th era p ist s sh o u l d be registered by the e n d o f M a r c h as 103 were in d a n g e r o f h av ing th eir names erased. The Pret oria College o f Ph ys io th e ra py is n o w affiliated to the University o f Pret or ia a n d offers a degree course, name ly a Ba che lor in Ph y s io t h e r ap y (B.Phys.T). A m e n d m e n t s to the latest tariff o f fees will be pu b lis h ed in the G o v e r n m e n t G a z e t te later this year. T h e p r op o se d a m e n d m e n t to ethical Rule 21 will be discussed at the f o r t h c o m i n g Medical Cou nc il M ee tin g (the ch an ge to ethical Rule 21 h a d been a cc ept ed at this meeting). STA N D IN G C O M M I T T E E S Mrs G i l de r re ad the re p o rt f ro m the Editorial Board a n d in d ic a te d a rise in the cost o f p r o d u c ti o n d u e to rises in printing, a d d r e s s o g r a p h a n d p o st a g e rates. Provisional subjects for f o rt h c o m i n g j o u r n a l s were ind ica ted a n d c o n tr i b u t io n s invited. Mrs Victor r ead the re po rt f r o m the Finance Committee a n d in dicated th at R5 000,00 has been set aside to assist delegates a n d sp e a ke rs w h o will be a tt e n d in g the C on gr es s in Sweden. T h e effect o f rising a ir fares o n expenses for m em be rs o f N .E .C . living away f r om h e a d q u a r te r s a n d the i mplic ation s o f the cost o f the publ ic relations project were discussed. I nc om e f r o m v a rio us po st- re g is tra tio n courses run by the br an ch es o f the S.A.S.P. were detailed. Miss de Bruin read the re p o rt fro m the Registration Committee. T he N a t io n a l D i p l o m a has been a cc ept ed as the mini mal s t a n d a r d for registr ati on a n d ap p lic at io n for ms for registr ati on have been designed b u t the responsibility for se nd in g these o u t has no t yet been finalised. T he Appointments Information Secr eta ry , Miss Blake, in dic ate d t h at a new in f o r m a t io n c irc u lar has been d r a w n up, giving details o f h ow to apply for registration. Br anch secretaries were requ est ed to send in lists o f em pl oy in g hospit als in their area. S U B - C O M M I T T E E S Miss R o u x o f the Action C om mittee read a synopsis o f the P . R .O . ’s pre lim ina ry re p ort a n d ind ica ted th at this w o ul d be an on g o i n g project which c ou ld cost the Society a p p r o x im a t e ly R 24 000 . T h e next step w o u ld be to raise this m on ey by v ol u n ta r y levies, sp on s or sh ip , etc. Miss I r w i n - C a r r u t h e r s read the re po rt from the Constitution Co mmittee a n d in dicated th at a m e n d m e n t s , when tr an sla ted , will be p r in te d a n d m ade available on request. F u r t h e r a m e n d m e n t s to be s u b m i tt e d to the next N. E.C . meeting. 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. ) 48 Fisioterapie, Ju n ie 1982, dee! 38, nr 2 Mrs B e e n h a k k e r o f the R esearch C om m ittee oncc more a p p e a le d to p h y si ot he r a pi st s to write in. in or d e r th at research projects m ay be c o- or di na te d . Na tal Co as tal Br an ch re p o rt e d o n va rio us research pr ojects that were u n d e r way (sec articles in this issue). In r e p o rt i n g o n the Ad H oc C om m ittee on the In te rn a tio n a l Year of the Aged Mrs B e en h a k k er st ate d th at there were m a n y exciting projects in the pipe-line a n d these sh o u l d be c o n ti n u e d be y o nd 1982. F u r t h e r i n f o r m a t io n is re quested by the c o m m i tt e e a n d m em b e rs are ur ge d to e n han ce the pu blic image o f the ph ys io th er a pi st in h an d li n g the ag ed patient. B R A N C H R E P O R T S The delegates f ro m the v a rio us b r a n c h e s read their re po rts , giving in f o r m a t io n on m em b e rs h i p num ber s, activities being p l a n n e d as pa rt o f the I n t e r n a ti o n a l Year o f the A ge d a n d lectures given, as well as co urses, congresses a n d meetings o f affiliated as so ci ati o ns which were a tte n d e d by representatives. S P E C IA L G R O U P S /A S S O C IA T IO N S F o r the L ec tu re rs G ro u p Miss H e n d r y r e p or te d on the degree t r ai ni ng at Pre to ria , th at the University of the W it w a t e r s ra n d has a w a r d e d the first two m a s t e r ’s degrees in Phy sio th e ra py a n d th at discussions were held with the D e p a r t m e n t o f H e al t h , pe rt a in i n g to ph ysi ot her ap ist s w o rk in g with psych iat ri c pa tients . Mrs M e F a r l a n e is c o m pi lin g a hi sto ry o f the Society. Mrs C u n n i n g h a m re p or te d th at the M anipulative T h erap ists G roup ar e r u n n i n g 75 h o u r p o s t - g r a d u a t e courses o n m ob ili sa tio n a n d m a n i p u l a t i o n in c o n ju n c t io n with the Universities of Stellenbosch a n d the W it w a t er sr a n d . The g r o u p is still n e g o tia tin g with I .F .O .M .T . for member-elect st a tu s a n d hav e e x te nd ed an inv ita tio n to h ol d the 1984 I .F . O . M . T . in te rn at i o n al confere nce in S o u t h Africa. A special re p ort o n an in formal m eeting with tw o m em be rs of P a rl ia m en t, on the C h i r o p r a c ti c Bill, was presented. It e m er ged th at the Bill was pas se d b y a m a jo r ity o f o n e at its s e co nd reading: the C on tr o l B o a rd will be c ha ir ed by the Mi nister for H e al t h with five c h ir o p r a c t o rs an d five o s t e o p a t h s on the B oa rd , a n d an a tt e m p t will be m ad e to have s t r o n g c o n tro ll in g measu res to limit the sc op e o f the five pra cti si ng g r o u p s co n cer ne d. ? In the rep ort o f the N ational H ospital G roup Miss Farley note_d th at the post o f C h i e f Ph ys io th e ra p is t has been created a n d adver tis ed at T r an s va a l Provincial A d m i n is tr a t io n He ad Office. An exchan ge system with overseas ph ysi ot her ap ist s is b ein g investigated. As p a r t o f the I n t e rn a ti o n a l Year o f the Ag ed a survey of aged patie nts receiving hospital ph y si o t h e r a p y will be run. Mrs Pr et or iu s re p o rt e d th a t the O b s te tric A ssociation is e n c o u r a g in g resea rc h into Fitness in Pr eg na ncy . A ne w item for ob ste tri c p h y s i o t h e r a p y will be r e c o m m e n d e d to the T ar i f f C o m m i t te e o f S A M D C . F o r the P rivate P ra c titio n e rs’ A ssociation Mrs Edeling re p o rt e d th at the new tari ff o f fees has been gazetted ( G o v e r n m e n t G a z e t te No. 7964 of 24.1.81 a n d No. 8005 of 29.1.82) a n d c a m e into force I F e b r u a r y 1982. G o v e r n m e n t G a z e t te No. 8029 o f 13.2.82 c on ta in s the a m e n d e d list o f registered Medical Ai d Schemes. R E P O R T S F R O M N A TIO N A L AND IN T E R N A T IO N A L O R G A N IS A T IO N S T h e N a tional C ouncil for the C a re of C ripples will hold its a n n u a l C ong re ss in D u r b a n f ro m 20 - 24 Sept emb er. Mrs G o o d m a n r e po rt e d th at Mrs M a th ia s has been elected to the M a n a g e m e n t C o m m i t te e o f the Ce re b ra l Palsy Division. Mrs Ste wart r e p o rt e d that the N a tional Council for the C a re of the Aged issues Brief, an inf or ma tiv e newsletter. M r s Battison re p o rt e d on tw o courses to be run by the S.A, N eurodevelopm ental A ssociation: basic N D T cour se at B r o w n ’s Sc hool, Pin eto w n, d u ri ng J u l y / A u g u s t 1982 a n d a cour se on Early E va l u at i o n a n d T r e a t m e n t at Frances Ver we rg Schoo l in J o h a n n e s b u r g . Miss B o w e r b a n k gave a s ho r t res um e o f the a g en da o f the G e ne ra l M e e tin g o f the W orld C o n federation for Physical T herapy to be held in Sweden in May. Principles of guide lines for specialisation a n d the r e w o r d in g o f the ethical principles will be discussed. Increase in the ann ual su bs cr i p t io n to W C P T a n d mea ns o f covering travel expenses o f the Executive C o m m i t te e are on the agend a. A m o t i o n not to hold the G e ne r a l Mee tin g c o n cu r r e n tly with the Co n gr e ss, will be su bm itt ed . In the final d iscussions it was felt th a t N C R m eetings were valua bl e a n d that b i a n n ua l meetings sh o u ld be co ntinue d. T he Fin a nc e C o m m i t te e was requ est ed to suggest ways o f assisting sma lle r b r a n ch e s with difficulties in meeting expenses. N E C was a sk e d to investigate the possibility o f as ki ng Miss J. M o h r to extend her stay in 1983 in o r d e r to run a basic N D T course. T h e Actions C o m m i t te e was a sk e d to o b t a i n adv ice fro m the P R O firm as re gards fu n d raising. N o r t h e rn T r an s v aa l Bra nch still has so m e copies of the 1981 C ong re ss Proce edin gs available. T h e next meeting o f N C R will be in J o h a n n e s b u r g on S a t u r d a y 16 O c to b er 1982. C O M B IN E D C O N F E R E N C E T IE D IN T O C O M M O N W E A L T H G A M E S Con fe ren ce ’82 m ar k s the first time a j o i n t in te rn at io n al confere nce will be held for spor t, physical ed uc ati on , re cre ati on a n d dance. It will also be as soc iated with sports medicine. Conf er enc e ’82 will be held in Brisbane, Au stralia this year on Se p te m be r 23 to 28, while the G a m es ru n from Se p t e m b e r 30 to O c t o b e r 9. Sir Rog er Bannister, head o f the I n te r n a tio na l Counc il o f Sp o rt s a n d Physical E d u ca ti o n will deliver the Principal Add res s: “ Science, He al th a n d S p o r t for All” . M ov e m en t an d S p or t E d u ca tio n is aimed at professionals a n d academies. Sections include tea chi ng a n d co ach in g effectiveness, the needs o f the d isabled, a nd d e a lin g with specific p op ul ati ons . The Kinesiological aspect o f sp o r t s sciences will cover bio che mis try, biomechanies. physiology, m o t o r b eh avi ou r a n d spo rt psychology to list a few o f the topics. P h y s io t h e r ap y covers three main themes, name ly injury p r ev ent ion , m an a g e m e n t o f sp o r t i n g injuries, an d care o f the ballet dan cer . The disabled section covers dance , ed u ca tio n an d mo vement. The R e cre ati on section co nsiders the role an d func tio n of recre ati on , its c h a n g i n g form s a n d processes, as well as its r e la tio n s h ip to leisure a n d work. He al th covers the three ar eas o f care, p r o m o t i o n and p re v en tio n o f disease. Physical activity, lifestyle a n d health e d u c a ti o n will be exp lored . F o r f ur th er in f o r m a t io n co n ta ct : Dr. Ia n Jo b li n g , D e pt of H u m a n M o v e m e n t Studies, University o f Q ue ens lan d, Brisbane, Aus tra lia 4067. 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. ) physiotherap y, Ju n e 1982, vol 38, no 2 49 FISIOTERAPIE KONGRES 27 J u n i e — 2 J u l i e 1983 Plek: M e d i e s e F a k u l t e i t U n iv e r s it e it O r a n j e V r y s t a a t B l o e m f o n t e i n Tema; Sew e Lew ensstadium s van Fisioterapie O n s v e r la n g die n u u t s t e N a v o r s i n g s i n l i g t i n g m e t die o o g o p b o g e m e l d e k o n g r e s S t u u r a s s e b li e f b y d r a e s a a n : D ie K o n g r e s s e k r e t a r e s s e F i s i o t e r a p i e K o n g r e s P o s b u s 4345 B L O E M F O N T E I N 93 00 o f Tel.: 70711 x 425 F. M a r a i s M IS S IN G J O U R N A L S The J o u r n a l urgently requires the following issues to bind a second set o f all issues printed thus far. One set was ha nde d to N.E.C. at the Counc il M ee tin g held in M a r c h 1981 in Pretoria a n d the se co nd set w oul d be re tain ed by the ^ E d ito ri a l Board. " All J o u r n a l s before Ju ly 1948 except: 1929— Ju n e , Se pt em be r, De ce m b er 1930— Ma rch , J u n e , S ep tem be r 1931 — Ma rch . J u n e , De ce m be r 1932— Ma rch . J u n e , Se p te m be r, D e ce m b er 1938— May 1940— October. Also missing: 1949— all j o u r n a l s after Ma rch 1950— all J o u r n a l s 1951—all J o u r n a l s between J a n u a r y an d O c to b er 1952—all J o u r n a l s after July 1953— J o u r n a l s between April a nd O c to b er 1957—Ju n e 1969— Ma rc h , J u n e , S e pt em be r a nd D e ce m b er 1970— Ma rc h , J u n e . Se p te m be r 1971— Ma rc h, J u n e , Se pt em b e r, De ce m b er 1972— Ma rc h, J u n e . Se pt em b e r 1973— Ma rc h, J u n e , Se pt em b e r, De ce m b er 1974— Ma rch , J u n e , De ce m b er 1975— Ma rc h , J u n e . Se p te m be r, De ce m be r 1976— March. PHYSIOTHERAPY C ONGRESS 27 J u n e — 2 J u l y 1983 Venue: M e d ic a l F a c u l t y U n iv e r s it y O r a n g e F r e e S ta te B l o e m f o n t e i n Theme: Seven A g es o f P hysiotherapy W e r e q u ir e th e la te s t R e s e a r c h i n f o r m a t i o n r e g a r d i n g a b o v e m e n t i o n e d co n g ress . Plea se s e n d all c o n t r i b u t i o n s to: T h e C o n g r e s s S e c r e ta r y P h y s i o t h e r a p y C o n g r e s s P .O . Box 4345 B L O E M F O N T E I N 930 0 o r Tel.: 70711 x 425 F. M a r a is P H Y S IC A L T H E R A PY T H E O F F IC IA L JO U R N A L O F T H E A M ER IC A N P H Y S IC A L T H E R A P Y A S S O C IA T IO N P h ysic a l Therapy is pu bl ish ed m o nt h ly a n d includes articles o f interest to physical th era pis ts, physical th erapist assis tan ts a n d o t h e r allied heal th professionals. Subject m a t t e r is di vided into th ree sections: research, practice and a d m i n i s t r a t i o n or ed u ca ti o n . Recent issues hav e in cluded such titles as “ Effcct o f A u d i t o r y R h y t h m on Muscle Ac tiv it y” , “ M a n a g e m e n t o f Pat ien ts with C h r o n i c Failure: Role o f Physical T h e r a p y ’’ a n d “ E n t r y Level E d u ca ti o n: C o n c er n s a b o u t the P ro p o s e d C h a n g e ” . Each D e c e m b e r we pu blish a special issue th at covcrs o n e s u b j c c t in dep th. Last ye ar the subject was re sp ir at o ry care: the previous special issue was on the knee. T h e J o u r n a l also c o nt a in s b o o k reviews, a b st ra c ts, i n f o r m a t io n on new p r o d u c ts , self-assessment quizzes, a listing o f e d u ca tio n a l p r o g r a m s a n d c o n ti n u i n g e d u ca tio n s h o r t - t e r m courses, p r o g r a m i n f o r m a t io n for the va rious a sso ci ati on meetings held each year, a n d classified a d v e r t i s e m e n t s l i s t i n g j o b o p p o r t u n i t i e s a v a i l a b l e t h r o u g h o u t the Un it ed Sta tes a n d in foreign countries. S u bs cr ip tio n rates arc $28,00 a y e ar to residents o f foreign c ountries. Single copies arc $3.00. Se n d all or de rs p r e p a i d in US c ur ren cy to A m e r ic a n Physical T h e r a p y As sociation. S u bs cr ip tio ns , 1156 15th St N W , W a s h in g t o n , D C 20005. M a k e dr aft s p ay ab le to A P T A . 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. )