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== Description == | == Description == | ||
Following on from the [[AGILE Project]] the '''IPTOP Project '''is the second phase of a collaborative effort from physiotherapists with an interest in Older People to engage | Following on from the [[AGILE Project]] the '''IPTOP Project '''is the second phase of a collaborative effort from physiotherapists with an interest in Older People to engage online alongside people with similar interests. | ||
This IPTOP project is based on work assisted and ratified by AGILE to update the Older People section of Physiopedia. Subsequently this section in Physiopedia is being internationalised by [http://www.wcpt.org/iptop Association of International Physical Therapists working with Older People (IPTOP)]. IPTOP is a recognised subgroup of World Physiotherapy. IPTOP representatives Hans Hobbelen (Netherlands), Helen Johnson (Canada), Lisa Dehner (United States), and Jan Tessier (Belgium), led by Bhanu Ramaswamy (United Kingdom) will give these pages a truly international feel ready for the WCPT Congress in Singapore in May 2015. Watch this space…..<br> | |||
The idea of the project is that it will permit physiotherapists worldwide to explore global issues together to the benefit of the older adult community as well as the profession. | The idea of the project is that it will permit physiotherapists worldwide to explore global issues together to the benefit of the older adult community as well as the profession. | ||
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== Project Dates == | == Project Dates == | ||
June 2014 - May 2015 | June 2014 - May 2015 | ||
== Articles == | == Articles == | ||
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*[[Physiotherapy and Older People|Physiotherapy and Older People]]<br> | *[[Physiotherapy and Older People|Physiotherapy and Older People]]<br> | ||
*[[Physical Activity | *[[Physical Activity in Older Adults|Physical Activity and Older Adults]] | ||
*[[Falls|Falls]] | *[[Falls|Falls]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:25, 14 May 2021
Description[edit | edit source]
Following on from the AGILE Project the IPTOP Project is the second phase of a collaborative effort from physiotherapists with an interest in Older People to engage online alongside people with similar interests.
This IPTOP project is based on work assisted and ratified by AGILE to update the Older People section of Physiopedia. Subsequently this section in Physiopedia is being internationalised by Association of International Physical Therapists working with Older People (IPTOP). IPTOP is a recognised subgroup of World Physiotherapy. IPTOP representatives Hans Hobbelen (Netherlands), Helen Johnson (Canada), Lisa Dehner (United States), and Jan Tessier (Belgium), led by Bhanu Ramaswamy (United Kingdom) will give these pages a truly international feel ready for the WCPT Congress in Singapore in May 2015. Watch this space…..
The idea of the project is that it will permit physiotherapists worldwide to explore global issues together to the benefit of the older adult community as well as the profession.
Project Lead[edit | edit source]
Project Dates[edit | edit source]
June 2014 - May 2015
Articles[edit | edit source]
Policy[edit | edit source]
- Older people – An Introduction
- Theories of Aging
- Policy and Initiatives Focused on the Older Population
- Health Promotion and Public Health
- Consent and Confidentiality
- Perceptions about Ageing and Ageism
Physiology[edit | edit source]
- Patterns of Illness, Physiological Changes and Multiple Pathology
- Central Nervous System: Special Senses
- Central Nervous System: Brain and Spinal Cord
- Locomotor System
- Cardiorespiratory Systems
- Genitourinary System
- Changes in Other Systems
- Psychological factors in Ageing
- Medication and Older People
