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Focused Symposia
Focused Symposia
Focused Symposia are dynamic, in-depth sessions designed to explore emerging ideas, innovative practices, and current challenges in physiotherapy. Each symposium brings together leading experts and researchers to share insights, debate perspectives, and inspire collaboration across disciplines.
Are you unsure about what a focused symposium is like? Take a look at this example.
Focused symposium format
The chair, a recognised expert in the field, has the responsibility to invite and lead a group of speakers through a series of evidence-based and critically reflective linked presentations, drawing out the relevance, applicability, take-home message, and potential challenges for the audience.
It is important to deliver a coherent session with speakers working together thoughtfully.
Each symposium will last 60 minutes and consist of:
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Introduction - Chair.
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3 presentations (maximum) - Speakers.
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5-10 minutes of Q&A - Audience.
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5-minute summary - Chair.
Call open to any topic!
The call for focused symposia is open to any topic that is relevant to the physiotherapy profession. The Scientific Committee is particularly interested in seeing proposals that address the following cutting-edge topics, based on recent market research:
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How physiotherapy needs to change to address European health issues, such as the demands of an ageing population, physical activity, health literacy, health systems funding and workforce shortage; topics identified in the European Commission strategic priorities; and the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Professional challenges across all areas, such as diversity and inclusion, quality assurance, knowledge translation, implicit bias, mental health, and wellbeing.
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The role of innovative technology in physiotherapy.