The Executive Committee met on three occasions by Zoom teleconference in the second half of 2024. The Executive Committee membership consisted of<\/p>\n
Glenn Ruscoe, Chair (Australia)
\nSarah Marshall (Canada) \u2013 leave of absence
\nSandra Schiller (Germany)
\nMagda Fourie (South Africa)
\nCameron MacDonald (USA)
\nRyan McGrath (Australia)
\nWajida Perveen (Pakistan)
\nSnjezana Schuster (Croatia)
\nXimena Su\u00e1rez Bonilla (Mexico\/Spain)
\nEsther-Mary D\u2019Arcy (Ireland)<\/p>\n
Our major project \u2018The History of the Word Physiotherapy\u2019 was completed and published on the website \u2013 available here<\/a>. By specifically reviewing the history of the word \u2018physiotherapy\u2019, rather than the profession, we have provided alternate perspectives, unearthed new information and challenged previous assumptions.\u00a0 Foremost, when did the physiotherapy begin? We were very pleased to have a summary article<\/a> drawn from our work published in journal Physiotherapy Theory and Practice in October. We hope a second article from the work will be published next year.<\/p>\n Our \u2018Student\u2019 project was completed and aslo published on the website \u2013 available here<\/a>. We collected a range of student physiotherapy experiences across time and from around the world, to find some surprising similarities and differences. It is a fun read and often triggers reflection on one\u2019s own student experiences.<\/p>\n The \u201920+ Seminal Texts of the 20th century\u2019 exhibition \u2013 available here<\/a> \u2013\u00a0 had more information added to the explanatory text of each book and has reached completion stage.<\/p>\n Six articles exploring stories from the history of the profession were published on our website during the second half of the year .<\/p>\n The Executive Committee plans to meet again six times in 2025.\u00a0 Whilst there are no specific projects on the our agenda, as yet, we are conscious of the upcoming 75th anniversary of World Physiotherapy in 2026, our own 10th anniversary in 2028, and the 200th anniversary of the word \u2018physiotherapy\u2019 in 2031.<\/p>\n