2020 October Newsletter

INTERNATIONAL BOBATH INSTRUCTORS TRAINING ASSOCIATION
An international association for adult neurological rehabilitation

Newsletter October 2020
Executive Committee News:
We would like to welcome a new associate member, Jose Javier Carillo Vega from Costa Rica.The Executive Committee would like to thank everyone for responding to the recent surveys. The PDF of the survey responses is available for your information:
– 2020 Extraordinary Zoom Meeting and AGM (LINK   to responses)
– Lecture presentation feedback _ “New directions in rehabilitation research – new opportunities for the Bobath concept?” (LINK to responses)
– Covid-19 Course Exemption Survey Responses_Sept 2020 (LINK to responses)Covid-19: The Executive and Education Committees are continuing to work together to provide advice and guidance for planning and teaching IBITA courses during this pandemic. The responses to the Google Survey on course exemptions has informed an updated guidance document which should be ready for members by the end of October
Please remember to contact the Executive Committee for all exemptions and questions.The PowerPoint presentation (LINK) and the recordings ( LINK -19th Sept and LINK- 26th Sept) of the webinars “The revised Bobath Concept are available for you to watch.
There is a Google survey asking for your feedback on the webinar / presentation. Please can you complete the survey by 1st November 2020 ( LINK)

The Theoretical workbook group would like you to respond to their request for feedback.
– Postural Control chapter LINK
– Theoretical Workbook WG _Letter to the members with feedback form appendix LINK
The closing date has been extended to 31st October 2020.Qualification Committee
The Committee are looking to recruit Panel members to support the Qualification Process. If you have any questions about the role of a Panel member please see the Procedural Manual Section 4.1.4 or contact Camila Torriani-Pasin Email: camilatorriani@gmail.com
To apply to join the Panel, please complete the Expression of Interest form

Research Committee
Please remember the deadline for submission of applications for Research grants is November 1, 2020.

  • IBITA Research Grants submission deadline –Procedural Manual 5.3.1
  • Panturin Scholarship submission deadline –Procedural Manual 5.3.5

New Bobath related publication:
Scrivener, et al (2020) Bobath therapy is inferior to task-specific training and not superior to other interventions in improving lower limb activities after stroke: a systematic review. Journal of Physiotherapy. LINK
The article is available via the link to the Library-Bobath folder.
Members with research post graduate degrees are invited to advise the Research Committee if they can assist in a professional review of the article to share with membership and to possibly publish. Please contact Agnieszka Śliwka Email: [email protected]

The Committee would like to update the list of journals that are searched for articles to add to our library. If you know of any new scientific journals in the field of neurorehabilitation please let us know so we can expand our searches.

Nominating Committee
We want to invite all of you to put your name or the name of a colleague for nomination. Please remember that it will take a long period of preparation for the elections at the IBITA AGM 2021.
You will find the list of vacant posts below.

Committee Number of vacant posts
Executive Committee
Chair person		                    1
Executive Committee
Secretary		                   1
Executive Committee
Member at large		                    1
Appeals&Grievance Committee                    1
Education Committee                    3
Bobath Development Committee                    2
Nominating committee                    1
Verification Committee                    1
Peer Review Committee                    1
Instructor Training Committee                    1
Qualification Committee / Europe                    1

We are happy to receive your declaration of interest or any questions.
Kind regards and stay well!
Cecilia, Koji, Heike

Heike Frauendorf                        [email protected]
Cecilia Lofgren                        [email protected]
Koji Takahashi                        [email protected]

Finally, if you have any information for the next newsletter, please send it to me by 15th November 2020.
Janice Champion
IBITA Secretary
2020-11-19T10:48:18+00:00

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