Executive Committee News

2021 IBITA AGM/Congress
The virtual AGM was held on the Saturday August 28th 2021. Thank you to everyone who joined the meeting especially those members for whom the time of the meeting was less convenient. The Zoom recording of the AGM is available for everyone to view – LINK   The post AGM voting on the motions closed on 3^rd September and the changes have been made to the Byelaws and Rules and Regulations and the Procedural Manual.
The Chair’s Post AGM circular  and AGM 2021 Minutes  LINK are available to read.

2021 Virtual AGM memories  – LINK .  Screenshots were captured during the AGM and we would like to thank Catherine Cornall for this excellent presentation

Receipts for IBITA subscriptions will be issued later in September. If you need specific information on your receipt for tax purposes, please let the Secretary ([email protected]) know by 25th September.

Please remember the ‘Host Country’ Educational event organized by the Slovenia Country Group is Saturday 25^th September 13.00 – 16.00 hours Europe time
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84711924176
Meeting ID: 847 1192 4176 Passcode: 082166

·Fascia as a Sensory and Emotional Organ

• Presenter: Dr. Robert Schleip (guest)
• Pre-reading: (LINK)  and https://youtu.be/Owd3_JrAseo (a TV documentary on fascia research)

·Spasticity – what is it, what causes it and what should we do about it?

• Presenter Professor Jens Bo Nielsen (guest).
• Pre-reading: ‘Spastic Movement Disorder 2020 – article.   LINK

Covid-19 EXEMPTIONS
The Executive and Education Committees are continuing to work together to provide advice and guidance for planning and teaching IBITA courses during this pandemic.
Please remember to contact the Executive Committee for all exemptions and questions.
Please remember the that all members have been granted exemptions for

• Not teaching a course from July 2019 to June 2021
• The 220 and 2021 AGMs will not be counted when establishing compliance with the AGM attendance rule.
• More Experienced Instructors – The period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2021 shall not be counted to establish compliance with the requirement to evaluate Instructor-Candidates on Basic Courses in the previous 5 years

Covid-19 Course Exemptions
Please refer to the separate document Covid-19 Course Exemptions Guidelines – latest version LINK
Please submit all course exemption requests to the IBITA Chairperson Marc Michielsen – [email protected]

Education Committee

Education Committee Webinar Series 2021
The Education Committee is pleased to invite you to a series of webinars to be held this year to help us stay connected and tuned to our association, and to share knowledge and experience regarding the Bobath Concept.  During the webinars it will be possible to ask questions online to open discussion on the topic.  The webinars will be recorded and available on the website for those unable to participate in the online session.   There is a webpage for online education resources  LINK

• Title: The revised definition of the Bobath Concept: terminology clarification.  Instructors: Julie Vaughan Graham, Marc Michielsen, Ann Holland, Mary Lynch-Ellerington, Maarten Bossuyt, Helen Linfield, Hokari Yoshide, Monica Morelli.  Date: OCTOBER 2021 – further details will be available soon
• Title: ICF and the Bobath Concept. Instructors: Sheena Irwin-Carruthers and Elsje Scheffler.  Date to be determined
• Title: 7 Case studies using the MBCP by IBITA members. Date: after September

Instructor Training Committee

The Instructor Training Committee is planning to offer 2022 modules in February AND in August/September

2022 Brescia, Italy: Not aligned with IBITA Congress
February 14 to 18 ACI-C module – Using Task Analysis as a tool for developing clinical reasoning skills in the Bobath Concept – LINK for more information and how to register

February 19 to 22 BCI-C module – Postural Control and Locomotion module – LINK for more information and how to register

February 23 to 27 BCI-C module – Postural Control and Upper Limb module – LINK for more information and how to register

2022 Saitama, Japan
August 27 – 30 Pre congress BCI-C Training Module: Postural Control and the Upper Limb
September 4 – 7 Post congress BCI-C Training Module: Postural Control and Locomotion
September 4 – 7 Post congress ACI-C Training Module: Using Task Analysis as a tool for developing clinical reasoning skills in the Bobath Concept.
The venue for all 3 Modules will be held at the Rehabilitation Amakusa Hospital, Saitama,, Japan

Registration will open for the February 2022 modules on 1^st September 2021