INTERNATIONAL BOBATH INSTRUCTORS TRAINING ASSOCIATION
An international association for adult neurological rehabilitation
March Newsletter
Executive Committee News
Congress and AGM 2024 in Verona, Italy
Registration is now open LINK
The Congress will open on Wednesday evening 28th August with a Welcome party. This will be followed by Educational days on 29th and 31st August and the AGM on 30th August. For further information follow this LINK
Covid-19 Exemptions
Please remember to contact the Executive Committee for all exemptions and questions.
Covid-19 Exemptions: qualification without modules – LINK
Covid-19 Course Exemptions – LINK
Course Exemptions
Please submit all course exemption requests to the IBITA Chairperson Marc Michielsen – [email protected]
Upcoming Congresses
Please take attention to the information about the upcoming 24th EU Congress of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine which will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia https://www.esprm2024.com
Congress of the World Federation for Neurorehabilitation in Vancouver, Canada from 22-25 May 2024. You can find out more about WCNR 2024at wfnr-congress.org
- We recommend that information regarding interesting and relevant upcoming conferences and congresses, as well as online educational courses, be forwarded by membership to the IBITA.
LUNEX University in Luxemburg
Dear members, the LUNEX University is looking for a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor in neurorehabilitation. Here you can find the LINK to apply.
Publishing Courses
Please do not forget to publish the basic and advanced courses you are teaching in 2024. Please publish all the co-instructors or/and instructor candidates who are active involved in teaching. If you need help, please contact the IBITA Secretary Victor Urquizo – [email protected]
IBITA YouTube Channel
We are planning to open a YouTube Channel and install and publish podcasts about some practical aspects of the concept. More information in the next months.
The Bobath Concept in your Country
Please see the results and summary of the Survey LINK The points for discussion are highlighted in yellow.
Instructor Training Committee
2024 Italy
Module Registration is closing soon! Registration will close on 15th April 2024. This is earlier than in previous years.
BCIC Registration Document LINK
ACIC Registration Document LINK
Registration information can be found on the IBITA home page & the tab Instructor training / ITC Modules
BCIC Module Pre Congress
There are only 1 or 2 spaces remaining. Register soon to avoid disappointment!
TITLE: Understanding the Complexity of Postural Control for the Functional Recovery of Locomotion
DATES: 25th to 28th of August 2024
WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS MODULE?
SEE ATTACHMENTS FOR LECTURE OUTLINE, A FEW SLIDES, REVISED PRACTICAL OVERVIEW & LITERATURE UNDERPINNING PRACTICAL
READ COMMENTS FROM PARTICIPANTS ON 2023 BCIC MODULE
“It was an excellent opportunity to learn and receive feedback from a number of highly skilled and knowledgeable instructors. Instructors provided a supportive learning environment with many opportunities for questions and discussion.” (BCIC)
“As a Bobath Instructor, I took part in the Upper limb rehabilitation training module to update my knowledge and to continue my training in exchange with other instructor colleagues. I was also motivated by the desire of Bobath instructor candidates to do a traineeship with me. I wanted to bring myself up to date in order to support the assistants in their training process in the best possible way. My participation exceeded my expectations. In addition to a large amount of very up-to-date theoretical content, various didactic forms of learning were presented. The focus was on practical treatment approaches based on theoretical principles. The patient demonstrations and practical work on patients were particularly valuable. I found the learning atmosphere in the entire group and in the teaching team to be very good. I particularly liked the intensive, very respectful supervision by the entire teaching team, which focussed on individual questions in theory and practice. I am definitely planning to take part in another training module and can also highly recommend participation for experienced Bobath instructors”. (Martin Scheufler, Basic Bobath Instructor, Germany)
ACIC Module Post Congress
Advanced Course Instructor Candidates, Advanced Course Instructors, and Basic Course Instructors who have instructed a minimum of five (5) Basic Courses, are eligible to register for an ACIC Training Module
TITLE: Task analysis as a tool for developing advanced clinical reasoning in the Bobath-Concept.
DATES: 1st to 4th September 2024
WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS MODULE?
The following list of functional tasks will be explored in respect of posture and movement components. Practicals will be based around movement analysis and clinical reasoning of these tasks
- Turning in the context of walking
- Stairs: Ascend and Descend
- Opening and closing a jar
- Taking a sweater on and off
- Stand to floor to stand
- Getting in and out of bed
SEE ATTACHMENT FOR LECTURE OUTLINE
READ COMMENTS FROM PARTICIPANTS ON 2023 ACIC MODULE
“Highly recommend attending the ACIC module in a safe teaching atmosphere. As a participant you get a lot of guidance and individual feedback. The ACIC module has increased my clinical reasoning skills. THANK YOU to a very professional teaching team.” (Cecilia Löfgren, Basic Bobath Instructor)
“I was so enthusiastic about participating in the last module that I decided to sign up again this year,” (Monia Alessi, Advanced Bobath Instructor)
2025 Japan
- PRE AGM: ACIC 24th to 27th August
- POST AGM: BCIC Upper Limb 31st August to 3rd September
Future Modules
Refer to the webpage https://ibita.org/future-modules/ for details
Research Committee
Dear colleagues, we have already received feedback from IBITA members about the new library. If you haven’t had the chance to explore the new structure please follow the link below:
In addition, we are calling for members who would like to contribute by taking part in the ongoing update of the IBITA library. If you are willing, please contact Kostas Kypriotis at [email protected].
Nomination Committee
The Nomination Committee would like to thank everyone who expressed their interest in participating for the committee’s work. We have received several nominations for the different committees except the Verification Committee.
Therefore, we now want to ask our members if there is anyone who would like to stand for nomination to the Verification Committee.
The purpose for the Verification committee is to check each year the annual accounts of the association and report its findings at the Annual General Meeting.
Get in touch with someone from the Nomination Committee and we will tell you more: Cecilia Löfgren, [email protected], Koji Takahashi, [email protected], Francesco Inversini, [email protected]
Other News
If you have any information for the April newsletter, please send it to the IBITA Secretary by 15th April.
Victor Urquizo, IBITA Secretary, [email protected]