INTERNATIONAL BOBATH INSTRUCTORS TRAINING ASSOCIATION
An international association for adult neurological rehabilitation
Newsletter July 2022
Executive Committee News:
AGM 2022 – The virtual AGM will be held on Saturday 3rd September.
The host country educational webinar will be held on September 10th at 10 am Europe time with a lecture by Professor Takakusaki. The lecture title is “Postural control mechanisms by the central nervous system” and he has given a link to useful reading to do before the presentation – LINK
More information about the Zoom webinar links will be made available nearer the time.
Please remember to be able to vote at the AGM, full members must have completed their Statement of Instructor Status (SIS) before 30th June and have paid their IBITA subscription before 12th August 2022.
ACTION REQUIRED The 2022 SIS for all members including retired members and instructor candidates opened on 1st May. All members including HLM, retired and those members who completed their 2021 SIS in the last few months must complete their SIS every year to maintain their membership of IBITA.
All Instructor Candidates must upload a personal training profile form (PTPF) with their SIS submission even if they have not completed an assistantship during the last year.
To complete your SIS please go to the member webpage – Select “Your Profile” – select “Edit your Profile” – select “Fill in your Statement of Instructor Status Survey”.
Important dates for the next two months –
- July 23, 2022
- Final AGM Agenda will be posted on the website. NO motion amendments are possible.
- ONLY agenda items with submitted questions/comments shall be discussed during the virtual AGM. All members are encouraged to review the agenda and submit questions/comments regarding the reports and the motions by 12 August 2022.
- July 29, 2022
- Research Poster submission deadline. Submit to Agnieszka Śliwka, Email: agnieszka.sliwka@uj.
edu.pl
- Research Poster submission deadline. Submit to Agnieszka Śliwka, Email: agnieszka.sliwka@uj.
- July 31, 2022
- IBITA Conference Support Grant deadline. Refer to Procedural Manual 5.3.2
- August 11, 2022
- Subscriptions payment final deadline –Invoice
Please remember to check the Important Dates page on the website for more information – 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.
Covid -19 Exemptions: qualification with modules – LINK https://drive.google.
Covid-19 Course Exemptions – LINK
https://drive.google.com/file/
Please submit all course exemption requests to the IBITA Chairperson Marc Michielsen – [email protected]
Education Committee
Education Committee Webinar Series 2022
The details of upcoming webinars are available on the website – LINK
Instructor Training Committee
BCIC Modules
The first BCIC Modules held since Argentina 2019 will take place in late August /early September 2022. They will be held at Burgau in Germany, a 1.5 hour train ride from Munich. There are 12 participants registered for the BCIC Upper Limb Module and 17 participants registered for the BCIC Locomotion Module
ACIC Modules
We are pleased to inform you of new dates for the next ACIC Module which will be Clinical Reasoning Sept 2 – 5 2023
Future modules
2023 Marstrand, Sweden
Pre congress BCIC module – Locomotion Aug 20 – 23 2023
Post congress BCIC module – Upper Limb Aug 28 – 31 2023
Post congress ACIC module – Clinical Reasoning Sept 2 – 5 2023
2024 Italy
Pre Congress BCIC module- Locomotion (4 DAYS PRIOR AGM)
Post Congress ACIC module – Clinical Reasoning (4 DAYS POST AGM)
2025 Japan
No details at this time
Refer to the webpage https://ibita.org/future-
Research Committee
The Research Committee held their webinar entitled: ‘Systematic Reviews – why and how are they created and how to use them?’ on 25th June The recording of the webinar and the PowerPoint presentation are available to view: Webinar Zoom Recording and PDF PowerPoint LINK The Google survey is available via the link to provide your evaluation of this webinar – please complete the form by 1st August LINK
Other News
Advanced Course in Bangladesh
The Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed in Bangladesh would like to host an IBITA Advanced course at the end of 2023 or start of 2024.
Would any Advanced Course instructors interested in teaching this course, please contact Cecilia Löfgren [email protected]