Welcome to IPTOP We are the International Association of Physiotherapists working with Older People. IPTOP represents national special interest groups (SIG) of physiotherapists working with older people. IPTOP strives to be the international resource for physiotherapists working in older adult healthcare. Read more
By 2025 there will be an estimated 800 million older people in the world, with the fastest growth being in developing countries. The unique knowledge, skills and experience of physiotherapists places them in a pivotal position to influence the health and function of older people.
The membership of IPTOP consists of countries that have a geriatric physiotherapy special interest group (SIG). Each country designates a representative from their SIG to attend IPTOP member country representative meetings.
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IPTOP strives to support professional development to improve physiotherapy practice with older adults around the world. We do this by working to host forums and workshops at World Physiotherapy Congresses, as well as sharing information on upcoming educational events and conferences around the world.
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We provide news in older adult physiotherapy from around the world. If you have news to share, please send us a note.
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IPTOP has three awards, scholarships and grants available by application.
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General contact information can be found on the Contact us page. For the specific contact details of our Executive Committee, Regional or National representatives, please follow these links:
30 September 2022
‘It takes a child one year to acquire independent movement and ten years to acquire independent mobility. An old person can lose both in a day’ – Professor Bernard Isaacs (1924–1995) This ...
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A group of health care professionals and researchers dedicated to frailty started the Frailty Seminar Series in 2021 with the purpose of exchanging and sharing evidencebased practices, and research ad...
Read more16 September 2022
IPTOP joins the CSP in tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth II who served as their patron for almost 70 years following the announcement of her passing on 8 September 2022. The Queen was monarch of several o...
Read more9 September 2022
The issue of patient deconditioning has never been more important. Accident and emergency (A&E) teams, for example, have reported increases in unplanned admissions of patients with more complex ne...
Read more1 September 2022
The National Council on Aging (in the US) has created an interdisciplinary toolkit for #NFPAW2022. This year’s Falls Prevention Awareness Week theme: ‘Strengthening Community Connections i...
Read more25 August 2022
World PT Day is on 8 September every year, and an opportunity for physiotherapists from all over the world to raise awareness about the crucial contribution their profession makes to keeping people we...
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