Dear PT colleagues, Please be informed that the 1-day Kinesio Taping Level 3 Course ** will be held over 30 June to 2 July 2012 period. This 1-day course is designed for physiotherapists p that are interested in acquiring the Kinesio Taping (KT) techniques and becoming a certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner. Course details: NAL 1 : 30 June 2012 ( Saturday) or NAL 2 : 1 July 2012 ( Sunday) or NAL 3 : 2 July 2012 ( Monday) Venue : GH016, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Time : 9.00am - 6.00pm Lecturers : Ms Ewa Jaraczewska, Dr. Ella Yeung, Medium of Instruction : English Course Fees : HKD$2,350 Dr. Simon Yeung and Mr Ben Kong Please note the closing date of application is 18 May 2012 (Friday). Regards Ella Yeung Course organiser **Entry requirements: A professional diploma/bachelor's degree in physiotherapy from PolyU or a recognised institution or equivalent and completion of Kinesio Taping Level 1 and Level 2 courses.
To: Organizers of CPD programmes/activities Department of Rehabilitation Sciences Data Entry Form for CPD Programmes/Activities for Registered Physiotherapists (Accredited by the Physiotherapists Board, Hong Kong) Please complete and send this form to Canus, General Office. Before completing this form, please refer to the appendices I and II. CPD Code (To be assigned by General Office) & CPD Points Date Time & Venue CPD Programme/Activity Title Start End Duration Primary Specialty Stream (Please refer to Appendix II) Secondary (If applicable) CPD CPD Main Sub- Category Category (Please (Please refer to refer to Appendix I) Appendix I) Speaker(s) [Name(s) & Professional Qualifications] Programme Organiser(s) CPD Code CPD Point Remarks/additional information for participants: Organiser: Date: 1
Appendix I PHYSIOTHERAPISTS BOARD CPD Credit Point Allocation Criteria CPD programmes/activities eligible for accreditation are classified into CPD main categories and CPD sub-categories. The general guiding principles for CPD credit point allocation are listed as follow: (1) 1 unit of CPD point is based on 1 of audience participation (2) Core CPD activities shall have a higher rating of CPD points as compared with non-core CPD activities (3) Allocation criteria for CPD main categories are listed in the following table: CPD Main Description Categories 1 Audience participation in lecture, seminar, conference, symposium, workshop, short courses, on-field sports physiotherapy practicals, and e- learning 2 Post-graduate studies in academic institution leading to higher qualification 3 In-service training activity fulfilling the following criteria: A total attendance of 5 or more participants Presence of attendance record Presence of a focused discussion topic Availability of discussion/presentation materials 4 Self study in the form of journal/literature review together with write-up of review report 5 Active participation in the form of lecturing in course or presenting at scientific meeting, and which is not part of the enrolee s wage-earning duties Allocation Unit 1 CPD point per 1 contact of audience participation Fraction of the will be rounded up to the nearest Point allocation for 1 whole day of audience participation will be capped at a maximum of 5 CPD points Point allocation for a single program lasting over several days will be capped at a maximum of 15 CPD points 1 CPD point per 1 contact of lecture/tutorial/workshop/field work/e-learning Fraction of the will be rounded up to the nearest 1 CPD point per 1 contact of presentation/discussion Fraction of the will be rounded up to the nearest Point allocation for category 3 and category 4 together will be capped at a maximum of 15 points per one CPD cycle 1 CPD point per review report Point allocation for category 3 and category 4 together will be capped at a maximum of 15 points per one CPD cycle 5 CPD points for each presentation of 30 minutes or more, and 3 CPD points if less than 30 minutes 2
6 Publication in professional journal/textbook CPD points for publication in professional journal/textbook according to following criteria: Other Indexed journals Peer reviewed journals Book chapter for professionals First author Other authors 10 5 5 3 10 5 7 Public health education or promotional activity including media publication 1 CPD point per activity Book chapter or other publications for public will be awarded 5 CPD points for the first author and 3 CPD points for other authors (4) Allocation criteria for CPD sub-categories are listed in the following table: CPD Sub- Categories Core (C) Non-Core (N) Description Core CPD activities directly related to the understanding or expansion of physiotherapy knowledge and skills including diagnosis, examination, intervention, outcome evaluation, biostatistics and epidemiology, and specialty development. Non-core CPD activities not directly related but contributed to the understanding or expansion of physiotherapy knowledge and skills including health care management, Chinese Herbal Medicine, information technology, and communication skills. Allocation Unit A factor of 1 will be multiplied to the assigned allocation unit for the CPD main category A factor of 0.5 will be multiplied to the assigned allocation unit for the CPD main category 3
Appendix II PHYSIOTHERAPISTS BOARD Classification Table of Physiotherapy Specialty Streams Primary Specialty Musculoskeletal Cardiopulmonary Neurological Mental Health Palliative Care Geriatric Paediatric Others Clinical Education Secondary Specialty Sports Physiotherapy Manipulative Therapy Work Rehabilitation Neonatal ICU Neurodevelopmental Paediatric Orthopaedics Adolescent Care Women s Health Community Rehabilitation Acupuncture Clinical Research Primary Care 4