17th World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress in spectacular Singapore

17th World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress in spectacular Singapore.

City-state Singapore hosted the 2015 edition WCPT Congress from 1-4 May, with at least 3538 delegates registered, coming from 114 countries. It took place in Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Center and was accompanied by big exhibition where also Meden-Inmed showcased its devices. Among the equipment shown was the PIO walk simulator, KTM fine motoric tables and FysioGaming functional rehabilitation system.

Below are photos. 

The WCPT Congress provides a unique opportunity to network with physical therapists from across the world and capture the richness and diversity of this profession. This event is the only one gathering all the fields of the profession in the same place. Clinicians, researchers and leaders of the profession are joining their knowledge to share, discuss and bring Physical Therapy to the next level.

Over 3,500 physiotherapists and healthcare partners were coming together to share their expertise, knowledge and skills on physiotherapy to improve global health and wellbeing. The largest contingents come from Japan (434 delegates), Singapore (393), Australia (332), United Kingdom (209), United States (207), Sweden (129), Taiwan (122) and Malaysia (102). But were also the countries having only one delegate: Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Fiji, Guatemala, Guyana, Maldives, Martinique, Niger, Oman, Romania, Slovakia, St Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela and Western Samoa.

Next edition od WCPT Congress will be in Cape Town, 2-4 July 2017.