The College of Physical Therapy at Deraya University aims to prepare highly competent physiotherapists who are fully equipped with cutting-edge knowledge and versatile professional skills needed to put them among the highest-ranked physiotherapy professionals nationally and globally.

Under the auspices of Prof. Alaa Ashmawy, Deraya University President,

We are honored to invite You to attend the Fourth International Scientific Conference of the College of Physical Therapy on Thursday, February, 29, 2024, which aims to:

• Exchanging of scientific and practical experiences and skills between international experts in the field of physical therapy.
• Raising the scientific and therapeutic efficiency of physical therapists in the health institutions to advance the profession and reach an outstanding level of performance.
• Developing the practical skills of therapists based on scientific foundations by reviewing and discussing the best participating researches in the fields of physical therapy and rehabilitation, and highlighting the latest recommendations that can be applied in this field to serve the community.
• The conference provides an opportunity for everyone to network, exchange ideas and present their research to the international community. The discussion on the latest innovations, achievements, trends, practical problems and challenges they face in in various fields of physical therapy and rehabilitation.
• Encouraging interdisciplinary research between different disciplines.
• Developing researchers’ capabilities to innovate in the field of scientific research.
• Help physiotherapists apply the core competencies of physical therapy profession, including effective communication, leadership, and professionalism, on a day-to-day basis in order to achieve an outstanding level of performance, and Highlight the latest recommendations and physical therapy practice breakthroughs.
• Actively exploring existing and future relations between physiotherapy theory and practice and our planetary environment and health;
• Being open to all ideas, practices, objects, disciplines, systems and structures that can contribute to the exploration, development, and practice of more environmentally engaged physiotherapy;
• Challenging physiotherapists to critically examine the profession’s historical anthropocentrism and ecological agnosia;
• Providing a platform for the latest research and developments in environmental physiotherapy;
• To advance the study, understanding and implementation of environmental sustainability and related policies like the UN Sustainable Development Goals in physiotherapy research, practice, and education;
• To advance policy development with regard to planetary health within the physiotherapy profession and beyond;
• Nurturing a positive, collaborative and supportive space for ideas that promote more environmentally engaged and responsible physiotherapy.
• The Conference aims to highlight issues related to child nutrition around the world, foster cooperation between nations and encourage countries to develop and improve school nutrition pro-grams that return multiple benefits and address multiple Sustainable Development Goals.
• Gathering high-level officials from every year to discuss strategies to strengthen school feeding translates into stronger governmental commitment to school feeding and into positive impacts on education, health, and socio-economic indicators.
• Integrate nutrition and health: Prioritize the role of nutrition and food security in overall health, including disease prevention and management, and ensure that our health care system addresses the nutrition needs of all people.
• Enhance nutrition and food security research: Improve nutrition metrics, data collection, and research to inform nutrition and food security policy, particularly on issues of equity, access, and disparities.
• Support physical activity for all: Make it easier for people to be more physically active (in part by ensuring that everyone has access to safe places to be active), increase awareness of the benefits of physical activity, and conduct research on and measure physical activity.

OUR VISION
To help physiotherapy contribute more meaningfully to planetary health and wellbeing.
OUR MISSION: 4E
	ENVISION To imagine, create, dream…
	EXPLORE To research, study, interrogate…
	ENHANCE To advance, promote, strengthen…
	EMPLOY To practice, act, do…