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IFOMT ExecutiveView photos of the 2004-2008 IFOMT Executive Michael Ritchie, President, IFOMT
Michael graduated with a B.Sc. in Physiotherapy from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, in 1979 and has been in private practice since that time. He has been a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Therapists since 1986, CAMT is the Canadian IFOMT MO. His areas of clinical interest include spinal manipulation, postural rehabilitation, muscle imbalance therapy (ala Sahrmann), and TMD, working closely with dental specialists for 25 years. He received his M.Ed. from Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Canada, in 2005, specializing in Adult Education. His working project was entitled “Applying the Gold Standard in a Bronze Medal World: The Challenges of Integrating Validated Research into Continuing Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Physical Therapy Education”. Prior to becoming the President of IFOMT in 2004, he was the Canadian IFOMT MO delegate from 2000-2004, and during this time he worked closely with website developers on the IFOMT website, www.ifomt.org. He has lectured at the schools of physiotherapy and dentistry, Dalhousie University, has taught continuing courses locally and nationally, and has also lectured internationally on TMD syndromes. In 1996 and 1997 he lectured in Kuwait as part of the Dalhousie Kuwait project. In 2006 he was voted Nova Scotia “Physiotherapist of the Year” by his peers. Contact MichaelMichael Ritchie Marina Wallin, Vice-President IFOMT
Marina Wallin (RPT, OMT, MSc, CS ) is from Stockholm, Sweden. She has been working as a manual physiotherapist for many years and has been the owner of a private clinic for the past 35 years. Her main interests are patients with pain problems from their joints: low back pain and neckpain. Marina has been the secretary of the Swedish OMT Association for 15 years. She has arranged several OMT Congresses in Sweden. She has also been the teacher of the OMT Education since 1985. In Perth 2000 she was elected onto IFOMT Executive and since then she has been responsible for the IFOMT-ECE (Education Committee Europe). At the Cape Town congress in 2004, Marina was re-elected onto Executive as Vice-President of IFOMT. Contact MarinaMarina Wallin Annalie Basson, Treasurer IFOMT
Annalie Basson (M.Phys.T (research), B.Sc. Physiotherapy, OMT certificate) is a physiotherapist in private practice in Pretoria, South Africa. She has been working in private practice for the past 24 years. Her main interests are low back pain, neck pain, headaches and patients with chronic pain. Annalie has been active on committees of the OMTG since 1985 and was chairperson of the national executive committee of the OMTG from 1998 – 2004. She has been course leader for the OMT course in Pretoria since 1998 and lectures on this and continuing education courses. She is a member of the South African chapter of the International Association for the Study of Pain. She is the chairperson of the research Foundation of the South African Society of Physiotherapy. She has presented papers at national and international congresses on pain and headaches. She is currently the treasurer of IFOMT. Contact AnnalieAnnalie Basson Duncan Reid, Executive Member IFOMT
Duncan Reid [MHSc(Hons), BSc, Dip MT, PGDipHSc (Manipulative Physiotherapy), MNZCP] is a Principal Lecturer in Musculo-skeletal Physiotherapy and Head of the School of Rehabilitation and Occupation Studies of the Auckland University of Technology. He is co programme leader for the Post-graduate programme in Musculo-skeletal Physiotherapy within the Master of Health Science Programme. Duncan has had 27 years of clinical experience in Musculo-skeletal Physiotherapy. He owned and operated a private practice in New Zealand for 17 years before moving to a full time teaching position at the School of Physiotherapy in 2000. His main areas of interest are in manual and manipulative therapy especially manipulation to the cervical spine, a topic he has taught both nationally and internationally. He also has significant interest in viscoelasticity of muscle tissue and stretching, areas he has researched and published in. He has also recently completed his doctoral research investigating the effects of stretching interventions in people with osteoarthritis of the knee. Duncan’s experience in Sports Physiotherapy is also extensive. He is the past president of the NZ Manipulative Physiotherapists Association and has been Chief Physiotherapist for the NZ team at the last 4 Olympic Games. He is currently one of the IFOMT executives. He has been an invited speaker at national and international conferences related to Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. Contact DuncanC/- Auckland University of Technology Lothar Joerger, Executive Member IFOMT
Lothar Joerger (OMT certificate) is from Nuedlingen, Germany where he has been working in his private practice since 2000. After 5 years of PT work in different hospital settings all around Germany he has been working as head of a Physiotherapy Department in a Rehabilitation Hospital for over 11 years. Contact LotharEgerlandstr.23 Vicki Reid, Secretariat of IFOMT
Vicki started her working life by training as a Registered Nurse at Tauranga Hospital, New Zealand in 1978, continuing on to be staff nurse in both Orthopaedics and Special Care Nursery. She then worked as a practice nurse for 2 years in Morrinsville before having her 2 children. To fit in with parenthood, she worked part time in a Real Estate office as office administrator for 2 years, progressing to Executive Officer of the New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapists Association (NZMPA) in 1998. In June 2000 Vicki was approached to work 4 hours per week as Secretariat of IFOMT, a role which has continued to grow and is now 10 hours per week. She is also currently joint Executive Officer for NZMPA on a job share basis 14 hours per week. Vicki completed a Diploma in Event Management in 2007 at the Auckland University of Technology. STANDARDS COMMITTEEDr Alison Rushton EdD, MSc, Grad Dip Phys, DipTP, FMACP - Chair of IFOMT Standards Committee
After working in neuromusculoskeletal clinical practice Alison moved into education full time in 1993. An MSc in Manipulative Therapy provided the background for development of her teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels in neuromusculoskeletal physiotherapy. A Doctorate in Education completed in 2004 at the University of Warwick, UK has enabled Alison to integrate educational practice with neuromusculokeletal physiotherapy. Alison is currently Senior Lecturer and Head of Postgraduate Studies at the University of Birmingham in the UK. She is also Programme Leader of the MSc Advanced Manipulative Physiotherapy programme that is an approved route leading to membership of the UK Member Organisation of IFOMT, the Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP). Alison’s research is focused on two aspects. A professional development focus builds on her Doctorate in Education and investigates international research priorities for neuromusculoskeletal physiotherapy, to provide a guide for Masters Level Student Dissertations, and another study investigates the development of learner independence. A neuromusculoskeletal focus aims to complete the pre-clinical and phase I stages of the continuum of increasing evidence (MRC, 2000) for the development and evaluation of a complex intervention for the management of acute Whiplash Associated Disorder II. As part of this work, the use of dynamic ultrasonography investigates nerve mobility and characteristics in whiplash associated disorder patients. Alison has successfully completed numerous MSc dissertation supervisions, and one Doctoral supervision centred on Mobilisations with Movement in Low Back Pain Management. Her current Doctoral supervisions include: management of dyslexia in health care education, the effect of cervical manipulation on eye coordination, outcome measures post ACL injury, and dynamic ultrasonography evaluating nerve movement characteristics post Whiplash Associated Disorder. External to the University of Birmingham, Alison is currently the Chair of the Standards Committee for the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy (IFOMT), and Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. She is also on the Editorial Board of Manual Therapy, and reviews articles for several journals, and reviews research bids for several organisations. Alison is also an External Examiner in Manipulative Physiotherapy at University College London / Kings College London. Her previous roles have included Chair of the Committee for Education and Approval and Vice Chair of the MACP, External Examiner for MSc programmes at Manchester University, and the University of Brighton. Contact AlisonSchool of Health Sciences Standards Committee Group Photo - 2006
From left to right, back row: Darren Rivett, Jan Pool, Michael Ritchie, Lorrie Maffey. Front row: Alison Rushton, Karen Beeton, Ann Porter-Hoke. (Unable to attend: John Langendoen) © 2003-2008 International Federation Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapists (IFOMT). All rights reserved. |
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