Organisation – IFOMPT 2024 | by organizers.ch

Hosting organisation

The swiss association for orthopaedic musculoskeletal physical therapy is the biggest association for manual therapists in Switzerland.

https://www.svomp.ch/svomp-muskuloskelettale-physiotherapie.html

svomp Committee:

- Felicitas Frank
- Rick Peters
- Marion Schreiner
- Simone Elsig
- Markus Ernst
- Urs Baumann

In association with

The international federation of orthopaedic manipulative physical therapists incorporated (IFOMPT) represents groups of manipulative physical therapists around the world who have completed stringent post-registration/post-graduation specialisation programs in the field of neuro-musculoskeletal disorders.

IFOMPT is a subgroup of world physiotherapy which is the sole international voice for physical therapy. IFOMPT represents over 23 000 physical therapists passionate about OMPT from 37 countries

https://www.ifompt.org/

IFOMPT Committee:

- Laura Finucane
- Paolo Sanzo
- Renée de Rujiter
- Pierre Röscher
- Richard Ellis
- Ingrid du Toit

Marion Schreiner

Chair IFOMPT 2024
svomp Executive Member - Physiotherapie Handwerk

" When I was reading the list where all the previous conferences have been - I thought I want to bring this great event to Switzerland.
And we are so lucky… we didn‘t just get the conference - we are also privileged to celebrate 50 years of IFOMPT.
When I was young I haven‘t been to a lot of conferences, since I have attended- my way of treatment is guided on recent clinical guidelines and evidenced medicine. The second reason: physiotherapists are such a great bunch of people - you will have a lot of fun - they are inspiring and great to spend time with."

Doris Hirth

Vice Chair IFOMPT 2024
Executive Director svomp

I am an independent entrepreneur with specialisation in association managment and managing director of svomp since 2017
I am working in association managment with enthusiasm and commitment
I am a service provider with passion
I love challenges

Felicitas Frank

President svomp

Rick Peters

Vice-president svomp

Simone Elsig

Member of the svomp committee

Markus Ernst

Member of the svomp committee

Urs Baumann

Member of the svomp committee

Patricia Salzmann

Admin. svomp

Programme committee

Anita Hartmeier - Committee Chair

Guillaume Christe
"The IFOMPT conference 2024 in Basel is the major musculoskeletal and manual physical therapy conference. I was so happy when I learned that it would be held in Switzerland, as I had such a great time in Glasgow in 2016. It is a great opportunity to participate to the development of the programme of the conference, with a wonderful team of people involved. I really love the main theme of the conference - "Crossing bridges". The conference will aim to cross bridges between research, clinical practice, education, patients’ perspectives and society needs. The 50th anniversary, which will be celebrated in Basel, is also a great opportunity to reflect on the past, present and future of musculoskeletal and manual physical therapy. We are working hard to make sure the conference in Basel will be a major event to learn and reflect on our roles as musculoskeletal and manual physiotherapists, with a diversity in topics, presenters, perspectives and sessions. It will be a key event that should not be missed!"

Markus Ernst

Scientific committee

Joel Bialosky

Mindy Cairns
Mindy has been actively involved with the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists (IFOMPT), a sub-group of World Physiotherapy for many years. She is Chair of the International Scientific Committee (ISC) for the 2024 IFOMPT Congress and was ISC Chair for the 2016 IFOMPT Congress. She was UK IFOMPT representative (2012-17). She has served on numerous Trial Steering Committees and is currently Chair of the ARTISAN Trial TSC.
Mindy is an experienced clinician, researcher and educator. She is Senior Research Fellow and Postgraduate Programme Lead MSc Advanced Physiotherapy in the School of Health and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, UK. Her clinical and research expertise is in the management of musculoskeletal and orthopaedic conditionals – specifically spinal pain. Her methodological expertise are quantitative methodologies; randomised clinical trials, trial interventions and evaluation, survey and questionnaire design and evaluation of current clinical practice. She is an experienced external examiner and successful research supervisor at both PhD and MSc.
She is a Fellow of the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP) and continues to work clinically treating acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions, specialising in spinal pain dysfunction, management of hypermobility and rehabilitation.

Jeremy Lewis
"IFOMPT is about sharing knowledge, learning, catching up with old friends, making new ones. It is a valuable meeting place for networking, sharing ideas, and sharing a beer. IFOMPT is great for career development, being inspired by patients, researchers, and clinicians. it is also a great opportunity to explore a new city and meet people from all over the world."

Hannu Luomajoki
" I am part of the scientific committee and I am loooking forward to this congress being held first time in Switzerland. It is great to be part of a world wide community of colleagues."

Niama Saleh

Annina Schmid
" The IFOMPT Conference is an amazing opportunity to bring together clinicians, educators, patients and researchers to move the field of musculoskeletal and manual physical therapy forward. I love the buzz of these conferences, the exposure to new knowledge, controversial theories, and deep thinking. Importantly though, and particularly after the challenging last few years, I cannot wait to meet everyone in person again, rekindle old friendships and create many new ones. The IFOMPT conference is the ideal place to do this and I am therefore honoured to play a small part in its creation. Being Swiss, of course I am also excited to welcome the IFOMPT community to our beautiful home country."

Veronika Schoeb
"The IFOMPT Conference is a very important event for all musculoskeletal and manual physical therapists. I wish that we can build bridges and move the profession forward."

Esther Williamson