Osteopathic Healthcare 2021
We are pleased to announce that the 2021 Annual General Meeting and Conference will be held at Belmond Copacabana Palace in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil from May 19-21, 2021, in partnership with OIA member organizations, the RBrO – Registro Brasileiro dos Osteopatas and the IBO- Instituto Brasileiro de Osteopatia. Join us for our first conference in South America!
Register
Click here to register for the 2021 Annual General Meeting and Conference! Registration closes March 15, 2021.
Book Your Hotel Room
Take advantage of our very special rate (BRL 850+tax) with the Belmond Copacabana Hotel and book your room now using this link.
Visa Requirements for Brazil
Don’t wait until the last minute – check with your nearest Brazilian consular office to determine whether or not you will require an entry visa for Brazil.
Schedule*
May 19, 2021
3:00-5:30 PM: Annual General Meeting
Room: Rio de Janeiro
5:30-7:30 PM : Welcome cocktails with RBrO and IBO
Room: Azul
May 20, 2021
9:00 AM: Welcome Session – Dr. William Burke (US) and Ms. Ana Paula Ferreira (BR) for the OIA
Room: Copacabana (Plenary Session)
9:30 AM: “Keep it Pure” – Ms. Jane Stark, DO (CA)
Room: Copacabana (Plenary Session)
10:00 AM: Virtual Instrution in Osteopathic Prinicples and Treatement During a Pandemic – Lessons Learned. – Dr. Jan Willcox (US)
Room: Copacabana (Plenary Session)
10:30 AM: Break
11:00 AM: Status of OIA-WHO Projects – Ms. Ana Paula Ferreira, DO (BR)
Room: Azul
11:30 AM: Results of the Survey of the Global Osteopathic Profession – Mr. Charles Hunt, DO (UK) and Ms. Dawn Carnes (UK)
Room: Azul
12:00 PM: Glossary of Osteopathic Terms – Progress and Challenges – Mr. Antony Nicholas (AU)
Room: Azul
12:30: Lunch
2:00 PM: Benchmarks in Training of Osteopathy – Dr. Boyd Buser (US)
Room: Azul
2:20 PM: Assessment of Osteopathic Principles and OMT Around the World – Dr. John Gimpel (US)
Room: Azul
2:40 PM: National Complement to European Standards Concerning Code of Ethics – Mr. Philippe Sterlingot (FR)
Room: Azul
3:10 PM: 20 Years of Public Osteopathic Outpatients Clinics in Brazil – Ms. Natalia Rocha, DO (BR), and Ms. Letizia Maddaluno, DO (BR)
Room: Azul
3:40 PM: Research Communities of Practice to Develop Evidence-Based Models of Osteopathic Care – Dr. Jorge Esteves (PT)
Room: Azul
4:15 PM: Day One Wrap-Up, Review of Following Day Schedule, Social Dinner Logistics – Ms. Ana Paula Ferreira (BR), Mr. Antony Nicholas (AU)
Room: Azul
7:30 PM: Social Dinner (Optional)
May 21, 2021
9:00 AM: Branding Osteopathy, Lessons From a Campaign – Mr. Maurice Cheng (UK)
Room: Copacabana (Plenary Session)
9:30 AM: 10 Years of Osteopathic Research: The evolution of osteopathy research: building on the past, transforming the present, strengthening the future – Dr. Amie Steel (AU)
Room: Copacabana (Plenary Session)
10:00 AM: Traditional, Complementary, and Integrative Medicine in the Americas and The Virtual Health Library on TCIM – Dra. Iracema Benevides (BR) (Plenary Session)
Room: Copacabana
10:15 AM: Brazilian Academic Consortium of Integrative Health – Dr. Ricardo Ghelman (BR) (Plenary Session)
Room: Copacabana
10:30 AM: Break
11:00 AM: Responding to a Pandemic – How Did Member Organizations Manage Training, Patient Care and More. Panel followed by Open Discussion – Ms. Ana Paula Ferreirs (BR)
Room: Azul
12:00 PM: TBA
Room: Azul
12:30 PM: Lunch
2:00 PM: Tools to Assist Regulatory Advances Across Member Countries – Dr. Frank Mueller (DE) and Ms, Hanna Tomasdottir (DE)
Room: Azul
2:30 PM: Regulatory Advances Across Member Countries – Panel TBA
Room: Azul
3:00 PM: TBA
3:30 PM: Wrap-up, Feedback and Conference Close – Ms. Ana Paula Ferreira (BR), Mr. Antony Nicholas (AU)
*This conference program is approved for 11 AOA Category 1-A CME credits.
You can also visit our member co-hosts’ conference website for a broader overview of session offerings.
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Brazil Beyond Rio!
Contact Veridiana Lisboa at veridiana@triplink.com.br if you are interested in exploring more of Brazil.
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Cancellations and Refunds
- 100% refund – cancellation 30 days before the event date with a deduction of administrative fee of USD 100.00.
- No refund – 100% cancellation fee will be charged for any cancellations 30 days prior to the event date.