Thursday, December 20, 2007

Pakistani PTS required for USA........

source: http://www.pakitherapists.com (The only website representing pakistani Physiotherapists)
!! Attention Physical Therapists – We offer a golden opportunity in America !!



For over 14 years Maximum Group of Companies is expanding into a nation-wide network that combines the best of three mutually supporting disciplines.

Rehabilitation by physical and occupational therapists to restore maximum health to those who want to enjoy life at its fullest
Home health services to provide curative medical care for those who want to remain at home with loved ones
Hospice care either at home or in skilled nursing facilities to palliate the symptoms of terminal illness in order to maintain the highest possible quality of life for those who are ready to move from this life to the next.

Candidates should be:
Graduates from a physical therapy curriculum (Bachelor or Masters Degree)
Skilled in the use of equipment and function in a broad range of modalities, having an understanding of the indications and contra-indications for the use of each modality and procedure

We offer:
A great environment with a company certified by America’s major Insurances
Competitive Salary
Paid Vacation
401K plan
Health Insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Company pays filing fees for H1B

We encourage those career-oriented candidates to contact us who are willing to take the challenge towards fulfilling the US requirements for obtaining a Visa. Necessary
steps are following:
ibt TOEFL (Language), FCCPT (Credential evaluation/Visa Screen) or ICD or ICA, State Exam (Licensing)

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Maximum Group of Companies
Raza Ilyas (Human Resources)
raza@maximumgroupofcompanies.com
Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: 001 312 379 0088
Fax: 001 312 492 7392

Thursday, December 13, 2007

PT Colleges/Universities news

Liaqat national School of Physiotherapy,karachi 2ND BATCH MASTERS ADMISSIONS COMPLETED.

SCHOOL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY MAYO HOSPITAL LAHORE
M PHIL PHYSIOTHERAPY ANNOUNCED,
ITS ENTRY TEST AND INTERVIEW CONDUCTED, FINAL MERIT LIST TO BE ANNOUNCED TILL 30-11-2007. THIS PROGRAME IS CONDUCTED BY KING EDWARD MEDICAL UNIVERSITY LAHORE, PROFESSOR DR SYED MUHAMMAD AWAIS IS THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, AND MR SHAHID AHMED HEERA AS COURSE SUPERVISOR / COORDINATOR. Classes to be started from 15th january 2008.

PT colleges/universities news

Four-year BSc Physiotherapy programme started at Rawalpindi Medical College(RMC)

Dec 15 last date for submission of admission forms

The Rawalpindi Medical College (RMC) and allied hospitals have finalised initial set-up for a four-year BSc programme in different medical technologies and set the deadline of December 15 for submission of admission forms.
The BSc programme will be launched in optometry, medical imaging technology, orthotics & prosthetics, physiotherapy and medical laboratory technology having affiliation with the University of Health Sciences (UHS), Lahore.
“We have planned to complete the process of admission within two weeks, from December 17 to December 30. The classes would start on January 1,” said BSc Programme Coordinator Dr. Naveed Iftikhar Maken while talking to ‘The News’ on Tuesday.
The programme is unique in nature because its main focus is on modern technologies, including physical therapy and physical medicine.
Pakistan has a limited number of professional prosthetic orthotists having hands-on expertise in the art of preparing and fitting artificial limbs, physiatric, a medical branch that deals with physical therapy and physical medicine. Physiatrics is not available in Pakistan because the subject has not yet been introduced in medical institutions.
Two of the courses being offered in the programme — physiotherapy and orthotics & prosthetics — would help in improving the quality of work involving prosthetic processes (surgery concerned with replacing missing body parts with artificial devices) in hospitals, said Dr. Maken.
Health experts serving at Rawalpindi General Hospital, Holy Family Hospital and District Headquarters Hospital (Civil Hospital) told ‘The News’ that the programme is the first of its kind in this part of the country. It would help in enhancing quality of work being done in hospitals.
To a query, Dr. Maken said that the curricula for all courses have already been designed. He stated that the admission policy for the programme has already been framed and it would be strictly followed. Both male and female candidates, having FSc (pre-medical), ‘A’ Level or equivalent certificate, are eligible to apply for admission in the courses.
“We are offering all courses on self-finance basis,” said Dr. Maken adding that the fee ranges between Rs24,000 and Rs60,000 per annum.
The BSc programme is of practical nature and various departments in allied hospitals would be utilised for teaching purposes, said Dr. Maken while responding to a query.

PT JOB in Islamabad

AT RIPHAH INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (RIPHAH INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY)3 PHYSIOTHERAPISTS ARE REQUIRED.For more info http://www.riu.edu.pk/careers.php

Friday, December 7, 2007

Physiotherapy News Pakistan

Minister stresses need for community-oriented medical education

RAWALPINDI: Punjab Health Minister Aslam Humayun stressed the need for community-oriented medical education to motivate and train doctors according to the expectations of patients.

He stated this while presiding over a meeting of the Academic Council of Rawalpindi Medical College. Members of the council including Rawalpindi Medical College (RMC) Principal Professor Musadaq Khan, Holy Family Hospital Medical Superintendent (MS) Dr Sayed Abid Hussain Shah, Rawalpindi General Hospital MS Dr Habib Ahmed Khan, District Headquarters Hospital MS Dr Khalid Iqbal Malik and District Health Officer Muhammd Rafiq attended the meeting.

Humayun invited suggestions and proposals for upgrading the standard of health facilities from the council and asked the members to intimate about their requirements and shortfalls.

The minister said the government had taken serious note of illegal medical practice and activities of quacks and they would be dealt with according to the law. Dr Musadaq Khan briefed the minister about the performance of teaching hospitals and academic activities of the college. Later, the minister visited the Holy Family Hospital and took round of surgical, physiotherapy wards, burn centre and other departments and inquired about the health of patients.

Sayed Abid Hussain Shah and Director Emergencies Dr Shafiq Raja informed the minister about the services being rendered to the patients. The minister lauded the services of the doctors, paramedical and nursing staff.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

PT News

PIMS Burn Centre to be inaugurated today

ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf will inaugurate the 20-bed burn centre at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) today amid tight security.While the inauguration function was scheduled for October, it was postponed till early December due to busy schedule of the president. In the meantime, former PIMS executive director Dr Fazle Hadi opened the facility, which is the first of its kind in the twin cities, four days before the completion of his contract last month. A senior doctor at the PIMS said that Dr Hadi did so to take the credit for the Rs 180 million project, which was completed this year, after many missed deadlines.The centre was first scheduled to be opened in April this year, but was delayed till June because of the slow pace of work. That deadline also could not be met and the inauguration was set for early September. The ceremony was then delayed till the end of October awaiting the pleasure of the authorities despite the fact that no proper burn centre existed in Islamabad and Rawalpindi.Till now a makeshift burns unit was functional at the PIMS. Burn victims from Islamabad, Rawalpindi and adjoining areas had to be taken to the Pakistan Ordnance Factories Hospital in Wah, or the Combined Military Hospital in Kharian for treatment. The PIMS Burn Centre has a separate room for every patient and a modern operating system in line with international standards. There is also a dialysis unit, an endoscopic unit, an express laboratory, a blood bank, physiotherapy and a rehabilitation unit, a showering unit and hydrotherapy pools at the centre. All burn patients currently under treatment at the PIMS surgical ward were also to be shifted to the centre. The centre has planned to engage a nurse for each patient’s care. However, the Finance Ministry has reportedly refused to allow the recruitment of required numbers of nurses.Health Minister Ejaz Rahim, Health Secretary Khushnood Lashari, the PIMS Acting ED Dr Ghazala Mehmood, Director General (Health) Shahida Malik, Inspector General (Health) Abdul Majeed Rajput and senior officials will attend the inauguration ceremony for which tight security arrangements have been made.