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School of Physiotherapy

The Pathway to recovery from COVID 19: Scope of Physiotherapy

Date – 08th September 2020

Time- 2.00-3.15pm

Speakers-

Dr. Girija Nair, Professor, and Head of Department, Pulmonary Medicine, School of Medicine, DY Patil Deemed to be University, Navi Mumbai.

Dr. Amit Nagpal, Assistant Professor, Department of Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, DY Patil Deemed to be University, Navi Mumbai.

Dr. Riddhi Shroff, Assistant Professor, School of Physiotherapy, DY Patil Deemed to be University, Navi Mumbai.

Dr. Titiksha Pol, Assistant Professor, School of Physiotherapy, DY Patil Deemed to be University, Navi Mumbai.

Dr. Balachandran Jayachandran, Principal Physiotherapist, Woodlands health Campus, Singapore.

Dr. Ankita Asher, Consultant Cardio-pulmonary physiotherapist, Jupiter Hospital, Thane.

Dr. Anu Arora, Associate Professor, School of Physiotherapy, DY Patil Deemed to be University, Navi Mumbai.

Number of Participants – 140


Content- The panel discussion was an interactive session organized on the occasion of World Physiotherapy Day. The highlights of the meeting were on the challenges faced by a medical team during the initial phase of the COVID 19 crisis and how were the solutions incorporated into clinical practice. The panel also discussed how physiotherapy has played a vital role in recovery from COVID 19 in acute and subacute care. The session gave information on how telerehabilitation physiotherapy can help in the recovery of post-COVID patients. The presence of International speakers gave a new holistic view of how the pandemic is dealt with over the globe. The team also focused on how the evidence-based practice is implemented in COVID-19 care at the DY Patil Hospital, Navi Mumbai.