Physiotherapists mark jubilee
’! Press Associations l DUNEDIN. 1 tI Physiotherapists were, .' urged to consider seriously ! the developments and pro-) s i grass of their profession! jiwhen the Vice-Chancellor of! f Otago University (Dr R. 0. 1 t;H. Irvine) spoke at their) 1 jubilee national conference i 1 in Dunedin. Dr Irvine said the time had; c come for physiotherapists to i - voice their opinions in dis-1 i, cussions on the development i i of health care in New Zea-1 d land. He believed physiotherapy
j had been left, behind by other ■more vigorous professions. , Dr. Irvine said health-care [ professions were coming [under closer scrutiny. In (view of the public’s becoming [more aware, more should be [done to promote the public [image of physiotherapy. [ “You have had 50 years of fine history behind you — I make sure the next 50 are [as exciting and as worth[while,” Dr Irvine said. [ The conference, marking [the 50th anniversary of the [society, has drawn about 100 [delegates from throughout New Zealand.
Miss B. D. McLeod, the ■ society’s national president, said that the future of the I physiotherapy profession 1 must be closely watched. j “The image of physiotherapy may change in the i next 50 years, possibly as ■ much as the profession has ' experienced in the last 50,” I she said.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33454, 8 February 1974, Page 13
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