Updated :  28th June 2020

Overcoming Coronavirus COVID-19: TOGETHER WE STAND!

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic across the world calls for concerted efforts amongst all countries and healthcare professionals globally.

Physiotherapists in Singapore, like in different part of the world have been assisting governmental efforts whether is it attending to patients who are affected by the COVID-19 virus, frontline screening and backend contact tracing efforts.

SPA would like to thank you for your tireless efforts, relentless dedication and courageous resilience during this time.

We have been keeping abreast of the developments of the coronavirus situation and are committed to ensuring that information and resources are available to the physiotherapy community.

Information and Resources that are useful for physiotherapy practice

• SPA advisory for the private physiotherapy sector (updated version 8 on 18th May 2021): written with advice from the Chief Allied Health Officer’s Office (Ministry of Health).  

• Clinical practice guideline for physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting, endorsed by the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S183695532030028X

• Available resources collated by WCPT, which can be located here: https://www.wcpt.org/news/Novel-Coronavirus-2019-nCoV

• Free online COVID-19 course by Physioplus, which is helping in assisting us to understand about the coronavious and the physiotherapists’ role. https://www.physiospot.com/physiopedia/covid-19-update-free-online-course/

• SPA telehealth guidelines (published 11^th April 2020) https://www.physiotherapy.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SPA-telehealth-guidelines_final_12-April.pdf

• MOH resources:

• • MOH website for updates on COVID-19: https://www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19
  • MOH website for advisories for various sectors including healthcare: https://www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19/advisories-for-various-sectors
  • Common FAQs on COVID-19 https://www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19/faqs

Should you have any enquiries, please email us at secretary@physiotherapy.org.sg.