New Education Grant
1 September 2026
The purpose of the International Association of Physiotherapists working with Older People (IPTOP) Education Grant is to facilitate members’ knowledge exchange at professional conferences, through s...
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New Submission Period - 1-09-2026 -> 1-03-2027 More information
WP: Call for abstracts is OPEN More Information
WP Congress 2027 More information
Older people: The Global Challenge
People worldwide are living longer. Today most people can expect to live into their sixties and beyond. Every country in the world is experiencing growth in both the size and the proportion of older persons in the population.
By 2030, 1 in 6 people in the world will be aged 60 years or over. At this time the share of the population aged 60 years and over will increase from 1 billion in 2020 to 1.4 billion. By 2050, the world’s population of people aged 60 years and older will double (2.1 billion). The number of persons aged 80 years or older is expected to triple between 2020 and 2050 to reach 426 million.
Membership
The membership of IPTOP consists of countries that have a geriatric physiotherapy special interest group (SIG). Each country designates a representative from their SIG to attend IPTOP member country representative meetings.
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Education
IPTOP strives to support professional development to improve physiotherapy practice with older adults around the world. We do this by working to host forums and workshops at World Physiotherapy Congresses, as well as sharing information on upcoming educational events and conferences around the world.
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News
We provide news in older adult physiotherapy from around the world. If you have news to share, please send us a note.
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New IPTOP Member – India
11 August 2026
India is seeing an increase in the population above 65 years. A lot of physiotherapists in India are now approached by older people who wish to stay independent and realize the importance of staying...
Read moreIFA – International Federation on Ageing
6 August 2026
In June 2026, the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) convened the expert meeting, Pain Management in Later Life: Aligning Evidence, Policy, and Action, bringing together experts from health, car...
Read moreIAGG Amsterdam July 5-8, 2026
6 August 2026
From IPTOP’s President Hans Hobbelen: It was great to be at the final day, yesterday Wednesday 8th July, of the IAGG 2026 in Amsterdam. I really enjoyed being a member of the scientific committee of...
Read moreDenis Boer – MCR The Netherlands in Chili
6 August 2026
IPTOP Member Country Representative from The Netherlands, Dennis Boer, recently combined a holiday in Santiago, Chile with a visit that the wider physiotherapy community will find genuinely inspiring....
Read moreAward Winner – Bertha Oppong-Yeboah
6 August 2026
World Falls Congress – Manchester – June 24-26, 2026 IPTOP is proud to celebrate Bertha Oppong-Yeboah, our MCR for Ghana and IPTOP Education Grant recipient, who presented her research at ...
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