The Uprising
An EPA regional roundtables event
Thursday 20 – Friday 21 November 2025
Since the launch of the Environmental Physiotherapy Association (EPA) in mid-2019, the EPA has been growing steadily and currently unites over 1500 international members. With people in all corners and time zones of the world, speaking all sorts of different languages, and working on all sorts of different aspects of environmental physiotherapy, it can sometimes be difficult to gather all of us together to talk, share our ideas and experiences, and make plans for the way forward. This November, we want to make space for these kinds of meetings to happen to strengthen growing EPA members activity in different regions of the world.
The Uprising – An EPA regional roundtables event invites all members and people interested in environmental physiotherapy to gather in their respective timezones and languages, to build community, and reflect on the lead question of the event:
What are the next steps for environmental physiotherapy and the EPA in my region?
The exploration of this question, as well as questions about the specificities and challenges of each region, the EPT-related needs, interests, and wishes of clinicians, students, educators, and researchers, and ideas for future activities, will also be gathered to support the ongoing development of EPA regions pages.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Regional roundtables

Brasil
14:00-15:00h (São Paulo)
21 November 2025
Moderadores: Adriane Vieira (UFRGS), Luiz Hespanhol (USP) e Saulo Barboza

Le monde francophone
Date et heure à venir
20/21 novembre 2025
Modérateurs : Shaun Cleaver (U Sherbrooke), Émilie Fortin (UQAC), Fanny Poget (HESAV)
Lien vers la réunion bientôt disponible

India
14:30-15:30 (IST)
21 November 2025
Moderator: Srishti Banerjee (LJ University)
Meeting link coming soon

Österreich
Uhrzeit und Datum kommen bald
20/21 November 2025
Moderatoren: Elena Fluch (FH Kärnten), Simone Luschin (HCW)
Meeting link kommt bald

Ireland
Time and date coming soon
20/21 November 2025
Moderators: Rosemarie McGee (ACU), Esther-Mary D’Arcy (ER WCPT), & Orlagh Nic Fhionnbhairr
Meeting link coming soon

Portugal
21:00 (CET)
21 November 2025
Moderadores: Andrea Ribeiro (ISAVE), João Paulo Ferreira de Sousa Venâncio (CESPU)

El mundo hispanohablante
09:00-10:00h (São Paulo)
21 Noviembre 2025
Moderadores: Magdalen Chamorro Gine (UCL), Barbara Maria Munoz Monari (UCL) y Berta Paz Lourido (UiB Baleares)
Enlace a la reunión disponible próximamente

UK
19:30-20:30h (UK)
21 November 2025
Moderators: Jen McNesfield, Danielle Munford (Uni Plymouth) and Leanne Wiles (Lincoln Uni)
Meeting link coming soon

Skandinavia
19:00h (CET)
20 November 2025
Moderatorer: Emma Swärdh (Karolinska Institutet), Margit Nikoline Langballe (EPA, Norge)
Länk till mötet kommer snart

Philippines
5pm (Philippines time)
21 November 2025
Moderators: Donald Manlapaz (UST), Zyra Mae Sicat (UST), Francis Clarence Chua (NWU), Angelica Tiongco-Fernandez (OLFU)
Meeting link coming soon

USA
3pm ET / 12pm PT
20 November 2025
Moderators: Eric Robertson, Carly Lochala, Noriko Yamaguchi

Suomi
Klo 15.00 Suomen aikaa
20 marraskuu 2025
Moderaattorit: Aki Rintala (Lab) ja Kati Nykänen (Laurea)
Kokouslinkki täällä

Japan
日時近日公開
2025年11月20日 / 21日
モデレーター: …
Meeting link coming soon

Europe
Time and date coming soon
20/21 November 2025
Moderators: Esther-Mary D’Arcy (ER WCPT)
Meeting link coming soon
Would you like to host a regional roundtable?
Please contact Filip Maric (PhD) and you will be provided with a roundtable run sheet and further support and information.