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
13h30 (Québec) / 19h30 (France et Suisse)
20 novembre 2025
Modérateurs : Shaun Cleaver (U Sherbrooke), Émilie Fortin (UQAC), Fanny Poget (HESAV)
India
14:30-15:30 (IST)
21 November 2025
Moderator: Srishti Banerjee (LJ University)
Meeting link here, Passcode: Tue3kF
Österreich
15:00-16:00 (Austria)
21 November 2025
Moderatoren: Elena Fluch (FH Kärnten), Simone Luschin (HCW), Erik Hansen (Hochschule Burgenland)
Meeting link hier
The Island of Ireland
10:30am (Dublin)
20 November 2025
Moderators: Rosemarie McGee (ACU), Esther-Mary D’Arcy (ER WCPT), & Orlagh Nic Fhionnbhairr
Meeting link here
Portugal
10:00am (Lisboa)
21 November 2025
Moderadores: Andrea Ribeiro (ISAVE), João Paulo Ferreira de Sousa Venâncio (CESPU)
Link para a reunião aqui
El mundo hispanohablante
09:00-10:00h (São Paulo)
21 Noviembre 2025
Moderadores: Magdalena Chamorro Gine (UCL), Barbara Maria Munoz Monari (UCL) y Berta Paz Lourido (UiB Baleares)
UK
19:30-20:30h (UK)
20 November 2025
Moderators: Jen McNesfield, Danielle Munford (Uni Plymouth) and Leanne Wiles (Lincoln Uni)
Meeting link here
Skandinavia
19:00h (CET)
20 November 2025
Moderatorer: Emma Swärdh (Karolinska Institutet), Margit Nikoline Langballe (EPA, Norge)
Philippines
5.30pm (Philippines time)
21 November 2025
Moderators: Donald Manlapaz (UST), Zyra Mae Sicat (UST), Francis Clarence Chua (NWU), Angelica Tiongco-Fernandez (OLFU)
Meeting link here
USA
3pm ET / 12pm PT
20 November 2025
Moderators: Eric Robertson, Carly Lochala, Noriko Yamaguchi
Schweiz
Meeting auf Deutsch
19:00 (CET)
20 November 2025
Moderatoren: Andrea Bärlocher (ZHAW), Robin Rieser (Physioswiss Bern)
Teams link hier; Passcode: 6jS9AZ3T
Suomi
Klo 15.00 Suomen aikaa
20 marraskuu 2025
Moderaattorit: Aki Rintala (Lab) ja Kati Nykänen (Laurea)
Kokouslinkki täällä
Canada (English speaking)
De Nederlandstalige wereld
The Arab World
5-7pm (Jordan time)
20 November 2025
Moderators: Dania Qutishat (University of Jordan)
Meeting link here
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.