The Value of Community
On September 19-20, 2026, the 4th All-Ukrainian Congress of Physical Therapy took place in Lviv – an annual event bringing together physical therapists and other professionals in the field of rehabilitation, as well as everyone involved or interested in developing a high-quality rehabilitation system in Ukraine. The main goal of the Congress was to improve the quality of rehabilitation through consolidating the efforts of the professional community, strengthening interaction between different sectors, leadership development, and implementing evidence-based approaches into practice.
Chernihiv Polytechnic National University was represented at the Congress by Oleh Vynohradov, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor at the Department of Physical Rehabilitation, guarantor of the “Physical Therapy” Educational-Professional Program.
The two-day program covered lectures, workshops, and panel discussions dedicated to strengthening partnerships in rehabilitation, advocacy and rehabilitation system development, quality standards for rehabilitation care, clinical management of patients with various conditions, education and professional development of personnel, patient-centered care, multidisciplinary collaboration, leadership, and more. Speakers at the Congress included leading Ukrainian experts in the field of rehabilitation (Tetiana Baryshok, Alla Pivnyk, Artem Zhurskyi, Volodymyr Mahas, Daria Kropyva, Kateryna Tymruk-Skoropad, Kostiantyn Kalinkin, Oleh Bilanskyi, Serhii Khuda, and others) as well as international colleagues (Agnieszka Lewko, Larisa Hoffman, Teresa Clark, Uzo Ehiogu, Ceri Elisabeth Battle, and others).
The staff of the Department of Physical Rehabilitation expresses sincere gratitude to the organizers and partners of the Congress, in particular the All-Ukrainian Association of Physical Therapists, Charitable Foundation “Patients of Ukraine,” Ukrainian Red Cross, International Committee of the Red Cross, Charitable Foundation “Zaporuka,” Institute of Vertebralogy and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Health of Ukraine, and others.
