Joint Workshop of the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPM&R) and the European Board of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (EBPRM): Competency-based training and assessment in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine-Opportunities

Wednesday 5 Nov. 2025Ask your question during the session

Id 76 Topic Education and Training Main Speaker Carolyn Kinney USA Co Speakers Maria Gabriella Ceravolo Italy, Nikolaos Barotsis Greece, Aydan Oral Türkiye Attendees 60 Extra Fees – Competency-based training emerges as a preferred model due to its potential efficiency in medical education. Documents such as the CanMEDS Framework and the World Health Organization Rehabilitation…

Updates and Innovations in Pediatric Rehabilitation

Thursday 6 Nov. 2025Ask your question during the session

Id 83 Topic Pediatric Speakers David Cancel USA, Youness Abdelfettah Morocco, Ascela Vasquez Briceño Honduras, Amanda Ayala USA, Ruth Alejandro USA This session will highlight innovations in the care of children with disabilities. We will present emerging treatments and assessment tools in Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Gait impairments, Sialorrhea, Traumatic Brain Injury and conditions which…

Innovative Approaches in Stroke Rehabilitation: Benefits and Perspectives

Thursday 6 Nov. 2025Ask your question during the session

Id 90 Topic Neurorehabilitation Speakers Sanaz Pournajaf Italy, Alessandro Giustini Italy, Thierry Lejuene Belgium, Rajiv Reebye Canada, Sara Laxe Spain This session will explore groundbreaking advancements in stroke rehabilitation, focusing on innovative approaches that enhance functional recovery and quality of life. Discussions will cover the integration of technology into Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM), addressing…

Global Certification: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Developing the Rehabilitation Workforce

Thursday 6 Nov. 2025Ask your question during the session

Id 121 Topic Global Rehabilitation Approaches Speakers Julia To Dutka USA, Lynne Moronski USA , Hazem Qannam Saudia Arabia , Beatrice Rey-Matias Phillipines With 2.4 billion people around the world needing rehabilitation care1, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes that a multidisciplinary approach offers the best likelihood for success in improving rehabilitation health outcomes worldwide.…

Adapting, Advancing, Achieving: Namibia as a Model for African Rehabilitation Medicine

Thursday 6 Nov. 2025Ask your question during the session

Id 136 Topic Community session Speakers Niña Carmela Tamayo USA, Lettie Langendorf Namibia, Louisa Blaauw-de Wit Namibia, Laurenie Louissaint USA, Jina Libby USA Attendees 30 Extra Fees – Understand the Current Landscape of PRM in Namibia – Provide an overview of the public and private rehabilitation sectors, including workforce capacity, inpatient and outpatient care models,…

Phenomenological approach to spastic movement disorders

Friday 7 Nov. 2025Ask your question during the session

Id 56 Topic Spasticity Speakers Bo Biering-Sørensen Danemark, Rajiv Reebye Canada, Peter Sanderson UK Hyperkinetic movement disorders, known for their complex and overlapping movement patterns, present significant challenges in classification and treatment. This complexity is further compounded by evolving definitions and the involvement of various medical specialties. The inconsistency in definitions and descriptors complicates both…

Role of Regenerative Medicine (Platelet Rich Plasma) in Persons Undergoing Neurological Rehabilitation

Wednesday 5 Nov. 2025Ask your question during the session

Id 81 Topic Innovation Speaker Navita Purohit India, Abhishek Srivastava India The promising field of Regenerative Medicine is working to restore structure and function of damaged tissues and organs. Cellular Therapies are one component of regenerative medicine. Adult stem cells are harvested and then injected at the site of diseased or damaged tissue, reconstruction of…

Incorporating Aerobic Exercise in PRM – an Essential (but Often Overlooked) Modality in Optimal Neurologic, Oncologic and Cardio-Vascular Rehabilitation

Sports, Thursday 6 Nov. 2025Ask your question during the session

Id 17 Topic Global Approach to rehabilitation Speaker Jonathan Whiteson USA Benefits from standard PRM programs for neurologic, oncologic and cardio-vascular disorders have been well established. Rehabilitation programs typically focus on focal areas of deficit designed to optimize specific functions such as standing, self-care, balancing and walking. Aerobic exercise is central to rehabilitation programs for…

Navigating The New Global Health Crisis and Why PM&R is at the Vanguard

Wednesday 5 Nov. 2025Ask your question during the session

Id 50 Topic Specific conditions & disabilities Main Speaker Vanguard David Burke USA Introduction: during the last global crisis, covid, the medical specialty that was at the vanguard of providing advice and solutions to the global population was infectious dis-ease. Since that time, post COVID syndrome, and conditions related to unattended medical care during that…