Building an African Rehabilitation Alliance: Amplifying Voices for Change

Id 63 Topic Community Speakers Abena Tannor Ghana, Francesca Gimigliano Italy, Sinforian Kambou Cameroun, Abderrazak Hajjioui MOROCCO This session, “Building an African Rehabilitation Alliance: Amplifying Voices for Change,” tackles the critical need for a cohesive and influential voice advocating for improved rehabilitation services, training, and workforce development throughout Africa. In line with the ISPRM Congress…

Evaluation And Treatment of Low Back Pain and correlation with injection procedures

Id 109 Topic Pain Speakers Amit Bhargava USA, Mark Hurdle USA, Ahmed Amine El Oumri Morocco Attendees 60 Extra Fees – Low back pain is a common problem observed in the clinical setting. The course will cover anatomy, biomechanics, differentiation of lower back and hip pain ; lower back pain and lumbar radiculopathy; various injections…

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

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…

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

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…

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

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…

The semiology of disabilities in rehabilitation

Id 30 Topic Specific Condition & Disabilities Main Speaker Jean Michel WIROTIUS France Medicine dedicated to disability has known two periods, that of before 1980 (first classification of disabilities) and that of after 1980 with the constant development of its academic development in the world and by the ever-increasing number of scientific publications. This journey…

Phenotyping spine disorders: from anatomoclinical perspectives to radiological insights

Id 25 Topic Diagnostic & Practices Speakers Julia Facione-Roge France, Christelle Nguyen France , François Rannou France This session provides an opportunity to explore innovative diagnostic paradigms for spine disorders, bridging clinical, radiological, and biomechanical perspectives. Attendees will gain actionable insights into the phenotyping process, fostering improved diagnostic accuracy and optimized therapeutic strategies in physical…

Technology-Aided Rehabilitation: Lessons Learned and Future Directions

Topic Technology & Robotics Main Speaker Maria Gabriella Ceravolo Italy (Sydney Licht Lecture) Chairs YOUNESS ABDELFETTAH MOROCCO, Francesca Gimigliano Italy , HAJER RAHALI TUNISIA Advancements in technology have transformed rehabilitation, offering innovative solutions to enhance patient recovery, improve accessibility, and optimise therapeutic outcomes. From wearable sensors and robotics to virtual reality and AI-driven interventions, technology-aided…