Date: Friday 7 Nov. 2025

Id 37
Topic Education & Training
Speakers Francesca Gimigliano Italy, Stefano Negrini Italy , Sinforian Kambou Cameroun , Raju Dakhal Nepal

The primary objective of this session is to address the need to strengthen academic capacity in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) worldwide. This is in light of the resolution on Strengthening Rehabilitation in Health Systems, which urges Member States “to develop strong multidisciplinary rehabilitation skills suitable to the country context, including for all relevant health workers;

• to strengthen capacity for analysis and prognosis of workforce shortages;
• to promote the development of initial and continuous training for professionals and staff working in rehabilitation services;
• and to recognize and respond to different types of rehabilitation needs, such as those related to physical, mental, social, and vocational functioning, including the integration of rehabilitation in the early training of health professionals, so that rehabilitation needs can be identified at all levels of care.”

In the first lecture, “ISPRM Academic Forum: Why There’s the Need to Advocate for Academic Leadership in PRM Worldwide,” we aim to understand the current global landscape of academic leadership in PRM, identify existing gaps, explore the importance of strong academic leadership for advancing the field of PRM and improving patient outcomes on a global scale, and recognize the roles of various stakeholders in promoting academic leadership and the collaborative efforts needed to effect change. In the subsequent lectures, we will examine the situation in different geographic regions and report on models for the development of academic PRM programs.

Chairs Francesca Gimigliano, Gerold Stucki

9H00 ISPRM Academic Forum: why there’s the need of advocate for Academic leadership in PRM worldwide. Francesca Gimigliano

9H15 Advancing Academic leadership in PRM in the Americas. Walter Frontera

9H30 Advancing Academic leadership in PRM in Europe: Initiating the UniPRM. Stefano Negrini

9H45 Advancing Academic leadership in PRM in Africa. Nandjui Mansé Béatrice, Toussaint Godonou Kpadonou

10H00 Advancing Academic leadership in PRM in Africa: the case of Cameroon. Sinforian Kambou

10H10 Advancing Academic leadership in Asia. Nabila Najam Soomro

10H20 ISPRM Distinguished Researcher Awardee 2025 – Senior. Masahiko Mukaino

10H30 ISPRM Distinguished Researcher Awardee 2025 – Junior. Roger De la Cerna

10H35 ISPRM Distinguished Researcher Awardee 2025 – Junior. Radha Korupolu

10H40 OC ID 747 Rehabilitating Soft Skills: Designing a Novel Curriculum for PR&M Residents. Omar EL AKADI

10H45 Discussion