The 16th issue of Cochrane Rehabilitation Newsletter has been published!
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Category: News & Announcements
Changes in ISPRM Central Office
As the end of 2018 is approaching, it is sadly also time to say goodbye to our current Central Office. ISPRM wants to take this…
Update from the ISPRM WHO Liaison Committee
Chair: Carlotte Kiekens President’s Cabinet Liaison – WHO Focal point: Walter Frontera Secretary: Vanessa Seijas Advisor: Christoph Gutenbrunner Scope of the ISPRM-WHO-Liaison Committee Since 1999…
ISPRM Task Force on Physical Activity for Persons with Disabilities
Globally, 1 billion people live with an impairment that significantly alters daily function. Eighty percent of those with disabilities live in developing countries, where natural…
Disaster Rehabilitation Committee: Role and future agenda
By Fary Khan, Bhasker Amatya1,2 1. Disaster Rehabilitation Committee, ISPRM 2. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital, & University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.…
An update from the Colombian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACMFR)
The 4th International Congress on Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the XXIX National International Congress on Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the 1st International Congress on…
ISPRM side event at the UN 11th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD – ‘Chronic pain: Sustainable solutions’
By Bryan O’Young – UN Task Force In recognition of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), ISPRM and its ISPRM UN…
ISPRM takes part in side event during COSP11 on June 12
In recognition of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), ISPRM and its ISPRM UN Liaison Committee have organized a side event…
WHO hosts Webinar ‘Introduction to the WHO Rehabilitation Support Package’ on June 8
Globally, there is a substantial and ever-increasing need for rehabilitation. In response, WHO has developed, and is currently piloting, a Rehabilitation Support Package, providing technical…
ISPRM Elections – Assembly of Individual Members – Submit your candidacy!
The Assembly of Individual Members is authorized to advocate for the interests of Individual Members of the Society. Elections are now open for the following positions…