How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : |
1600 |
Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? : |
Several countries including Malaysia, India, USA, China, Australia, Japan, Sweden, etc. |
Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? : |
Yes |
If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box : |
National Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Neurology and Sports Medicine boards from different countries. |
What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? : |
Audiences asked several questions. The main topics were focused on The Role of Ultrasound in Diagnosis of the Causes of Low Back Pain as a Review of the Literature. |
If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : |
Dr. Zaliha Omar (Malaysia): Associate professor in rehabilitation medicine and head of rehabilitation science unit, University of Malaya.
Dr. Gerard E. Francisco (US): Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Texas Health Science Center.
Dr. Walter Frontera (US): Professor at Vanderbilt University.
Dr. Mark Lissens (Belgium): Member of European Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, professor in physiology at the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering Sciences of the KU Leuven University in Belgium. |
Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress : |
ISPRM 2016 was a comprehensive congress regarding rehabilitation and different related groups including physiatrists, physiotherapists, neurologists, sport medicine specialists, occupational medicine specialists, pain specialists, biomedical engineers and others participated in the congress. This congress had been previously held in different countries and has been helpful as a scientific and technological source of information for host countries. I hope I can participate in this congress here in Tehran in next years. |
Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : |
It was a good trip and everything was OK. |
Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : |
The 10th World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine was a great scientific meeting with 1600 participants and several industrial partners from all over the world.
ISPRM 2016’s scientific programme consisted of a wide variety of topics including advance technology and solving capacity issues, sessions, workshops, hands on demonstrations and opportunities to meet the experts.
I learned a lot regarding the new rehabilitation methods in patients and injured athletes and it was obvious that rehabilitation with the assistance of new technologies is growing rapidly throughout the world. |