ISPRM Webinar: Global Situation of PRM Specialty Reports from Africa, Middle-east and South-east Asia

About This Webinar

Learning objectives from Dr. Tannor's lecture:
1. Share COVID-19 experiences from Ghana
2. Discuss the role of PRM in increasing visibility during COVID-19 period

Learning objectives from Dr. Leochico's lecture:
1. To understand the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on service delivery, residency training, and research in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine in the national university hospital of a developing country in Southeast Asia
2. To recognize the value of incorporating telerehabilitation in the service, training, and research arms of our specialty

Learning objectives from Dr. Benjadid's lecture:
1. Introduction about Health Care System , culture and Custom of Saudi Arabia
2. National strategies to control the spread of COVID and treat the patients
3. Elaborate on the effect of COVID on PMR

Agenda

Introduction by Moderators
Reports by invited speakers
Questions and Answers (Q&A) session
Closing remarks by moderators

Who can view: Everyone

Webinar Price: Donation

Featured Presenters

Abena Tannor MBChB, MSc, MGCP - Ghana

Speaker

Dr. Abena Tannor is an experienced and dedicated Rehabilitation and Family Physician specialist from Ghana with over eleven years of experience working at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Ghana and currently working with the World Health Organization’s Rehabilitation Programme. Her passion for rehabilitation led to the establishment of the first multidisciplinary Physical Rehabilitation Medicine service in Ghana which has improved the function, independence and quality of life of persons with disabilities. Dr. Tannor was also instrumental in the establishment of a PRM fellowship program in Ghana with support from the International Rehabilitation Forum. She is an active member of ISPRM and serves on the Cochrane Rehabilitation Advisory Board.

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Carl Froilan D. Leochico MD - Philippines

Speaker

Clinical Associate Professor, College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila
Consultant, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Global City and Quezon City
Consultant, Manila Doctors Hospital
Research Affiliate, Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila
Chair, Telerehabilitation Committee, Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine (PARM)

Presidential Citation Awardee as “Top Outstanding Young Physiatrist for Excellence in Telerehabilitation” conferred by the Philippine Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine, February 2020
“The Hans Frankel Awardee for Outstanding Early Career Research Scholar” conferred by the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS), Sydney, Australia, September 2018
Exchange Program Research Scholar on Gerontechnology, University of Trento, Italy and Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology, Warsaw, Poland, 2017

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Maher Saad Benjadid MBBS, DMR, JBPMR, FAFRM (Hon) - Saudi Arabia

Speaker

Consultant and Clinical Professor , Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation – General Rehabilitation and Neurorehabilitation subspecialty . Prince Sultan Military Medical City , Riyadh , Chairman of Saudi Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation , Saudi Commission for Health Specialties , Saudi Arabia . Former Vice President of ISPRM for Middle East and North Africa

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