| Chapter 1: Achievements and challenges of ISPRM. | |
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PMID: 19774317 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This paper describes the history of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM). Past achievements and current challenges are outlined. ISPRM has been successful in setting up a central office, attracting individual and national members, holding international congresses, and establishing relations with the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine (JRM) as the organization's official journal. ISPRM is currently in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO) and collaborates closely with WHO's Disability and Rehabilitation team. ISPRM, however, also faces challenges with regard to its growth and the realization of its goals. These include boundaries of voluntary leadership, limited economic resources, the need for enhancing the central office, variations in membership, limits of the current congress bidding system and structure, relations with regional societies, and the need to further develop policies within the field of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) and in relation to WHO and the United Nations system. It is concluded that ISPRM must evolve from an organization, of which the main activities are to hold a biennial congress hosted by a member nation and to provide input to WHO on request, into a professional non-governmental organization (NGO). ISPRM should embark on assuming a leadership role in the further development of PRM within the broader area of human functioning and rehabilitation. |
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Authors:
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Gerold Stucki; Jan D Reinhardt; Joel A DeLisa; Marta Imamura; John L Melvin |
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of rehabilitation medicine : official journal of the UEMS European Board of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Volume: 41 ISSN: 1651-2081 ISO Abbreviation: J Rehabil Med Publication Date: 2009 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-09-23 Completed Date: 2009-10-02 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101088169 Medline TA: J Rehabil Med Country: Sweden |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 791-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Swiss Paraplegic Research (SPF), Nottwil, Switzerland. |
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Congresses as Topic History, 20th Century Humans International Agencies* / history, trends International Cooperation Periodicals as Topic Physical Medicine* Rehabilitation* Societies, Medical* / history, trends World Health Organization |
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