The first international rehabilitation conference titled ‘Modern Rehabilitation: The Holistic Approach’, hosted by Tawam Hospital, in affiliation with Johns Hopkins Medicine, concluded today (Thursday, November 22, 2007) at the Intercontinental Hotel, Al Ain. The two-day conference attracted around 300 academics, therapists, rehabilitation specialists, nurses, and allied health and medical students.
A host of internationally renowned keynote speakers from the USA, South Africa, Europe and the UAE addressed the gathering and enlightened the audience about recent advances in rehabilitation and patient care.
Michael Heindel, CEO, Tawam Hospital, said, “Organising this rehabilitation conference reaffirms our steadfast commitment and dedication to deliver the most comprehensive care and treatment to our patients to help them lead a healthy, productive and rewarding life. The conference allowed participants to familiarise themselves with the most recent developments in rehabilitation and patient care, and served as a useful networking platform to exchange ideas and share best practices.”
Dr. Jack Borders, Chief Medical Officer & Chief of Otolaryngology at Tawam Hospital, said, “At Tawam Hospital, we have a team of renowned physicians and dedicated staff, in addition to state-of-the-art facilities, to provide world-class healthcare to patients from across the UAE and the GCC countries. In our efforts to provide an even greater level of healthcare, we have brought together an esteemed international faculty for our first international rehabilitation conference that aimed at informing professionals from around the GCC on the latest ideas, techniques, and research in patient rehabilitation.”
The conference high light on topics such as ‘Latest Trends in Rehabilitation’, ‘Reintegration into the Community’, ‘Migrant Workers: issues to consider for effective rehabilitation practice’, ‘Ethical and Cultural Issues in Rehabilitation’, ‘Cancer Rehabilitation’, ‘Seating and Positioning’, ‘Motion Analysis’, and ‘Pediatric Rehabilitation’.
The main speakers at the conference included Dr. Jeffrey Palmer from Johns Hopkins Hospital; Dr. James Christensen, Director of Pediatric Rehabilitation and a research scientist at the Kennedy Krieger Institute; Dr. Samuel Mayer, Physician Advisor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins Hospital; Dr. Marcelo Rivano-Fischer, Chairman of Department of Rehabilitation, Lund University Hospital, Sweden; Dr. Steven Matarelli, Chief Clinical Officer of Tawam Hospital/ Johns Hopkins Medicine, among others.
