Developing the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM): Following through
Gerold Stucki, Jan D. Reinhardt , Marta Imamura, Jianan Li, Joel A. DeLisa
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0661
Abstract
In 2008 the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM) started an initiative to systematically develop its capacity and its internal and external policy agenda. This paper sums up achievements that have been made with this ISPRM initiative as well as pending issues and strategies to address them. The paper treats the following: ISPRM’s policy agenda in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), research capacity in functioning and rehabilitation, ISPRM world conferences, relationships with regional societies of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM), and ISPRM’s membership and governance structure.
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