Modern rehabilitation sciences may change the lives of patients: experts

Islamabad

Modern rehabilitation sciences may bring positive changes in the lives of patients while empowering the rehabilitation professionals would be the integral part of these efforts, it was stated by rehabilitation experts while addressing the different sessions on the first day of Pakistan’s third International Congress on Rehabilitation Sciences here on Saturday at a local hotel.

Higher Education Commission (HEC) and ISRA Institute Rehabilitation Sciences are jointly organising country’s third international congress on rehabilitation sciences to empower the rehabilitation professionals through advancements to provide best rehab treatment in the country. The congress was inaugurated here on Saturday by EOC Science Foundation Chairman Prof Dr Manzoor Hussain Soomro while a large number of national and international rehabilitation experts, practitioners and students were present on this occasion along with other participants from different walks of life.

While addressing the inaugural session, Dr. Mazoor Husaain Soomro said that rehabilitation sciences have become a major area of research across the globe leading the practitioners to be more knowledge oriented. Such large-scale conferences will definitely create an impact on trainings of rehabilitation specialists.

Earlier, Conference Chairman since 2102 and Principal IIRS Dr Naveed Babur welcomed the distinguished guests and presented an overview of previous conferences. International congress on rehabilitation sciences also includes 5th national conference on rehabilitation sciences.

First day of the congress featured various programs including penal discussion, plenary sessions, poster presentations and different other interactive sessions which were participated by foreign and domestic experts, specialists, practitioners and students of rehabilitation sciences. A penal discussion was held to discuss the “Challenges for Neuro Rehabilitation in Developing Countries.” The discussion was moderated by A Dubai based rehabilitation consultant Sabahat Asim Wasti along with other participants including Fary Khan, Mary Galea, Lauren Fletcher, Bronwyn Miller, Marlena Klaic, Nam Jong Paik, Raja Farhat, Sajida Naz and Haider Darain.  

On first day of the conference, Australian rehabilitation experts including Professor Fary Khan, Marlena Klaic and Bronwyn Miller shared their views on different topics like Enriched Environment Programme, in Inpatient Neuro-Rehabilitation Settings, Using Technology for Upper Limb Rehabilitation and Role of Rehabilitation Nurse in Multidisciplinary team approach respectively, while a South Korean expert Nam Jong Paik discussed Telerehabilitation for Stroke.

Many domestic experts including PIPOS Managing Director Umar Ayub Khan, Neurological Rehabilitation Specialist Raja Farhat, FJWU Assistant professor Sajida Naz, IPMR Director Haider Darain. IIRS Associate Professor Tahir Masood, Rehabilitation Consultant at CMH Hospital Sahibzada Nasir Mansoor, and others. IIRS Assistant Professor Nazia Mumtaz shared their view points on different issues related to rehabilitation sciences.

Two-day congress will conclude today (Sunday) featuring different interactive sessions along with oral and poster presentations by experts and students of rehabilitation sciences. The closing ceremony would be held in the evening while Speaker Provincial Assembly Baluchistan Ms. Raheela Durrani will be the chief guest on the occasion.