PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHAB - 15.75 CME

As part of the brand new Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation multi-track event, there will be a conference dedicated to PMR rehabilitation & pain management issues relating to muscles, bones, ligaments and the nervous system.

Designed by a panel of leading PMR experts this agenda will feature sessions highlighting new medical approaches, methods and management techniques for both those working in primary and secondary care. In particular the agenda will focus on the breakthrough methodologies and practices in rehabilitation management.

Benefits of Attending:

  • Investigate breakthrough methodologies and best practices in rehabilitation
  • Explore new innovative and integrated pain management strategies to improve patient outcomes
  • Review rehabilitation approaches & issues in chronic pain treatment, discussing when intervention methods are require
  • Evaluate relevant case-studies and evidence based research to make informed decisions on how best to treat long term patients with complex cases

Key topics:

  • Rehabilitation practice on core areas of neurological aspects
  • Kinesio taping methods for musculoskeletal pain
  • Cardiac rehabilitation
  • Effectively integrate services of primary and secondary care providers to obtain best outcomes for patients
  • Role of technology in rehabilitation

Who should attend:

  • Physiatrists
  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
  • Sports medicine specialists
  • Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Orthopaedic specialists
  • Occupational Therapists
  • Physiotherapists
  • Neurosurgeons
  • Paediatricians
  • Chiropractors

Conference Chair



Dr. Kirill Micallef Stafrace 
Vice President, European Federation of Sports Medicine Associations, Consultant, Sports and Exercise Medicine, Director, Maltese Olympic Committee, Senior Lecturer, University of Malta, Malta

Activity Director



Santhosh A. Thomas 
Associate Medical Director, Richard E. Jacobs Medical Center, Medical Director, Center for Spine Health – REJ, Co-Director, Medical Spine Fellowship, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Scientific Organising Committee



Dr. Anna Zickerman 
Medical Director & Founder, Up and Running Integrated Wellness Centre, Dubai, UAE

DAY 1: Saturday, 18th November 2017
09:15 Welcome remarks
Dr Joanne Larkin, Consultant in Sport and Exercise, Fortius Centre, London, UK
SESSION 1: TECHNOLOGY & IMAGING IN REHABILITATION
09:30 Current state of the art: rehabilitation robotics
Prof Hermano Igo Krebs, Principal Research Scientist and Lecturer, Newman Laboratory for Biomechanics and Human Rehabilitation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
10:00 The importance of assessing lower limb biomechanics as part of differential diagnosis
Charl Stenger, Certified Orthotist Prosthetist, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, UAE
10:30

Advanced musculoskeletal ultra-sound: emerging technologies in rehabilitation practice
Dr Gustavo Reque Rydberg, Medical Osteopathic Medicine & General Practitioner, HealthBay Orthopaedics & Physiotherapy Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE

11:00 Coffee Break
SESSION 2: PAIN MANAGEMENT
11:30

Current trends in treating chronic pain
Dr Rami Rustum, President and Medical Director, Merrimack Pain Management Associates, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

12:00 Masqueraders of spine pain
Dr Santhosh A. Thomas, Associate Medical Director, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
12:30

Lunch Break

14:30

Joint replacements in the hand
Dr Lucia Heras-Garcia, Senior Consultant Hand & Orthopaedic Surgeon Chairman Hand Unit, Burjeel Hospital for Advanced Surgery, Dubai, UAE

SESSION 3: AMPUTEE REHABILITATION
14:30

Rehabilitation challenges in limb amputee
Dr Khalid Anwar, Consultant in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Amana Healthcare Medical and Rehabilitation Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

15:00

Coffee Break

15:30

Advances in prosthetic developments
Syed Irtaza Amir Hassan Kazmi, Prosthetist, Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, Dubai, UAE

16:00 End of Conference Day 1
DAY 2: Sunday, 19th November 2017
09:15 Welcome remarks
Dr Mishal Al Qasimi, Chief Executive Officer, Capital Health, Abu Dhabi, UAE
SESSION 4: MANAGING MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS AND ASSOCIATED ISSUES
09:30 Advances in the management of musculoskeletal health in athletes
Dr Manuel Jose Rojo Manuate, Hand Surgeon, Medcare Hospital, Dubai, UAE
10:00 The great debate what the evidence shows in musculoskeletal and sports medicine
Dr. Mohamed Kandil, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. Kandil Sport Medicine and Orthopadeic Surgeon, Dubai, UAE
10:30

Overcoming challenges in the management of musculoskeletal problems in patients with neurological disorders
Dr William DeMayo, Director of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of Specialized Rehabilitation Hospital, Capital Health, Abu Dhabi, UAE

11:00 Coffee Break
SESSION 5: REHABILITATION OF PEOPLE WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS
11:30

Anterior knee pain in adults without instability
Dr Salman Hameed, Specialist Orthopedic Surgeon, Zia Medical Center, Dubai, UAE

12:00

Perspectives on physiotherapy management in osteoarthritis
Dr Youssef Fallaha, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Mediclinic Welcare Hospital, Dubai, UAE

SESSION 6: COMMON MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS
12:30 Integrated approaches on shoulder diseases
Dr Pierdanilo Sanna, Orthopaedic Surgeon (Specialist), Awazen Medical Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE
13:00

Lunch Break

14:30

Updates on tendinopathy management (focusing on plantar and achilles tendon) PART 1
Dr Milos Stanisavlievic, Director, Health, Valetta, Malta

15:00

Updates on tendinopathy management PART 2
Dr Khalid Anwar, Consultant in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Amana Healthcare Medical and Rehabilitation Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

15:30

Coffee Break

15:50

A pain in the butt: diagnosing and treating posterior pelvic and sacroiliac joint pain
Dr Rashid Buhari, Head of Physiotherapy Spine, Healthpoint, Abu Dhabi, UAE

16:20

Sorting out groin pain: a systematic diagnostic and therapeutic approac
Dr Mohamed Abdulla, Head of PMR, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE

16:50 End of Conference Day
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Conferences AED USD AED USD AED USD
Sports Medicine & Injury (2 days)  1,750 477 1,950 531 2,250 613
Physical Medicine & Rehab (2 days) 1,750 477 1,950 531 2,250 613
Rheumatology (2 days) 1,750 477 1,950 531 2,250 613

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Accreditation Statement:

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Center for Continuing Education designates this live activity for the maximum of 15.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Participants claiming CME credit from this activity may submit the credit hours to the American Osteopathic Association for Category 2 credit.