AOCNR 2021

National Faculty

International Faculty

Ramesh Kaipa USA

Associate Professor & Head Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Oklahoma State University, USA.

PhD (Speech and Language Therapy), University of Canterbury, NZ

Department Head, Communication Sciences and Disorders Oklahoma State University, OK

Associate Professor Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Oklahoma State University, OK

Awards - 20

Publications - 21

Abstracts - 50

Book Chapters - 3

Peer-reviewed abstracts - 4

Conference contributions (*Student co-author) - 58

Izumi Kondo Japan

Physiatristn
Specialty
Geriatric Rehabilitation

Current Affiliation :

Vice director of Hospital, NCGG (2016)

Director (Additional post), Center of Assistive Robotics and Rehabilitation for

Longevity and Good Health (CARRL), NCGG (2015-)

Overseas Education :

1988 Neuro-Developmental Treatment Course, Bobath Center, London

1996-1997 Children Exercise and Nutrition Center, McMaster University Hamilton, Canada

Awards and Honor :

2010 Annual Best Paper, Japanese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. "Reliability study of Gross Motor Function Classification System and Delphi survey of expert opinion for clinical use of this system in Japan"

2014 Co-recipient of Poster Award, 3rd Korea-Japan NeuroRehabilitation Conference. Busan, "Balance Training Using a Personal Transport Assistance Robot is Effective for Frail Elderly"

2016 Co-recipient of Poster Award, 5th Korea-Japan NeuroRehabilitation Conference. Seoul, "The trial of the recreation with humanoid robot for elderly people

Areerat Suputtitada Thailand

MD

Advisor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Director, Neurorehabilitation Research Unit, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Advisor (Founder Chair), Excellent Center for Gait and Motion, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

Advisory board, ASEAN Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine Committee, The Interdisplinary Researches and Development Committee of the Royal Society of Thailand

The Youngest Professor in Thailand since 36 years old.

The Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant , Given by the King of Thailand

Chair, ISPRM Women and Health Task Force

Committee, ISPRM International Exchange Committee

Committee, ISPRM Pain Special Interest Group

Co-Chair, ACRM Pain Rehabilitation Networking Group

Associate Editor, Journal Frontiers in Rehabilitation sciences

Asia Oceania Representative of ISPRM Assembly of Delegate

23 national awards

24 international awards

29 international articles in impact factor journals

100 international and national articles, book chapters in PRM, Pain, Spasticity and Dystonia, Aging, Neurorehabilitation

574 citations in Google Scholar

Susan Hillier Australia

Dean: Research

An academic and clinician with teaching and research interests in the broad field of neuroscience and rehabilitation.

Main research areas is effectiveness of rehabilitation approaches after stroke - includes the role of afferent stimulation or training using multimodal feedback, as well as models of rehabilitation and access to rehabilitation.

Interest in movement education and intervention approaches for other populations such as children with developmental coordination disorder or people who are ageing. As well as conducting clinical trials to produce primary evidence.

Experienced Cochrane reviewer (vestibular rehabilitation, HIV, self-management after stroke, task-specific training) and has published many systematic reviews for comparative effectiveness trials as well as clinical measurement.

Supervised 23 candidates to completion in PhD programs in Australia and overseas.

Ronald Pakasi Indonesia

SpKFR(K)
Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia

Current activities:

Fatmawati General Hospital, Jakarta.

Chief of Rehabilitation Medicine Medical Staff.

Attending physician at Rehabilitation Medicine Unit, Neurorehabilitation Division, Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Subdivision.

Associate lecturer of Faculty of Medicine, Medical Rehabilitation Dept., University of Indonesia.

Associate lecturer of Faculty of Medicine, Islamic State University Syarif Hidayatullah.

Member of Spine Team.

Member of Pain Management Team.

Member of Oncology and Palliative Care Team.

Member of Infection Prevention and Control Committee.

2 Other practice :

Siloam Hospital, South Jakarta (attending physician).

Organization activities :

Member of The Indonesian Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Association, Jakarta Branch.

Member of The Indonesian Medical Association, South Jakarta Branch.

Chairman of Neurorehabilitation Special Interest Group, Indonesian PM&R Association (PB PERDOSRI).

Chairman of Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Special Interest Group Indonesian PM&R Association (PB PERDOSRI).

Member of The Asian Spinal Cord Network (ASCoN).

Member of Steel Assembly Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury, The American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA).

Abhishek Srivastava Mumbai

MBBS, MD, DNB, PhD
Neurorehabilitation Specialist Director, Center for Rehabilitation Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai, India

First PhD in Neurological Rehabilitation in country

Trained in United States, Europe & Singapore

Honorary Staff, Shepherd Medical Centre, Atlanta

Edited 1 Book, 6 Chapters, 40 Publications

300 Invited lectures

Special Interest: Rehab Robotics/Botulinum toxin/ HBOT/ Gait Analysis

Expert for WHO for TBI Rehab Guidelines

Chair, SIG Multiple Sclerosis WFNR

Founder Director, Indian Federation of Neurorehab

Convener, Neurorehab Subsection of IAN

Vice Chairman, Academic Committee of IAPMR

Organizing Secretary, World Congress of Neurorehab (WCNR2018)

Dr KPS Nair

MBBS, MD, DM, FRCP

Consultant Neurologist with a special interest in disability management at Sheffield teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Honorary Senior Lecturer in University of Sheffield

Special interest in palliative care interventions for people with long term neurological conditions.

Led the British Society of Rehabilitation medicine Working party on position paper on Role of Palliative care interventions for people living with long term neurological conditions.

Involved in imparting training in Neurology and Neurorehabilitation.

Prof. Otgontuya Dari Mongolia

M.D, MSc

Foundation of Mongolian National Society For Neurorehabiitation

Vice President of Mongolian National Society for Neurorehabilitation

Member of Board at Asia-Oceanian Society for Neurorehabilitation

Head of Rehabilitation Cabinet of Ministry ho Health

Rehabilitation doctors at Third State Hospital of Mongolia

Fellowship at Department of Rehabilitation, Division of Neurorehabilitation, Seol National University Bundang Hospital

Fellowship at Department of Neurology, General Hospital Vienna, Austria

Fellowship at Department of Rehabilitation, Taipei Hospital and Taiwan International Healthcare Training Center

Caterina Pistarini Italy

Secretary General of WFNR

Chair of the World Special Interest Group: Mild and Severe Brain Injury (WFNR) since 2008

Member of the Presidium of the WFNR as Member at Large since 2016

Secretary General of the European Federation Neurorehabilitation (EFNR) since 2019

Specific interest on theoretical and practical competences according to specific criteria for the best knowledge and experience in Neuro-Rehabilitation: particularly concerning Traumatic Brain Injury, Disorders of Consciousness, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke Rehabilitation in adult patients

Aishwarya Swaminathan Mumbai, India

MOTh(DD), FAOT:NDD, C/NDT, C/SI( Module1), C/School Based OT,PhD(Scholar)

Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Associate Professor, School of Occupational Therapy, D Y Patil University, India

Consultant OT & Vocational Coordinator ,Sunshine Educational Society

10 Years of Clinical Experience

Speaker at various National and International Conferences

Awarded Best Paper (TRINITY 2011, OTICON 2015, OTICON 2016, ECON 2017)

Presented 20 and Published 10 national and Internationally respectively

Editor of D Y Patil Journal of Health Sciences

CSR work for National Health Mission, India, Rotary Clubs and multiple NGOs

Anjali Joshi Mumbai, India

M.Sc. (O.T.) FAIOTA, S. I. Certified (USC)

Occupational Therapist, Sensory Integration

Consultant, Pediatric Occupational Therapist

Visiting consultant for national and international parent and professional groups for children with special needs

Volunteering professional for ‘Multi-Agency International, Training and Support’ (MAITS), UK and the WHO

On the Editorial board of ‘Annals of International Occupational Therapy’

Recipient of the SPANDAN award by Ministry of Justice and Social Empowerment for the work in the field of disability

Anupam Gupta Mumbai, India

MBBS, MD (PM&R-Rehabilitation Medicine)

Current Affiliation:

Professor & Head, Department of Neurological Rehabilitation, (NIMHANS), Bengaluru

ICMR- IF (International Fellow), Senior Scientist Category 2017-18, UK

More than 21 years’ experience in the field of PM&R with specialization in Neurological rehabilitation.

Running a Post-doctoral fellowship –PDF program in the department for the last 8 years.

80 publications in International & national indexed journals including 10 RCT’s.

Books/Reports/Chapters/General articles etc: 7.

Member of Editorial board of :

Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice

Indian Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Reviewer of 8 national and international peer-reviewed journals:

Completed/ ongoing projects as Principle Investigator/Co-PI: 16

Dorcas Gandhi Ludhiana, India

MPT(NPD), CMT, FWT-IA

Assoc. Professor, College of Physiotherapy

Research Fellow, DBT India Alliance/Welcome Trust Clinical In-charge

Tele-rehab Consultant, Dept. of Neurology, Christian Medical College & Hospital Ludhiana

Developed and implemented training modules for rehab Professionals in Bhutan, Maldives & Timor-Leste in collaboration with WGO (SEARO)

Authored document for WHO (SEARO) on Integrating stroke services in health care systems: A practical approach Stroke care’ for PHC workers

5 Publications and 4 Awards

Ashima Nehra New Delhi, India

Masters, PGDGC, PhD

More than 20 years of Teaching and Clinical; more than 30 years of research work at the Neurosciences Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India

Received various significant awards and honors

More than 100 Publications in national & international forums respectively

More than 200 presentations in national & international forums respectively

Gerda Joubert South Africa

PhD

Gained her Ph.D. in Movement Science and has been a private practitioner for 35 years

Through her work with patients, realized the value of Aquatic Therapy as therapeutic treatment modality, and so it became a specific field of interest

Past-President of BASA 2016 (Biokinetic Association of Southern Africa)

Serves on the Board of Directors for The BRICS Council of Exercise and Sport Science

Believing in the scientific guidance of movement for children she also serves as Scientific Advisory committee member on GCH Foundation - GOFPEP (Global Community Health - Global Forum for Physical Education and Pedagogy)

Life through movement has been her belief and focus throughout her career

Julia Patrick Engkasan Malaysia

MBBS MRehabMed PhD

Associate Professor and Consultant Rehabilitation Physician

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Universiti Malaya / University Malaya Medical Centre

Cochrane Rehabilitation, Chair of Education Working Area

William_Levack New Zealand

PhD MHealSc (Rehabilitation) BPhty

Dean & Head of Campus University of Otago Wellington Wellington, New Zealand

Cochrane Rehabilitation, Chair of Reviews Working Area

Thomas Platz Germany

Prof. Dr. med.

Head, Institute for Neurorehabilitation and Evidence-based Practice ("An-Institut"), BDH-Klinik Greifswald

Head, Neurorehabilitation research group, University Medical Center Greifswald, Germany

WFNR, Head Education Committee and Chair SIG Clinical Pathways

Samantha Ramachandra Sri Lanka

MBBS, MSc (Community Medicine), MD (Community Medicine)

Acting Director, District General Hospital,Embilipitiya, Sri Lanka

Honorary Research Fellow, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Cochrane Member

Michele Spinelli Italy

Graduated in 1987 from Milan, specialization in Urology

15+ years of effort in activation of a Center for study & treatment of neurogenic bladder & dysfunctions of sacral area; HOD Neurology since 2015

Pioneer in introduction of treatment for neurological bladder with botulinum toxin, with capsaicin, resiniferotoxin and nociceptin and in the use of stimulation and electrical modulation systems of the sacral and pudendal roots

Inventor of percutaneous method of stimulation of sacral roots and of chronic stimulation of pudendal implant under EP guidance

Various experiences and collaborations abroad, at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, the Schwelm Hospital (Germany), the National Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, the Women Health Institute in Baltimore, the Physiologic Laboratory Research in Minneapolis and St Mark's Hospital in London

Member of numerous scientific societies, member of Editorial Board of Sacral Nerve Stimulation News Journal, Secretary of Italian Continence Foundation, Official Reviewer since 2005 of scientific contributions in field of NeuroUrology for the European Association of Urology and chairman of session dedicated to topic in context of annual congress

First author of over 230 printed publications 27 in indexed foreign journals , concerning the field of NeuroUrology and functional urology, with particular reference to pharmacological and electrical modulations for treatment of neurological bladder and sacral area dysfunctions.

Co-author of 15 surgical videos with Prof. Alberto Zanollo and of a book on NeuroUrology

Text editor: 'Sacral percutaneous implant and other considerations about sacral neuromodulation'

Speaker at numerous Italian and foreign conferences with readings on the treatment of neurogenic bladder

Dhaval Shukla Bengaluru

MCh

Expert in endoscopic neurosurgery, pediatric neurosurgery and vascular neurosurgery

Area of research interest is traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Investigator for many national and multinational research projects, related to TBI

Speaker on > 100 occasions for various national and international conferences

Reviewer and on editorial board of a few peer reviewed journals in neurosurgery

More than 225 publications including book chapters

Beth Scalone USA

PT, DPT, OCS, ATRIC

Physical therapist specializing in orthopedic and aquatic therapy and the owner of North County Water & Sports Therapy Center in San Diego, CA

Graduating from the University of Connecticut in 1991

Belonged to the American Physical Therapy Association and has achieved Certification and re-certification as a clinical specialist in orthopedic physical therapy, by demonstrating specialized knowledge and advanced clinical proficiency in respect to orthopedic diagnoses.

In January 2006, she has graduated from Boston University with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree

Certified STOTT Pilates™ instructor

Aquatic Therapy Rehabilitation Institute Certified therapist.

Aquatic Therapy Rehabilitation Institute's Tsunami Spirit award - 2010

Named Aquatic Therapy Professional of the year - 2012

Aquatic Section of the APTA presented her with the Judy Cirullo award - 2015

Additional aquatic therapy certifications include, Master Instructor for the Burdenko Method and Trainer for AquaStretch™ a new myofascial release technique performed in the water

Satyaki Sengupta Singapore

BSc (Hons) ,Physiotherapy, (NIOH), MSc Physical Therapy (AIIPMR)

Doctor of Physical Therapy, Michigan University

Deputy Director of Allied Health Specialty and Senior Principle Physiotherapist KK Woman's and Children’s Hospital, Singapore

Wayne Feng USA

Tenured Professor - Stroke Division, Chief Duke Stroke Center.

Director - Duke University School of Medicine

Pioneer research in transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in stroke motor recovery, leading a NIH-funded (8.1 million) phase II multi-center dosing selection tDCS study for stroke motor recovery

Low intensity focused ultrasonic stimulation for stroke patients

Developed a low-cost imaging biomarker for post-stroke motor outcomes (weighted corticospinal tract lesion load, wCST-LL)

Invented LOVA3 scale for post-stroke spasticity prediction

Expert in providing acute tele-stroke care

Stroke recovery and spasticity management

Global stroke care: building stroke center overseas

Chetwyn Chan Hong Kong

Chair Professor, Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong

Education:

PhD, Educational Psychology, Center for Research in Applied Measurement and Evaluation, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Alberta, CANADA

Academic Appointment:

Vice President (Research and Development), The Education University of Hong Kong – 2021

Peter T C Lee Chair Professor of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong – 2021

Chair Professor of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong – 2021

Associate Vice President (Learning and Teaching), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University – 2013-2021

Chair Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University – 2008-2021

Associate Dean, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University – 2008-2011

Chair Professor and Head, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University – 2008-2010

Lijuan Ao China

Professor, Dean of school of Rehabilitation of Kunming Medical University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2016-Present：Dean of school of Rehabilitation of Kunming Medical University

Professor and Chief of Department of Rehabilitation the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University

Associate Professor and Head of Department of Rehabilitation the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University

ACADEMIC MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP

2018-Present: President Yunnan Association of Rehabilitation Medicine

2011– Present:Vice-president Chinese Rehabilitation Doctor Association

2010– Present:President Yunnan Rehabilitation Doctor Association

VISITING SCHOLAR EXPERIENCE:

2011-2012, Visiting scholar at SUNY Upstate Medical University, received training in Tone Management, Pain Management and Administration Skills

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Focused ultrasound & Neuromodulation Open the blood-brain barrier and deliver the drugs Neuromodulation in PD, AD and chronic pain rat models

Brain plasticity study(Stroke, SCI, CP)

BTXA & Spasticity

Effects of prenatal stress on progeny behavior and treatment intervention

Community elderly falls monitoring system

Assistive technical support system

Lei Fang China

Associate professor of School of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Education:

Ph.D.Acupuncture and Moxibustion and Tuina of Chinese medicine, Shanghai
University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China

Thesis Title:Study on optimization of parameters of Yi Zhi Chan Tuina manipulation promote peripheral circulation - 2006-2011

Bachelor of Medicine.Acupuncture and Moxibustion and Tuina of Chinese medicine, Hubei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Wuhan,China - 2001-2006

Work Experience:

Dec,2016 Year-Present: Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Position:Associate professor

Oct,2015 Year-Oct, 2016 Year University of Sydney Position: Visiting scholar Tutor: Jennifer Alison

Sep,2013 Year-Sep, 2015 Year Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Position: Lecturer

Sep, 2011Year – Sep,2013 Employer:Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,China Position: Post-doctoral research fellow Tutor: Jianrong Shi

Chai Chuah New Zealand

Held numerous leadership roles in operational management, strategy, and policy portfolios at local, regional and national level

Chief Executive of a District Health Board for over seven years

Appointed as National Director of the National Health Board in early 2010

Director - New Zealand health system as Director-General of Health in an interim capacity - 2013

Permanent appointment - New Zealand health system as Director-General of Health in an interim capacity - 2015

First Asian to be appointed as Head of New Zealand public service department

Focus on three priorities – 2018

Future of health systems

Developing leaders, we need to make the transition

Better care options for our seniors and elderly

Ashok N Johari Mumbai

Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon Director, Paediatric Orthopaedics, B. Nanavati Superspecialty Hospital, Mumbai, India

President of the Orthopedic World Body - SICOT from 2020 to 2022

Chief Editor of the Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics (B) – 2006 to date

President, Indian Orthopaedic Association - 2010

Founder Secretary, Paediatric Orthopaedic Society of India, POSI – 1994 to 2001, President POSI – 2005 to 2011

Past President: Indian Academy of Cerebral Palsy (IACP), Asia Pacific Knee Society (APKS), Asia Pacific Paediatric Orthopaedic Society (APPOS), World Association Against Infection in Orthopaedics and Trauma (WAIOT) and others

Director, Indian Federation of Neurorehabilitation, Indian Academy of Cerebral Palsy

Chief Editor: Current Progress in Orthopedics book series

Many papers, research and book publications

Humanitarian outlook

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