VERWACHT:
Lecture title: ‘The role of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine in Disaster Response and Management’
Chairpersons: Faroq Rathore, Markos Sgantzos
Lecturer: Fary Khan
Learning objectives
At the end of this webinar, the Participants will be able to:
- • Describe the role of PRM across the disaster management cycle.
- • Identify common disaster-related injuries and functional impairments requiring early rehabilitation.
- • Apply PRM principles of early assessment, complication prevention, and goal-oriented rehabilitation in disaster settings.
- • Integrate rehabilitation within multidisciplinary disaster response teams to optimize functional outcomes.
- • Address ethical, organizational, and resource challenges in delivering rehabilitation during disasters.