TY - JOUR PY - 2014// TI - Dissemination, analysis, and implementation of the World Report on Disability: The roadmap of the International Society for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine JO - American journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation A1 - Gutenbrunner, Christoph A1 - Bethge, Matthias A1 - Stucki, Gerold A1 - Li, Jianan A1 - Lains, Jorge A1 - Olver, John A1 - Frontera, Walter A1 - von Groote, Per M. A1 - Giustini, Alessandro A1 - Imamura, Marta SP - S68 EP - S72 VL - 93 IS - 1 Suppl 1 N2 - The International Society for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine has recognized the World Report on Disability as a guide for its future activities and endorsed its responsibility to disseminate, to analyze, and to implement the report's recommendations. The activities of the International Society for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine on the global stage are embedded in a strategy that includes national and regional associations. This article reports on recent and forthcoming activities of the International Society for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine regarding the World Report on Disability and identifies five major challenges that will impact future International Society for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine activities. These challenges relate to (1) education and training, (2) the support of strong role models, (3) disaster management, (4) the development of innovative rehabilitation services, and (5) rehabilitation research.

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LA - en SN - 0894-9115 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000000026 ID - ref1 ER -