Bridging the Gap: Rehabilitation for an Aging World

Thursday, May 21, 2026

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT

Location: Ballroom A/B

Ideal Audience:Physician or surgeon. Residents. Medical Students

Course Director(s)

Taslim Uddin, MD

Professor
Bangladesh Medical University

Speaker(s)

Vanessa Seijas, MD, MPH, PhD (she/her/hers)

Clinician and researcher
Swiss Paraplegic Centre Switzerland and University of Antioquia Colombia
OJ

Omer Jamshed Khan, MD

Associate Professor
Combined Military Hospital, Peshwar, Pakistan
AY

Abena Yeboaa Tennor, MD

Professor
Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, Accra, Ghana
RH

Rumaisah Hasan, PhD

Professor
Hasanuddin University. Tajuddin Chalid Hospital. Indonesia.
Mohamed Sakel, MD

Professor
Brain Injury Rehab Unit ( Level1), Frenchay Hospital, UK
TH

Tom Haig, MSc

Communications Director
International Rehabilitation Forum. United States of America.
YM

Yukio Mikami, PhD

Professor
Hiroshima University Hospital, Japan.
Reynaldo R. Rey-Matias, MD (he/him/his)

Associate Professor and Chairman
St Luke’s Medical Center- Rehabilitation Medicine
Iffat Islam Khan, MD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
Bangladesh Institute of Health Science

Moderator(s)

Fatema Newaz, MD

Assistant Professor
Kumudini Women's Medical College and Hospital

Speaker(s)

Raju Dhakal, MD

Medical Director
SIRC, Nepal

Brief Session Description : Join the multinational scientific workshop “Bridging the Gap: Rehabilitation for an Ageing World” to explore strategies for strengthening rehabilitation for ageing populations globally. With the world’s population ageing rapidly, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, equitable access to rehabilitation is more urgent than ever, and even in high-income nations, low-income communities face pronounced barriers, highlighting how poverty and disability coexist. This interactive 2-hour session features expert speakers, a consumer representative, and evidence-based discussions on accessibility, community-based care, and innovative solutions, including dialogue, panel discussions, and a live consensus poll to identify global and local priorities, along with participant engagements.

COI
Unless noted below there are none.
Iffat Islam Khan, MD – Disclosed leadership role (ISPRM President’s Cabinet Grant 2025)

Session Objectives:

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