Contact:
Pam McDonnell
Director, Media Relations
NYU Medical Center Public Affairs
Tel: 212.404.3555
E-mail: Pamela.McDonnell@nyumc.org
Rehabilitation Experts from Rusk Institute to Go to China for Major Medical Conference
On September 27, 1:00 p.m. NYU Medical Center will hold a press conference in Conference Room C of the HCC building, 15th Floor at 550 First Ave. between 30th & 33rd St. to announce an upcoming medical conference in China that will examine some of the most innovative rehabilitation programs in the U.S. today.
Seven experts from the Rusk Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine at NYU Medical Center will be traveling to Shandong, China to speak at the 2006 International Conference for New Development in Rehabilitation will take place at the Linyi People Hospital’s International Convention Center on October 13-15, 2006. The objectives of the conference include promoting information and technology exchange between the USA and China in order to improve rehabilitation levels and the healthcare system in China, as well as bringing capital investment and brainpower to Shandong in order to establish a world-class rehabilitation center.
Faculty members speaking at the press conference are: Arnold Stern, M.D., Assistant Dean for Extramural Education, Jonathan Whiteson, M.D., Director of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Medicine, and Mariano Rey, M.D., Director of the Institute of Community Health. Also speaking will be Mr. John Lau, Chairman of Chinese American Chamber of Commerce.
The seven speakers at the conference in China are: Arnold Stern, M.D., Professor of Pharmacology, Jonathan Whiteson, M.D., Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Arthur Jimenez, M.D., Director of Rehabilitation at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, Victoria Zhang, M.D., Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Ana Mola, R.N., Program Director for the Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention Center, and Kate Parkin, M.S., Director of Physical and Occupational Therapy.
Among the topics to be covered at the 2006 International Conference for New Development in Rehabilitation are:
- Cardiac, pulmonary, and stroke rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation following joint and hip replacement
- Addressing preventive rehabilitation in Chinese immigrants in New York City
- Cultural variances in the international approach to rehabilitation services
For more information on the press conference contact Pam McDonnell at 212-404-3555
For more information of the conference in China contact Peter Liu at 732-805-9297
- Opening Remarks (Dr. Arnold Stern, Dean for Extramural Education Programs)
- Remarks about the NYUSM participation in the Rehabilitation Conference (Dr. Jonathan Whiteson, Director of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation)
- Remarks about the Rehabilitation Conference in Shandong, China (Mr. John Lau, Chairman of New Jersey Chinese American Chamber of Commerce)
- Remarks about Community Health (Dr. Mariano Rey, Dean for Community Health and Research, Senior Associate Dean for Community Health, Director, Institute for Community Health)
- Closing Remarks (Dr. Arnold Stern, Dean for Extramural Programs)
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