Drug Addiction and Rehabilitation Therapy

Dr Giorgio D‘Alessandro, Rehabilitation, Pain therapy, Natural medicine. Milano, Italy - Zürich, Switzerland. Specialist PMR. Deputy President-World Thermalism Forum-FEMTEC (World Federation of Hydrotherapy and Climatotherapy), Yingkou-China. FEMTEC International Commission Rehabilitative Medicine and Sport and Delegated Physician for Switzerland.Vice-President SIMA (Italian Enviromental Medicine Society). Lecturer and consultant, WHO Collaborating Center for the Study of Traditional Médicine, Milano, Italy. Honourable Professor, Republican Children’s Rehabilitation Center, Kazakhstan. Registered expert in psychotherapy, acupuncture and homeopathy. International Master Acupuncture and TCM. Master Thermal Medicine, Thalassoterapy and Medical Climatology. Acupuncture, neuraltherapy (pain therapy and regulation therapy), osteopathy, electrotherapy, hypnosis.

Acupuncture, Master Thermal Medicine, Thalassoterapy and Medical Climatology, Rehabilitation and Pain therapy

Yiannis Koumpouros (BSc, MSc, MBA, PhD) is Ass. Professor in the University of West Attica, Department of Informatics and Computer Engineering. Specialized in health informatics, e-health, telemedicine, assistive technologies, rehabilitation, users satisfaction assessment, and strategic management. Expert for the European Commission in the e-health sector, and evaluator of numerous R&D projects. Top-level managerial experience in the private and public healthcare sector (chairman of hospitals, member of the board of directors, business development and strategic management director, etc.). Chairman of several committees in the Ministry of Development. Regular member of the Consultative Technical Council (Ministry of Internal Public Administration and Decentralisation), etc. He has published more than 70 papers in reputed journals and conferences and has been serving as an editorial board member of repute. He has participated in more than 45 R&D funded projects in the field of healthcare and ICTs.

Rehabilitation, Health informatics, e-health, telemedicine, assistive technologies, users satisfaction assessment, and strategic management.

Having 25 years exp. as Senior Physiatrist & Acupuncturist as well. Had completed Doctor in Rehabilitation medicine in 1982 from AIIPM&R, India. Since after joined American Mission Hospital as resident then Specialist Physiatrist in Disability & Rehabilitation wing (7 yrs.) Then went to complete Doctorate in Acupuncture medicine I A I, India affiliated to Intl. A l (Hong-Kong). Since 1993 served in Saudi- Arabia in various Pvt. & MOH Hospitals like Alnoor Specialist Hospital Mecca and king fahed Specialist , Hospital, Qassim (Terciary care & JCI accredited ) Hospitals as senior Physiatrist. Established & Developed Medical Rehabilitation for North border Region, in AL-Naqaha Medical Hospital, ArAr, Saudi-Arabia. First Non-Saudi to have Acupuncture License & access of acupuncture for Pain management & research work done for OBESITY Rehabilitation with team of Dr Barakat almotairy ( Head of Endocrinology ) in the country like Saudi-Arabia. Started discussion through Telemedicine” between Mayo-Clinic, USA and K.f.Sp. Hosp., Saudi-Arabia. Also has been National & Intl. Speaker” in many Conferences & Symposia” throughout. And presented Evidence Based research papers of Pain management & Obesity Rehabilitation. Has been awarded appreciation in the field of Neuro-rehabilitation”as pioneer & multi faceted zeal “. Last but not least giving/ extending Voluntary services for various Organizations” for Disability, Hemophilic, Spasticity Organization” in India & Abroad.

Pain management & Obesity Rehabilitation, Acupuncture medicine.

Dr Mohmmad Rami Al-Ahmar is holding a position of Physiatrist & Spinal Injury Senior specialist at Jordanian Royal Medical Services (RMS)-King Hussein Medical Centre. He acquired his MBBS, MD from Damascus University in 2000, completed his residency in PM&R in 2008(JGMC) & achieved Spinal Cord Injury Fellowship from UK 2012. During his prosperous career he has obtained numerous titles & memberships: Consutant (PM&R JB); (ISCoS) Educational Committee member & representative for (MENA) region; Founder of (MENASCI) network; Vice president of the Jordanian Charitable Spinal Injury Society (JoSCIS), He has published papers and a reviewer for many reputed journals . He has acquired following honors: United Nations Medal of Administrative Competence Liberia, 2008; ISCoS & ASIA Award winner for best research, Canada 2015. Member of many national & international medical assosiations, scientific and organizing conferences’committees and a key note International guest speaker.

Spinal Injury and Physiatry

Maurizio Iocco has completed his medical study in 1974 at “Federico II” University of Naples (Italy), getting the degree in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation (now PRM) in 1977. Actually He is the Director of PRM Complex Unit at “Mater Domini” Hospital in Catanzaro (Italy), Full Professor of PRM and the Director of PRM Graduate School and the Coordinator of Physical Therapist Bachelor degree at “Magna Græcia” University of Catanzaro.

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Dr Javid Majlesi has completed his medical degree at the age of 24 from University of Istanbul CerrahpaÅŸa School of Medicine and done his specialty training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the same university. He completed his post-graduate Msc degree in Sports and Exercise Medicine from University of Bath, England. Dr Majlesi area of practice is musculoskeletal pain and sports injuries. He is running his own clinic in Istanbul, Turkey. He has published more than 13 papers in reputed peer reviewed journals.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Musculoskeletal pain, Sports injuries.

Dr Khader Almhdawi is the Chairman of Rehabilitation Sciences department (PT, OT, and speech/Audiology) at Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST), Irbid-Jordan. Khader got his OT BSc from JUST in 2003 and his MSc from Colorado State University, USA, and PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences (stroke rehabilitation) from the University of Minnesota, USA in 2011. Dr. Almhdawi and his graduate students are currently researching in the field of adults' physical dysfunctions particularly of neurological challenges, assistive technology, occupational stress, education, and accommodating individuals with disabilities and integrating them in community.

Rehabilitation Sciences

Akram Elzend has completed his Doctrate Degree in Physical Therapy from Stony Brook University, School of Health Technology and Management. He is currently undertaking an Excutive MBA from BAU International University, Washington DC. He is the President/ CEO of Revival Homecare Agency and Virginia Quality Home Care, premier Home Healthcare services organizations acredited by The Joint Commission. Dr.Akram has been serving as a board member/officer for several Non-For-Profit Organizations throughout the United States for the past 16 years. Currently, he is serving as the President for Muslim American Society, DC chapter. He is also a cofounder who serves as a board member for a leading Tele-Communication organization in USA.

Physical Therapy

Dr. W. Sinkele, D. Min., KCACIII is the founder and executive director of SAPTA (Support for Addictions Prevention and Treatment in Africa), an international NGO based in Nairobi, Kenya. Dr. Sinkele is a level 3 certified addiction counselor and a master trainer in evidence based substance abuse prevention. He has created two alcohol/drugs/HIV risk reduction community based interventions: one with female sex workers for alcohol risk risk reduction; and another a 12 psycho-educational alcohol/drug/HIV risk reduction group intervention facilitated by trained peer educators. SAPTA has a five-fold focus: 1) substance abuse prevention; 2) substance abuse treatment; 3) substance abuse recovery; 4) training of addiction counselors; and 5) research and advocacy.

Addiction and Mental Disorders

Sohail completed his basic medical degree from Pakistan. Moved to South Africa in 1994, completed psychiatric training and became Dipolmat in Mental Health from College of Psychiatrists of South Africa in 2000, worked as a Senior Medical Superintendent at Polokwane/Mankweng Hospital Complex, and Thabamoopo Psychiatric Hospital in South africa. Completed Post Graduate Diploma in Public Management from Regenesys School of Public Management, South Africa. Moved to New Zealand in 20003, worked as a Senior Medical Officer, in Psychiatry, Completed, Post Graduate Diploma in Addiction and Co-existing Disorders, from University of Otago NewZealand in 2012, Complted Masters in Addiction from University of Otago in 2017. He is the Senior Medical Officer in Community Alcohol and Drug Service of Waikato District Health Board, Hamilton, New Zealand. He is Member of RANZCP vocational CPD programme and Member of National Association of Opioid Treatment Providers, New Zealand and contributed in drafting the National Guidelines of Opioid Substitution Treatment.

Opioid Substitution Treatment

Jaswinder Singh Gandhi has completed his Fellowship and is a Certified Drug De-addiction Specialist. He has 15 years of experience in drug addiction field. He is a Member of ASAM, NAADAC, ISAM, IPS, IMA, ISA, ISCCM and ISSM. He is certified by International Society of Addiction Medicine in Substance Use Disorders. He has attended many national and international conferences. He has written two books against drug addiction and developed an interactive software SANTAM helping patients as well as physicians in diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorder.

Addiction Medicine (ISAM Certified)

Walid Hassan Ebrahim Hassan has completed his Hubert Humphrey Fellowship in the field of Substance Abuse Education and is a Certified Tobacco Dependence Treatment Specialist. He has completed his MBBCh, Msc in Neurology and Psychiatry & MD in Psychiatry from Ain Shams University, Egypt. He worked as a Consultant and Lecturer of Psychiatry at Institue of Psychiatry from Ain Shams Univesity, Egypt. Currently, he is working as a Psychiatrist at Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman.

Substance Abuse