A steering committee including top leading professors, doctors and experts in the field of Neurology, Stroke and Rehbilitation from World Stroke Organization, Vietnam Ministry of Health, Vietnam Medical Association and their member associations, together with leading hospitals contributed to develop training scheme of AVANT Program.

In April 2017, the program was approved by the Department of science, technology and training (Ministry of Health) to be the official training program in neurorehabilitation after stroke for doctors and therapists. The trainees who complete the full training course (3-5 days) will be certified with the CME certificate (equal to 48 hours of training), issued by Vietnam Medical Association. 

Members of the AVANT program's steering committee:

Prof. Michael Brainin

President, World Stroke Organization – WSO

Prim. Dr. Andreas Winkler

President, Neurorehabilitation Clinical Research Association, Austria 

Medical Director, Neurorehabilitation Clinic Bad Pirawarth, Austria 

Prof. Bernhard Iglseder

Head of Gerontology Department, Christian Doppler Hospital, Austria

Prof. Nguyễn Thị Xuyên

President, Vietnam Medical Association

Prof. Lương Tuấn Khanh

Director, Rehabilitation after stroke Center, Bach Mai Hospital 

Prof. Nguyễn Văn Thông

President, Vietnam Stroke Society

Former Director, Stroke Center, 108 Military Central Hospital 

Prof. Lê Văn Thính

President, Hanoi Neurology Association 

Prof. Nguyễn Trọng Lưu

President, Rehabilitation Center, 108 Military Central Hospital 

Vice President, Vietnam Rehabilitation Association 

Prof. Lê Đức Hinh

Former President, Vietnam Neurology Association

Prof. Nguyễn Minh Hiện

Vice President, Vietnam Stroke Association

Prof. Nguyễn Đạt Anh

Former Head of ICU Department, Bach Mai Hospital 

Prof. Lương Thúy Hiền

Vice Head of Neurology Department, Bach Mai Hospital

PGS. TS. Hà Hoàng Kiệm

Former Head of Rehabilitation Department, 103 Military Hospital 

PGS. TS. Nguyễn Hoàng Ngọc

Vice Director, 108 Military Central Hospital 

Prof. Phạm Thắng

Former President, National Gerontology Hospital 

Dr. Trần Viết Lực, PhD

Lecturer, Neurology Department, Hanoi Medical University 

Head of Examination Department, National Gerontology Hospital 

Dr. Nguyễn Đình Hưng, PhD

Director, Saint Paul hospital

Dr. Lê Thị Kiều Hoa

Head of Rehabilitation, 103 Military Hospital 

Prof. Trần Trọng Hải

President, Vietnam Rehabilitation Association

The meeting of steering committee to launch AVANT program in April 2017

Prof. Michael Brainin - President of World Stroke Organization - speaking at the Steering Committee meeting