AVANT A+3 class in Austria – Train the Core Trainers

Doctors and therapists from Hanoi Rehabilitation Hospital, Hanoi Medical University Hospital, and National Geriatric Hospital participated in AVANT A+3 class from February 25 to March 18, 2018.

Doctors and therapists from Hanoi Rehabilitation Hospital, Hanoi Medical University Hospital, and National Geriatric Hospital participated in AVANT A+3 class from February 25 to March 18, 2018.

As part of the AVANT Program collaborative between Vietnam and Austria, Vietnamese doctors and therapists are sponsored to receive in-depth training and up-to-date knowledge on neurorehabilitation for stroke patients in leading rehabilitation centers in Austria. The three-week training took place in Bad Pirawarth Hospital and Christian Doppler Hospital in Salzburg.

Vietnamese doctors and therapists will be trained on latest rehabilitation techniques by Dr. Andreas Winkler – President of the Austrian Society of Clinical Research in Neuro-rehabilitation, Prof. Bernhard Iglseder, and skilled therapists from the two hospitals. Dr. Winkler and Prof. Iglseder are co-authors of a book on Exercises for neurorehabilitation, intended to assist stroke patients in regaining independence. The book is distributed as free material for all doctors and caregivers as part of the AVANT Program.

Upon the completion of the training in Austria, these doctors and therapists will become trainers in the AVANT Program, and help spread the standardized and systematic knowledge on neuro-rehabilitation after stroke in nationwide classes for healthcare professionals and caregivers in Vietnam.

List of doctors and therapists of A+3 class:

Prof. Phạm Văn Minh, PhD – Director of Hanoi Rehabilitation Hospital/ Head of Rehabilitation, Hanoi Medical University Hospital

Lê Thị Toàn – Therapist, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanoi Rehabilitation Hospital

Dr. Nguyễn Thị Thanh Huyền, MD – Director of Rehabilitation Department, Hanoi Medical University Hospital

Nguyễn Ích Thuởng – Therapist, Rehabilitation Department, Hanoi Medical University Hospital

Dr. Ngân Thị Hồng Anh, MD - Director of Rehabilitation Department, National Geriatric Hospital

Đỗ Mạnh Hùng – Therapist, Rehabilitation Department, National Geriatric Hospital

Some photos of the class: