AVANT A+4 class in Austria – Train the Core Trainers

Doctors and therapists from Ho Chi Minh City Medical University Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City Hospital For Rehabilitation and Professional Diseases, 103 Military Hospital and 108 Military Hospital participated in AVANT A+4 class from October 1 to October 20, 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+4 class:

Dr. Nguyễn Đức Thanh, MD – Director of Rehabilitation Department, Ho Chi Minh City Medical University Hospital

Phan Nguyễn Thi Loan – Head Therapist of the Department, Ho Chi Minh City Medical University Hospital

Lê Thủy Tiên – Therapist, Rehabilitation Department, Ho Chi Minh City Hospital For Rehabilitation and Professional Diseases

Dr. Lê Thị Kiều Hoa, MD – Director of Rehabilitation Department, 103 Military Hospital

Dr. Lê Đình Toàn, MD – Vice Director of Rehabilitation Department, 108 Military Hospital

Lê Văn Viễn – Therapist, Rehabilitation Department, 108 Military Hospital

Some photos of the class: