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.
These are the 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 - in the meeting