Why we need a representative organization of academic PRM in Europe, and why we need it now.

IF 2.5 4区 医学 Q1 REHABILITATION Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine Pub Date : 2025-01-03 DOI:10.2340/jrm.v57.42369
Gerold Stucki, Henk J Stam, Francesca Gimigliano, Stefano Negrini
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The growing relevance of rehabilitation in healthcare to address increasing patient needs necessitates robust Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) integration into medical education and practice. Academic PRM, rooted in medical faculties, is vital for developing the medical speciality as an academic discipline across Europe, where it faces challenges, including limited representation in medical schools and competition for resources with established disciplines. This commentary advocates establishing a representative organization for academic PRM in Europe. Currently, no organization adequately represents academic PRM at the European level. The lack of academic chairs and departments in some countries undermines PRM's credibility and visibility, making it less attractive to students and prospective academics. An organized effort could provide a platform for knowledge exchange, policy formulation, and advocacy, ultimately strengthening the discipline's presence in medical faculties. Immediate action is crucial, particularly in light of the WHO's call for action 2030 and its 2023 resolution emphasizing the need for rehabilitation within health systems. A representative European academic PRM organization could advocate for education on rehabilitation across all medical specialities and enhance the understanding of functioning as a health indicator. It would also support the development of national academic organizations across Europe and facilitate collaboration with other stakeholders, including patient organizations, rehabilitation professionals, and funding agencies. Critical considerations for creating this organization include defining core activities, establishing governance principles focused on representativity and inclusion, and fostering relationships with existing national, European, and international organizations of PRM and academic medicine. By leveraging successful models like the Association of Academic Physiatrists in the United States, Europe can develop a robust and credible voice for academic PRM. This initiative is timely and necessary to capitalize on the current momentum and ensure the future of academic PRM in Europe.

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为什么我们在欧洲需要一个学术PRM的代表组织,为什么我们现在需要它。
康复在医疗保健中日益重要,以满足日益增长的患者需求,这就需要将物理和康复医学(PRM)整合到医学教育和实践中。植根于医学院的学术PRM对于在整个欧洲将医学专业发展为一门学科至关重要,它在欧洲面临着挑战,包括在医学院的代表性有限,以及与已建立的学科争夺资源。这篇评论主张在欧洲建立一个学术PRM的代表组织。目前,没有一个组织在欧洲层面上充分代表学术PRM。在一些国家,缺乏学术主席和院系削弱了PRM的可信度和知名度,降低了它对学生和未来学者的吸引力。有组织的努力可以为知识交流、政策制定和宣传提供一个平台,最终加强该学科在医学院的存在。立即采取行动至关重要,特别是考虑到世卫组织2030年行动呼吁及其2023年决议强调需要在卫生系统内进行康复。一个具有代表性的欧洲预防和管理学术组织可倡导在所有医学专业开展康复教育,并加强对作为健康指标的功能的理解。它还将支持整个欧洲国家学术组织的发展,并促进与其他利益攸关方的合作,包括患者组织、康复专业人员和资助机构。创建该组织的关键考虑因素包括定义核心活动,建立集中于代表性和包容性的治理原则,以及促进与现有的国家、欧洲和国际PRM组织和学术医学的关系。通过利用成功的模式,如美国的学术物理医师协会,欧洲可以为学术PRM发展出一个强大而可信的声音。这一举措是及时和必要的,以利用当前的势头,并确保学术PRM在欧洲的未来。
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102
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4-8 weeks
期刊介绍: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine is an international peer-review journal published in English, with at least 10 issues published per year. Original articles, reviews, case reports, short communications, special reports and letters to the editor are published, as also are editorials and book reviews. The journal strives to provide its readers with a variety of topics, including: functional assessment and intervention studies, clinical studies in various patient groups, methodology in physical and rehabilitation medicine, epidemiological studies on disabling conditions and reports on vocational and sociomedical aspects of rehabilitation.
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