Member May: SAPNA Member Community Meeting-Session Recording

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The South Asian AAPMR community meeting highlighted ongoing projects, focusing on community service as the session's theme. Key speakers included Dr. Supramani Sitarama and Dr. Priscilla Mapelli, who presented their work on a medical mission, Dreaming and Working Together, in Peru. This initiative has offered amputees essential prosthetics since 2007, addressing the significant need for rehabilitation in global health. The challenge of limited accessibility to prosthesis in Peru and the potential policy changes were deliberated. Additionally, discussions involved strategies to expand the mission's sustainability via training local healthcare professionals, supported by Rotary Grants. Other topics explored were ideas for increased resident involvement, including mentorship programs and incorporating South Asian community-specific research into medical practice. A call to action was made for maintaining expertise in inpatient rehabilitation, which is vital due to the aging population's growing needs. There's an emphasis on the importance of neurorehabilitation both inpatient and outpatient, due to the short length of hospital stays. These efforts aim to strengthen the rehabilitation field mainly through community collaboration and resource optimization.

Keywords

South Asian AAPMR

community service

medical mission

prosthetics

rehabilitation

Rotary Grants

neurorehabilitation

resident involvement