riworldcongress2020

INDIVIDUAL PERSPECTIVES

Individual perspectives of rehabilitation deal with specific and personal life experiences. What does it take to create and maintain active participation by me, in my situation? Rehabilitation is seen as one element of a human life in progress. Individual perspectives present individuals and their families as experience-based experts, with proud narratives about efforts to manage and master everyday life despite health problems, functional disabilities, and challenging life conditions.

SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES

Scientific Perspectives of Rehabilitation focus on contemporary knowledge on the relationships between individual life conditions and services provided by communities. Which factors constitute different human life situations, and how do we identify the desired effects of rehabilitation services?

Scientific perspectives cover a wide range of bio-psycho-social research methods. Rehabilitation research may be specialized into well-defined health themes, labor marked issues, technology innovation or the understanding of complex social structures.

SOCIETY PERSPECTIVES

Society Perspectives of Rehabilitation deal with the ongoing priorities and development of societies at any given time. How can we strengthen our particular society by improving life conditions and the active potential of individuals through rehabilitation?

Society perspectives present the financial, organizational and welfare considerations of decision makers at all levels. Rehabilitation may be seen as a strong link between hospital-based health services and primary health care.

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE PERSPECTIVES

Professional Practice Perspectives deal with the knowledge and quality of the many professionals involved in rehabilitation. How can we maintain the specialized roles of professionals and their shared competencies within multidisciplinary contexts?

Human problems connected to rehabilitation are complex. No single profession can deliver sufficient solutions. The RIWC2020 will be a strong inspiration for professionals: to meet with global colleagues from your own profession, and with up front representatives from other professions.

The congress in Aarhus invites professionals to share specialized themes like neurorehabilitation, primary health and rehab, employment initiatives, physical training, and community integration. You will meet old friends and peers, and we are sure you will be surprised by some of the latest professional perspectives which has not yet crossed you mind.

POLICY PERSPECTIVES

Policy Perspectives deal with the positions, attitudes, and influence of organizations and networks. How can we raise the voice of individuals and improve local life conditions and global, human rights? Patient organizations, the United Nations, the WHO, Health Funds, Rehabilitation International, activist groups, professional associations are presented as NGOs with rehabilitation interests at all levels. Policy Perspectives represent specific angles of rehabilitation and powerful stakeholders.