Army Hospital Hosts Inter-Command Conference on Musculoskeletal Rehab and Sports Injury
New Delhi: The first-ever Inter-Command Conference on Musculoskeletal Rehab & Sports Injury was hosted at Army Hospital (Research & Referral), Delhi Cantt by Department of Sports Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
The theme of the conference was global best practices and advancements in muscluosketal rehab and sports injury and was attended by more than 200 national delegates and 39 speakers from various commands and renounced civil institute like AIIMS Delhi, AIIMS Patna, Safdarjung Hospital, Lady Harding Medical College, Fortis hospital(Mohali), KGMU( Lucknow).
During the inauguration ceremony, Director General Armed Forces and Medical Services Surg Vice Admiral Arti Sarin highlighted the need of rehabilitation and pain management and interdisciplinary approach to ensure holistic rehabilitation and patient satisfaction.
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She also mentioned that continuous academic and research-oriented evidence-based approach along with optimal skill enhancement and utilization of technology-driven musculosketal rehab and management option will remain the corner stone to achieve holistic health.
Director & Commandant of Army Hospital Research and Referral and Chief Patron of Armed Forces Physiatry ANS Sports Injury Conference 2025 (AFPSICON 25) Lt Gen Shankar Narayan emphasized during his welcome note that exchange of knowledge and acquisition of technical as well as soft skill in the field of sports medicine and rehabilitation is the need of the hour and Army Hospital Research and Referral will take the leadership to bring the specialists and institutes across the country to introspect and identify the best solution suitable for India.
The conference was also attended by Air Marshal M.S Shridhar, DCIDS (Medical Services) Air Marshal Sandeep Thareja, DGMS (AIR) & Dr. R k Shrivastava, former Director General Health Services and former head of Medical Council of India among many other distinguished delegates.
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