10th Post Graduate Course in Rehabilitation Medicine

This year, the 10th Post Graduate Course Rehabilitation Medicine will take place from February 2, 2024 to February 4, 2024. This conference will be organized by the Curaçao Rehabilitation Center Foundation (SRC), University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) in close collaboration with the Dutch-Caribbean Foundation for Clinical Higher Education (NASKHO).

Various themes will be discussed during the conference. The focus is mainly based on topics relating to syndromes that are often seen at the rehabilitation center as well as in the primary care setting in Curaçao. Patients with a stroke as well as patients with a lower extremity amputation due to vascular disorders, form the two largest diagnostic groups that are seen and treated and for that reason, it has once again been decided to pay attention to this. New insights into the rehabilitation of stroke as well as the epidemiology of stroke in Curaçao and various topics regarding rehabilitation after a lower extremity amputation will be discussed.

During this conference, the various pain syndromes will also be presented in detail. Aspects of various neurological disorders such as disorders of the spinal cord (spinal cord injury and cervical canal stenosis) and Guillain Barré will also be considered. Also, the possibility of driving after a brain injury will be one of our topics.

Various aspects of spasticity and joint disorders will also be examined. Joint complaints such as osteoarthritis of the hand, hip, and knee are a common problem seen in primary care. We will amply talk about the diagnosis and treatment of osteoarthritis. The different options for treating spasticity which is a common phenomenon due to various neurological disorders with negative consequences for the patient will be explained.

Finally, an extensive overview will be given of the medical conditions that are or are not covered in the rehabilitation setting.

Both local and Dutch speakers have promised their cooperation at this conference. The conference is intended for specialists, general practitioners, medical students and residents, para/perimedical therapists, and other healthcare providers who are closely involved in the treatment of the above-mentioned conditions.