The INFORM (International Framework for Rehabilitation Medics) Project to Strengthen the Medical Specialty

Manoj Sivan^{1

2}, Stefano Negrini^{3

4}, Carlotte Kiekens⁵, Fary Khan⁶, Gerard E Francisco⁷, Francesca Gimigliano⁸

Affiliations

¹ British Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, London, UK.
² Academic Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
³ Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University 'La Statale', Milan, Italy.
⁴ IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy.
⁵ Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, IRCCS MultiMedica, Milan, Italy.
⁶ Director Rehabilitation Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
⁷ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, and TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
⁸ Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Naples, Italy.

Editorial

Manoj Sivan et al. Adv Rehabil Sci Pract. 2023.

. 2023 May 3:12:27536351231167482.

doi: 10.1177/27536351231167482. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.

Manoj Sivan^{1

2}, Stefano Negrini^{3

4}, Carlotte Kiekens⁵, Fary Khan⁶, Gerard E Francisco⁷, Francesca Gimigliano⁸

¹ British Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, London, UK.
² Academic Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
³ Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University 'La Statale', Milan, Italy.
⁴ IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy.
⁵ Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, IRCCS MultiMedica, Milan, Italy.
⁶ Director Rehabilitation Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
⁷ Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UTHealth McGovern Medical School, and TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
⁸ Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Naples, Italy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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