UEMS PRM Section and Board Newsletter: December 2024
European Board of PRM Examination
We are proud to announce that the European Board of PRM Examination was appraised by the Council for European Specialist Medical Assessments (CESMA-UEMS) in 2023. The certificate of Recognition and Merit awarded to the European Board of PRM, was granted by the UEMS-CESMA in Antwerp, Belgium on May 4, 2024.
The European Board of PRM Examination 2025 (BEx25) is scheduled for Friday, May 30, 2025. Applications open on January 1, 2025.
Key Dates:
• Application Period: Open on January 1, 2025
• BEx25 Application Deadline: March 31, 2025
All candidates are required to submit an application for BEx25 before the deadline of March 31, 2025. It is imperative to note that the application period will not be extended beyond this date.
For detailed information regarding the EBPRM Examination 2025, kindly refer to the official website.
The list of countries organising European PRM Board Examination in 2025 will be announced after
the end of application/registration period.
Educational webinars of the European Board of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
The European Board of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (EBPRM) announces the upcoming series of educational webinars designed for enhancing knowledge in PRM. The webinars bring together leading experts and practitioners to share insights, latest advancements, and practical approaches in the field of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.
January 14, 2025 at 16.00 CET
Chairpersons: Mauro Zampolini, Aydan Oral
Lecturer: Helena Burger (University Rehabilitation Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Lecture title: “Amputee rehabilitation”
February 7, 2025 at 12.30pm CET
Chairpersons: Angela Macnamara, Guy Vanderstraeten
Lecturer: Reynaldo R. Rey-Matias (Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines)
Lecture title: “Rehabilitation interventions in patients with dysphagia”
March 4, 2025 at 16.00 CET
Chairpersons: Xanthi Michail, Rolf Frischknecht
Lecturer: Paolo Di Benedetto (Italy)
Lecture title: “Pelvic floor rehabilitation”
April 15, 2025 at 17.00 CEST
Chairpersons: Jean-Michel Viton, Alvydas Juocevicius
Lecturer: Karen Kowalske (Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA)
Lecture title: “Burn rehabilitation”
May 9, 2025 at 12.30 CEST
Chairpersons: Jan Ekholm, Maria Gabriella Ceravolo
Lecturer: Walter Frontera (Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Physiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Lecture title: “Health Policy, Systems and Services Research for Rehabilitation”
Attnedance in webinars is free, but registration is mandatory. More details and invitations to each webinar will be provided is subsequest newsletters.
Congress of the European Forum for Research in Rehabilitation
The 18th Congress of the European Forum for Research in Rehabilitation will be held in Budapest, Hungary from 28 till 31 August 2025. The event intends to share the most contemporary clinical and basic research advances in the fields of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. Read more.
Medlierranean Congress of PRM
The 16th Mediterranean Congress of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine will be held in Sibenik, Croatia between 18 and 21 September 2025. You are being invited to save the date. For further information: read more.
UEMS Congress 2026
The 1st UEMS Congress will be held in Leuven, Begium between 27 and 30 May, 2026.
More information or pre-registration is available at UEMScongress@uems.eu
WHO Survey on mental health of health professionals
The UEMS in its collaboration with WHO Europe is performing a survey on mental health and wellbeing of doctors and nurses in the EU countries, Iceland and Norway.
The UEMS Section and Board of PRM would appreciate your participation in the survey on this important issue. The survey is available in many European languages. Please follow the link of the survey.
Cochrane Rehabilitation Newsletters
Cochrane Rehabilitation Newsletters (Issue 78 - November 2024, and Issue 79 - December 2024) are now available. You are very welcome to share the content with colleagues.