Dear Colleagues, Friends, Ladies and Gentlemen

Welcome to the Annual Scientific Conference 2024 of the Royal College of Physiatrists of Thailand and Thai Rehabilitation Medicine Association!

Thai Rehabilitation Medicine Association has been established since 1972 as a small society and will be the 52th Anniversary in this year. In fact, it was officially changed to be the association in 1988. That means it will be the 36th Anniversary in this year. Fortunately, it will be simultaneously the year of silver jubilee celebration of the Royal College of Physiatrists of Thailand after it was established in 1999 and has been under the royal patronage of His Majesty the King since then. So, welcome to join us!

Our Association as well as the Royal College has recently been growing dramatically and is much better known among Thai medical specialties and to the public. The responsibilities of our college are to promote and provide education, academics and research in rehabilitation medicine. Provision of continuing medical education and scientific meeting to the members, physicians, healthcare providers including people is our priority. Last year we organized the annual scientific conference jointed with the 5th Asia Oceanian Congress of NeuroRehabilitation (AOCNR) with excellent feedback and cordial appraisal of its variety in the comprehensive program. In this year our format and scientific platform are more vibrant in terms of advanced, cutting-edge under the theme “Breakthrough and Novel Therapies in Rehabilitation” including neurological rehabilitation, musculoskeletal pain management, sport science, injury and rehabilitation, geriatric rehabilitation, pediatric rehabilitation as well as rehabilitation, referral system and networking development in order to expand and drive the rehabilitation services in Thailand, both in public and private sectors, in the frontline comparable to other specialties. It will be taking place at the Sheraton Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province during December 11-14, 2024 (Pre-congress workshop will be held on December 11 and the main congress during December 12-14, 2024). Scientific program contains keynote lectures, plenary lectures, teaching & educational sessions, panel discussions, sponsored lectures, poster & oral presentation, as well as hands-on workshops. Our scientific committee prefer it to be like an academic marketplace. The participants will be able to select what you want to learn on the “first come, first serve” basis. If you miss it, you have to wait until next year. So please register earlier. You won’t be disappointed! In this year, we have just launched a couple of special keynote lectures for Emeritus Professor Dr. Sek Aksaranugraha and Emeritus Clinical Professor Dr. Orachatra Tosayanonda for their contribution and reputation to our Royal College.

On behalf of the President of the Royal College of Physiatrists of Thailand and Thai Rehabilitation Medicine Association, I am proudly inviting all of you to join our annual scientific conference to link-share-learn in this memorable event, booths & exhibition, and other social activities. I do believe it will be a great chance for you to get various bountiful academic gimmicks, gain favorable experiences, grow the novel academic and research networking among the embrace of warmness and fun.

Wish you all the best.

See you then!

Witsanu Kumthornthip, M.D.,
President of the Royal College of Physiatrists of Thailand
and Thai Rehabilitation Medicine Association