Update in Disaster Rehabilitation: An International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Perspective

Abstract

Disasters (both natural and man-made) are escalating worldwide, resulting in a significant increase in survivors with complex and long-term disabling injuries. Physical and rehabilitation medicine is integral in disaster management and should be included in all phases of the disaster management continuum, which comprise mitigation/prevention, preparation, response, and recovery phases. This Joel A. DeLisa Lecture was presented on February 11, 2021, at the Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Scientific Meeting-"Physiatry 21."The lecture highlights the synergistic position of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine and the Disaster Rehabilitation Committee, to..