The Lithuanian PR&M Educational Initiative

At the invitation of the University of Vilnius in Lithuania and Dr Alvydas Juocevicius, Chief of Rehabilitation, DR. Mark A. Young MD of Baltimore, Maryland was invited to share rehabilitation and knowledge with the residents of the University residency training program.

Dr. Young was also given the opportunity address the Lithuanian Parliament and the Ministry of Health on the importance of rehabilitation for people with disabilities. Dr. Young was joined by a group of speakers from other New Europe countries, including Estonia and Latvia, as well as internationally reknown doctors and speakers from Norway and Portugal. The address, given to a standing-room-only audience of doctors, politicians and government officials, saw Dr. Young praise Lithuania for its remarkable advances in neurological rehabilitation and assistive technology  since its Soviet independence.

Dr. Young also reviewed medical procedures used in the United States, and spoke of recent developments in technology, computers,vocational rehabilitation and the residency education process. Dr. Young related his personal experience as a Physiatrist in Baltimore, Maryland dedicated to Vocational Rehabilitation and Pain Management.

In addition to the Parliament meeting and the series of educational sessions with residents at the University of Vilnius, Dr. Young addressesed a series of community groups including the Lithuanian Arthritis Association.

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