ASCoN
Asian Spinal Cord Network

Each year the annual ASCoN regional conference is hosted by an ASCoN member organisation.  The Conference covers all aspects of spinal cord injury management, treatment, rehabilitation and community integration.  It also provides an opportunity for people in the Asia region to come together and network with others regionally and internationally, to share ideas and discuss or debate dilemmas and the latest developments and innovations in spinal injury management. The conferences hosted to date include:

2001 at the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Bangladesh;

2002 at the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, (ISIC), India;

2003 at the Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand;

2004 at the Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre, (SIRC), Nepal;

2005 at the Hospital for Rehabilitation and Professional Diseases, in collaboration with Handicap International, Vietnam.

2007 at the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Bangaladesh

The 7th ASCoN Conference will take place in Hanoi from 9th - 11th December 2008, hosted by Bach Mai Hospital National Rehabilitation Centre and Handicap International Vietnam.

The theme of this year's conference is Spinal Cord Injury Management, Rehabilitation and Prevention - An integrated National, Provincial and Community approach for health professionals and persons living with spinal cord injury.

Second call for the ASCoN Conference Information

ASCoN 2008 Regis. Form