The International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) was founded in 1961 as the International Medical Society of Paraplegia. It is an INGO, whose purpose is to study all problems relating to lesions of the spinal cord.
| Abbreviation | ISCoS |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1961 |
| Type | INGO |
| Purpose | humanitarian |
| Headquarters | Aylesbury, United Kingdom |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 51°47′59″N 0°48′08″W / 51.79965°N 0.80235°W |
Region served | worldwide |
Membership | over 1000 Clinicians and Scientists from 87 countries |
Official language | english |
President | Prof Fin Biering-Sørensen |
Main organ | The Officers of ISCoS |
| Website | http://www.iscos.org.uk/ |
History
editThe International Medical Society of Paraplegia was founded in 1961. The first President was Sir Ludwig Guttmann.
In September 2001, at the General Meeting in Nottwil, Switzerland, it was agreed another name of the Society: The International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS).
Objectives
edit- to study all problems relating to lesions of the spinal cord
- enables scientific exchange between the members
- Advice, support, promote, coordinate research, development and evaluation activities in context with spinal cord injuries worldwide
- Counseling, support in the care of patients involved
- Counseling, support of those responsible for education and training of medical professionals
Presidents
edit| 1961–1970 | Prof. Sir Ludwig Guttmann | Founder and First President[1] |
| 1970–1973 | Dr Herb Talbot |  USA
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| 1973–1977 | Dr Albert Tricot |  Belgium
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| 1977–1980 | Prof. Volkmar Paeslack |  Germany
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| 1980–1984 | Sir George Bedbrook |  Australia
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| 1984–1988 | Prof. Alain Rossier |  Switzerland
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| 1988–1992 | Dr Ed Carter | USA
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| 1992–1996 | Dr Paul Dollfus | France
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| 1996–2000 | Dr Hans Frankel |  UK
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| 2000–2004 | Prof. Takaaki Ikata |  Japan
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| 2004–2008 | Prof. W Donovan | USA
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| 2008–2010 | Mr W El-Masry | UK
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| 2010–2012 | Prof Fin Biering-Sørensen |  DK
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| 2012–2014 | Associate Prof Doug Brown | Australia
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| 2014–2018 | Prof Jean-Jacques Wyndaele | Belgium
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Members
edit- Full members
- Associate members
- Senior members
- Emeritus members
- Fellowship of ISCoS
- Affiliated members
Affiliated members
edit- American Paraplegia Society (APS)[2]
- American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA)
- Asian Spinal Cord Network (ASCoN)
- Association Francophone Internationale des Groupes d'Animation de la Paraplégie (AFIGAP)
- Australian and New Zealand Spinal Cord Society (ANZSCoS)
- Chinese Association of Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons – Society of Spinal Cord Injury (CARDP – SoSCI)
- Deutschsprachige Medizinische Gesellschaft für Paraplegie (DMGP)
- Dutch Flemish Spinal Cord Society (DUFSCoS)
- Japan Medical Society of Spinal Cord Lesions(JASCoL)
- Latin American Society of Paraplegia (SLAP)
- Nordic Spinal Cord Society(NoSCoS)
- Romanian Spinal Cord Society (RoSCoS)
- Societá Medica Italiana di Paraplegia (SoMIPAR)
- Southern African Spinal Cord Association (SASCA)
- Spanish Society of Paraplegia (SEP)
- Spinal Cord Society – Indian Chapter
- Turkish Society of Spinal Cord Diseases (TrSCD)
Journal
editSPINAL CORD is the monthly publication of the International Spinal Cord Society.
The Editorial Office is at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital in UK. The Editor-in-Chief is Professor Lisa Harvey, University of Sydney, Australia.
References
edit- ^ "About ISCoS – ISCoS Presidents". iscos.org.uk. International Spinal Cord Society. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ Affiliated Societies 13.04.2011