Veronika Fialka-Moser

Veronika Fialka-Moser (16 July 1955 – 2 April 2014) was an Austrian physician and professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Medical University of Vienna. She was the first woman to be appointed a Clinical Professor at the Medical University of Vienna.

Early life and education

Fialka-Moser was born in Vienna. She studied medicine at the Medical University of Vienna, where she specialised in physical and sports medicine. She graduated in 1979 and completed specialist training in rheumatology and sports medicine.

Research and career

Fialka-Moser studied complex regional pain syndrome, cancer rehabilitation, lymphedema and sex differences in medicine.

In 1999 Fialka-Moser was made President of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) Section of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.^[1] In 2001 she helped to establish the Clinical Affairs Committee of the European Union of Medical Specialists to focus on Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PRM).^[2] The committee developed an accreditation process for PRM, which is adapted to reflect the environment in which the accreditation is taking place.^[2]

She was a member of the Senate at the Medical University of Vienna.^[1] In honour of her commitment to diversity in medicine, the Medical University of Vienna established the Veronika Fialka Moser Diversity Prize.^[3]

Select publications

Tatjana Paternostro-Sluga; Martina Grim-Stieger; Martin Posch; Othmar Schuhfried; Gerda Vacariu; Christian Mittermaier; Christian Bittner; Veronika Fialka-Moser (1 August 2008). "Reliability and validity of the Medical Research Council (MRC) scale and a modified scale for testing muscle strength in patients with radial palsy". Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 40 (8): 665–671. doi:10.2340/16501977-0235. ISSN 1650-1977. PMID 19020701. Wikidata Q53047614.
Wolfgang Gruther; Thomas Benesch; Carina Zorn; et al. (1 March 2008). "Muscle wasting in intensive care patients: ultrasound observation of the M. quadriceps femoris muscle layer". Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 40 (3): 185–189. doi:10.2340/16501977-0139. ISSN 1650-1977. PMID 18292919. Wikidata Q51713982.
Chaudhry HJ (1 October 1999). "Ultrasound therapy for calcific tendinitis of the shoulder". The New England Journal of Medicine. 341 (16): 1237. doi:10.1056/NEJM199910143411614. ISSN 0028-4793. PMID 10523158. Wikidata Q73087129.

Personal life

Fialka-Moser died in 2014.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Crevenna, R.; Smolenski, U. C. (June 2014). "Frau Prof. Dr. Veronika Fialka-Moser † 2.4.2014". Physikalische Medizin, Rehabilitationsmedizin, Kurortmedizin (in German). 24 (3): 115–116. doi:10.1055/s-0034-1376950. ISSN 0940-6689.
^ ^a ^b "Clinical Affairs Committee". UEMS PRM Section and Board. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
^ Group, Grabovac (2022-03-11). "Charlotte, Lovro and Igor won first place for their work on diversity promotion and research in categories "Engagement" and "Graduate Thesis"". Grabovac Group. Retrieved 2024-01-29. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ Crevenna, Richard (August 2014). "O Univ. Prof. Dr. Veronika Fialka-Moser passed away – A Tribute". Disability and Rehabilitation. 36 (18): 1485. doi:10.3109/09638288.2014.948134. ISSN 0963-8288.

[:0-1] Crevenna, R.; Smolenski, U. C. (June 2014). "Frau Prof. Dr. Veronika Fialka-Moser † 2.4.2014". Physikalische Medizin, Rehabilitationsmedizin, Kurortmedizin (in German). 24 (3): 115–116. doi:10.1055/s-0034-1376950. ISSN 0940-6689.

[:1-2] "Clinical Affairs Committee". UEMS PRM Section and Board. Retrieved 2024-01-24.

[3] Group, Grabovac (2022-03-11). "Charlotte, Lovro and Igor won first place for their work on diversity promotion and research in categories "Engagement" and "Graduate Thesis"". Grabovac Group. Retrieved 2024-01-29. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[4] Crevenna, Richard (August 2014). "O Univ. Prof. Dr. Veronika Fialka-Moser passed away – A Tribute". Disability and Rehabilitation. 36 (18): 1485. doi:10.3109/09638288.2014.948134. ISSN 0963-8288.

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