title: Workshop on spinal cord injuries (SCI) management: the Chiang Mai experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To give an opportunity to health workers in South Asia (SEA) to improve their knowledge in the comprehensive management of SCI.
  
  
  METHODS
  Chiang Mai, Thailand; 5-7 November 1997.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixteen faculty members (from Europe, Australia and Thailand) and 160 participants (94 Thais, 66 from SEA, China, India and Bangledesh).
  
  
  METHODS
  Two days of lectures and 1 day of workshops and discussion. Evaluation was performed by questionnaires. Suggestions and comments are reported.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ninety-two per cent of participants said the workshop was really useful. Eighty-eight per cent were very satisfied with the quality of the programmes and 92% with the workshops and discussion on the last day.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A follow-up study should be conducted by the Educational Committee of IMSOP. This will help to plan more efficacious training programmes for the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kovindha
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dollfus
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D003906:Developing Countries; D004493:Education; D004496:Education, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000628:therapy*