WHO

Dr Brian Bruce Shulman

IALP continues to be active as a Non-State Actor in Official Relations with the World Health Organization (WHO)

 

IALP is represented on the WHO on the Management of Post Covid (Long Covid) working group.

This international forum developed and continually updates guidance related to this condition. The WHO COVID-19 Clinical Management:

Living Guidance documents published in August 2023 contains the most up-to-date recommendations for the clinical management of people with COVID-19. The latest version of this living guideline is available in pdf format and via an online platform, and is updated regularly as new evidence emerges.

This updated (5th) version contains 16 new recommendations for the rehabilitation of adults with post COVID-19 condition:

https://www.who.int/teams/health-care-readiness/post-covid-19-condition

 

 

President Shulman accepting certificate acknowledging IALP’s formal membership in the World Rehabilitation Alliance (WRA) at the headquarters of the World Health Association (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland. IALP is one of 82 charter members of the WRA. Seated in front of President Shulman are IALP members Brooke Hallowell (USA) and Mershen Pillay (NZ).
President Shulman accepting certificate acknowledging IALP’s formal membership in the World Rehabilitation Alliance (WRA) at the headquarters of the World Health Association (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland. IALP is one of 82 charter members of the WRA. Seated in front of President Shulman are IALP members Brooke Hallowell (USA) and Mershen Pillay (NZ).

Rehabilitation 2030

 

IALP has contributed to the development and dissemination of WHO’s Rehabilitation 2030 initiative: https://www.who.int/initiatives/rehabilitation-2030 and rehabilitation competency framework.

 

World Rehabilitation Alliance (WRA)

 

IALP continues to be a member of the World Rehabilitation Alliance (WRA). 

The WRA is a WHO global network of stakeholders whose mission is to support the implementation of the Rehabilitation 2030 Initiative through advocacy activities. It focuses on promoting rehabilitation as an essential health service that is integral to Universal Health Coverage and to the realization of Sustainable Development Goal 3 Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

Additional information about the WRA may be found at https://www.who.int/initiatives/world-rehabilitation-alliance.

As a member of the WRA, 8 IALP members are actively participating on 4 WRA workstreams: Workforce, Primary Care, Research, and Emergencies.

We at IALP are looking forward to actively continue our work with the WHO.

Affiliated Society Membership

There are 3 types of membership of Affiliate Society, depending on the profile of the organization. Category A Society Membership: National organizations in communication sciences and disorders having individual members among their membership. Examples of this category are The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA ), Speech Pathology Australia (SPA)and The Egyptian Society for Phoniatrics and Logopedics. (ESPL) Category B Society Membership: Multinational, regional, or local organizations in communication sciences and disorders having individual members among their membership. Category C Society Membership: Multinational, national, regional, or local organizations in communication sciences and disorders comprised of Societies as their membership. When your National Society/Association wishes to join the IALP as an Affiliated Society, please fill in and send the Application Form for IALP Affiliated Membership below.

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Student Membership

An individual enrolled for part- or full-time study for preregistration, undergraduate or postgraduate studies directly related to the field of human communication disorders and sciences at a formal education institution. Students must provide official evidence of enrolment at the time of joining the Association and/or registering for a congress/composium.

Individual Membership

On behalf of the IALP I would like to thank you for considering membership in our global organisation of professionals.