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Dr. Elie Akoury

  • Director of the Department of Physical Therapy since 2011
  • International Association of Physical Therapists working with Older People (IPTOP) educational sub-committee member at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) since 2019
  • Order of Physiotherapists in Lebanon (OPTL) member since 1991
  • General Controller assistant of the pension funds years 2014, 2015, and 2016
  • OPTL council member from 2004 until 2010
  • Public relations and international affairs secretary from 2006 until 2010
  • Administration Affairs Secretary in 2005
  • Information and Publication Affairs Secretary in 2004
  • WCPT, International Federation of Organizations of French Speaking Physiotherapists (FIOPF), and Asian Confederation for Physical Therapy (ACPT) member
  • Arcenciel Association member since 1991
  • Lecturer and moderator in various national and international congresses and seminars

 

Dr. Charbel Najem

  • Training coordinator in the Department of Physical Therapy since 2013
  • Pain science in motion member since 2019
  • Lecturer in many national and international congresses and seminars
  • Owner of the RehabZone Center established in year 2005
  • OPTL member since 2003
  • WCPT, FIOPF, and ACPT member

 

Dr. Elie Sakr

  • Academic director at the Department of Physical Therapy Nabi Ayla–Zahle campus
  • Judge for the Outstanding Presentation Awards at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress, Geneva, Switzerland 2019
  • Host of the Neuroscience Networking Session of the International Neurological Physical Therapy Association (INPA) at the WCPT congress, Cape Town 2017
  • Abstracts Reviewer at the World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress 2019
  • Founder and former president of the Lebanese Neurological Physical Therapy Association (LNPA) member of the INPA years 2016 and 2017
  • OPTL member since 2001
  • OPTL council member from 2010 until 2016
  • Professional Affairs Secretary from 2014 until 2016
  • Treasurer Affairs Secretary from 2010 until 2014
  • Information and Publication Affairs Secretary in 2004
  • National Youth Coordinator at SOS Children Villages – Lebanon from 2009 until 2012
  • Lecturer in many national and international congresses and seminars
  • WCPT, FIOPF, and ACPT member