International Spinal Cord Society

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.

The International Spinal Cord Society
AbbreviationISCoS
Formation1961
TypeINGO
Purposehumanitarian
Headquarters UK, Aylesbury
Location
Coordinates
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
Websitehttp://www.iscos.org.uk/

History

The 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
  • 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
1961–1970Prof. Sir Ludwig GuttmannFounder and First President[1]
1970–1973Dr Herb Talbot USA
1973–1977Dr Albert Tricot Belgium
1977–1980Prof. Volkmar Paeslack Germany
1980–1984Sir George Bedbrook Australia
1984–1988Prof. Alain Rossier Switzerland
1988–1992Dr Ed Carter USA
1992–1996Dr Paul Dollfus France
1996–2000Dr Hans Frankel UK
2000–2004Prof. Takaaki Ikata Japan
2004–2008Prof. W Donovan USA
2008–2010Mr W El-Masry UK
2010–2012Prof Fin Biering-Sørensen DK
2012–2014Associate Prof Doug Brown Australia
2014–2018Prof Jean-Jacques Wyndaele Belgium

Members
  • Full members
  • Associate members
  • Senior members
  • Emeritus members
  • Fellowship of ISCoS
  • Affiliated members

Affiliated members
  • 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

SPINAL 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
  1. "About ISCoS – ISCoS Presidents". iscos.org.uk. International Spinal Cord Society. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. Affiliated Societies 13.04.2011
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