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Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

  • The AASMC partnered with the Armenian National Paralympic Committee to provide health care services to the Armenian National Team at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. AASMC founder and chief executive officer Nicholas Tavoukjian served as the team’s athletic trainer and covid liaison officer in Tokyo, Japan. This was the first time an Armenian National Team utilized the services of a certified athletic trainer during an international competition, marking a significant milestone in the AASMC’s advocacy work to advance the impact of sports medicine professions in Armenia. Click HERE (Link) to learn more about our efforts to develop sports medicine in Armenia.
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Post-Conflict Rehabilitation

  • The AASMC worked diligently to respond to Armenia and Artsakh’s health care needs after the 4-Day (2016) and 44-Day (2020) wars in Artsakh.
    • After the 4-Day War, our team conducted several outreach trips to provide continuing education on various topics beneficial to Armenia and Artsakh’s rehabilitation workforce. In addition, teams provided clinical support through clinical skills training and direct patient care in settings providing rehabilitative services to patients suffering combat-related trauma, including the Central Military Hospital, the Wounded Soldier Rehabilitation Ward at the Mikaelyan Institute of Surgery, and the Homeland Defender’s Rehabilitation Center.
    • During the 44-Day War, the AASMC began support efforts immediately, working directly with the Armenian Medical International Committee, the Republic of Armenia’s (RA) Ministry of Health, and the RA Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs to recruit and coordinate diaspora health professionals seeking to provide clinical support to Armenia and Artsakh’s hospitals serving the wounded. Our team held weekly meetings with the clinical directors of each of the major rehabilitation centers in Armenia and Artsakh, through which diasporan rehabilitation professionals were able to help solve problems in real-time. The AASMC, in partnership with Therapists for Armenia, quickly began to coordinate all rehabilitation support during and after the war, including the development of remote multidisciplinary clinical support teams, a digital resource library (which can be found at therapistsforarmenia.org), weekly bilingual webinars providing evidence-based assessment and intervention, and an open channel through which volunteer rehabilitation professionals could provide direct care and education in both Armenia and Artsakh. Additionally, the AASMC and Therapists for Armenia, in partnership with the International Center for Professional Development (ICPD), developed and hosted the 2021 Post-Conflict Rehabilitation Virtual Symposium, a 2-day event that welcomed over 430 participants from 8 different countries.
      • See the following article published by The Armenian Mirror-Spectator summarizing the joint efforts of diaspora rehabilitation organizations and what the future holds:
      • The AASMC and Therapists for Armenia partnership in post-conflict rehabilitation continue through our development of the Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Fellowship. Read more about our current projects HERE (Link).
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Clinical Outreach in Armenia

  • In conjunction with the AASMC educational seminars in Armenia, our teams have provided clinical support to several rehabilitation centers, sports federations, and other institutions that provide patient care to various populations. Below is a list of some of the clinics and teams we have supported:
    • Arabkir Joint Medical Center & Institute of Child and Adolescent Health (Yerevan, Armenia)
    • ArBeS Health Care Center (Yerevan, Armenia)
    • Armenian National Paralympic Committee (Yerevan, Armenia)
    • Armenian ParaAthletics Federation (Yerevan, Armenia)
    • Armenian Wheelchair Basketball Team (Yerevan, Armenia)
    • Axiomed Clinic (Yerevan, Armenia)
    • Badminton Federation of Armenia (Yerevan, Armenia)
    • Boxing Federation of Armenia (Yerevan, Armenia)
    • Central Military Hospital Intensive Care Unit (Yerevan, Armenia)
    • Gratsia International Rehabilitation Center of the Armenian Red Cross Society (Yerevan, Armenia)
    • Grigor Narekatsi Medical Center (Yerevan, Armenia)
    • Homeland Defender’s Rehabilitation Center (Yerevan, Armenia)
    • Kanaker-Zeytun Medical Center (Yerevan, Armenia)
    • Kosh Pediatric Rehabilitation Center (Kosh, Armenia)
    • The Lady Cox Rehabilitation Centre (Stepanakert, Artsakh)
    • Maple Leafs Armenian-Canadian Medical Clinic (Yerevan, Armenia)
    • Mikaelyan Institute of Surgery (Yerevan, Armenia)
    • National Burn Center (Yerevan, Armenia)
    • Pyunic, The Armenian Association for the Disabled (Yerevan, Armenia)
    • Republican Pediatric Rehabilitation Center (Yerevan, Armenia)
    • Scientific Research Institute of Spa Treatment and Physical Medicine (Yerevan, Armenia)
    • Slavmed Medical Center (Yerevan, Armenia)
    • Wrestling Federation of Armenia (Yerevan, Armenia)
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Continuing Education Seminars

The AASMC got its start by preparing and delivering sports medicine and rehabilitation continuing education in Armenia. Even before our founding, AASMC leadership worked to bring contemporary sports medicine education to Armenian professionals through lectures and clinical workshops. Our educational projects have since evolved to increase our impact, supporting our colleagues in Armenia and Artsakh. The following includes our past educational seminars and topics:

  • The AASMC got its start by preparing and delivering sports medicine and rehabilitation continuing education in Armenia. Even before our founding, AASMC leadership worked to bring contemporary sports medicine education to Armenian professionals through lectures and clinical workshops. Our educational projects have since evolved to increase our impact, supporting our colleagues in Armenia and Artsakh. The following includes our past educational seminars and topics:
    • 2016 Sports Medicine Lecture Series (July 4-15), in partnership with the International Christian Medical Mission and Yerevan State Medical University
      • Orthopedic evaluation, diagnosis, and therapeutic interventions for common sports injuries – Nicholas Tavoukjian, ATS, CSCS (APU MSAT, Class of 2017)
    • 2017 AASMC Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Continuing Education Seminar (July 31-August 9), in partnership with the International Christian Medical Mission and Yerevan State Medical University
      • ACL Injury Management: The Continuum of Care – Nicholas Tavoukjian, MS, ATC, CSCS, TSAC-F
      • Clinical applications of kinesiology taping – Nicholas Tavoukjian, MS, ATC, CSCS, TSAC-F; Carlos Roel, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC, CSCS; & Beate Carriere, PT, CIFK, NDT, CAPP
      • Spinal Cord Injury Evaluation – Carlos Roel, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC, CSCS
      • Traumatic Brain Injury Evaluation – Carlos Roel, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC, CSCS
      • Functional Treatment of the Upper Quarter – Beate Carriere, PT, CIFK, NDT, CAPP
      • Sacroiliac Dysfunction in Sport – Nicholas Tavoukjian, MS, ATC, CSCS, TSAC-F
    • 2018 AASMC Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Continuing Education Seminar (September 18-29), in partnership with Yerevan State Medical University
      • Concepts in Arthrokinematics and Joint Mobilization – Carlos Roel, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC, CSCS
      • Functional Evaluation and Management of the Shoulder Complex – Suren Meliksetyan, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
      • Rotator Cuff Pathology Continuum and Conservative Clinical Implications – Suren Meliksetyan, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
      • Functional and Clinical Implications of Fascial Connections – Nicholas Tavoukjian, MS, ATC, CSCS, TSAC-F
      • Concepts in Myofascial Decompression (Cupping Therapy) – Nicholas Tavoukjian, MS, ATC, CSCS, TSAC-F
      • Taping in Sports Medicine and Orthopedics – Carlos Roel, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC, CSCS & Nicholas Tavoukjian, MS, ATC, CSCS, TSAC-F
      • Motor Learning Principles Applied to the Pelvic Floor – Beate Carriere, PT, CIFK, NDT, CAPP
      • Treatment of Pelvic Pain – Beate Carriere, PT, CIFK, NDT, CAPP
      • Evidence-Based Management of the Lumbo-Pelvic Complex – Suren Meliksetyan, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
      • Special Topics in Scoliosis Evaluation and Management – Elena Akhbari, PT, DPT, OCS & Beate Carriere, PT, CIFK, NDT, CAPP
      • FAI/Labral Pathology Evaluation and Treatment – Elena Akhbari, PT, DPT, OCS & Carlos Roel, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC, CSCS
      • Multidisciplinary Approach to Concussion Management – Nicholas Tavoukjian, MS, ATC, CSCS, TSAC-F
    • 2019 AASMC Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Continuing Education Seminar (August 19-23)
      • Acute Concussion Management – Nicholas Tavoukjian, MS, ATC, CSCS, TSAC-F & Nareg Ashekian, MS, ATC
      • Concussion Management: Vestibular & Oculomotor Evaluation and Interventions – Kathy Kumagai-Shimamura, PT, DPT, MS, NCS, OCS, FAAOMPT, CSCS & Carlos Roel, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC, CSCS
      • Concussion Management: Orthopedic Interventions – Kathy Kumagai-Shimamura, PT, DPT, MS, NCS, OCS, FAAOMPT, CSCS & Carlos Roel, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC, CSCS
      • Post-Concussion Return to Sport: Evidence-Based Strategies – Nicholas Tavoukjian, MS, ATC, CSCS, TSAC-F & Nareg Ashekian, MS, ATC
      • Concussion Management: Continuum of Care & Post-Concussion Syndrome – Nicholas Tavoukjian, MS, ATC, CSCS, TSAC-F & Nareg Ashekian, MS, ATC
      • Lower Quarter Movement Analysis: Movement Dysfunction and Performance Optimization – Richelle Molina, PT, DPT, OCS & Carlos Roel, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC, CSCS
      • Upper Quarter Movement Analysis: Movement Dysfunction and Performance Optimization – Richelle Molina, PT, DPT, OCS & Carlos Roel, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC, CSCS
    • COVID-19, Quarantine, and Social Isolation: Return to Sport Strategies (June 10, 2020)
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Media-Based Community Sensitization

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The AASMC got its start by preparing and delivering sports medicine and rehabilitation continuing education in Armenia. Even before our founding, AASMC leadership worked to bring contemporary sports medicine education to Armenian professionals through lectures and clinical workshops. Our educational projects have since evolved to increase our impact, supporting our colleagues in Armenia and Artsakh. The following includes our past educational seminars and topics:

  1. 2016 Sports Medicine Lecture Series (July 4-15), in partnership with the International Christian Medical Mission and Yerevan State Medical University
    Orthopedic evaluation, diagnosis, and therapeutic interventions for common sports injuries – Nicholas Tavoukjian, ATS, CSCS (APU MSAT, Class of 2017)
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