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About ISCoS - The Objectives of ISCoS

International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) shall:

1. Serve as an international impartial, non-political and non-profit making association whose purpose is to study all problems relating to traumatic and non-traumatic lesions of the spinal cord. This includes causes, prevention, basic and clinical research, medical and surgical management, clinical practice, education, rehabilitation and social reintegration. This society will function in close collaboration with other national and international bodies, thereby encouraging the most efficient use of available resources.
2. Provide a scientific exchange among its members and others by collecting and disseminating information through publications, correspondence, exhibits, regional and international seminars, symposia, conferences and otherwise
3. Advise, encourage, promote and when requested, assist in efforts to co-ordinate or guide research, development and evaluation activities related to spinal cord lesions throughout the world.
4. Advise, encourage, guide and support the efforts of those responsible for the care of patients involved and when requested, correlate these activities throughout the world.
5. Advise, encourage, guide and support the efforts of those responsible for the education and training of medical professionals and professionals allied to medicine and when requested, correlate these activities throughout the world.

The International Spinal Cord Society shall work in collaboration with national and international bodies, thereby encouraging the most efficient use of available resources worldwide.

  PARADOC - the documentation Centre on Spinal Cord Lesions

Paradoc is the name given to the ongoing project of a specific database created by the joint initiatives of ISCoS, its Education Committee, and the Swiss Paraplegics Foundation (SPF). It is based in the library of the Swiss Paraplegic Centre in Nottwil, Switzerland.
The aim of Paradoc is to collect publications and references concerning education and training on the subject of spinal cord lesions. Thus we want to:

• promote the exchange of information on an international basis, especially towards developing countries.
• encorage translations of teaching/training media into national or regional languages at low cost.
• collect and safeguard historical publications on spinal cord lesions (books, articles, etc).

ParaDoc is destined to patients and their families as well as doctors, allied professionals, hospitals, rehabilitation centres and community based libraries. To make it a useful education reference tool we need your ideas and support. We are grateful for any kind of literature that can be referred to us.

www.paradoc.org

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