University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences

On the eve of World Stroke Day, Dr. Mohammad Sayad nasiri, head of Rofeideh Rehabilitation Hospital, emphasized that multidisciplinary rehabilitation should start based on the patient's tolerance during this critical period. In the country, between 250 to 300 people suffer a stroke daily.

Dr. Seyed Ali Hosseini . The Chancellor of the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences who is also Professor of occupational therapy department congratulates the students, faculty members, and occupational therapy specialists of the university on the occasion of World Occupational Therapy Day.

Seven faculty members from the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences have achieved an outstanding accomplishment by being ranked among the top two percent of scientists in the world, according to the latest update from Stanford University.

In recent weeks, universities in America and Europe have witnessed nationwide protests by students and professors against the government's support for the Zionist regime in the war on Gaza.

International students studying in graduate and doctoral degrees in a foreign country are faced with many challenges including concerns such as marriage, being away from family, employment and costs of living in that country. A modified curriculum for international students with the same content and quality but less staying time can enormously facilitate student?s journey toward graduation.

This national project to determine the use of NIPT in the screening of chromosomal abnormalities in the first trimester of pregnancy based on the Contingent-NIPT protocol using the Reflexed-DNA Testing method was carried out by the Genetics Research Center of University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences (USWR) and with the cooperation of researchers of Nasle Omid Medical Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MHME), Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, and with the support of the Vice-Chancellor of Research and Technology of MHME, simultaneously was implemented in 8 provinces of the country since 2019.

This book is compiled under the supervision of Dr. Seyed Alireza Marandi, President of Iran Academy of Medical Sciences and by Dr. Hossein Malek Afzali, Distinguished Professor of the Faculty of Health at the University of Tehran and Associate Member of the Academy, and Dr. Payam Roshanfekr, faculty member at the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Head of the Iranian Health and Medicine of the Sociol

A meeting with Tara Rose Aynsley, senior consultant of social partnerships of the WHO regional office, and Dr. Kohestani at the WHO representative office in Iran, was hold at the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences (USWR) with the presence of Prof. Hamidreza Khankeh, the Chancellor of the USWR and Chairman for the SO Covid-19 and other officials of the SO Covid-19.

Hajar Sadeghi, the Ph.D. candidate in Nursing at the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, and her team were awarded the Gold Medal 2022 for the Design of Rehabilitation System with Remote Control Capability by the European Exhibition of Creativity and Innovation.