John Tertel

Biography

1972-1974 He worked at the Children's Neurology in "Saulute" in Druskininkai, from 1974 to 1986. - children's psycho-neurologist, 1986-2010 a director (chief doctor) deputy to medicine and rehabilitation, a pediatric neurologist. 2010-2011 was the head of Children's Rehabilitation Department of "SaulutÄ—s" Children's Hospital of Vilnius University, Druskininkai. Presently there is a doctor of children's rehabilitation Druskininkai "SaulutÄ—" physical medicine and rehabilitation physician, a pediatric neurologist. 1973-1980 Improvements in Moscow, Leningrad Doctors' Training Institutes in Neurology and Pediatric Neurosciences Departments for Doctors in Neurology prof. MB Cuker, prof. EU Bondorenko, children psychiatry prof. V. Kovalev. He was trained and trained in children with cerebral palsy in the centers of Moscow, Kaluga, Eupatoria with prof. K. Semionov, 1978 - in Prague at the Pediatric Neurology Clinic with Prof. Lesny 1992 He went to the medical rehabilitation internship at Michigan University Clinic (USA) with Prof. V. Waring, as well as a Danish internship on social rehabilitation. 1993-2003 was a member of the US-Lithuanian Medical Rehabilitation Program team, which is organizing children's rehabilitation. At that time, rehab teamwork was implemented, and the team included an ergotherapist. 1996-1998 was the head of the European Union's Fare-Tacis rehabilitation program for children with cerebral palsy, conducted in Druskininkai "Saulute" and supported by the European Christian and Lithuanian Children's Funds. He organized training of specialists, compensating equipment for children with cerebral palsy, counseling children with paralysis, hospitals, polyclinics, specialist. kindergartens, centers. He formed rehabilitation teams in many children's health care institutions, provided them with methodological materials, taught parents of patients. 1996-2000 was the organizer and the leader of the 1st international seminar "Neuromotoric Development Therapy" (Bobath) for Lithuanian specialists in Druskininkai "Saulute". After the seminar, neuro-motor development therapy was introduced in Lithuania. At conferences, reports on the treatment options for children with cerebral palsy, child rehabilitation, adaptation of compensatory equipment, rehabilitation of speech and mental disorders, and referring to master's work on pediatric cerebral palsy treatment issues. A long-term member of the Board of the Rehabilitation Association (until 2013) addressing children's rehabilitation issues, participated in working groups for the first and subsequent SAM ministerial orders on rehabilitation, a member of the Children's Neurology Association. Awarded to the SAM Minister for Thanksgiving. The author of two publications, "Let the child know the world" and "Children with cerebral palsy".

Research Interest

Professional field of interest: rehabilitation of children's neurological diseases, treatment and rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy and other paralysis