Speakers and Trainers

SPEAKERS

	Nilufer ÇETIŞLI-KORKMAZ Curriculum Vitae	» Nilufer ÇETIŞLI-KORKMAZ, PT.PhD.Prof. graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation and became entitled to use the title and authority of Professor in February 2021. She worked as a research assistant at Pamukkale University School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation and Hacettepe University School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation. » Between August 2007 and September 2008, she was an observer academician at Harvard University affiliated MGH-Institute of Health Professions and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and also at Northeastern University in Boston, USA. Between February 2013 and August 2016, he served as the Director of the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation at Mustafa Kemal University. » Currently, she continues her academic work with a professor degree and as senior researcher and lecturer at Pamukkale University, Faculty of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, where he is involved in undergraduate and graduate-level education, clinical work and research, as well as academic and administrative activities. » She has numerous academic publications, research articles and projects, books and book chapters in the areas of neurological rehabilitation, geriatric rehabilitation, public health and community-based rehabilitation, home-based rehabilitation, technology-based rehabilitation, electrophysical agents, those were the field of physiotherapy and rehabilitation science. » Se has participated as a researcher in many projects supported by national organizations (TÜBİTAK), projects supported within the scope of university scientific research projects, and the Leonardo da Vinci Program Innovation Transfer Activity project (Training for rehabilitation doctors focused on biomechanical assessment methodologies to improve the rehabilitation process-Biomechanics4Rehab (2013-1-TR1-LEO05-47549)), and as a coordinator in the Erasmus+ Program Cooperation partnerships in vocational education and trainingproject (KA220VET) (Clinical Key for Electrical Stimulation in Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (CK4Stim) (2021-1-TR01-KA220-VET000032970)), and has other ongoing projects. She took part as a researcher in the COST projects titled “Network on evidence-based physical activity in old age (PhysAgeNet) CA20104-COST” and “Building Opportunities for Participation and Accessibility through lifelong community Mobility (BOPALiM) CA23101-COST”. » Currently, she continues her clinical, educational, and academic work at the Neurology Department and Polyclinic of Pamukkale University Health Research and Application Hospital, as the Head of the Neurological Rehabilitation Unit at the Faculty of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Pamukkale University.

	Anca Maria DRĂGAN	» Drăgan Anca Maria is a Lecturer with a PhD at the University of Oradea, Faculty of Geography, Tourism and Sport, Department of Physical Education, Sport and Physical Therapy. She has over 10 years of academic experience in teaching, practical training, and developing specialized educational materials. » With practical experience in the field of physical therapy and medical rehabilitation, she has been managing a private practice since 2019, where she offers specialized manual therapy services applied to rheumatological and orthopedic-traumatic pathologies. Additionally, her expertise includes CranioSacral therapy, which she has been practicing for over 11 years. » She holds numerous certifications and specializations in the field, as well as a trainer diploma issued by the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of Labor and Social Justice. » Through her work, she combines academic rigor with practical application, constantly contributing to the training of future specialists in the field of medical rehabilitation and physical therapy.

	Klara KALMAN	» Kalman Klara is a Lecturer with a PhD at the University of Oradea, Faculty of Geography, Tourism and Sport, Department of Physical Education, Sport and Physical Therapy, with over 10 years of academic experience in teaching, practical training, and developing specialized educational materials. » She is also an international Pilates instructor, certified by the Balanced Body school in the USA. She launched the online community "Pilates Rehab", a platform offering recorded Pilates courses as well as daily live Pilates classes aimed at improving mobility and posture, and relieving spine and joint pain. » With extensive practical experience in physical therapy and medical rehabilitation, alongside numerous certifications and specializations in the field, she holds a trainer diploma issued by the National School of Public Health. » Her work combines academic rigor with practical application, contributing to the training of future specialists in medical rehabilitation.

	Deniz TUĞYAN AYHAN Curriculum Vitae	» Deniz Tuğyan Ayhan graduated from the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation at Hacettepe University in 2010. Following graduation, she gained six years of clinical experience at a private education and rehabilitation center before pursuing an academic career, where she has been actively involved in teaching and research for the past ten years. » Her master's thesis focused on dysmenorrhea and its impact on quality of life. Her main research interests include physical activity, healthy lifestyles, and women's health.

TRAINERS

	Dana Ioana CRISTEA

	Kinga Katalin JENEI	» Jenei Kinga, therapist and international massage trainer, with over 30 years of experience accumulated across 3 countries. As a former high-performance athlete, she has developed a deep understanding of the body and recovery. » She is a medalist at the first massage championship in Romania, where she won 2 gold medals in her two chosen categories, and is a Balkan vice-champion. In total, she has won 15 medals at the international level. » She has represented Romania in inter-nation competitions, and in 2024, the Romanian team secured 3rd place out of 12 countries, competing in the Sports Massage category. She has also participated in world competitions where Romania became the world champion, surpassing countries such as Thailand, France, Denmark, Germany, Ukraine, Belgium, Spain, and Switzerland, where she served as a judge. Since 2021, she has been invited as a judge to European and world massage championships all over the globe. For 4 years, she has been an international trainer, teaching courses in Free-style Massage, Lymphatic Beauty, and therapeutic massage, training new generations of specialists.

	Klara KALMAN	» Kalman Klara is a Lecturer with a PhD at the University of Oradea, Faculty of Geography, Tourism and Sport, Department of Physical Education, Sport and Physical Therapy, with over 10 years of academic experience in teaching, practical training, and developing specialized educational materials. » She is also an international Pilates instructor, certified by the Balanced Body school in the USA. She launched the online community "Pilates Rehab", a platform offering recorded Pilates courses as well as daily live Pilates classes aimed at improving mobility and posture, and relieving spine and joint pain. » With extensive practical experience in physical therapy and medical rehabilitation, alongside numerous certifications and specializations in the field, she holds a trainer diploma issued by the National School of Public Health. » Her work combines academic rigor with practical application, contributing to the training of future specialists in medical rehabilitation.

	Anca Cristina POP

	Dana STANCA	» Physiotherapist, PhD, with over 25 years of experience in the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal pathologies in both adults and children, and an IFOMPT (International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists) accredited manual therapist. She practices at the Kineto Dema Rehabilitation Center in Bucharest, working alongside and coordinating a young team of dedicated physiotherapists since 2006. She has been a Ministry of Health accredited trainer in the field of 'Methods and Techniques of Physical Therapy' since 2013, and a provider of CPD (Continuing Professional Development) courses accredited by the Romanian College of Physiotherapists for practicing professionals since 2021. » Co-author of the specialized textbooks 'Infantile Cerebral Palsy/Cerebral Motor Infirmity. Evaluation and Treatment' and 'Facilitation-Inhibition in Physical Therapy. A Practical Guide'. Her primary focus has always been ensuring the quality of the provided physiotherapy services and guaranteeing patient safety, which is why she has never stopped pursuing continuous professional development—having participated in over 70 continuing medical education programs. » Co-author, alongside other physiotherapists, of the physical therapy practice guideline 'Inversion Ankle Sprain', approved by the Ministry of Health in 2025, as well as other guidelines currently in progress, such as 'Cervical Pain' and 'Stress Urinary Incontinence in Adults'. Holder of a PhD in sciences since 2011 and currently a first-year PhD candidate at the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy. President of the Romanian College of Physiotherapists—the regulatory body of the physiotherapy profession in Romania—since 2021, and a member of the Education and Research Working Group of World Physiotherapy-Europe Region since 2020.

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