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Prehabilitation: preparing for surgery

Dr. Stephen de Graaff, MBBS, FAFRM

Dr. Stephen de Graaff is Director of Pain Services and Senior Rehabilitation Physician at Epworth Healthcare. He is a Fellow of the AFRM (RACP). Dr. de Graaff’s areas of research interest include stroke rehabilitation, spasticity management, pain management, post-polio sequelae and Continuing Professional Development. Heis currently Chairman of the Education Committee of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine (RACP). In 2005 Dr. de Graaff was interviewed for the video PPS: The Australian Experience where he gives a detailed explanation of the causes, diagnosis and treatment of post-polio problems.
 

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