The National Center for Children’s Rehabilitation Non-Commercial Joint Stock Company (hereinafter – NCCR), in cooperation with the Association of Legal Entities “ONALTU National Association of Rehabilitation Centers”, with the support of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan, invites you to take part in the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Interdisciplinary Dialogue in Children’s Rehabilitation”, held in the context of the WHO Global Initiative “Rehabilitation 2030”. The conference will take place on May 28–29, 2026, in Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan.

The conference aims to bring together specialists from various fields to discuss modern approaches to comprehensive children’s rehabilitation, taking into account the priorities and strategic directions of the global initiative aimed at strengthening rehabilitation systems and ensuring the accessibility, quality, and continuity of rehabilitation services.

The conference invites participation from specialists of multidisciplinary teams: rehabilitation physicians, pediatricians, neurologists, general practitioners, occupational therapists, special education teachers, psychologists; heads and managers of healthcare organizations; representatives of non-governmental organizations.

Key conference topics

Within the framework of the conference, the following key issues will be addressed:

• implementation of the WHO “Rehabilitation 2030” principles in the children’s rehabilitation system;
• interdisciplinary collaboration among specialists (physicians, rehabilitation specialists, psychologists, educators, speech therapists, occupational therapists) in comprehensive rehabilitation;
• early intervention and continuity of rehabilitation care;
• implementation of robotic and digital technologies in children’s rehabilitation;
• evidence-based practices and innovative technologies in children’s rehabilitation;
• modern approaches in physical medicine and orthotics;
• integration of medical, psychological-pedagogical, and social rehabilitation for children with autism spectrum disorders;
• the role and development of nursing in the children’s rehabilitation system;
• workforce training and development of professional competencies.

Organizational fee

The organizational fee for all conference participants and master classes is 10,000 (ten thousand) tenge.

Registration and Certificates

To participate, please pre-register using the following link: https://forms.yandex.ru/cloud/69b0f911e010db32fbfe45a2. 

Following the conference, all registered participants will receive official Certificates of Participation.

Date and Venue

• May 28, 2026 – plenary session and sectional sessions at the National Center for Children’s Rehabilitation, 36 Turan Street, Astana
• May 29, 2026 – master classes at the National Center for Children’s Rehabilitation, 36 Turan Street, Astana

Participants are offered the opportunity to publish abstracts/articles in the conference proceedings. Submissions are accepted in accordance with the established requirements (https://www.nccr.kz/index.php/en/journal).

Up-to-date information about the conference will be available on:

• the official NCCR website: https://www.nccr.kz/
• the official Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/nccr.kz/

Please note that travel and accommodation expenses are to be covered by participants’ home institutions.