A Croatian Perspective on MSK Training and the Future of PRM

Prof. Manoj Sivan, Professor in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, BSPRM RCS Chair, and the National MSK & Pain Course Co-leads, speaks with Dr Ivan Novak, PRM Resident, and Dr Šime Mijić, PRM Consultant, both from Poliklinika Faktor Zdravlje, Croatia. The discussion explores their experiences of the MSK course, reflections on differences in PRM specialty training between Croatia and the UK, and how MSK practice currently shapes the role of physiatrists in Croatia. The conversation also looks more broadly at the evolution of PRM globally, the challenges facing the specialty, and perspectives on its future direction. Recorded at the National Musculoskeletal Medicine and Rehabilitation Course 2026, in Leeds, UK.