WALT: WORLD ASSN. for LASER THERAPY

The World Association for Laser Therapy (WALT) was formed in 1994 in Barcelona, Spain at the joint Congress of the International Laser Therapy Association (ILTA) and the International Society for Laser Application in Medicine (ISLAM) when these two international groups merged and WALT became the leading world body for promoting research, education and clinical applications  in the field of photo-therapy with lasers and other light sources. The multi-national membership includes the world's leading experts in all forms of treatment mediated by the photo-bio-modulating effects of light occurring without thermal effects on irradiated tissue. WALT hosts its World Congress every two years with venues spread worldwide. Jerusalem, Israel (1996), Kansas City, USA (1998), Athens, Greece (2000), Tsukuba, Japan (2002), Guaruja, Brazil (2004) and Lemesos, Cyprus (2006), Sun City, South Africa (2008) and Bergen, Norway (2010) have all welcomed WALT. The 2012 Congress will be held in September 2012 in Gold Coast City, Australia. The official journal of WALT is Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. Printed in the USA, It is the leading photomedical scientific journal and is published online 12 times a year.