Rehabilitation and Women’s Health: Global Challenges and Opportunities

Topic Specific condition & Disabilities Main Speaker Fary Khan Australia Chairs ABDELLATIF EL FATIMI MOROCCO, STEVEN FAUX USA This lecture will highlight global challenges for Women’s Health and Rehabilitation. An updated Health Policy strategy for Women will be presented across a range of factors such as biomedical, behavioural, social, economic and environmental influences, that contribute…

Aging, Function, and Rehabilitation

Main Speaker Walter Frontera USA Chairs Samia Karkouri Morocco, Gerard Francisco USA The aging of the world’s population is one of the most impactful changes of the 21st century. Health systems and societies must adapt to this important demographic trend. One of the characteristics of the aging process is the loss of functional capacity, including…

Cerebral Palsy Grows Up: Physical Activity, Sport Participation and Cultural Life for Individuals Across the Lifespan

Id 118 Topic Neurorehabilitation Speakers Mark Peterson USA, Uma Pandiyan Qatar, Nora Newcomb USA, Catherine Stratton Canada Cerebral Palsy (CP) affects >18 million people globally and is a lifelong condition. There is inadequate clinical follow-up for individuals with CP after they transition from pediatric to adult primary care, and insufficient surveillance to track patients with…

Industry Session

Session Details Coming Soon Our Scientific Committee is diligently working to finalize the full congress program, ensuring that each session offers high-quality, relevant, and up-to-date content. This particular session is still under development as we continue to confirm speakers and refine the topics to best reflect current priorities in the field. We appreciate your patience…

Spasticity Session

Session Details Coming Soon Our Scientific Committee is diligently working to finalize the full congress program, ensuring that each session offers high-quality, relevant, and up-to-date content. This particular session is still under development as we continue to confirm speakers and refine the topics to best reflect current priorities in the field. We appreciate your patience…

Updates and Innovations in Concussion and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery

Id 89 Topic Neurorehabilitation Speakers David Cancel USA, Amanda Ayala USA, Ruth Alejandro This session will provide updates and highlight innovations in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with concussion, persistent post-concussion symptoms and vestibular disorders following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) Chair David Cancel 15H30 Overview of session objectives and topics. David Cancel 15H35…

Novel Noninvasive Neuromodulation for Neurorehabilitation

Id 35 Topic Neurorehabilitation Speakers Toshiyuki Fujiwara Japan, Nam-Jong Paik South Korea Neuromodulation such as noninvasive brain stimulation, spinal stimulation, and brain-machine interface, is widely applied in the field of neurorehabilitation. In this symposium, we will discuss the effects of neuromodulation and the mechanism of functional recovery induced by neuromodulation. Chairs Toshiyuki Fujiwara, Nam-Jong Paik…

Palliative care : Need of the Hour

Id 80 Topic Global Rehabilitation Approaches Speakers Navita Purohit Vyas India, Abhishek Srivastava India, Siva Nair India Palliative care helps patients and their families manage the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs that arise from a serious illness. It can be started early in the course of a disease to improve the quality of life and…