15.00 – 19.00

Registration (Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana)

19.00

WELCOME RECEPTION

8.00

Registration (Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana)

Time

Plenary Hall

Lecture Room 1

Lecture Room 2

9.30 – 10.30

OPENING CEREMONY

10.30 - 11.00

Coffee Break

11.00 – 12.30

PLENARY SESSION:
Chair: Črt Marinček, Slovenia

• Haim Ring, Israel: OUTCOME MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT SYSTEM IN REHABILITATION

• John l. Melvin, USA: REHABILITATION OUTCOMES RESEARCH AND PUBLIC POLICY

• Lajos Kullmann, Hungary: EXPECTATIONS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE THAT MAY INFLUENCE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN REHABILITATION

• Michael Schuntermann, Germany: ICF - EXPERIENCES AND PROBLEMS

14.00 – 15.30

RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION AFTER STROKE
Chair: Haim Ring, Israel, Milan Gregorič, Slovenia

Milan Gregorič, Slovenia: CHANGES OF WRIST MOVEMENTS IN SPASTIC HEMIPLEGIA FOLLOWING BOTULINUM TOXIN THERAPY
Iuly Treger, Israel: MCA BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY IN DAMAGED HEMISPHERE AND RESULTS OF ISCHEMIC STROKE PATIENTS REHABILITATION
Gabor Fazekas, Hungary: ROBOT AIDED PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR PATIENTS WITH SPASTIC PARESIS OF THE UPPER LIMB
Clemens Eder, Denmark: THE RELATION BETWEEN KINEMATICS OF GOAL-DIRECTED ARM MOVEMENT AND EMG IN SPASTIC HEMIPLEGIA
A.P. Yelnik, France: VISUAL DEPENDENCE IN SITTING BALANCE EARLY AFTER STROKE
Jon Marsden, United Kingdom: ASYMMETRIES IN THE VESTIBULAR CONTROL OF BALANCE FOLLOWING STROKE

TRENDS IN GERIATRIC REHABILITATION
Chair: Gülseren Akyuz, Turkey, Tatjana Erjavec, Slovenia

Martin Grabois, USA: OSTEOPOROSIS: EVIDENCE BASED REVIEW OF MODALITIES, EXERCISE AND BRACING
Gülseren Akyuz, Turkey: REHABILITATION PRINCIPLES OF PATIENTS WITH OSTEOPOROSIS
Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, USA: THE NATIONAL BLUEPRINT: INCREASING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG ADULTS AGE 50 AND OLDER
Liisa Karppi Sirkka, Finland: EFFECTIVENESS OF A GERIATRIC REHABILITATION PROGRAMME (AGE-STUDY)
Astrid Bergland, Norway: IS IT POSSIBLE TO PREDICT SERIUS INJURY?
Carita Nygren, Sweden: QUALITY OF GERIATRIC REHABILITATION: CLIENTS\’ PERCEPTION, REPORTED SYMPTOMS, ADL-DEPENDENCE, AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING IN A ONE-YEAR PERSPECTIVE

INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH – ICF
Chair: Bengt Sjölund, Sweden, Andrejka Fatur Videtič, Slovenia

John l. Melvin, USA: OPERATIONALIZING THE ICF: OPPORTUNITES AND CHALLENGES
Christoph Gutenbrunner, Germany: TOWARDS AN APPLICATION OF THE ICF IN REHABILITATION
Max Ueberle, Germany: IMPLEMENTATION OF ICF TO NEUROREHABILITATION
Bengt Sjölund, Sweden: ASSESSMENT OF NON-MOTOR IMPAIRMENT IN THE ICF; WHO, WHEN AND HOW?
Veronika Fialka Moser, Austria: AUSTRIAN EXPERIENCE WITH THE ICF IN BREAST CANCER
Theo Bougie, The Netherlands: APPLYING ICF AND ISO9999 TO EXPRESS “INTENDED USE” OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

15.30 - 16.00

Coffee break

16.00 – 17.00

RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION AFTER STROKE
Chair: Martin Grabois, USA, Nika Goljar, Slovenia

Martin Grabois, USA: STROKE REHABILITATION: PREDICTING FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY
Haim Ring, Israel: EARLY AND LATE EFFECTS OF HEALTH LEGISLATION ON FIRST-STROKE IN-PATIENTS REHABILITATION PROCESS
Ronald Meijer, The Netherlands: PROGNOSTIC FACTORS IN THE SUBACUTE PHASE POST-STROKE. THE STROKE-UNIT DISCHARGE GUIDELINE.
Hilary Zetler, Israel: EFECTIVENESS OF HOME REHABILITATION AFTER STROKE

TRENDS IN GERIATRIC REHABILITATION
Chair: Wojtek C. Zajko, USA, Gabrijela Gaber, Slovenia

Astrid Bergland, Norway: ABILITY TO GET UP FROM THE FLOOR: AN IMPORTANT SCREENING AND PREDICTIVE INSTRUMENT?
Arie Burstin, Israel: EXERCISE AS A MODIFIER OF PHYSICAL FRAILTY AND WELL-BEING IN FUNCTIONALLY IMPAIRED NURSING HOME RESIDENTS – THE USE OF A STANDING DEVICE
Tomsone Signe, Latvia: EVALUATION OF HOUSING ACCESSIBILITY FOR VERY OLD PERSONS AND THEIR ABILITY TO PERFORM EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES
Veronika Fialka Moser, Austria: REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA

POLICY AND LEGISLATION OF REHABILITATION
Chair: Erkki Kemppainen, Finland, Cveto Uršič, Slovenia

Erkki Kemppainen, Finland: REHABILITATION AND A HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK
Heiner Vogel, Germany: THE STATUS QUO OF THE SOCIAL MEDICAL ASSESSMENT OF A PATIENTS' NEED FOR REHABILITATION – RESULTS
Alessandro Giustini, Italy: FROM ACUTE INTERVENTION TO DOMICILIARY AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION: RESEARCH TO BUILD CBR ON EFFECTIVENESS
Andrea Reusch, Germany: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE EVALUATION OF PATIENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN INPATIENTS MEDICAL REHABILITATION

17.00 - 18.00

ASSEMBLY OF EUROPEAN FEDERATION FOR RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION

Time

Plenary Hall

Lecture Room 1

Lecture Room 2

9.00 – 10.30

PLENARY SESSION:
Chair: Bengt Sjölund, Sweden

• Anthony Ward, UK: IS REHABILITATION EFFECTIVE? WHAT MEASURES ARE IMPORTANT

• Guy Vanderstraeten, Belgium: PAIN, DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION

• Martin Grabois, USA: MULTIDISCIPLINARY PAIN PROGRAM FOR CHRONIC PAIN SYNDROME: COST EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICACY

• Christoph Gutenbrunner, Germany: TRAINING AND FURTHER EDUCATION IN PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE

8.00 – 10.30

WORKSHOP "EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN PHYSIOTHERAPY"
(organised by Slovenian Association of Physiotherapists)
Information: Ms KATJA JERE, Phone: +386 (0)1 4758 231 or +386 (0)1 4758 229
Chair: Alenka Primožič, Slovenia Tanja Dobnik, Slovenia

Gabrijela Gaber, Slovenia: EDUCATION OF PHYSIOTHERAPISTS IN SLOVENIA
Alenka Primožič, Slovenia: THE POSITION OF PHYSIOTHERAPISTS IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN SLOVENIA
Sonja Hlebš, Slovenia: PERSPECTIVES FOR SLOVENIAN PHYSIOTHERAPISTS IN EUROPEAN UNION
Ann Moore, United Kingdom: POSTGRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR PHYSIOTHERAPISTS
Georges Boueiri, Lebanon: THE EVOLUTION OF PHYSIOTHERAPY PROFESSION IN LEBANON
Ann Moore, United Kingdom: PHYSIOTHERAPISTS AND RESEARCH IN UNITED KINGDOM

WORKSHOP "DEAFNESS AND REHABILITATION"
Chair: Thomas Lenarz, Germay, Jagoda Vatovec, Slovenia

Thomas Lenarz, Germany: FUTURE OF REHABILITATION IN HEARING LOSS
Jagoda Vatovec, Slovenia: AUDITORY PERFORMANCE OF COCHLEAR IMPLANT USERS
Thomas Spillmann, Switzerland: POSSIBILITIES OF EARLY DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF HEARING LOSS IN CHILDREN
Laukli Einar, Norway: EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HEARING LOSS IN NOISE-EXPOSED WORKERS AND IN THE ELDERLY POPULATION
Hans Verschuure, The Netherlands: REHABILITATION SERVICES ACROSS THE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
René Dauman, France: CONCEPTUAL ISSUES IN THE MEASUREMENT OF OUTCOMES IN TINNITUS SUFFERING PATIENTS

10.30 - 11.00

Coffee Break and Poster Viewing

11.00 – 12.30

TRENDS IN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY REHABILITATION
Chair: Anthony Ward, United Kingdom, Klemen Grabljevec, Slovenia

Anthony Ward, United Kingdom: ACUTE BRAIN INJURY OUTCOMES
Gerard E. Francisco, USA: COMPLICATIONS AND INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: IMPACT ON HOSPITALIZATION AND RECOVERY
Jan G. Geurtsen, The Netherlands: THE “BRAIN INTEGRATION®” REHABILITATION PROGRAM
Ofer Keren, Israel: HEMISPHERIC ATTENTIONAL IMBALANCE IN PATIENTS WITH DIFFUSE BRAIN DAMAGE: BASIC FINDINGS AND PERFORMANCE UNDER RITALIN
Petra van Kampen, The Netherlands: IDENTIFYING RISK FACTORS FOR HETEROTOPIC OSSIFICATION AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Ana Bobinac Georgievski, Qatar: WHO-ICF DESCRIPTORS OF BODY FUNCTIONS AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

RESEARCH IN OUTCOME MEASUREMENT – MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION
Chair: Astrid Bergland, Norway, Rajmond Šavrin, Slovenia

Wilmar Igl, Germany: SENSITIVITY TO CHANGE OF PATIENT QUESTIONNAIRES IN REHABILITATION – EMPIRICAL RESULTS FROM REANALYSING DATA FROM GERMAN PATIENTS
Ann Tamm, Estonia: ACTIVITY LIMITATIONS IN EARLY KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS IN 34-54 YEARS OLD POPULATION OF ESTONIA
Astrid Bergland, Norway: THE MEANING OF THE TERM QUALITY OF LIFE
Ursula Engst-Hastreiter, Germany: FEAR OF PROGRESSION (FOP) IN RHEUMATIC DISEASES
Tatiana Builova, Russia: SELF-REPORTED CONDITION SEVERITY EVALUATION BY PATIENTS WITH HIP JOINT PATHOLOGY
Christoph Gutenbrunner, Germany: REASONS FOR NON-PARTICIPATION IN REHABILITATIVE MEASURES IN AN OUTPATIENT SETTING OF WOMEN WITH TREATED BREAST CANCER – A RETROSPEKTIVE ANALYSIS

POLICY AND LEGISLATION OF REHABILITATION
Chair: Aivras Vetra, Latvia, Cveto Uršič, Slovenia

Heiner Vogel, Germany: QUALITY ASSURANCE OF REHABILITATION MEASURES PROVIDED BY THE GERMAN STATUTORY ACCIDENT INSURANCE
Mikko Pellinen, Finland: ECONOMIC PROFITABILITY OF REHABILITATION WITHIN THE FINNISH STATUTORY EARNINGS – RELATED PENSION SCHEME
Pascal Granier, Serbia and Montenegro: COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN KOSOVO
Dörte Bernhard, Germany: NEW PERSPECTIVES FOR IN-PLANT INTEGRATION
Aivras Vetra, Latvia: MEDICAL REHABILITATION PERSPECTIVES IN LATVIA
Emma Stokes, Ireland: THE END AND THE MEANS- A PAN-EUROPEAN REVIEW OF THE ROLES, PROCESSES AND EXPERIENCES OF USERS AND PROVIDERS OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

13.00 – 14.00

Break for Lunch and Poster Viewing

14.00 – 17.30

WORKSHOP "FES OF EXTREMITIES" (venue: Institute for Rehabilitation, Ljubljana, Linhartova 51)
Chair: Martin Štefančič, Slovenia

Lectures: 14.00 – 15.30
Martin Štefančič: THEORETICAL BASIS AND OVERVIEW OF FES IN REHABILITATION MEDICINE
Nika Goljar: CLINICAL ASPECTS OF FES APPLICATION IN PATIENTS WITH CEREBRAL LESIONS
Rajmond Šavrin: CLINICAL ASPECTS OF FES APPLICATION IN PATIENTS WITH SPINAL CORD LESIONS
Hermina Damjan: CLINICAL ASPECTS OF FES APPLICATION IN CHILDREN WITH UPPER MOTOR NEURON LESION

Break: 15.30 – 15.45

Demonstrations: 15.45 – 16.45
Physical therapists Instructors: Božena Lisatc, Špela Rusjan, Sonja Kurnik , Barbara Kočar , Irena Vrečar, Monika Dolinar

14.00 – 15.30

ASSESSMENT OF DRIVING ABILITIES OF PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Chair: Björn Peters, Sweden, Anton Zupan, Slovenia

Björn Peters, Sweden: CONSENSUS – PROMOTING CONSENSUS IN ASSESSING DRIVING ABILITY OF PSN THROUGH COMMON METHODOLOGIES AND NORMATIVE TOOLS
Sascha Michael Sommer, Germany: THE AGILE PROJECT: DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW OLDER DRIVER ASSESSMENT AND REHABILITATION SYSTEM
Maria Panou, Greece: THE USE OF IST TOOLS AS A SUPPORT AND GUIDE OF THE ASSESSORS OF DISABLED DRIVERS, BASED ON CONSENSUS WORK
Anton Zupan, Slovenia: MEDIATESTER ASSESSMENT OF DRIVING ABILITIES AMONG PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Derek Farrel, Ireland: THE CONSENSUS II PROJECT: THE USER’S PERSPECTIVE ON AN INTERNATIONAL THEMATIC NETWORK FOR THE OPTIMISATION OF DRIVING ABILITY ASSESSMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

RESEARCH IN MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION
Chair: Dušan Šimšik, Slovakia, Alenka Hoefferle Felc, Slovenia

Petra Bendová, Czech Republic: DYSFUNCTION OF PELVIC BOTTOM MUSCLES AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE POSTURAL CONTROL
Breda Jesenšek Papež, Slovenia: MEDIAN NERVE COMPRESSION NEUROPATHIES AFTER COLLES’ FRACTURES
Amir Hoshang Bakhtiary, Iran: ULTRASOUND AND LASER THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
Alenka Hoefferle Felc, Slovenia: EARLY HAND REHABILITATION AFTER PRIMARY SURGICAL CARE OR RECONSTRUCTION OF FLEXOR TENDONS
Karl Zabjek, Canada: POSTURAL CONTROL IN ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS AND CONTROL SUBJECTS
Dušan Šimšík, Slovakia: POSTURE DISORDER DIAGNOSTICS USING VIDEOANALYSIS

TRENDS IN PAIN REHABILITATION
Chair: Guy G. Vanderstraeten, Belgium, Zmago Turk, Slovenia

Guy G. Vanderstraeten, Belgium: EVIDENCE BASED THERAPY IN LOW BACK PAIN – UPDATE
Duška Meh, Slovenia: TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION AS TREATMENT OF PAINFUL NEUROPATHY
Lenny Mendoza, Peru: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PAIN AND FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY IN PERUVIAN PATIENTS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS
Merrill Landers, USA:EFFECTIVENESS OF CERVICAL NONORGANIC SIGNS IN PREDICTING DISABILITY IN PATIENTS WITH NECK PAIN
Duška Meh, Slovenia: PAINFUL NEUROPATHY – SMALL NERVE FIBRE DISORDER

15.30 – 16.00

Coffee Break and Poster Viewing

16.00 – 17.30

ASSESSMENT OF DRIVING ABILITIES OF PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Chair: John Hunter, United Kingdom, Iztok Humar, Slovenia

Juan F. Dols, Spain: THE NEED FOR A BETTER ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR DISABLED DRIVING ABILITY. THE CONSENSUS CODIFICATION SCHEME INITIATIVE
John Hunter, United Kingdom: HOW DO WE DEAL WITH A ’DUBIOUS’ OUTCOME OF AN IN-CAR ASSESSMENT?
Lynne Hutton, United Kingdom: MANY PEOPLE WITH EARLY HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE CAN DRIVE
Iztok Humar, Slovenia: DRIVING ABILITY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM: FUNCTIONS AND APPLICATION

RESEARCH IN MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION
Chair: Eli Isakov, Israel, Helena Burger, Slovenia

José Maria Baydal, Spain: ANALYSIS OF THE NON-LINEAR BEHAVIOUR OF THE SOFT TISSUE DEFORMATION AND PRESSURE SENSITIVE OF THE LOWER LIMB
Eli Isakov, Israel: COMPARISON BETWEEN AN IN-SHOE PRESSURE MEASURING SYSTEM AND A FORCE PLATE: CONCURRENT VALIDITY OF BODY WEIGHT MEASUREMENTS
Primož Novak, Slovenia: REDUCTION OF PLANTAR PRESSURES IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Herman Faller, Germany: PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS PREDICTS FUNCTIONAL OUTCOMES AFTER TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY
Pawel Sosin, Poland: BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH TIBIAL OSTEOTOMY FOR KNEE OSTEOARTHROSIS. A BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS BY POSTUROGRAPHY AND FORCE PLATFORM.
Dušan Šimšik, Slovakia: CONTRIBUTION TO INVESTIGATION OF PRE-SURGICAL REHABILITATION EFFECTIVENESS FOR TOTAL HIP ENDOPROSTHESES PATIENTS

RESEARCH IN SPINAL CORD INJURY REHABILITATION
Chair: Angello Davalli, Italy, Imre Cikajlo, Slovenia

Renata Čop, Croatia: RESEARCH APPROACH PROGRAM TO SPINAL CORD INJURY PATIENTS IN CROATIA IN LAST DECADE
Gery Colombo, Switzerland: TREADMILL TRAINING WITH THE ROBOTIC ORTHOSIS “LOKOMAT”: NEW TECHNICAL FEATURES AND RESULTS FROM MULTI-CENTER TRIAL IN CHRONIC SPINAL CORD INJURY
Elia Panturin, Israel: THE SECOND GRAVICEPTIVE SYSTEM – ANOTHER SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE VERTICALITY OF THE BODY: THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS
Angelo Davalli, Italy: EXPERIENCES ON THE USE OF COMPUTERS BY SUBJECTS WITH HIGH SPINAL CORD INJURIES
Imre Cikajlo, Slovenia: CONTROL OF THE FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION IN TREADMILL WALKING
Marsilio Saccavini, Italy: SCI WALKING BY MEANS OF FES: KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS OF THE FLEXION TRIPLEX REFLEX. A MODEL DEFINITION

19.00

NATIONAL EVENING

Time

Plenary Hall

Lecture Room 1

Lecture Room 2

9.00 – 10.30

PLENARY SESSION:
Chair: Christoph Gutenbrunner, Germany

• Bengt Sjölund, Sweden: NEUROBIOLOGY IN REHABILITATION

• Milan R. Dimitrijević, USA: WHAT DOES THE HUMAN BRAIN TELL TO THE SPINAL CORD TO GENERATE AND CONTROL STANDING AND WALKING

• Juhani Wikström, Finland: AGEING WORKERS – IMPROVEMENT IN WELLBEING AT WORK

• Črt Marinček, Slovenia: DEVELOPMENTS IN PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS

8.00-10.30
WORKSHOP OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AS AN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE IN NEW MILLENNIUM
(organised by Slovenian Association of Occupational Therapists)
Information: Ms ZDENKA PIHLAR, Phone: +386 (0)41 966 549, e-mail: zdenka.pihlar@mail.ir-rs.si
Chair: Zdenka Pihlar, Slovenia Andreja Švajger, Slovenia

Mary Law, Canada: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AS AN ACADEMIC DISCIPLINE IN NEW MILLENNIUM
Ramon Daniels, The Netherlands: DILEMMAS OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS IN STROKE REHABILITATION
Barbara Piškur, The Netherlands: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCCUPATION AND WELL BEING: SLOVENIAN PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCES
Jelka Janša, Slovenia: AN INTRODUCTION OF COPM AND AMPS IN SLOVENIA

9.00-10.30
WORKSHOP "SPASM – SUPPORT PROGRAMME FOR ASSEMBLY OF DATABASE FOR SPASTICITY MEASUREMENT"
Chair: Garth Johnson, United Kingdom, Milan Gregorič, Slovenia

Garth Johnson, United Kingdom: INTRODUCTION
Thomas Platz, Germany: CLINICAL SCALES
Ian Swain, United Kingdom: BIOMECHANICAL MEASUREMENTS
Gerlienke Voerman, Hermie Hermens, The Netherlands: NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL METHODS
Jane Burridge, United Kingdom: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CLINICAL AND RESEARCH APPLICATIONS
Afsane Riazi, United Kingdom: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PATIENT- CENTRED MEASURE OF THE IMPACT OF SPASTICITY IN PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

10.30 – 11.00

Coffee Break and Poster Viewing

11.00 – 12.30

RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION OF NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS
Chair: Milan R. Dimitrijević, USA, Aleš Pražnikar, Slovenia

Irene Hausmanowa-Petrusewich, Poland: THE SIGNS OF DELAYED MATURATION IN CHILDHOOD SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY (SMA)
Gerta Vrbova, UK: EXPLOITING THE ADAPTIVE POTENTIAL OF SKELETAL MUSCLE FIBRES FOR TREATMENT OF DMD
Gregorij Kurillo, Slovenia: ANALYSIS OF GRIP FORCE CONTROL IN PATIENTS WITH NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES
Zvone Balantič, Slovenia: RESPIRATORY FUNCTIONAL TESTING IN PERSONS WITH NONMEASURABLE BODY HEIGHT
Anton Zupan, Slovenia: OVERVIEW OF CLINICAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM OF PERSONS WITH NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS
Aleš Pražnikar, Slovenia: COULD MOVEMENT ANALYSIS CONTRIBUTE TO BETTER CLINICAL PRACTICE IN NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS
Helmut Kern, Austria: ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF DENERVATED PARAPLEGIC PATIENTS

DEVELOPMENTS IN ORTHOTICS AND UPPER LIMB PROSTHETICS
Chair: Juan C. Moreno, Spain, Tomaž Maver, Slovenia

Heiko Drewitz, Germany: OPTIMIZATION OF LOWER LIMB ORTHOSES BY STATIC ANALYSIS
Juan C. Moreno, Spain: INTELLIGENT KNEE-ANKLE-FOOT ORTHOSIS: THE GAIT PROJECT
Tomaž Maver, Slovenia: ADVANTAGES OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR MANUFACTURING OF SILICONE PARTIAL HAND PROSTHESIS AND EPITHESIS
Federico Casolo, Italy: MOTION CONTROL OF THE HAND IN A 4 D.O.F. ARTIFICIAL ARM
Maja Mlakar, Slovenia: THE MOST FREQUENT PROBLEMS IN REHABILITATION OF CHILDREN USING MYOELECTRIC PROSTHESIS
William Neumann, USA: RATIONAL, DESIGN & CLINICAL APPLICATION OF 4 ORTHOTIC JOINTS THAT ALLOW KNEE FLEXION IN INDIVIDUALS WITH QUADRICEPS PARALYSIS

RESEARCH IN OUTCOME MEASUREMENT – NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION
Chair: Stefan Mina, Austria, Katja Groleger, Slovenia

Stefan Mina, Austria: NEUROSCOREDB – A WEB BASED NEUROLOGICAL AND NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL SCORING TOOL
Christian Zwingmann, Germany: HEALTH STATUS ASSESSMENT IN GERMAN REHABILITATION RESEARCH
Katja Groleger, Slovenia: HAVE GENDER OF CHILDREN AND THE PRESENCE OF OLDER SIBLING IN FAMILY AN IMPORTANT IMPACT ON FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES MEASURED BY PAEDIATRIC EVALUATION OF DISABILITY INVENTORY?
Juan-Manuel Belda-Lois, Spain: FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF TREMOR IN THE UPPER LIMB
Petr Šifta, Czech Republic: OBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF SPASTIC HYPERTONIA WITH A 3-DIMENSIONAL MOTION ANALYSIS STUDY: PATIENTS AFTER STROKE TREATED WITH BOTULINUM A TOXIN

13.00 – 14.00

Break for Lunch and Poster Viewing

14.00 – 17.30

WORKSHOP "MUSCULOSKELETAL ULTRASOUND" (venue: Institute for Rehabilitation, Ljubljana, Linhartova 51)

Chair: Thomas Aaboe, Denmark

14.00 – 15.30

RESEARCH IN NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION
Chair: Sofia Santos, Portugal, Daniel Globokar, Slovenia

Sofia Santos, Portugal: ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOUR
Tashfeen Chaudhry, United Kingdom: A STUDY TO EXAMINE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE MOBILITY AND WHEELCHAIR USE IN ADULTS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY
Frederike van Wijck, United Kingdom: IMPROVING ARM FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC SPASTICITY: COMBINING BOTULINUM TOXIN WITH A TASK-ORIENTATED MOTOR LEARNING PROGRAM
Sandro Scattareggia Marchese, Italy: H-CAD A NEW APPROACH FOR HOME REHABILITATION
Boris Alekseyev, Russia: ACTUAL ASPECTS OF REHABILITATION OF MENTAL INPATIENTS

TRENDS IN REHABILITATION AFTER LOWER LIMB AMPUTATION AND PROSTHETICS
Chair: Rajiv Singh, United Kingdom, Maja Mlakar, Slovenia

Rajiv Singh, United Kingdom: FLUID COLLECTIONS IN AMPUTEE STUMPS Siegmar Blumentritt, Germany: GAIT-ANALYTICAL EVALUATION OF LOWER LIMB PROSTHESES
Aivras Vetra, Latvia: RESULTS OF PROSTHETICS IN LOW EXTREMITY AMPUTATION
Iljazi Harun, Albania: PP TECHNOLOGY FOR TEMPORARY PROSTHESES FOOR B.K. AMPUTEES INJURED BY LANDMINES
Aida Dynia, Israel: DEVELOPMENT OF A SCALE FOR ASSESSING MOBILITY IN LOWER LIMB AMPUTEES
Mersiha Idrizović, Bosnia and Herzegovina: DISTANCE LEARNING IN PROSTHETICS ORGANISED BY THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL REHABILITATION (CIR)

RESEARCH IN OUTCOME MEASUREMENT – STROKE
Chair: Akira Ishida, Japan, Jelka Janša, Slovenia

Naomi Rozenthul-Sorokin, Israel: EVALUATION OF STROKE REHABILITATION IN A DAY HOSPITAL
Birgitta Langhammer, Norway: THE COVARIATION OF VARIOUS FUNCTIONAL TESTS AND PERCEIVED LIFE QUALITY IN A STUDY OF ACUTE STROKE
Akira Ishida, Japan: QUALITY OF LIFE IN POSTSTROKE PATIENTS
Darja Rugelj, Slovenia: FUNCTIONAL REACH IN SITTING AND STANDING AS A MEASURE OF BALANCE IMPROVEMENT IN HEMIPLEGIA
Jelka Janša, Slovenia: THE USE OF CANADIAN OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASURE (COPM) IN ACUTE STROKE CLIENTS
Nataša Kos, Slovenia: FUNCTIONAL AND COGNITIVE OUTCOMES IN THE PATIENTS WITH SUBARACHNOID HAEMORRHAGE

15.30 – 16.00

Coffee Break and Poster Viewing

16.00 – 17.30

RESEARCH IN ENHANCEMENT OF FUNCTIONING
Chair: Birgitta Langhammer, Norway, Urška Puh, Slovenia

Birgitta Langhammer, Norway: MOTOR LEARNING THEORIES IN THE ACUTE STROKE REHABILITATION
Iuly Treger, Israel: SELF-MANAGED WALKING PROGRAM AFTER STROKE PATIENTS HOSPITAL REHABILITATION
Rajiv Singh, United Kingdom: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EARLY WHEELCHAIR USE AFTER STROKE AND PROGNOSIS FOR WALKING
Urška Puh, Slovenia: DIFFERENCES IN SPATIO-TEMPORAL, KINEMATIC, AND SYMMETRY CHARACTERISTICS OF HEMIPLEGIC GAIT ON TREADMILL AND OVERGROUND
Stefan Mina, Austria: ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL PARAMETERS FOR PERSONAL ALERTING SYSTEMS IN HOUSEHOLD ENVIRONMENTS
Ronit Gilboa-Mayo, Israel: TAI CHI CHUAN PRACTICE IN COMMUNITY DWELLING STROKE SURVIVORS

TRENDS IN PAEDIATRIC REHABILITATION
Chair: Mary Law, Canada, Hermina Damjan, Slovenia

Mary Law, Canada: ENHANCING CHILDREN'S PERFORMANCE AND PARTICIPATION – CLIENT – CENTRED REHABILITATION
Hermina Damjan, Slovenia: ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF FES ON GAIT IN CEREBRAL PALSY FOLLOWING BOTULINUM TOXIN THERAPY
Aivras Vetra, Latvia: THE REGISTER FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES IN LATVIA – DATA ANALYSIS FOR YEARS 1994-2002
Dianne Jones, Slovenia: TECHNICAL AIDS-FUNCTIONALLY CHOSEN TO ENABLE MAXIMAL INDEPENDENCE FOR PEOPLE WITH SEVERE MOTOR IMPAIRMENTS
Marion Schowalter, Germany: MEDICAL REHABILITATION OF ADOLESCENTS WITH CHRONIC DISEASES: WHAT A SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT IS NEEDED?
Ádám Tilinger, Hungary: DEVELOPING VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS FOR REHABILITATION OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN

RESEARCH IN OUTCOME MEASUREMENT – UPPER LIMB AND PROSTHETICS ORTHOPAEDIC
Chair: Angela Harth, Germany, Aleš Bardorfer, Slovenia

Angela Harth, Germany: MEASURING LEVELS OF UPPER EXTREMITY DISABILITY IN WORKING-AGE ADULTS
Nives Klopčar, Slovenia: COMPUTER AIDED TOOL FOR ARM’S WORKSPACE DISPLAY BASED ON SHOULDER RANGE OF MOVEMENT
Aleš Bardorfer, Slovenia: UPPER LIMB MOTOR ASSESSMENT IN HAPTIC VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS
Helena Burger, Slovenia: EVALUATING THE UPPER LIMB PROSTHETIC USE BY HAPTIC INTERFACE
Darinka Brezovar, Slovenia: ASSESSMENT OF PROSTHETIC USE OF CHILDREN AND AFTER UPPER LIMB AMPUTATION

16.00 - 18.00

Visit of the Institute for Rehabilitation Ljubljana, Linhartova 51

20.00

GALA DINNER

Time

Plenary Hall

Lecture Room 1

Lecture Room 2

9.00 – 10.30

RESEARCH IN NEUROGENIC BLADDER DYSFUNCTION
Chair: Paolo Di Benedetto, Italy, David B. Vodušek, Slovenia

Paolo Di Benedetto, Italy: STROKE AND BLADDER SPHINCTER DYSFUNCTION
Dianne Jones, Slovenia: MANAGEMENT OF NEUROGENIC BLADDER AND URINARY INCONTINENCE IN CHILDREN WITH SPINA BIFIDA
David B. Vodušek, Slovenia: ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS WITH NEUROGENIC LOWER URINARY TRACT DYSFUNCTION
Simon Podnar, Slovenia: LOWER URINARY TRACT DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH CAUDA EQUINA LESIONS
Saša Šega, Slovenia: EFFECT OF TOLTERODIN TREATMENT ON BLADDER EMPTYING IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PATIENTS

RESEARCH IN ELECTRODIAGNOSIS AND ELECTROTHERAPY (FES, TES)
Chair: Battistella Linamara, Brasil, Metka Prešern Štrukelj, Slovenia

Avi Ohry, Israel: DECUBITUS DIRECT CURRENT TREATMENT OF PRESSURE ULCERS
Metka Prešern Štrukelj, Slovenia: THE INFLUENCE OF ELECTROSTIMULATION ON THE ARTERIAL CIRCULATION IN PATIENTS WITH PAOD
Gülseren Akyuz, Turkey: A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO COMMENT ELECTRONEUROMYOGRAPHY (ENMG): REPORTING TECHNIQUES, AND PITFALLS
Battistella Linamara, Brasil: KINEMATIC AND SURFACE EMG ANALYSIS OF THE LUMBAR-PELVIC RHYTHM
Pascal Coorevits, Belgium: FATIGUE RELATED EMG MEDIAN FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS OF BACK AND HIP MUSCLES DURING ISOMETRIC BACK EXTENSIONS
Bum Sun Kwon, Korea: EFFECT OF INTERFERENTIAL THERAPY OF SWING PATTERN FREQUENCY ALTERATION ON RIII NOCICEPTIVE REFLEX

TRENDS IN NEUROREHABILITATION
Chair: Wilfried Schupp, Germany, Klemen Grabljevec, Slovenia

Boštjan Šimunič, Slovenia: TENSIOMYOGRAPHYIC MEASUREMENT OF SPASTIC MUSCLE'S CONTRACTILE PROPERTIES
Klemen Grabljevec, Slovenia: DETECTION OF CONTRACTILE PROPERTIES OF CHRONICALLY SPASTIC MUSCLES IN SUBJECTS AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY WITH TENSIOMYOGRAPHIC® METHOD
Wilfried Schupp, Germany: STRATEGIES FOR TRANSFERRING NEUROLOGIC PATIENTS FROM INPATIENT REHABILITATION TO HOME NURSING AND CARE
Volker Böhm, Germany: HANDSURGERY TO IMPROVE FUNCTIONS OF TETRAPLEGIC PATIENTS
Liu Daoju, China: OBSERVATION ON EFFECTIVENESS OF CHINESE TRADITIONAL MEDICINE MAGNETIC THERAPY TO C.S.M

10.30 – 11.00

Coffee Break

11.00 – 12.30

TRENDS IN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Chair: Outi Hietala Paalasmaa, Finland, Andrejka Fatur Videtič, Slovenia

Silke Neuderth, Germany: PEER-REVIEW AS TOOL FOR EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE IN IN-PATIENT REHABILITATION
Rüdiger Zwerenz, Germany: CONFRONTING WORK-RELATED CONFLICTS DURING PSYCHOSOMATIC INPATIENT REHABILITATION
Viktoria Arling, Germany: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A VOCATIONAL INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE PLANNING COMPETENCE OF CLIENTS WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
Outi Hietala Paalasmaa, Finland: PEER SUPPORT IN VOCATIONAL TRAINING
Pirjo Lehtoranta, Finland: FACTORS RELATED TO DROPPING OUT OF VOCATIONAL STUDIES AND INTERVENTIONS TO PROMOTE THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF STUDIES
Lioudmila A. Karasayeva, Russia: SUGGESTED ORGANIZATIONAL AND METHODOLOGICAL BASES FOR THE VOCATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS OF HANDICAPPED PERSONS WITH MARKED IMPAIRMENT OF STATO-KINETIC FUNCTIONING

RESEARCH IN CARDIOVASCULAR AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION
Chair: Krzysztof Spodaryk, Poland, Slavi Vehar, Slovenia

Eli Carmeli, Israel: IMPACT OF A WALKING PROGRAM IN PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME WITH INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION
Jurate Saméniené, Lithuania: EVALUATION OF THE CHANGES OF MEASUREMENTS OF THE CARDIORESPIRATORY SYSTEM IN HIGH-RISK MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION PATIENTS DURING REHABILITATION
Krzysztof Spodaryk, Poland: THE INFLUENCE OF EXTREMELY WEAK PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD TYPED BEMER 3000 ON RATINGS OF PERCEIVED EXERTION AT VENTILATORY THRESHOLD
Dejan Perović, Slovenia: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BREATHING EXERCISES ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF PROPRIOCEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION
Slavi Vehar, Slovenia: THE HEART OPERATION AND CHANGES OF LUNG VOLUMES

RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION OF COMMUNICATION AND SWALLOWING
Chair: Nam Jong Paik, Korea, Matevž Pustišek, Slovenia

Nam Jong Paik, Korea: DIFFERENT KINEMATIC MOVEMENTS OF PHARYNGEAL STRUCTURES DURING SWALLOWING IN PATIENTS WITH DYSPHAGIA FROM VARIOUS ETIOLOGIES
Matevž Pustišek, Slovenia: ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SERVICES FOR INCLUSIVE INFORMATION SOCIETY
Maja Šereg Bahar, Slovenia: THE QUALITY OF OESOPHAGEAL SPEECH IN PATIENTS WITH LARYNGEAL AND HYPOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA
Staša Grča Zidar, Slovenia: AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION AND SCHOOL WORK

12.30

CLOSING CEREMONY