Europejski Kongres Rehabilitacji w Stwardnieniu Rozsianym (RIMS): 20-22 czerwca 2019, Ljubljana, Słowenia

TEACHING COURSES

Both Teaching Courses will be organised on Thursday, June 20. For more information on the programme of the Teaching Courses, click here

Teaching course – Falls in MS

Aim: To provide an overview of issues related to falls in MS.

Steps: The teaching course will start with the question about balance problems in the earliest stages of MS and explore the underlying psychological factors relevant to issues about falling/near falling in PwMS. Balance issues will be explored in depth. We will wrap up with presentations about how to prevent and how to manage falling.

Teaching course – Upper Extremity & Modern Technology

Aim: to provide an insight into the issues about rehabilitation of the upper limb by considering the use of modern technology.

Steps: The course will focus on the following topics; motor control upper limb by considering pathophysiology of upper limb control /movement disorders in MS / the role of trunk in the use of the upper limb / robot-based arm therapy, including a presentation about clinical hand assessment tools. The presentations will set the stage to introduce an overview of current advanced robot rehabilitation systems with an emphasis on upper extremity. Examples of the use of the ArmeoSpring and BIMEO will be presented.

PhD SESSION

A special programme for PhD Students takes place on Thursday, June 20. The goal of this programme especially for PhD students is to network and to have the opportunity to share knowledge with other PhD students and a panel of experts. We encourage PhD students at all stages of their PhD career to attend. Who knows, you may kickstart a new collaboration, get valuable inputs to your research project, or get the perfect idea for a Postdoc project!

In short, the session will feature:

• Catchy and interesting pitches (3 minutes) from participating PhD students on their PhD project. This serves as a perfect network starter and provides a great overview of the research activities going on in (and maybe beyond) Europe.
• In-depth presentations from 6 PhD students (15 minutes including feedback from expert panel and discussion). NB. the first 6 PhD students applying for this will be given the opportunity.

The PhD session is free for RIMS-members (center or individual) and € 30,- for non-members. Registration should be done through the website of the RIMS conference (tick the PhD Student Session when you register). If you have already registered for the Conference and did not tick the PhD Student Session, then do not despair – just send an email toTen adres pocztowy jest chroniony przed spamowaniem. Aby go zobaczyć, konieczne jest włączenie w przeglądarce obsługi JavaScript.

Deadline for registration is May 20. More information will follow, when we have the full overview of participants and presenters.

NURSE TRAINING PROGRAMME

A nurse training programme is scheduled for Thursday, June 20 from 11:00 - 15:00 (lunch included). Registration through the conference website is obligatory but no registration fee applies.

Preliminary Programme

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS (SIG’s)

On Thursday June 20, RIMS' Special Interest Groups will meet. Conference attendees are invited to attend one of the SIG meetings. The meetings are free of charge, but registration is mandatory.

The Special Interest Groups aim to promote research and improve the management of persons with MS and their caregivers. There are currently 6 SIGs:

• Mobility
• Occupation
• Psychology& Neuropsychology
• Bladder, Bowel & Sexuality
• Communication & Swallowing
• Patient Autonomy

Find out more on the SIG Meetings by clicking on this link.