Opening sessions
Chair: Luis Quaresma
8.00: Registration
9.00: Opening Session
- Luís Quaresma (President of the Portuguese Association) 5’
- Pierre Mertens (IFSBH President) 5’
- Health Ministry 5’
- Drª Maria do Céu Machado,High Commissioner for Health 5’
- Drª Idália Moniz, Solidarity and Rehabilitation Ministry 5’
9.30: IF – Award 2008
Dr. T. H. Rob de Jong, Sophia Children’s Hospital, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
9.35: Key note speech: “Groningen Protocol in Perspective”
Dr. T. H. Rob de Jong, Sophia Children’s Hospital, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Morning sessions
Chair: Dr Olavo Gonçalves
10.00: Scientific World… We have News!
- Primary Laminectomy
Prof. Dr. Gentil Martins (Portugal) 20’
- Endoscopic Ventriculostomy
Dr Kachinga Sichizya, Neurosurgeon (Zambia) 20’
- Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus in Romania
Prof. Ioan Stefan Florian, neurosurgeon (Romania) 10’
Questions
11.00: Coffee Break
11.30: Making knowledge accessible
- “Knowledge is the key to a better life!”
Mr. Pierre Mertens (Belgium) 10’
- IF Knowledge Network: A user driven quality controlled information database
Mr. Lieven Bauwens (Belgium) 10’
- Continence Management
Dr Carla Verpoorten (Neuropaediatrician) & Mrs Myleen Chirstiaens (Nurse) (Belgium) 40’
Questions 30’
13.00: Lunch
Afternoon sessions
Chair: Prof. Isabel Malheiro
14.30: Building Opportunities
- Early Intervention and Psychomotricity
Prof. Dr. Vítor da Fonseca (Human Motricity Faculty) 30’
- The Body and Self-Esteem
Prof. Dr. David Rodrigues (Human Motricity Faculty) 30’
15.30: Coffee break
16.00: Summer Camps, Experiences and psychosocial impact
Drª Liliana Sintra 30’
16.30: Disability and Sexuality
Drª Maria da Glória Baptista (Rehabilitation Centre of Citão) 30’
17.00: End of Conference day
18.00: City Tour
