THE CONFERENCE

The Brain Injury Day-Treatment Unit of ELEPAP-Rehabilitation for The Disabled is proud to announce the “2nd Brain Injury Conference: The Holistic Neuropsychological Approach” that will take place in Athens, at Ethniki Asfalistiki Conference Center, 103-105, Syngrou Avenue, on March 29-30, 2019.

Acquired brain injury constitutes one of the main causes of disability and mortality of childhood and adulthood. In 2012 37.000 cases with brain injury had been treated in public hospitals according to data of the Hellenic Statistical Authority.

Acquired brain injury is followed by a wide range of pathophysiological symptoms, such as motor and sensory difficulties, cognitive deficits, changes in behavioral and emotional regulation; these symptoms have an impact on daily functionality, autonomous living and social reintegration. Rehabilitation of brain injury’s sequelae is a long-term process, requiring specialized and comprehensive intervention and support of the patient and his/hers family and environment. Indicatively, in the E.U. more than 6,200,000 people remain on the sidelines 5 years after an acquired brain injury, and the numbers are rising every year.

Having completed 10 years of operation, the Brain Injury Day-Treatment Unit of ELEPAP organizes a two-day conference, focusing on the long-term sequelae of acquired brain injury. The cognitive, behavioral and emotional deficits and the difficulties in awareness, acceptance and reintegration will be highlighted, while special attention will be drawn on the way the aforementioned are addressed through the model of Holistic Neuropsychological Rehabilitation.

Internationally acclaimed professionals on the domain of Neuropsychology and Holistic Rehabilitation and Reintegration, such as Dr. Yehuda Ben Yishay (USA), Dr. George Prigatano (USA), Dr. Ellen – Daniels Zide (USA), Dr. Dan Hoofien (Israel), Dr. Mathilde Chevignard (France), Dr. Jaana Sarajuuri (Finland), Dr. George Dellatolas (France), Dr. Barbara Wilson (U.K) and Fofi Konstantinidou (Cyprus), as well as scientists from Greece will review the therapeutic approaches that are implemented, their outcomes and the challenges that arise in rehabilitation and reintegration of patients with acquired brain injury, through lectures, clinical presentations and interactive discussion with the audience.

The conference is addressed to rehabilitation physicians, neurosurgeons, neurologists, child neurologist psychiatrists, child psychiatrists, occupational physicians, intensive care physicians, neuropsychologists, psychologists and special therapists.

We are looking forward to meeting you all in a fruitful two-day conference that will hopefully promote the exchange of experience, the adoption of best practices and the empowerment of effective cooperation among all services and professionals involved. The common goal is the improvement of quality of life and reintegration opportunities of children, adolescents and adults with acquired brain injury, as well as, the enhancement of the awareness in the community.

The conference is kindly supported by the Onassis Foundation.

The Communication Sponsors are Piraeus Bank and KATHIMERINI.

The Hospitality Sponsor is Ethniki Asfalistiki.


The Conference will be accredited with 15 CME – CPO credits.

A few words about ELEPAP

SPEAKERS

MARCH 29

Memory deficits and Rehabilitation in Traumatic Brain Injury patients

OBE , Ph.D, D.Sc., CPsychol, FBPsS, , FmedSC, AcSS The Oliver Zangwill Centre for Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Ely Cambridgeshire and The Raphael Hospital, Hildenborough Kent.

Impairments in executive functions following acquired Brain Injury

Ph.D. Rehabilitation and Medical Psychologist, Supervisor Clinical Neuropsychologist. Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The Israeli Academic College. The National Institute for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured, Israel.

Resting Functional Connectivity, Volume Loss and Neurocognitive Performance in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury

Ph.D. CCC-SLP Professor Department of Psychology UCY, Director Neuro Cognitive Research Laboratory and the Center of Applied Neuroscience at UCY.

Psychiatric Disturbances in Person’s with severe Brain Injury Approaches in their management

Ph.D. Emeritus chairman Department of Neuropsychology Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.

Disturbances in Self-Awareness after Traumatic Brain Injury: Empirical Observations in Search of Explanatory Concepts

Ph.D. Emeritus chairman Department of Neuropsychology Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.

Principles of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

OBE , Ph.D, D.Sc., CPsychol, FBPsS, , FmedSC, AcSS The Oliver Zangwill Centre for Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Ely Cambridgeshire and The Raphael Hospital, Hildenborough Kent.

Implementing Holistic Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: The Brain Injury Day Treatment Program at NYU Langone Health, Rusk Institute

Ph.D. Clinical Program Manager Brain Injury Day Treatment Program NYU Langone Health, Rusk Institute, New York, USA

MARCH 30

Long term neuropsychological sequelae following childhood acquired Brain Injury

MD., Ph.D Saint Maurice Hospitals, Sorbonne Universite INCERIM, CNRS, Laboratoire d’ Imagerie Biomedicale.

Quality-of-life of children and parents following acquired brain injury

MD., Ph.D, Research Director INSERM (National Institute of Health and Medical Research) and University Paris Sorbonne, France.

The Relationship between calm acceptance of limitations; restored sense of self, and finding new meaning in life after intensive holistic neuropsychological rehabilitation

Ph.D. Professor of clinical rehabilitation medicine , Assistance Chief of behavioral Sciences, Founder and Director of the Brain Injury Day Treatment Program at New York University Medical Center, Rusk Institute.

Psychological care of persons with Acquired Brain Injury persons and their family members

Ph.D. Emeritus chairman Department of Neuropsychology Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.

Application and outcomes of holistic neuropsychological rehabilitation in Finland

Ph.D. University of Helsinki; ProNeuron neuropsychiatric therapy and medical center. Clinical director of INSURE Program at Validia Rehabilitation.

Application and outcomes of holistic neuropsychological rehabilitation in Israel

Ph.D. Rehabilitation and Medical Psychologist, Supervisor Clinical Neuropsychologist. Department of Psychology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The Israeli Academic College. The National Institute for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured, Israel.

REGISTRATION

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Andrea Siggrou Av. 103-105
Ethniki asfalistiki conference center
Athens 117 45
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Ethniki Asfalistiki Conference Center
Andrea Siggrou Av. 103-105
Athens 117 45