Scientific and social programme

The 18th meeting of the Nordic Spinal Cord Society (NoSCoS).

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May 22, 2024

9.30
Registration opens 

10.30-11.00
Opening Ceremony

11.00-12.00 
Plenary Lecture, Dr Anjali Forber-Pratt (USA)
“Research about Disability Identity, Perceptions of Disability and Empowerment”
Chair: Markku Poikela

12.00-13.30
Lunch, Exhibition and Posters

12.30-13.30 
Poster Walk, Chair: Henrik Hagen Poder

13.30-15.00
Three Parallel Workshops

  1. An Interactive, Multidisciplinary Workshop on Pressure Ulcer Management in People with SCI
    Knaerke Soegaard
  2. Paired Associative Stimulation in Rehabilitation After Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
    Anastasia Shulga, Kirsi Holopainen, Piia Haakana, Anna Nätkynmäki
  3. On Equal Terms – How Can Participation in Everyday Life When Using Personal Assistance After Spinal Cord Injury Be Supported? 
    Hanna Gabrielsson, Lisa Holmlund

15.00-16.00
Coffee, Exhibition and Posters

16.00-16.45
Presentation of Recent Nordic Dissertations on SCI, Chair Anestis Divanoglou

  1. 16.00-16.10 
    Living with Spinal Cord Injury 
    Annette Halvorsen
     
  2. 16.10-16.20 
    Acceptance in the Context of Spinal Cord Injury: A multi-method exploration of the conceptualization of acceptance and its associations with mental health and quality of life 
    Anders Aaby
     
  3. 16.20-16.30 
    Cardiopulmonary Health in Middle-aged People with Long-term Cervical and Upper Thoracic Spinal Cord Injuries 
    Mattias Hill
     
  4. 16.30-16.40 
    Videoconferencing for Follow-Up of Pressure Injury. Period Prevalence, Risks, Treatment and Financial Consequences 
    Ingebjørg Irgens
     

16.45-17.45
Oral Presentations in Three Parallel Sessions

  1. Parallel session 1, Chairs: Eerika Koskinen and Anna-Leena Heula

    16.45-17.00 
    Facilitators and Barriers in the Rehabilitation Process Described by Persons with Spinal Cord Injuries
    Susanna Tallqvist

    17.00-17.15 
    Association of Self-Efficacy on Problems with Secondary Health Conditions in the Finnish Population with Spinal Cord Injury 
    Vesa-Matti Kuittinen

    17.15-17.30 
    Experiences of Social and Health Care Services Are Positive Among Finnish People with Spinal Cord Injury, FinSCI-Study
    Kristiina Puranen

    17.30-17.45 
    The Swedish Needs Assessment Project: Prerequisites, Research Priorities and Knowledge Translation Gaps to Enhance Life for People Living with SCI
    Johanna Wangdell

     

  2. Parallel session 2, Chair Piia Haakana

    16.45-17.00
    Investigating the Therapeutic Efficacy of the CRP-Treatment after Spinal Cord Injury: Histological and Functional Analysis in a Large Animal Model
    Sigrún Jarlsdóttir

    17.00-17.15 
    High-Frequency Ultrasound in Pressure Ulcer Assessment in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury: a Pilot Study 
    Maria Suong Tjønnås

    17.15-17.30 
    Telemedicine Follow-Up and Prevention of Pressure Injury Post-Discharge from Acute Care Rehabilitation.
    Ingebjørg Irgens

    17.30-17.45 
    Spinal Cord Injury Registry in Tampere University Hospital
    Miia Koskinen

     

  3. Parallel session 3, Chair Anna Nätkynmäki

    16.45-17.00 
    Spinal Cord Injury in War Zones in Past and Present 
    Yorck B. Kalke

    17.00-17.15 
    Self-Rated Life Satisfaction among Older Adults Aging with Long-Term Spinal Cord Injury: Changes over Six Years
    Mikael Waller

    17.15-17.30 
    Community Peer-Based Programs in Sweden for People with Spinal Cord Injury Improve Physical Independence, Self-Efficacy and Wheelchair Skills
    Anestis Divanoglou

18.00
Welcome Reception at Marina Congress Center

 
May 23, 2024

9.00-10.00
Plenary Lecture, Dr Ines Bersch-Porada (Switzerland)
“Functional Electrical Stimulation: Research, Clinical Practice, and Future Perspectives”
Chair: Anastasia Shulga

10.00-10.30
Coffee, Exhibition and Posters

10.30-12.00
Three Parallel Workshops

  1. Eating Well to Manage Neurogenic Bowel: Unpacking the Dietary Elements
    Priya Iyer, Hanne B Slettahjell, Line Trine Dalsgaard, Anna Wahl, Anna-Carin Lagerström, Erika Nilsson
     
  2. Navigating Acceptance and Grief in Spinal Cord Injury: A Collaborative Workshop organized by Nordic SCI Psychologists 
    Anders Aaby, Naja Bøje Casupei, Irene Christiansen
     
  3. The Importance of Consumer Engagement and Different Ways to Implement it in SCI Rehabilitation Development and Research
    Nora Sandholdt, Erika Nilsson, Emelie Axwalter, Tom Atle Steffensen, Cathrine Guldberg, Line Trine Dalsgaard, Markku Poikela, Anna Pasanen

12.00-13.30
Lunch, Exhibition and Posters

12.30-13.30 
Poster Walk, Chair: Henrik Hagen Poder

13.30-14.30
Plenary Lecture, Dr Pentti Tienari (Finland)
“Spectrum of Diseases Affecting the Spinal Cord”
Chair: Jari Arokoski

14.30-15.00
Coffee, Exhibition and Posters

15.00-16.45
Three Parallel Workshops

  1. Healthy and Sustainable Aging with Spinal Cord Injury
    Sophie Jörgensen, Ulrica Antepohl, Mattias Hill, Mikael Waller
     
  2.  Lifetime Care - Review and Discussion of Existing Monitoring and Management Guidelines and Research Opportunities by Clinicians and Caregivers of Children and Adults Living with Spina Bifida
    Hanna Gabrielsson, Martina Bendt, Dorothee Riedel Ratzka, Åsa Eriksson, Alette Halvor Jensen, Petra Aden, Antoinette Botman
     
  3. Intimacy and Sexuality, When, How, Who 
    Henriette Kirkegård Rask, Maria Moschovou, Lars Varnerud

16.45-17.00 
Silver Partner Lecture

17.45-18.45
NoSCoS General Meeting

19.00
Dinner at Wanha Satama (around the corner from Marina Congress Center)

  • 19.00 The Doors open
  • 19.15 Toast and Welcome Speech
  • 01.00 Party ends
May 24, 2024

9.00-10.30
Professional Group Meetings (chairs):
Physicians (Marie Thodén and Wolfram Antepohl), nurses (Line Trine Dalsgaard, Maria Moschovou, Malin Nordin), nutritional therapists (Hanne Bjørg Slettahjell), physiotherapists (Henrik Poder, Sanna-Kaisa Luja), occupational therapists (Lisa Holmlund and Hanni Leskinen), social workers and rehabilitation counsellors (Kaarina Eskola), psychologists (Irene Christiansen, Naja Bøje Casupei), consumers and peer instructors (Markku Poikela, Cathrine Guldberg). 

10.30-11.00
Coffee, Exhibition and Posters

11.00-12.00
NoSCoS Award and the NoSCoS Award Lecture
Chairs: Randi Steensgaard and Wolfram Antepohl

12.00-13.15
Lunch, Exhibition and Posters

13.15-14.45 
Three Parallel Workshops

  1. How Do We Involve the Patient in the Choice of Bladder Emptying Method? 
    Malin Nordin, Tina Albrektslund Schwennesen, Line Trine Dalsgaard, Mariann Forsström
     
  2. A Structured Assessment Model for Syringomyelia as a Base for Conservative Activity-Based Interventions – Experiences from Patients and Team Members. 
    Line Olsson, Wolfram Antepohl, Ulrica Antepohl
     
  3. Support for family and friends. 
    Sebastian Forsén, Katarina Braunerhjelm

14.45-15.30
Closing Ceremony and Coffee, The Poster and Oral Presentation Award