INRS Program

In 2019, IISART is continuing with the very successful tradition of organizing the INRS program together with expert partners. This year the following partners have confirmed their participation:

International Society for Virtual Rehabilitation (ISVR)

The World Federation for NeuroRehabilitation (WFNR)
NeuroRecovery Network (NRN)

Program Details

Tuesday Morning Session (10:45 - 12:15)

Organized by IISART

Session Chair:
	Gery Colombo President IISART Hocoma
Session Speakers:
	Susan Harkema Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery Associate Scientific Director, UofL Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center. Director of Research, Frazier Rehab Institute. Director, Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation’s Neurorecovery Network Rehabilitation Research Director, Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center Owsley B. Frazier Chair in Neurological Rehabilitation Lecture Title: Neuromodulation and rehabilitation for recovery after spinal cord injury
	Kristin Musselman Scientist, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto Lecture Title: Integrating technology into clinical practice to advance the quality of neurorehabilitation: challenges and solutions
	Rocco Salvatore Calabrò Neurologist, Head of the Neurorobotic Unit, IRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo", Messina, Italy Lecture Title: Innovation Technology in Gait Rehabilitation: Robotics and beyond!
	Jaap Harlaar Delft University of Technology, dept BioMechanical Engineering Lecture Title: Advanced Gait Diagnostics and Treatment

Tuesday Afternoon Session (16:00 - 17:30)

Organized by NRN

Session Title: Outcomes of a Prospective, Longitudinal Clinical Trial using Standardized, Activity-based Locomotor Training in SCI in the Reeve Foundation NeuroRecovery Network

Session Chair:
	Susan Harkema Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery Associate Scientific Director, UofL Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center. Director of Research, Frazier Rehab Institute. Director, Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation’s Neurorecovery Network Rehabilitation Research Director, Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center Owsley B. Frazier Chair in Neurological Rehabilitation
Session Speakers:
	Andrea Behrman Professor and Kosair Charities Endowed Chair in Pediatric NeuroRecovery Department of Neurological Surgery Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center University of Louisville Lecture Title: Outcomes of a Prospective, Longitudinal Clinical Trial using Standardized, Activity-based Locomotor Training in Pediatric SCI in the Reeve Foundation NeuroRecovery Network
	Gail Forrest Associate Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Lecture Title: Outcomes of a Prospective, Longitudinal Clinical Trial using Standardized, Activity-based Locomotor Training in Adult SCI in the Reeve Foundation NeuroRecovery Network

Wednesday Morning Session (10:45 - 12:15)

Organized by ISVR

Session chair:
	Patrice L. (Tamar) Weiss
Session speakers:
	Patrice L. (Tamar) Weiss Dept. of Occupational Therapy, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel Lecture Title: Defining Virtual Reality Based Rehabilitation as a Field of Study Further contributors: Emily A. Keshner, Dept. of Physical Therapy, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Daphna Raban, Faculty of Management, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel Dorit Geifman, Faculty of Management, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
	Rachel Proffitt Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA Lecture Title: Using Video Games and Virtual Reality for Stroke Rehabilitation
	Marika Demers School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Lecture Title: Using Virtual Reality for Upper Limb Rehabilitation after a Stroke: A Clinician’s Perspective *Further contributor:* Mindy F. Levin, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
	Sergi Bermúdez i Badia Eng. NeuroRehab Lab, University of Madeira, Funchal Portugal Lecture Title: Design and Validation of Ecologically Valid Cognitive-Motor Rehabilitation Systems

Wednesday Afternoon Session (16:00 - 17:30)

Organized by WFNR

Session Chair:
	Frans Steenbrink Co-Lead of the IISART Conference Group Motek
Session Speakers:
	Won-Seok Kim Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Lecture Title: Application of Virtual Reality for Stroke NeuroRehabilitation
	Yohei Otaka Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, Fujita Health University School of Medicine Lecture Title: Balance exercise assist robot for patients with stroke
	Hermano Igo Krebs MIT-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lecture Title: Overview of RATULS: The World Largest Rehabilitation Robotics RCT
	Danielle Levac Rehabilitation Games & Virtual Reality Lab, Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA Lecture Title: Exploring the ‘active ingredients’ of motor learning and transfer in virtual environments

Thursday Morning Session (10:45 - 12:15)

Organized by IISART

Session Chair:
	Serena Maggioni IISART Conference Group Member Hocoma
Session Speakers:
	Alfonso Fasano Clinician Investigator, Krembil Research Institute (Krembil) Lecture Title: Falls in Parkinson’s disease: pathophysiology and treatment
	Catherine Mercier Scientific Director of the CIRRIS Regular Researcher, CIRRIS FRSQ Senior Scholar Lecture Title: Using virtual reality and robotics to assess pain-related alterations in sensorimotor integration
	Denny Oetomo Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne Lecture Title: Understanding the gap in clinician and engineer expectations in the design and role of rehabilitation robotics
	Randy D Trumbower Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School Co-Director, Spinal Cord Injury Division Director, INSPIRE Lab for Sensorimotor Rehabilitation Engineering, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Lecture Title: Neural priming technology to enhance motor recovery after spinal cord injury

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