European
Stroke Conference

3. Stroke Meeting for Nurses – Physiotherapists – Speech and Occupational Therapists - Study/Monitoring Assistants
26 May 2009 - Stockholm, Sweden
Chairs: V. Hömberg, Germany and H.I. Krebs, USA
10:30
- 12:00
Lectures Rehabilitation
Theoretical background for motor therapy after stroke
V. Hömberg, Germany
Is there an optimal dose of motor treatment after stroke
N.L. von Peppen, The Netherlands
The use of robots in stroke motor rehabilitation
H.I. Krebs, USA
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch and Poster
Presentations
13:30 - 15:00
Lectures Nursing
Management of tracheostoma and dysphagia
B. Gröne, Germany
Management of communications problems
P. Enderby ,United Kingdom
Management of acute stroke patients
A.C. Jönsson, Sweden
15:30 - 17:00
Workshops (each session 90 min in parallel – to be booked in advance)
Workshops Rehabilitation
The problem of the plegic arm: Therapeutic concepts including robot demonstration
The concepts of constraint induced movement therapy (forced-use-therapy)
From gait training to fall prevention
Workshops Nurses
Modular nursing concepts
The role of the nursing staff in early stroke rehabilitation
Assessment in patients with diminished state of consciousness
S. Laureys, Belgium