PROGRAM.
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Time
DAY 1 (Helsinki, Finland, Eastern European Time (EET), UTC +2)
10.00
OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE
10.30-11.15
PLENARY SESSION
MARKUS J. RANTALA: Biology of Depression: evolutionary psychological approach to mood disorders
11.15-11.30
BREAK (coffee break rooms)
11.30-13.30
PARALLEL SESSIONS
BEHAVIOR/EXPERIENCE
CHILDREN/NEUROKOGNITIVE DISORDERS
Deepak Thazhakkattu Vasu (Malaysia): Physiotherapist mediated behavioral intervention on locus of control and quality of life among stroke survivors
Tine Van Damme (Belgium):
Screening for motor problems and developmental coordination disorder in children with an autism spectrum disorder
Liv Helvik Skjærven (Norway):
The phenomena movement quality and movement awareness – theory construct and communication in mental health physiotherapy
Nathalie Swinnen (Belgium):
Feasibility of exergames in people with major neurocognitive disorder
Katja Mustonen (Finland):
Making the body meaningful. A conversation analytical study of the interaction process in psychiatric physiotherapy.
Nathalie Swinnen (Belgium):
The efficacy of exergames in people with major neurocognitive disorder: a randomized controlled trial
Alise Berga-Kirilova (Latvia):
The lived body experience of young adults after stroke with physical functional impairment returning to home environment
Carlos Pelayo Ramos Sánchez (Belgium):
The relationship between intelligence and motor skills in children with autism spectrum disorder
Noëmi Hagemann (Belgium):
The role of coping and perceived control in quality of sleep in youth
Anoushka Thoen (Belgium):
Self-reported stress in children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
13.30-14.00
BREAK (coffee break rooms)
14.00-15.00
WORKSHOP A
WORKSHOP B
Laura Hemmings (UK):
Incorporating Physiotherapeutic Management for Service Users with Mental Health Disorders Into Entry Level Physiotherapy Curricula
Liv Helvik Skjærven (Norway):
Experiencing the phenomena movement quality and movement awareness – their theory construct and communication for implementation in mental health physiotherapy
15.00-15.15
BREAK (coffee break rooms)
15.15-16.45
DEPRESSION
TEACHING/EDUCATION
Louise Danielsson (Sweden):
Work-directed rehabilitation in primary care for people with depression and anxiety
Sirpa Ahola (Finland):
Learning and teaching human movement in the context of physiotherapy: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of research
Tuuli-Marjatta Latvala (Finland):
Body Awareness in Patients with Chronic Depression
Stefan Perner (Sweden):
Exploring clinical reasoning and professional assumptions in mental health physiotherapy: the physiotherapist´s perspective.
Mary E. Davis (Ireland):
Exercise as a treatment for clinical depression and progressing the physiotherapists role
Emanuel Brunner (Switzerland):
Associations between therapeutic alliance, physiotherapist confidence in managing the patient and patient distress in chronic low back pain practice
Ritika Malhotra (Finland/ India):
Is massage therapy effective in prevention of postpartum depression? A randomised clinical trial in South India.
Linda Slootweg (Netherlands):
The Dutch view - Educational system on Physical Therapy in Mental Health in the Netherlands
16.45-17.45
VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR
Time
DAY 2 (Helsinki, Finland, Eastern European Time (EET), UTC +2)
09.55
Opening the day
10.00-11.30
PLENARY SESSIONS
GLENN NIELSEN: Physiotherapy for Functional Motor Disorder
TUIJA TURUNEN: Trauma and the body - combining psycho- and physiotherapy in facilitating trauma recovery
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BREAK (coffee break rooms)
11.30-11.45
11.45-12.45
WORKSHOP C
WORKSHOP D
X Netta Viitala (Finland):
Capnography Biofeedback in Psychophysical Physiotherapy for Patient with Dysfunctional Breathing
X Paul Sercu (Belgium):
Presence as a tool in manual therapy and sensorimotor rehabilitation
12.45-13.15
LUNCH BREAK (coffee break rooms)
13.15-14.45
PARALLEL SESSIONS
PAIN/BEHAVIOR
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
Anne Marit Mengshoel (Norway):
From symptom management towards recovery from fibromyalgia
Davy Vancampfort (Belgium):
Physical activity counselling in Ugandan patients with HIV and a co-morbid mental disorder
Gabriele Biguet (Sweden):
The process of acceptance for patients with long-term pain when participating in rehabilitation: a longitudinal study
Davy Vancampfort (Belgium):
Test-retest reliability and correlates of the Simple Physical Activity Questionnaire in Ugandan outpatients with psychosis
Maija Paukkunen (Finland):
Is occupational education associated with psychological pain-related features among patients with low back pain?
Davy Vancampfort (Belgium):
Test-retest reliability, concurrent validity and correlates of the two-minute walk test in outpatients with psychosis
Maria Elizabeth Cochrane (South Africa):
The effects of physical exercises on self-management strategies in chronic Schizophrenic patients at Thabamoopo Hospital, South Africa
14.45-15.00
BREAK (coffee break rooms)
15.00-15.45
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION A
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION B
Liv Skjærven: Differentiating Awareness Terminology In Physiotherapy Of Mental Health: How Can Body And Movement Awareness Both Be Useful Terms And How Do We Differentiate The Guidance?
Michel Probst and Merja Sallinen: Teaching and educating: Physiotherapy in mental health
15.45-16.45
VIRTUAL HAPPY HOUR
Time
DAY 3 (Helsinki, Finland, Eastern European Time (EET), UTC +2)
09.55
Opening the day
10.00-11.30
PLENARY SESSIONS
BRENDON STUBBS: Physical activity for the prevention and management of mental disorders: evidence, mechanisms and implementation points for physiotherapists?
LAURI NUMMENMAA: Bodily maps of emotions
11.30-11.45
BREAK (coffee break rooms)
11.45-12.45
WORKSHOP F
WORKSHOP G
Anna Bjartmar (Sweden):
Basic body awareness therapy and eurythmy therapy- an enriching combination.
Anke Arkesteyn (Belgium):
Physiotherapy in eating disorders
12.45-13.15
BREAK (coffee break rooms)
13.15-14.00
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION C
ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION D
Emanuel Brunner: Physiotherapists' Mental Health: What Do We Need To Stay Healthy
Joanne Connaughton: Ethical Dilemmas When Working With People With Mental Illness
14.00-14.15
BREAK (coffee break rooms)
14.15-15.45
PARALLEL SESSIONS
ELDERLY
TRAUMA/TOUCH
Ana Almeida (Portugal):
Relationship between cognitive impairment and physical performance in the elderly population with dementia
Tiina Lahtinen-Suopanki (Finland):
Touch can affect the emotions that words cannot reach the role of myofascial structures in interoception, emotions and body awareness
Davy Vancampfort (Belgium):
Motives for physical activity in the adoption and maintenance of physical activity in middle-aged and old age Ugandan outpatients with a mental disorder
Henrik Nilsson (Sweden):
Trauma-afflicted refugees’ experiences of physical activity and exercise treatment - results from a qualitative study with focus group discussions
Kolapo Jegede (UK):
Individual physiotherapy intervention stratification(ipis) approach for working with older people acute mental health in-patient.
Merja Sallinen (Finland):
Experiences Of A Functional Somebody®-Peer Support Group For People Who Have Lost Their Proxy To Suicide
Paul Sercu (Belgium):
Painreduction in traumatized adolescent refugees by fasciatherapy/ movement awareness physiotherapy
15.45-16.30
PLENARY SESSION
Closing of the conference