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The meeting will take place, but due to the COVID-19-pandemic
it will be fully virtual.
PROGRAMME: SPEAKERS AND TOPICS
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 9
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9.00 – 9.05 Welcome by Mijna Hadders-Algra
9.05 – 9.20 Welcome by Corry van der Sluis, professor of rehabilitation medicine,
University Medical Center Groningen
Early detection: the significance of general movements assessment
Chair: Brigitte Volmer
9.20 – 9.25 Chair introduces Sebastian Schröder
9.25 – 10.05 Sebastian Schröder (München, Germany)
Clinical value of general movements assessment
10.05 – 10.10 Chair introduces Ying-Chin Wu
10.10 – 10.40 Ying-Chin Wu (Taichung, Taiwan)
On the neural substrate of general movements
10.40 – 11.00 Coffee / tea break
Early detection: other neurodevelopmental assessments
Chair: Elisa Hamer
11.00 – 11.05 Chair introduces Kirsten Heineman
11.05 – 11.45 Kirsten Heineman (Groningen, the Netherlands)
The Infant Motor Profile – a guide in early detection and early intervention
11.45 – 12.05 Lilian Straathof (Groningen, the Netherlands)
The significance of muscle tone impairments in infancy
12.05 – 12.45 Annelies de Bildt (Groningen, the Netherlands):
Early recognition of Autism Spectrum Disorder
12.45 – 13.15 Lunch break
Chair: Jessika van Hoorn
13.15 – 14.15 Mini-presentations by poster presenters
14.15 – 14.30 Break
Early detection: other neurodevelopmental assessments, continued
Chair: Aleid Leemhuis
14.30 – 14.35 Chair introduces Joachim Pietz and Uta Tacke
14.35 – 15.35 Joachim Pietz (Heidelberg, Germany) and Uta Tacke (Freiburg, Germany)
The clinical value of the Standardized Infant NeuroDevelopmental Assessment (SINDA)
15.35 – 15.55 Coffee / tea break
Early detection of developmental disorders in specific groups of high-risk infants
Chair: Arie Bos
15.55 – 16.00 Chair introduces Darlene Huisenga
16.00 – 16.40 Darlene Huisenga (Chicago, USA)
Early detection of developmental disorders in infants with complex congenital heart disorders
16.40 – 16.45 Chair introduces Brigitte Vollmer
16.45 – 17.25 Brigitte Vollmer (Southampton, UK)
Prediction of developmental outcome in infants with neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
17.25 – 17.50 Network carrousel
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10
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Early detection: role of genetics and neonatal brain imaging
Chair: Kirsten Heineman
9.00 – 9.05 Chair introduces Han Brunner
9.05 – 9.45 Han Brunner (Nijmegen, the Netherlands)Role of genetics in early diagnosis of developmental disorders: the case of intellectual disability
9.45 – 9.50 Chair introduces Linda de Vries
9.50 – 10.30 Linda de Vries (Utrecht, the Netherlands)
The significance of brain lesions diagnosed on neonatal cranial ultrasound and neonatal MRI
10.30 – 10.50 Coffee / tea
General issues in early detection and early intervention
Chair: Sebastian Schröder
10.50 – 10.55 Chair introduces Heike Philippi
10.55 – 11.35 Heike Philippi (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Implementation of ICF-CY in developmental paediatrics
11.35 – 11.40 Chair introduces Helen Cross
11.40 – 12.20 Helen Cross (London, UK)
Epilepsy at early age: signs, significance and intervention
12.20 – 12.50 Lunch
Chair: Tjitske Hielkema
12.50 – 13.50 Mini-presentations by poster presenters
13.50 – 14.05 Break
Early intervention in the neonatal intensive care unit and in the post-discharge period
Chair: Mijna Hadders-Algra
14.05 – 14.10 Chair introduces Fabrizio Ferrari
14.10 – 14.50 Fabrizio Ferrari (Modena, Italy): Early intervention strategies in
preterm neonates
14.50 – 14.55 Chair introduces Arie Bos
14.55 – 15.35 Arie Bos (Groningen, the Netherlands)
Music therapy in the neonatal intensive care
15.35 – 15.40 Chair introduces Aleid Leemhuis
15.40 – 16.20 Aleid Leemhuis (Amsterdam, the Netherlands)
Supporting parent-infant interaction in preterm infants
16.20 – 16.40 Coffee/tea
Application of assistive devices in early intervention
Chair: Schirin Akhbari Ziegler
16.40 – 16.45 Chair introduces Gunilla Thunberg
16.45 – 17.25 Gunilla Thunberg (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Early communication intervention – support to parents and children
17.25 – 17.30 Chair introduces Roslyn Livingstone
17.30 – 18.10 Roslyn Livingstone (Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Beginning power mobility in early intervention
18.10 – 18.15 Closing remarks of the day
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11
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Early intervention in high risk infants after discharge home
Chair: Linda de Vries
9.00 – 9.05 Chair introduces Anna Basu
9.05 – 9.45 Anna Basu (New Castle upon Tyne, UK)
Early intervention after discharge: what might work?
9.45 – 9.50 Chair introduces Ann Christin Eliasson
9.50 – 10.30 Ann Christin Eliasson (Stockholm, Sweden)
How to provide and organise baby-CIMT in clinical practice
10.30 – 10.50 Coffee / tea
Chair: Anna Basu
10.50 – 10.55 Chair introduces Monika Novak-Pavlic
10.55 – 11.35 Monika Novak-Pavlic (Hamilton, Canada)
Supporting parents of young children with developmental disabilities – what’s the evidence?
11.35 – 11.40 Chair introduces Schirin Akhbari Ziegler
11.40 – 12.20 Schirin Akhbari Ziegler (Winterthur, Switzerland)
Caregiver coaching in early intervention – the example of COPCA
12.20 – 13.00 Forum Discussion:
What have we learned and where are we going?
Closing
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Program of farewell lecture of Mijna Hadders-Algra
14.30 Ontvangst met koffie/thee (Welcome with coffee/tea)
15.00 Opening door middagvoorzitter Dr. Kirsten Heineman
(Opening by afternoon chair)
15.05 Prof. Dr. Mijna Hadders-Algra: Ontwikkeling is een wonder
(Development is a miracle)
15.50 Prof. Dr. Jules Becher, emeritus hoogleraar kinderrevalidatie
(professor of paediatric rehabilitation)
16.00 Prof. Dr. Paul Helders, emeritus hoogleraar kinderfysiotherapie
(professor of paediatric physiotherapy)
16.10 Receptie (drinks)
This program is in Dutch. Participants of the Early Detection and Early Intervention meeting can register (for free) – they will receive a link to follow this additional program and an English translation.
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Saturday September 11th 2021, in the afternoon Mijna Hadders-Algra will give her farewell lecture, i.e., the official lecture that announces the end of her appointment at the UMCG.
Practical information:
Date and venue
The meeting will take place on September 9-11, 2021
Due to the COVID pandemic the meeting will be an online event
Associated event: farewell lecture Mijna Hadders-Algra
The meeting ends on Saturday September 11th at 13.00 hr. On the afternoon of September 11th Mijna Hadders-Algra will give her farewell lecture, i.e., the official lecture that announces the end of her appointment at the UMCG.
The event starts at 14.30 (see the programme on this website) and access is free. Yet, participants need to register in order to be able to participate. The language used is Dutch, but simultaneous translation into English is available. Also the format of this event is currently not clear: it will be a live event, an online event, or a hybrid combination of live and online.
Posters directly related to the subject of the meeting will be welcome. The poster session is organized in digital form with e-posters. Posters can only be accepted for presentation if a one-page abstract (A4, letter size 12pt, Word) has been received by us before June 1st, 2021 at the following e-mail address: m.hadders-algra@umcg.nl. Prior to June 15th 2021 you will be notified of the acceptance of your abstract. The abstracts will be collected in a digital booklet, and distributed at the start of the meeting.
Registration Fee
| Online only | ||
| – Physicians*, therapists, teachers, nurses | € 250,- | |
| – Students (e.g., Master students, PhD-students) | € 150,- |
Target groups
Paediatricians, neonatologists, (paediatric) rehabilitation physicians, (paediatric) neurologists, child psychiatrists, (paediatric) physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers and scientists in the field of human movement science and developmental neuroscience.
Continuing Medical Education
Continuing Medical Education credits will be organized for professionals belonging to the following organizations: Nederlandse Vereniging van Revalidatieartsen (VRA), Nederlandse Vereniging voor Neurologie (NVN), Nederlandse Vereniging voor Kindergeneeskunde (NVK), Nederlandse Vereniging voor Psychiatrie (NVvP), Koninklijk Nederlands Genootschap voor Fysiotherapie (KNGF) and Stichting Accreditatie Deskundigheidbevorderende Activiteiten Paramedici (St ADAP), which also serves occupational therapists.
Delegate cancellation
Notification of cancellation should be made in writing to the Meeting organizers, to the attention of Ms. Ellen Wagenaar at e.f.wagenaar@umcg.nl. Until July 21st, 2021: the registration fee will be refunded less € 50 administration fee. After July 21st, 2021: no refunds on registration will be made. No-shows will not be refunded.
Language
The Meeting language will be English. There will be no simultaneous translation facilities.
Cancellation of the Meeting
The organizers reserve the right to cancel the Meeting in case of any unpredictable event. With regard to the COVID-19-pandemic: we follow the guidelines of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) of the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport. Please follow our website for details on whether the meeting will be entirely live, entirely online or in hybrid form.
Insurance
The Meeting cannot accept any liability for personal injuries or for loss or damage to
property belonging to delegates, either during, or as a result of the Meeting. Please check the validity of your own personal insurance before travelling.
Further information
For further information contact:
Anneke Kracht: tel: +31 50 3614252; e-mail: a.kracht@umcg.nl
The deadline for registration is:
September 6
12:00 CEST