OPENING CEREMONY - EVENING OF SUNDAY MAY 18, 2003
HUMAN BRAIN PLASTICITY AND RECOVERY FROM STROKE
M. Hallett, USA

ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION IN NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

DISEASES AND TRAUMA OF THE BRAIN

STROKE AND OTHER DISEASES OF THE BRAIN

AFTER REHABILITATION: THE AFTERMATH OF THE MOST SEVERE STROKE CASES
S. Giaquinto, Italy

THE EMERGING ROLE OF TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION IN THE ASSESSMENT OF STROKE PATIENTS
S. Wolf, USA

AN ANALYSIS OF THE RATE OF FUNCTIONAL GAIN THAT MAY BE EXPECTED DURING INPATIENT REHABILITATION FOR PATIENTS WITH STROKE
C. Granger, USA

RECENT ADVANCES IN AMBULATORY MONITORING OF ACTIVITIES OF THE HAND AND ARM
H. Stam, Netherlands

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

FACTORS DETERMINING RETURN TO WORK AFTER SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Z. Groswasser, Israel and O. Keren, Israel

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSTIC ISSUES IN ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY
N. Zasler, USA

PERCEIVED NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND RELATIONSHIP TO SERVICES
A. Heinemann, USA

DISORDERS OF BRAIN SENSORY-MOTOR CONTROL

THE BREAKDOWN AND RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORAL STRUCTURES AND CORRELATED BRAIN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY. WHAT WE THINK WE KNOW, WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW AND HOW WE MAY FIND OUT
G. Goldberg, USA

DISORDERS OF COGNITION, LANGUAGE AND BEHAVIOR

THEORY DRIVEN COGNITIVE REHABILITATION: THE CASE OF SPATIAL NEGLECT
N. Soroker, Israel

EVENT RELATED POTENTIALS IN LANGUAGE REHABILITATION
S. Giaquinto, Italy

NOVEL DIRECTIONS IN THE ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF APHASIA
M. Gil, Israel

DISEASES AND TRAUMA OF THE SPINAL CORD

SPINAL CORD INJURY

LIFE EXPECTANCY, PREMATURE AGING, LONG TERM EFFECTS AND OTHER ISSUES CONCERNING SPINAL CORD INJURED PATIENTS
A. Ohry, Israel

ASSESSMENT OF DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION EFFICACY IN PATIENTS WITH SPINAL CORD LESIONS (SCL)
A. Catz, Israel

WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE THAT SURGICAL INTERVENTION IS BENEFICIAL FOR SPINAL INJURIES?
W. El Masri(y), UK

SPINAL SENSORY-MOTOR CONTROL

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING FOR INTRATHECAL BACLOPHEN PUMP MANAGEMENT AND TROUBLESHOOTING
D. Stokic, USA

GAIT REHABILITATION IN SPINAL CORD INJURIES
K. H. Mauritz, Germany

NEUROPATHIES, MYOPATHIES AND PERIPHERAL NERVE LESIONS

MANAGEMENT OF NEUROPATHIC PAIN: AN OVERVIEW
J. J. Vatine, Israel

ASSESSMENT & REHABILITATION IN ORTHOPEDIC AND MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

LIMB AMPUTATION AND TRAUMA

PROSTHETIC RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION FROM SURGERY TO COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION
A. Esquenazi, USA

REHABILITATION FOLLOWING BONE FRACTURES AND RECONSTRUCTIVE ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

REHABILITATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE JOINT REPLACEMENTS
P. Disler, Australia

RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; OSTEOARTHRITIS

ASSESSMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, OSTEOARTHRITIS AND ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS
G. Stucki, Germany

WORK AND RHEUMATIC CONDITIONS (INCLUDING INFLAMMATORY ARTHROPATHIES)
M.A. Chamberlain, UK

OSTEOPOROSIS

CLINICAL PRACTICE PARAMETER GUIDELINES FOR REHABILITATION MANAGEMENT OF PEOPLE WITH OSTEOPOROSIS
M. Grabois, USA

SOFT-TISSUE TRAUMA

PLANTAR FASCIITIS
L. Battistella, Brazil

COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES OF THE LOWER LEG
G. Vanderstraeten, Belgium

BACK PAIN

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE IN TREATING LOW BACK PAIN
G. Vanderstraeten, Belgium

AN ANALYSIS OF THE RATE PER DAY OF PAIN IMPROVEMENT THAT MAY BE EXPECTED AND FACTORS AFFECTING IMPROVEMENT IN OUTPATIENTS WITH LOW BACK PAIN
C. Granger, USA

ORTHOPEDIC AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION - OTHER

BONE AND JOINT DECADE, 2000-2010
N. Walsh, USA

EVALUATING REHABILITATION PROGRAMS FOR FIBROMYALGIA AND OTHER CHRONIC MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN
P. Disler, Australia

ASSESSMENT AND REHABILITATION IN OTHER SPECIFIC CONDITIONS

GERIATRIC REHABILITATION

REHABILITATION GOAL SETTING IN THE AGED
Y. Berner, Israel

PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN CHILDHOOD
A. Ward, UK

CONTEXUALIZED HYPOTHESIS-TESTING ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AFTER BRAIN INJURY
M. Ylvisaker, USA

NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION OF COMMUNICATIVE, COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL DISTURBANCES FOLLOWING TBI IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
M. Ylvisaker, USA

COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT OF CEREBRAL PALSY
C. Park, Korea

TRANSITIONAL SERVICES
M.A. Chamberlain, UK

PERSISTENT UNAWARENESS, VEGETATIVE STATE

BRAIN-COMMUNICATION IN THE LOCKED-IN AND VEGETATIVE STATE
N. Birbaumer, Germany

TOPICS OF GENERAL INTEREST FOR MOST P&RM FIELDS OF ACTIVITY

ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF REHABILITATION SERVICES

REHABILITATION IN GENERAL HOSPITALS AND IN REHABILITATION CENTERS
J. Melvin, USA

COMMUNITY-BASED REHABILITATION - THE CONCEPT AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION
R. Eldar, Israel

QUALITY OF CARE IMPROVEMENT MECHANISMS IN REHABILITATION MEDICINE
R. Eldar, Israel

SCOPE OF THE SPECIALTY AND EDUCATIONAL NEEDS

EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND TEACHING STRATEGIES IN PM&R (INTERACTIVE SESSION)
M. Young, USA and P. Disler, Australia

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN REHABILITATION MEDICINE: MODELS, THEORETICAL BACKGROUND AND PRACTICAL APPROACHES
A.Ohry, Israel

THE THOUGHT-TRANSLATION-DEVICE: A CASE AGAINST ASSISTED SUICIDE AND EUTHANASIA
N. Birbaumer, Germany

COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE IN REHABILITATION
I. Siev-Ner, Israel

PUBLISHING IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS: TIME TO REVIEW THE PEER REVIEW!
H. Ring, Israel

EVIDENCE-BASED REHABILITATION

EVALUATION OF IMPAIRMENTS
N. Chino, Japan

OUTCOME RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION: VARIABLE CONSTRUCTION,TRIAL DESIGN AND STATISTICAL INFERENCE
L. Tesio, Italy

EVALUATION OF HANDICAP / PARTICIPATION
G. Grimby, Sweden

QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT
F. Franchignoni, Italy

VALUE AND APPLICATION OF THE WHO-ICF IN REHABILITATION MEDICINE
G. Stucki, Germany

THERAPY SERVICES AND RELATIONSHIP TO FUNCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT PATTERNS FOLLOWING STROKE
A. Heinemann, USA

THE CASE FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF REHABILITATION OUTCOMES
G. DeJong, USA

MANAGEMENT OF OTHER COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED DISABLING CONDITIONS

SEXUAL DISABILITY

SEXUALITY AND DISABILITY
T. Monga, USA

PAIN MANAGEMENT

MULTIDISCIPLINARY PAIN PROGRAMS: EVOLUTION AND REINVENTION
M. Grabois, USA

PAIN MANAGEMENT & THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM: GENDER DIFFERENCES
M.Young, USA

CURRENT AND FUTURE TREATMENT STRATEGIES FOR CHRONIC PAIN
B. Sjolund, Sweden

SPASTICITY MANAGEMENT

MANAGEMENT OF SPASTICITY - A SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR OUTCOME MEASURES
G.R. Johnson, UK

POSTURAL INSTABILITY AND RECURRENT FALLS

NOVEL INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE FALLS IN OLDER ADULTS: TAI CHI AND BEYOND
S.L. Wolf, USA

BASIC CONCEPTS AND RECENT ADVANCES IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN BALANCE
L. Nashner, USA

WOUND CARE

PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CHRONIC WOUNDS
I. Siev-Ner, Israel

OTHER TOPICS OF GENERAL INTEREST

SPORTS MEDICINE AND SPORTS FOR THE DISABLED

BIOMECHANICAL FACTORS IN THE COMPLEXITY OF STRESS FRACTURE FORMATION
E. Isakov, Israel

ELECTRODIAGNOSIS

A NEW CONCEPT IN NERVE CONDUCTION STUDIES
J. Kimura, Japan

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION IN REHABILITATION MEDICINE: REVIEW AND LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
M. Lissens, Belgium

SURFACE EMG IN REHABILITATION; A MATURED TOOL TO INVESTIGATE NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION(ING)
H. Hermens, Netherlands

KINESIOLOGY; GAIT ANALYSIS; MOTION ANALYSIS; POSTUROGRAPHY

GAIT ANALYSIS: WHEN AND WHY IT SHOULD BE USED
E. Isakov, Israel

ORTHOTIC DEVICES

ORTHOSIS FOR DIFFERENT KINDS OF DISABILITIES
C. Marincek, Slovenia

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES IN REHABILITATION

REHABILITATION ENGINEERING: RESEARCH PERSPECTIVES FROM THE US VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
M. Aisen, USA

NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION

ADVANCES IN FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION, 2003 AND A LOOK TO THE FUTURE
H. Weingarden, Israel

TRAINING DOSAGE AND TIMING OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION MAY BE THE KEY FOR MAXIMIZING THE EFFECTS OF NMES IN NEURO-REHABILITATION
G. Alon, USA