CANOSC will be organizing a hybrid (in-person and web-based) high level spasticity educational program accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC.
Registration Expired on Nov 12, 2023
This conference will take place at the University of British Columbia, UBC Brain Health Center on November 11th 2023.
We are inviting 8 Canadian and 8 International faculty members to present, and we anticipate 50 Canadian colleagues (physicians and allied health (physiotherapist, nurses, orthotists, occupational therapist, researches, medical students) who work in spasticity clinics to attend this hybrid conference.
We will have minimum of 250 participants joining on an online CANOSC webinar platform
Overall Learning Objectives
These objectives will help maximize the value and application of the knowledge and skills gained during the event:
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities in the field of spasticity and rehabilitation.
Engage in at least three interactive sessions focused on the challenges and opportunities related to spasticity and rehabilitation, and actively participate by asking questions and contributing to discussions.
Identify key nerves and muscles in spasticity management, and actively participate in practical exercises and demonstrations.
Acquire up-to-date knowledge and practical skills that can be directly applied to enhance spasticity and rehabilitation practices in clinical settings.
Meeting format
This hybrid meeting approach leverages both in-person and virtual participation, allowing for a wider reach and engagement with the educational content.
Faculty will be physically present while participants will join in person and virtually through Zoom.
26 faculty will be responsible for delivering the educational content.
Speakers will be designated for each theme.
After a short formal presentation by speakers, co-chairs will encourage discussion and exchanges between all faculty members and the audience on the theme.
Open Access: Education is not restricted by financial barriers.
Sessions
This one-day conference will have 26 invited colleagues who are world experts in spasticity management deliver lectures on 3 key main themes:
Muscle architectural changes post spasticity and effects of botulinum toxin on muscle architecture, and utilization of ultrasound to monitor muscle changes and to optimize spasticity treatment.
Presenters:
Canada: Rajiv Reebye, Dr. Ève Boissonnault,
Belgium: Dr. Fabienne Schillebeeckx,
Switzerland: Dr. Stefano Carda.
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Describe muscle architectural changes and understand its complexity in the spastic muscle
Affect clinical decision making when monitoring muscle architectural changes post spasticity
Develop strategies to monitor changes in muscle echointensity using ultrasound imaging
Use of diagnostic nerve blocks to help better assess spasticity to optimize multimodal spasticity management: opportunities, barriers and solutions of setting up a nerve block clinic in a busy clinical setting.
Presenters:
Canada: Paul Winston,
France: Dr. Romain David,
Italy: Dr. Alessandro Picelli, Dr. Mirko Filippetti.
At the end of this session participants will be able to:
Understand the utility of nerve blocks in determining whether a muscle may be spastic vs fixed contracture
The challenges in setting up nerve block clinic in a busy spasticity setting
Opportunities and solutions in implementing nerve blocks and triage patients who require nerve blocks to help optimize multimodal spasticity management
Enhancing collaborative care and how to optimize spasticity clinic efficiency: lessons learnt from our Canadian and World spasticity experts.
Presenters:
Canada: Dr. Rajiv Reebye, Dr. Paul Winston, Dr. Ève Boissonnault, Dr. Jehane Dagher, Dr. Heather Finlayson, Dr. Chloe Haldane, Dr. Tom Miller, Dr. Alto Lo,
Belgium: Dr. Fabienne Schillebeeckx,
Cameroon: Dr. Michael Temgoua,
France: Dr. Romain David, Dr. Camille Heslot,
Italy: Dr. Alessandro Picelli, Dr. Mirko Filippetti, Dr. Jonathan Bemporad, Dr. Paolo Zerbinati,
Peru: Dr. Roger De la Cerna,
Slovenia: Dr. Klemen Grabljevec,
Switzerland: Dr. Stefano Carda,
United Arab Emirates: Dr. Abdulla Alrahoomi,
United Kingdom: Dr. Anton Pick.
At the end of this session participants will be able to:
Propose a common vision of spasticity pathophysiology to facilitate international exchange
Present an example of a successful collaborative approach for spasticity management
Discuss similarities, differences between spasticity clinics in Canada and internationally
Implement collaborative care in spasticity management
Optimize strategies to enhance collaboration and clinical flow in their busy spasticity clinic
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and effects of botulinum toxin on muscle architecture, and utilization of ultrasound to monitor muscle changes and to optimize spasticity treatment algorithm
Understand the utility of nerve blocks in determining whether a muscle may be spastic vs fixed contracture
The challenges in setting up nerve block clinic in a busy spasticity setting
Opportunities and solutions in implementing nerve blocks and triage patients who require nerve blocks to help optimize multimodal spasticity management
Co-Chairs:
Tom Miller, Stefano Carda
1230-1330
Lunch
1330-1340
Awards
Announcing laureates of the Philippe De Normandie 2023 Neuro-Surgical Award and the Mary Ann Keenan 2023 Collaborative Care Award
