Programme

2nd European Paediatric Physiotherapy Congress

FLORENCE, Italy

6-7-8 October 2022

The official language of the congress is English.
Simultaneous translation into Italian will be available during the plenary sessions.
In the pre-congress courses and during the parallel and networking sessions, Italian colleagues will be present to facilitate, if necessary, the understanding of English and active participation.

 

PROGRAMME

PRE-CONGRESS COURSES

THURSDAY 6th OCTOBER 22, 8.30-12.30 hr

8.30-12.30NON CME SESSION

A) Room CONTINENTI
The Child with Toe Walking: Physiotherapy Assessment and Intervention Strategies
Conductors: Laura Beccani PPT MSc; Giulio Valagussa PT MSc – Italy

B) Room PACIFICO
Early Diagnostics with the Alberta Infant Motor Scale
Conductors: Marike Boonzaaijer PPT PhD; Imke Suir PPT MSc – The Netherlands

C) Room INDIANO
H.U.G. Your Baby- Helping and Guiding parents Understanding Newborns Behavior
Conductor: Benedetta Costa Italy PT, Italian Certified HUG Teacher – Italy

D) Room ATLANTICO
Respiratory Physiotherapy for the Children with Complex Care Needs – Real Life Case Studies
Conductors: Chiara Castellani PPT MSc; Beatrice Ferrari PPT MSc; Simone Gambazza PT PhD – Italy

THURSDAY 6th OCTOBER 22, 14.00-18.00 hr

3.00-14.00 • REGISTRATION AND WELCOME
14.00-14.30 • NON CME SESSION • Room CONTINENTI
CONGRESS OPENING
14.30-16.00 • Room CONTINENTI
PLENARY SESSION 1
KEY TOPIC: NEUROSCIENCE APPLIED TO PAEDIATRIC PHYSIOTHERAPY INTERVENTIONS
Chairpersons: Kine Johansen – Sweden, Andrea Turolla – Italy

The Mirror Meuron System: Properties and its Possible use in Rehabilitation
Prof. Leonardo Fogassi MD – Italy
Differential Learning (Noise-Based Learning) in Children with Cerebral Palsy: a Dynamical and Ecological
Approach. (online presentation)
Prof. Sérgio T. Fonseca PPT PhD – Brasil
Caregiver Coaching in Early Intervention – the example of COPCA
Dr. Schirin Akhbari Ziegler PPT PhD – Switzerland
Discussion

16.15-16.45AFTERNOON BREAK • POSTER WALK
PPT IN NEUROMOTOR DISORDERS, CHILD WITH COMPLEX CARE NEEDS – and Exibition Viewing

16.45-18.15 • Room CONTINENTI
PLENARY SESSION 2 – KEY TOPIC: THE CHILD WITH COMPLEX MULTISYSTEMIC CARE NEEDS
Chairpersons: Manon Bloemen – The Netherlands, Simone Gambazza – Italy

The Management of the Children with Complex Multisystemic Care Needs
Dr. Giovanni Maria Poggi MD – Italy

Nutrition and Sleep are (also) Critical to Success
Dr Olaf Verschuren PPT PhD – The Netherlands

Respiratory Physiotherapy for the Clinically Complex Child
Beatrice Ferrari PPT MSc – Italy
Discussion

FRIDAY 7th OCTOBER 2022, 8.00-18.00 hr

8.00 • POSTER AND EXIBITION VIEWING
8.30-10.00 • NON CME SESSION • PARALLEL SESSION A

– Abstract platform rapid 8’
Room Continenti
PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN CHILDREN WITH DISABILITY
Chair: Matteo Pirinu – Italy

– Workshop
Room PACIFICO
THE THEORY OF AFFORDANCES AS A TOOL FOR BUIDING TASKS AND CONTEXT THERAPEUTIC
SETTINGS
Conductors: Maurizio Petrarca, Susanna Summa – Italy

– Workshop
Room INDIANO
COACHING IN EARLY INTERVENTION: A PROMISING METHOD TO ENHANCE PARTICIPATION OF
FAMILIES WITH AN INFANT WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
Conductors: Schirin Akhbari Ziegler, Michèle Brülhart Ganz – Switzerland

– Focus Session
Room ATLANTICO
Musculoskeletal Pain in Children and Adolescents: how to understand the different mechanism-based
categories
Conductors: Giulio Valagussa, Francesco Cantarelli – Italy, César Sá – Portugal

10.00-11.00 • MORNING BREAK • POSTER WALK
PT IN ADOLESCENTS, RESEARCH IN PPT – and Exibition viewing

11.00-12.30 • Room CONTINENTI
PLENARY SESSION 3 – KEY TOPIC: PHYSIOTHERAPY IN ADOLESCENTS
Chairpersons: Giulio Valagussa – Italy, Jeannette Curcio – Switzerland

From Family Centered to Adolescent-Centered Approach
Dr. Silvano Bertelloni MD – Italy

Pain Management In Adolescents
Dr. Sara Frygner Holm PPT PhD, Sweden
Discussion

12.30-14.00 • LUNCH BREAK • EXIBITION VIEWING AND LUNCH SYMPOSIA

14.00-15.30 • NON CME SESSION • PARALLEL SESSION B

– Abstract platform rapid 8’
Room CONTINENTI
PHYSIOTHERAPY INTERVENTIONS IN NEUROMOTOR DISORDERS
Chair: Andrea Turolla – Italy

– Workshop
Room PACIFICO
THE ROLE OF AQUATIC PHYSIOTHERAPY IN ADOLESCENTS AS A COMPLEMENT INTERVENTION IN
THEIR MOTIVATION, SELF-CONFIDENCE, AUTONOMY AND PEER RELATIONSHIP
Conductor: César Sá – Portugal

– Workshop
Room INDIANO
AN OVERVIEW OF PHYSIOTHERAPY INTERVENTIONS FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC SUFFERING
Conductors: Valentina Squillace, Maria Teresa Lacapra – Switzerland

– Focus Session
Room ATLANTICO
Role of the Paediatric Physiotherapist in Transition to Adulthood
Conductors: Jeannette Curcio – Switzerland, Serena Barsaglini – Italy, Manon Bloemen – The Netherlands

15.30-16.15 • AFTERNOON BREAK • POSTER WALK
HEALTH PROMOTION, EDUCATION AND MANAGEMENT IN PPT – and Exibition Viewing

16.15-17.45 • NON CME SESSION • PARALLEL SESSION C
– Abstract platform rapid 8’
Room CONTINENTI
PHYSIOTHERAPY IN ADOLESCENTS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
Chair: Serena Barsaglini – Italy

– Workshop
Room PACIFICO
PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN YOUTH WITH NEUROMOTOR DISABILITIES
Conductor: Olaf Vershuren – The Netherlands

– Workshop
Room INDIANO
WHEELCHAIR BOUNDED CHILDREN AND PARTICIPATION FOCUSED TRAINING: A ROAD2SUCCESS
Conductors: Prof. Eugene A A Rameckers – Belgium & the Netherlands, Marleen E Sol, Eline Bolster, Petra E M
van Schie, Henriette Stemerdink – The Netherlands

– Focus Session
Room ATLANTICO
Early Intevention for children with or at high risk of Cerebral Palsy
Conductors: Kine Johansen – Sweden, Marike Boonzaaijer – The Netherlands, Marta Cervo – Italy

SATURDAY 8th OCTOBER 2022 8.30-13.30 hr

8.00 • POSTER AND EXIBITION VIEWING

8.30-8.45 • Room CONTINENTI
EUPPT CONGRESS 2022: NEWS AND PROJECTS

8.45-10.15 • Room CONTINENTI
PLENARY SESSION 4: NEW PERSPECTIVES IN PAEDIATRIC PHYSIOTHERAPY
Chair: Brigitte Werhli, Matteo Paci

– Impact of muscle weakness and fatigue of the upper limb in children with unilateral cerebral palsy on clinical reasoning and choices for functional therapy
Prof. Eugene A A Rameckers – Belgium & the Netherlands

– The Placebo Effect and the Clinician-Patient Relationship
Prof. Fabrizio Benedetti MD – Italy

– The Future of Paediatric Physiotherapy: Where Patient Care, Research and Education Meet
Prof. R.H.H. (Raoul) Engelbert PPT PhD – The Nederlands

10.15-10.45 • MORNING BREAK • POSTER AND EXIBITION VIEWING
10.45-12.15 • NON CME SESSION • PARALLEL SESSIONS
– Abstract Platform Rapid 8’
Room CONTINENTI
VARIOUS SUBJECTS
Chair: Antonella D’Aversa – Italy

– NETWORKING SESSION RESEARCH IN PPT
Room PACIFICO
Conductors: Matteo Paci – Italy, Manon Bloemen, Eugene Rameckers – The Netherlands

– NETWORKING SESSION EDUCATION IN PPT
Room ATLANTICO
Conductors: Ruben Forni, Brigitte Werhli – Switzerland, Marike Boonzaaijer, Raoul Engelbert – The Netherlands

12.15-13.15 • PLENARY SESSION 5
– Presentation and first results of discussion sessions on the topics of early intervention, classification and evaluation of pain mechanisms, transition to adult health care
Matteo Pirinu – Italy

13.15-13.30 • NON CME SESSION • ROOM CONTINENTI
POSTER AWARD, CONCLUSIONS… AND ARRIVEDERCI