It is a pleasure for us to announce the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS) Conference 2018.
“Enhancing quality of life through electrical stimulation technology”
22. Annual IFESS Conference
Swiss Paraplegic-Centre Nottwil
29th-31st August 2018
Pre-conference workshop 28th August
Structural and functional impairment can reduce the participation of social life. Having technologies based on electrical stimulation enables people with impairment to enlarge their possibility of participation and thus their quality of life.
The conference will focus on motor- learning with FES for the upper and lower extremities, spinal cord stimulation, breathing-coughing and airway management, stimulation of denervated muscles, pain, urology, fitness and cardio-vascular system, implantable systems, technologies and Quality of life with FES.
At the same time the Tetrahand World Congress will take place from the 28th to the 31st of August 2018. „adding quality to life“ (Tetrahand World Congress 2018 website)
Ines Bersch
Conference chair
There are two different options to submit an abstract. For both options the template should be used.
Submission deadline: 16 April 2018 ::EXTENDED::
| WORKSHOP DAY 28 August, Tuesday |
CONFERENCE 29 August, Wednesday |
30 August, Thursday |
31 August, Friday |
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| 08.15-08.30 | Welcome Ines Bersch |
GA General Assembly and Founders meeting |
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| 08.30-10.00 | Workshop FES in Paediatrics Assoc.-Prof. Gad Alon FES of the pelvic organs Prof. Nico Rijkhoff |
Session 1 Breathing, coughing, airway management Session 2 Pain Poster 1 Poster session 1 |
Session 6 Stimulation of denervated muscles Poster 2 Poster session 2 |
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| 10.00-10.30 | Break | |||
| 10.30-12.30 |
Workshop Stimulation of denervated muscles Univ.-Prof. DDr. Winfried Mayr FES to improve hand function Dr. sc. Techn. Thierry Keller Open discussion with the audience |
Session 3 Motor learning |
Session 7 Implantable systems |
Session 10 Brain Interfaces Session 11 Fitness and cardio-vascular system |
| 12.30-13.30 | Lunch | |||
| 13.30-15.00 | Workshop Hands on |
Session 4 Epidural and transcutaenous spinal cord stimulation |
Session 8 Technologies (students’ award) |
Poster 3 Poster session 3 Session 12 Quality of life with FES |
| 15.00-15.30 | Coffee break | |||
| 15.30-17.30 | Workshop Hands on |
Session 5 Joined IFESS + Tetrahand Session |
Session 9 Neuro-Urology |
Closing Closing remarks |
| 18.00-21.00 | Get together |
SPZ Visiting Schweizer Paraplegiker-Zentrum guided tours |
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BOD BOD Meeting |
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| Social event | ||||
| Time | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
| 13.30-14.15 | FES in paediatrics | FES of the pelvic organs | Stimulation of denervated muscles | FES to improve hand function |
| 14.15-15.00 | FES of the pelvic organs | Stimulation of denervated muscles | FES to improve hand function | FES in paediatrics |
| 15.00-15.30 | Coffee break | |||
| 15.30-16.15 | Stimulation of denervated muscles | FES to improve hand function | FES in paediatrics | FES of the pelvic organs |
| 16.15-17.00 | FES to improve hand function | FES in paediatrics | FES of the pelvic organs | Stimulation of denervated muscles |
| 17.00 - 17.30 | Feedback and final question of the participants, including further ideas for a following workshop |
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| Early fees before 15 May 2018 |
Late fees after 15 May 2018 |
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| Standard IFESS member* | 530 EUR | 630 EUR |
Congress fees include: attendance to all scientific sessions & exhibition, program book, welcome reception, coffee breaks, lunches and VAT * Supporting document should be sent to the Congress Secretariat to confirm that you are eligible for the discounted rate. |
| Standard non member | 570 EUR | 690 EUR | |
| Student* | 400 EUR | 490 EUR | |
| Pre-conference Workshops standard | 55 EUR | 55 EUR | |
| Pre-conference Workshops students* | 45 EUR | 45 EUR | |
Acknowledgement of registration and receipt of fees will be sent soon after the registration form and full payment are received. Upon request, a letter of invitation will be sent.
All payments should be made in EUR and sent to Asszisztencia Kft. Payments should be made free of all bank charges and commissions.
Account holder: ASSZISZTENCIA Kft.
Account number IBAN: HU18 1040 1000 5051 5048 5750 1013
Bic or SWIFT code: OKHBHUHB with
K&H Bank ZRt. (Lechner Ödön fasor 9., H-1095 Budapest, Hungary)
Kindly instruct your bank that all charges are at your expenses, and indicate your name and address on your payment order form.
Online payment is available with VISA, VISA Electron, V-Pay, MasterCard, Maestro and JCB cards only. Upon finishing your registration you will be redirected to the secured online payment site of K&H Bank Zrt. AMEX cards: Payment with AMEX card is only possible in a traditional mail order way. In this case please return the Credit Card Authorization Form with your card details.
Taxable invoice will be issued on all incoming payments. Invoices will be prepared for the customer name indicated on the registration form. Please note that the Congress Secretariat will not modify the customer name on issued invoices so please take care of the right billing address when you fill in the registration form.
Registration fees include catering (welcome reception and coffee breaks). In line with tax regulations the prices of these catering services should be displayed on the invice separately. Therefore the registration fees will be billed on invoices as two separate items: registration fees and catering costs included on the registration fee.
All cancellations should be sent in written form to the Congress Secretariat. If cancellation arrives before 31 May 2018 full refund less EUR 100 (as handling fee) of the registration fee will be applied. No refund is available after this date, though substitution in person will be accepted.
The organizers take efforts to run a successfull conference. Based on the list of registrants and order status conference services will be provided in sufficient numbers. Please take into consideration that after deadlines some conference materials and meals or hotel rooms cannot be cancelled or resold and therefore no refund is available. However substitution in person is always acceptable.
The organizers cannot be held responsible for any personal injury, loss, damage, accident to private property, or additional expenses incurred as a result of delays or changes in air, rail, sea, road or other services, strikes, sickness, weather, war, sports and other causes. Luggage is at owners risk throughout unless insured. The event is organized by Asszisztencia Kft., Szent Istvan krt. 7., H-1055 Budapest, Hungary.
Kantonsstrasse 46, 6207 Nottwil, Switzerland
www.hotelsempachersee.ch/en
The Seminar Hotel Sempachersee provides services in the fields of hotel, conference, culinary, sports, medicine and events.
Rate includes Swiss breakfast buffet, free wifi access, the use of citybikes, free entrance to the swimming pool from the neighboring Swiss Paraplegic Centre, parking, service, VAT, as well as resort fee and taxes.
Lakefront Centre, Inseliquai 12, 6005 Lucerne, Switzerland
www.radissonblu.com/en/hotel-lucerne
The Radisson Blu Hotel, Lucerne is the superior accommodation choice in one of Switzerland’s most charming cities. Surrounded by the famed mountains of Switzerland, the hotel is ideal for business travellers, hikers, skiers and those on a leisurely holiday.
The Radisson Blu Hotel, Lucerne is the superior accommodation choice in one of Switzerland’s most charming cities. Surrounded by the famed mountains of Switzerland, the hotel is ideal for business travellers, hikers, skiers and those on a leisurely holiday.
Leidenbergstrasse 17, 6208 Oberkirch, Switzerland
www.campus-sursee.ch
Alpenstrasse 3, 6004 Luzern,Switzerland
www.luzernerhof.ch
1 hour from Zürich Airport, 8 minuts walk from Lucerne train station, 100 meter from the lake. In the heart of the old town. The city tax (4 CHF) per person and night will be charged additionally.
single room230.00 CHF Seidenhofstrasse 5, 6002 Lucerne, Switzerland
www.ameronhotels.com/en/hotel-flora-lucerne
Discover Lucerne from its most beautiful side during our stay in the modern Swiss-style rooms in our 4 star hotel in Lucerne.
The city tax (2.30 CHF) and the resort fee (2.10 CHF) per person and night will be charged additionally.
Please sign-up to our list or contact us directly
ASSZISZTENCIA Congress Bureau
Szent Istvan krt. 7.
