2nd International Symposium on

gait and balance in multiple sclerosis: Interventions for Gait & Balance in MS

OCTOBER 19TH & 20TH, 2012Portland, Oregon

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

• Describe and discuss current research on interventions to improve walking and balance and prevent falls in people with MS

• Describe and discuss current research on interventions to improve walking and balance and prevent falls in other populations that may also be eff ective in people with MS

• Discuss the application of interventions to improve walking and balance and prevent falls in people with MS within the context of specifi c patient cases.

WHO SHOULD AT TEND

Physicians (Neurologists, Physiatrists), physical therapists, occupational therapists, rehabilitation scientists, nurses, and physician assistants working in the area of multiple sclerosis clinical practice or research.

This conference focuses on current and novel interventions aimed at improving gait and balance and

preventing falls in people with multiple sclerosis. The discussion will focus on current evidence from

studies in people with MS and other populations with similar mobility challenges.

SPONSORED BY: MS Center of Oregon, OHSU Department of Neurology, MS Center of Excellence-West, Portland VA Medical Center, and The OHSU Brain Institute

SEE YOU IN ST. LOUIS IN 2013 3rd International Symposium on Gait and Balance in MS ~ October 18th and 19th, 2013

2nd International Symposium on

gait and balance in multiple sclerosis: Interventions for Gait & Balance in MS

7:30 am Registration Continental Breakfast

8:00 am - Opening remarks 8:15 am Gait & Balance Interventions in MS: An overview Joanne Wagner, PT, PhD

Saint Louis University - St. Louis, MO

MORNING SESSIONS INSIGHTS FROM PEOPLE WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

8:20 am - Balance rehabilitation of sensory-motor 9:15 am strategies and motor relearning in subjects with MS Davide Cattaneo, PT, PhD Don C Gnocchi Foundation – Milan, Italy

9:20 am - Incorporating a self-management 9:50 am approach into falls prevention eff orts for people with MS Marcia Finlayson, PhD, OT (C), OTR/L University of Illinois at Chicago – Chicago, IL

9:55 am - Better living through chemistry: 10:20 am Drugs to improve balance and gait in MS Michelle Cameron, MD, PT Oregon Health & Science University, Portland VA Medical Center – Portland, OR

10:25 am BREAK – Poster display

AGENDA - FRIDAY EVENING OCTOBER 19, 2012

AGENDA - SATURDAY OCTOBER 20, 2012

6:00 pm - Opening reception and 9:00 pm Poster presentations

Welcome – Dennis Bourdette, MDOregon Health & Science University, Portland VA Medical Center – Portland, OR

EVIDENCE FOR CURRENT AND NOVEL METHODS FOR IMPROVING LOCOMOTION IN MS

10:45 am - Functional electrical stimulation: 11:15 am Implications for neurorehabilitation in MS Kathy Zackowski, PhD, OTR, MSCS Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine – Baltimore, MD

11:20 am - Robot assisted therapy in MS: What 11:50 am have we learned and what is the future? Albert Lo, MD, PhD Providence VA Medical Center, Brown University – Providence, RI

12:00 pm LUNCH – Poster display

AFTERNOON SESSIONS INSIGHTS FROM OUTSIDE OF MS

1:00 pm - The use of sensory feedback to improve 1:35 pm walking after stroke Michael Lewek, PT, PhD University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, North Carolina

1:40 pm - Sensory augmentation to improve 2:15 pm balance and walking in people with peripheral neuropathy Alex Aruin, PhD, DSc University of Illinois at Chicago – Chicago, IL

SPONSORED BY: MS Center of Oregon, OHSU Department of Neurology, MS Center of Excellence-West, Portland VA Medical Center, and The OHSU Brain Institute

CALL FOR POSTERS

Please send abstracts for posters to Dr. Michelle Cameron at cameromi@ohsu.edu by August 1st, 2012 for review. Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words on topics related to gait and balance in multiple sclerosis. If accepted, poster size must be 4’ x 8’ or smaller.

AGENDA - SATURDAY OCTOBER 20, 2012, CONTINUED

2:20 pm - Sensory augmentation and emerging 2:55 pm applications of robotics technology in gait rehabilitation Tania Lam, PhD University of British Columbia – British Columbia, Canada 3:00 pm BREAK – Poster display

3:25 pm - Fall prevention in older people: 4:25 pm A physiological perspective Stephen Lord, PhD Neuroscience Research Australia – Sydney, Australia

4:30 pm Case based panel discussionModerator: Joanne Wagner, PT, PhD

Saint Louis University - St. Louis, MO

Panel members: Susan Bennett, PT, DPT, EdD, NS, MSCS University at Buff alo, SUNY – Buff alo, NY

Cara Brown, OTR, MSc University of Manitoba – Manitoba, Canada

Myla Goldman, MD, MSc University of Virginia Health System – Charlottesville, VA

5:30 pm End of program

2nd International Symposium on

gait and balance in multiple sclerosis: Interventions for Gait & Balance in MS

REGISTRATION

DETAILS

SYMPOSIUM LOC ATIONTh e World Trade Center Portland121 SW Salmon Street, 2WTCPortland, OR 97204

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONSHotel Fift y50 Southwest Morrison StreetPortland, OR 97204

$100 for early registration by July 31st, 2012 (with CME memo $115)

SPONSORED BY: MS Center of Oregon, OHSU Department of Neurology, MS Center of Excellence-West, Portland VA Medical Center, and The OHSU Brain Institute

For conference pricing, please contact Hotel Fifty at #1-877-237-6775 and mention the Group Code: OHSUMS. You can also reserve online using the conference code listed at www.hotelfifty.com

$125 on or aft er July 31st, 2012 (with CME memo $140)

Space is limited. To register online and pay by credit card or paypal visit www.ohsubrain.com/cme and select 2nd International Symposium on Gait and Balance in Multiple Sclerosis.

For more information contact Dawn Christensen at #503-494-7661 or chrisdaw@ohsu.edu

2nd International Symposium on

gait and balance in multiple sclerosis: Interventions for Gait & Balance in MS

OCTOBER 19TH & 20TH, 2012Portland, Oregon

Oregon Health & Science UniversityDepartment of Neurology, L2263181 SW Sam Jackson Park RdPortland OR 97239

www.ohsubrain.com/cme

SPONSORED BY: MS Center of Oregon, OHSU Department of Neurology, MS Center of Excellence-West, Portland VA Medical Center, and The OHSU Brain Institute