Program
- Day 1: 23 November 2024, Saturday
- Day 2: 24 November 2024, Sunday
- Day 3: 25 November 2024, Monday
- Day 4: 26 November 2024, Tuesday
| Day 1: 23 November 2024, Saturday Venue: Kamal Mani Theatre | |||||
| Time | Duration | Program | Presenter | Chairs/ Co-chair | Room |
| 8.00 – 9.00 | 75 mins | Registration and Guests Reception | |||
| 9.00-9.45 | 10 mins | WELCOME SPEECH from 23rd ASCoN Chairperson | Esha Thapa | Main Hall | |
| 30 mins | KEYNOTE SPEECH | Stephen Muldoon | |||
| 9:45-11:00 | 75 mins | Plenary Session 1
Transforming Policy into Action: Rehabilitation 2030 |
Chair
Esha Thapa |
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| 15 mins | Responding to Rehabilitation 2030 and SCI in Nepal – needs, opportunities and challenges | Dr Raju Dhakal | Main Hall | ||
| 20 mins | Rehabilitation 2030 and Nepal | Dr. Rabindra Baskota (Chief, EDCD/DOHS) | |||
| 15 mins | Rehabilitation 2030 and SCI: Advocacy, planning and implementation using ISCoS and WHO Tools and Resources | Prof Dr James Middleton | |||
| 10 mins | WHO – World Rehabilitation Alliance and Relevance to Asia | Stephen Muldoon | |||
| 15 mins | Q and A Session/ Discussion | ||||
| 11.00-11:30 | Break | ||||
| 11:30-13.00 | 120 mins | Opening ceremony | Main Hall | ||
| 13.00-14.00 | Lunch | ||||
| 14.00-15:15 | Parallel Session: 1
Community integration – Aftercare and Long-term health maintenance for people with SCI |
Chair
Dr. Steven Setiono Stephen Muldoon |
Main Hall | ||
| 15 mins | ASCoN Community aftercare Guidelines – ISCoS Standards Toolkit – A Case Study | Dr Dirk Van Kuppevelt | |||
| 15 mins | Supporting self-management after SCI and using the SCI Health Maintenance Tool | Prof James Middleton | |||
| 15 mins | Community Integration and Long term Health maintenance in Korea | Dr Bum Suk Lee (virtual presentation) | |||
| 15 mins | Potential strategies to strengthen approaches to community integration, follow up and long-term health maintenance of people with SCI in Nepal | Dr Jas Bahadur Gurung | |||
| 10 mins | Q and A Session/ Discussion | ||||
| 70 mins | Parallel session: 2
Occupational therapy and Assistive Technology |
Chair
Arifa Jahan Ema |
Room 1 | ||
| 15 mins | Occupational therapy-SCI aspects (Adaptive Sports) | Justin Frisberg | |||
| 15 mins | Benefits of Locally Produced Respiratory Muscle Strength Training for Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Patients | Sarah Riggsbee Sunita Neupane Yamuna Koirala | |||
| 10 mins | Tetraplegic hand in SCI- A Rehabilitation Perspective | Srijana Shrestha | |||
| 10 mins | Sports and recreation for community reintegration | Devi Acharya | |||
| 15 mins | Franco-Nepalese collaboration for the improvement of the care of spinal cord injured people: Assessment of 7 years of cooperation between the association “Support for SIRC-Nepal” and the Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Center of Sanga | Louise Brevilet | |||
| 5 mins | Q and A Session/ Discussion | ||||
| 70 mins | Parallel session:3
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation-SCI Aspects |
Chair: Dr. Renee Maschke
Dr. Smriti Shrestha |
Room 2 | ||
| 10 mins | PM&R Physicians – An interdisciplinary approach care of complex conditions – SCI perspectives | Dr Unika Mulmi | |||
| 15 mins | Place of treatment by botulinum toxin in the problems of spasticity in spinal cord injuries. Motor and vesico- sphincter benefits. Experience of the Kerpape center | Dr Chochina Lucie | |||
| 15 mins | Relationship between lesion attributes and health issues after spinal cord injury: Bangladesh version of International Spinal Cord Injury community survey 2023 | Dr Taslim Uddin | |||
| 15 mins | Status of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation specialty in Nepal | Dr. Prashnna Napit | |||
| 15 mins | Q and A Session/ Discussion | ||||
| 70 mins | Parallel session: 4 Nursing Care-SCI Aspects | Chair
Hira Kumari Niroula Sochana Sapkota |
Room 3 | ||
| 10 mins | Data Presentation On Contributing factors and referral cases of Spinal Cord Injury | Dikshya Panthi | |||
| 10 mins | Nursing Aspect of SCI: Learning from an exchange visit | Arati Thapa | |||
| 40 mins | Nursing Care-SCI aspects | Dr. Apichana Kovindha | |||
| 10 mins | Q and A Session/ Discussion | ||||
| 15:15-16:30 | Adaptive Sports Event | ||||
| 16:30-18:00 | 90 mins | ASCON EXECUTIVE MEETING | |||
| Day 2: 24 November 2024, Sunday Venue: Kamal Mani Theatre | |||||
| 9.00-10.10 | 70 mins | Plenary Session-2 | Chair | Main | |
| Continuum of Spinal Cord Injury care | Prof. James | Hall | |||
| Middleton
Dr Karthikeyan Ramachandran |
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| 15 mins | Prevention of Spinal Injury | Dr Smriti Shrestha | |||
| 15 mins | Pre-hospital and acute care after Spinal Injury | Dr Fazlul Hoque | |||
| 15 mins | Sub-acute Care and rehabilitation after Spinal Injury | Dr Nazirah | |||
| Hasnan | |||||
| 15 mins | Long-term health maintenance after Spinal Injury | Dr. Dirk Van | |||
| Kuppevelt | |||||
| 10 mins | Q and A Session/ Discussion | ||||
| 10:10: 11:05 | 45 mins | Plenary Session-3: | Prof. Dr. Wagih | Chair | Main |
| ASCoN – SPIRIT Lecture | El Masri | Dr Prakash | Hall | ||
| Virtual Presentation | Bista | ||||
| Essentials in the Knowledge and Management of Traumatic | Dr. Nabees Man | ||||
| Spinal Cord Injuries for the achievement of maximum | Singh Pradhan | ||||
| Spontaneous Neurological Recovery and improvement of | |||||
| all Medical and non-Medical Outcomes | |||||
| 10 mins | Q and A Session/ Discussion | ||||
| 11:05-11:20 | Tea Break | ||||
| 11: 20 –12:
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40 mins | Panel Discussion:
Challenges and opportunities to establish comprehensive rehabilitation services in Asia Panelist: Dr James Middleton |
Chair Stephen Muldoon | Main Hall | |
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Dr Dinesh Kafle |
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Dr Nazirah Hasnan |
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Dr Fazlul Hoque |
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Dr Narendra Pinto |
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Nistha Shrestha |
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| 10 mins | Q and A Session/ Discussion | ||||
| 12.10-13.00 | Lunch
Poster Presentation |
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| 13:00-15:05 | 125
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Parallel Session 4: ASCoN Award Paper Session Epidemiology of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury in the Himalayan Range and Sub-Himalayan region: A Retrospective Hospital Data-Based Study | Dr Vinay Kanaujia
Prakriti Khatri |
Chair: Kalhari Sewwandi All Selected
Judges |
Main Hall |
| Psychometric Properties Of The Nepali Version Of The Spinal Cord Independence Measure Self-Report |
Md Waliul Islam |
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Effect of Anaerobic Training in Field Performance for the Wheelchair Basketball Players with Spinal Cord Lesion |
Arifa Jahan Ema |
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Lived experiences of adult students with a spinal cord injury returning to study in Bangladesh |
Mahima Bhattarai |
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Knowledge regarding immobility among caregivers of a selected hospital of Kaski District |
Anup Acharya | ||||
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Maintaining the function of older adults with chronic stroke in the communities of Low and lower middle-income countries via multidisciplinary team approach: Practice at Gurkha Welfare Trust (GWT) Nepal |
Dr Raj Kumar Yadav |
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Post Spinal cord injury Societal Reintegration |
Shubham Thokal | ||||
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Analysis of the Status of Architectural and Vocational Outcomes Post-Rehabilitation: An Institutional Follow-Up |
Virendra Vikram Singh |
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Development and validation of the Standing Balance Assessment for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (SBASCI) – A new outcome measure |
Mandira Baniya |
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Experience of patients with spinal cord injury regarding the quality of care during acute hospital stay in Nepal |
Simoni Agarwal | ||||
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Experiences of Primary Caregiver of inpatients of spinal cord injury at Tertiary Healthcare Services in Nepal |
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| Widya S. Sari | |||||
| 20 Years of Life with Spina Bifida: A Single-Case Study of Health Issues, Psychosocial Needs, and Benefits of Counseling on the Quality of Life |
Umeeda Vaidya |
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Descriptive study of urodynamic studies among people with SCI in Nepal |
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| 13:00-14:30 | 90 mins | Parallel Session 5
Overview of the 2nd InSCI community survey in Thailand
From Trauma to Transformation: A Unique, Reimagined, Holistic Model of Rehabilitation at Chandigarh Spinal Rehab |
Chair
Dr Dirk Van Kuppevelt Dr Carlotte Kiekens |
Room 1 | |
| 15.05-15.30 | Tea Break | ||||
| 15:30- 16:30 | 60 mins | Parallel Session 6:
ISCoS Database Base Project (IDaP) |
Chair
Nistha Shrestha
Dr Prakash Poudel |
Main Hall | |
| 10 mins | Background, status, future plans and management structures | Stephen Muldoon | |||
| 10 mins | Data Collection and emerging trends in Nepal: SIRC | Dr. Raju Dhakal | |||
| Representative | Mandira Baniya | ||||
| 10 mins | Utilization of Data to inform SCI injury Prevention Strategies | Kamrunnaher Koly | |||
| 10 mins | Data variables, data collection, quality control systems (Virtual Presentation) | Dr HS Chhabra | |||
| 10 mins | Q and A Session | ||||
| 60 mins | Parallel Session 7: Sexual Health and Reproduction after Spinal cord injury | Chair
Dr Farida Arisanti Dr Sandesh Poudel |
Room 1 | ||
| 20 mins | Vital Role of Peer Counselor in Sexuality counseling | Shivjeet Singh Raghav | |||
| 20 mins | Unlocking Intimacy: State of the Art of Sexual Rehabilitation for people with spinal cord injury | Dr Carlotte Kiekens | |||
| 10 mins | Sexual health and satisfaction: The relationship between sexual health and mental health among Nepalese individuals with chronic SCI | Ashish Gho Shrestha | |||
| 10 mins | Q and A Session | ||||
| 60 mins | Parallel Session: 8:
Neuro-urological Aspect of SCI |
Chair
Prof Dr Pawan Raj Chalise Dr Shashinda Bhuju |
Room 2 | ||
| 40 mins | Neuro-urological care after Spinal Injury | Dr. Apichana Kovindha | |||
| 10 mins | Neurogenic LUTD protocol-SIRC | Dr Unika Mulmi | |||
| 10 mins | Q and A Session | ||||
| 60 min | Parallel Session 9 : Physiotherapy in SCI | Chair
Prakriti Khatri Chutima Muangdan |
Room 3 | ||
| 15 mins | Spinal Braces | Prof. Stefano Negrini | |||
| 10 mins | Progression of Gait in Complete And In-Complete Spinal Cord Injured (SCI) Patients At Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Center (SIRC) | Anand Rai | |||
| 15 mins | Functional Outcome after Spinal Cord Injury | Nalina Shilpakar/Anand Rai | |||
| 10 mins | Navigating Air Travel – Challenges and Insights from Passengers with Spinal Cord Injury | Shikha Lall | |||
| 10 mins | Q and A Session | ||||
| 16:45 -18.00 | Closing ceremony | Chair
Esha Thapa |
Main Hall | ||
| Day 3: 25 November 2024, Monday Venue: Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre, Kavre | ||||
| 9.30-12.00 | 150 mins | Workshop 1 Physiotherapy | PT – Stroke Room | |
| Gait Retraining and Bed Mobility | SIRC PT Team (Anand Rai) | |||
| Workshop 2 Nursing care | Sports/ recreational room | |||
| Pressure Injury and its prevention: Dealing with the challenges realistically
Neurogenic Lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) |
Mandira Baniya, Arati Thapa Dr. Apichana Kovindha, | |||
| Workshop 3
Psychosocial & Relationships Aspect of SCI |
Conference hall | |||
| Sexuality and fertility issues for people with spinal cord injury
Empowering person with lived experience of SCI in community of Nepal: A case study (Video play)
Expressive art therapy |
Dr Carlotte Kiekens, Shivjeet, peer counselors SIRC
Devi Acharya, Krishna Psd Bhandari
Simoni Agarwal, Kalpana, Sunena |
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| Workshop 4 | SCI -OT/PT Room | |||
| Pressure mapping | Dr Chochina Lucie, Louise Brevilet, Srijana Shrestha, Prajwal, Suman, Punam | |||
| 12.00-13.00 | Lunch | |||
| 13.00-15.30 | 150 mins | Workshop 5
PM&R & Rehabilitation Research Development |
VOICE Hall (lobby) | |
| Panel discussion about Curriculum, Education and Future perspective in PM&R
Panelists: 1. Dr. Ranjan Prasad Dev Bhandari 2. Dr. James Middleton 3. Dr. Nazira Hasnan 4. Dr Karthikeyan Ramachandran 5. Dr. Jas Bdr. Gurung
Rehabilitation research: how to produce, retrieve and implement evidence, and the role of Cochrane Rehab
Climate Change and Spinal Cord Injuries: Development of Action Plan |
Chair:
Dr. Raju Dhakal
Prof. Dr. Stefano Negrini, Dr Carlotte Kiekens
Dr Taslim Uddin |
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| Workshop 6 Occupational Therapy | SCI-PT/OT Room | |||
| Transfers, ADLs, Home and Environment Modifications | SIRC OT Team (Shrijana Shrestha) | |||
| Workshop 7 | Conference Hall | |||
| SCI Pulmonary Rehabilitation | Dr. Yuhui Won, Dr Seong Woong Kang | |||
| 15.30-16.00 | Closing | |||
| Day 4: 26 November 2024, Tuesday Venue: Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre, Kavre | ||||||
| Nursing Post Conference Workshop | Conference Hall | ISCOS SCI Standards ToolKit Workshop | Sports/ Recreational Room | |||
| 08.30-09.00 | 30 mins | Registration | ||||
| 09.00-09.45 | 45 mins | Overview of secondary health conditions following spinal cord injury (SCI) and clinical practice guideline (CPG) | Dr. Apichana Kovindha | 10:00-12:00 | Introduction to SCI Standards Toolkit
Structure and Utilization of Toolkit Standards
Group Discussion 1)Organization of Spinal Cord Injury Care
2) Pre Hospital and Acute Care |
Dr Fiona Barr
Dr James Middleton
International/ Regional Resource Persons
Dr Fiona barr Dr Nazirah Hasnan Dr Renee Maschke Stephen Muldoon Dr James Middleton Dr Dirk Van |
| 09.45-10.30 | Overview of concepts of root cause analysis (RCA) and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) | Dr. Apichana Kovindha | ||||
| 10.30-10.45 | 15 mins | Break | ||||
| 10.45-12.30 | Small group case discussion applying RCA: 5-6 cases
Urination problems (incontinence, urinary retention)
Bowel problems (constipation, fecal soiling)
Cardiovascular problems (postural hypotension, deep vein thrombosis, autonomic dysreflexia)
Skin problem (pressure ulcer/injury) |
All instructors | ||||
| 12.30-13.15 | Lunch break (45 minutes) | |||||
| 13.15-15.00 | Small group presentation and feedback | All instructors | 13:00-14:00 | Group Discussion (Continued)
3) Rehabilitation
4) Community Reintegration and long term health maintenance |
International/ Regional Resource Persons
Dr Fiona barr Dr Nazirah Hasnan Dr Renee Maschke Stephen Muldoon Dr James Middleton Dr Dirk Van Kupevelt
SIRC Board, Management and Clinical Staff .
Invited Faculty |
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| 15.00-15.15 | Afternoon break | |||||
| 15:15-15:30 | Reflection from participants and conclusion | All instructors | 14:00-15:00 | Implementation Development Plan
SCI Toolkit Evaluation Process |
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