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4th World Congress on Brain Injury

Research, innovations, and quality of life for the new millennium

World Congress

     General Information

     Program
          4 May 2001
          5 May 2001
          6 May 2001
          7 May 2001
          Family Day
          8 May 2001
          9 May 2001

     Papers/Posters

IBIA

Sunday, 6 May 2001

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10:00 AM -
12:30 AM		 Official Opening Ceremony
Auditorium

Welcome:

  • Claudio Perino, MD (Italy)
        President of the 4th World Congress
  • Michael Pietrzak, MD (USA)
        Executive Director, IBIA
  • George A. Zitnay, PhD
        IBIA Immediate Past President (USA)
  • Martin B. Foil, Jr.
        IBIA Chair (USA)

    National, Regional and Academic Authorities' Welcome:

  • Bianca Vetrino
        Chair, Organizing Committee of the 4th World Congress

    Keynote Speakers:

    Leonardo - an Artist of the Mind (17)

  • Alessandro Vezzosi, PhD (Italy)
        Director of Museum Leonardo da Vinci

    Science, Technology and Public Opinion (10)

  • Tullio Regge, PhD (Italy)
        Professor of Physics, Polytechnic of Torino
    • 12.30 PM -
    2.30 PM    		 Welcome Buffet Luncheon
    2.30 PM -
    4.15 PM    		 Plenary Session: Research, Innovations, and New Technologies
    Auditorium
    Co-chairs:
  • Claudio Perino, MD (Italy)
  • Roberto Rago, MD (Italy)

    Epidemiological Factors Associated with Good Recovery in Persons with Severe and Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury (3)

  • Jess F. Kraus, MPH, PhD (USA)

    The Burden and Impact of Traumatic Brain Injuries in Developing Countries: Strategies for Prevention (3), (5)

  • Gopalakrishna Gururaj, MD (India)

    Brain Damage and Theories of Recovery: Current Concepts and Implications for Treatment (5)

  • Donald Stein, PhD (USA)

    Innovation in Neurointensive Care: Old Dreams and New Challenges Coming True (1)

  • Nino Stocchetti, MD (Italy)

    Database Collection and Data Banks in the USA and in Europe (3)

  • Howard Eisenberg, MD (USA)
  • Francesco Servadei, MD (Italy)

    Break     4.15 PM - 4.30 PM

    Research, Innovations and New Technologies
    Auditorium (continued)

    Research and New Technologies in Rehabilitation (5), (18)

  • Paul Schoenle, MD (Germany)

    Self-assembling Peptide Scaffolds for Brain Injury Repair (5)

  • Shunguang Zhang, MD (USA)

    Hyperbaric Oxygenation and Neurorehabilitation for Persons with TBI (5), (18)

  • Richard Neubauer, MD (USA)

    Hyperbaric Oxygenation (HBO) in Severe Mid-brain Injury - a Randomized Study (5), (16)

  • Hansdetlef Wassmann, MD (Germany)

    Research on TBI - Current Plans and Future Directions (16), (18)

  • Michael Weinrich, MD (USA)
    • 2.30 PM -
    4.15 PM    		 Pediatric Task Force
    Room Lisbona
    An open meeting for people interested in children and adolescents issues. One aspect of the meeting will be to complete a statement on children's issues for the World Health Organization (WHO). There will also be discussion of international issues.

    Co-chairs: Roberta DePompei, PhD (USA), Enrico Castelli, MD (Italy)

    8.00 PM -
    11.00 PM    		 Concert and Buffet Dinner
    Auditorium
    Musical Selections of Dvorák and Verdi
    Italian Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor: Maestro Giovanni Veneri

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