4th World Congress on Brain Injury

9.00 AM -
12.00 PM

Concurrent Sessions

Session A: Long-term Outcome and Quality of Life
Room 500
Chair:

Klaus von Wild, MD (Germany)

Introduction: Quality of Life - A Mandatory Outcome Measure after Traumatic Brain Injury (10)

Edmund Neugebauer, PhD (Germany)

Meaningful Measures of Outcome (10)

Paolo Boldrini, MD (Italy)

In the Long Term, What Does it Really Matter? (10)

Robert D. Voogt, PhD (USA)

Return to Work: Current Practice, Future Directions (10), (18)

Mary J. Bridle, MA, OTR/L (USA)

Break 10.30 AM - 10.45 AM

Outcome Expectancies of Persons with Brain Injuries following Rehabilitation: Perspectives on Employment (10)

Dale F. Thomas, PhD, ABPP (USA)

Quality of Life after Brain Injury in Developing Countries (18)

Gopalakrishna Gururaj, MD (India)

Vehicle Adaptations for Individuals with Disability (16)

Severino Mapelli, PhD, FIAT (Italy)

Alessandro Coda, PhD, FIAT (Italy)

Living with a Lifelong Disability (10)

Barbara York (USA)

Session B: Special Forum on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Room Madrid

Reports and Discussion on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: USA and European Perspectives (2)
Co-chairs:

Gregory J. O'Shanick, MD (USA)

Giustino Tomei, MD (Italy)

12.00 PM -
1.00 PM

Concluding Remarks and Farewell Concert
Room 500

Claudio Perino, MD (Italy), 4th World Congress Chairman

Michael Pietrzak, MD (USA), Executive Director, IBIA

George A. Zitnay, PhD (USA), IBIA Immediate Past President (USA)

A Brief Farewell Vocal Concert with the Soprano Rosa Ricciotti and the Pianist Giovanni Veneri.