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Alma Mater hosted Student conference NEVROFEST


The Student organisation of Alma Mater together with the Society of Medical students of the University of Maribor joined forces and organised a two-day student conference Neurofest. The conference was held in Maribor on November 23 and 24, 2018 at Alma Mater Europaea – ECM. More than 150 students signed up.

Topics: neurology, neurosurgery and rehabilitation of neurological patients.

The conference also hosted several international practitioners and academics from the field of neurology, neurosurgery and rehabilitation of neurology patients, while the best students from both HEIs also presented their research.

PROGRAM


Friday, 23.11.:

7:00 – 8:00 Registration

8:00 – 8:30 Welcome speeches

8:30 – 9:00 Assoc. Prof. Nondu Goswami, M.D., Ph.D.: Falls in the elderly: Etiology and Countermeasures.

9:00 – 9:30 Assoc. Prof. Alena Kobesovo, M.D., Ph.D.: Importance of ideo-motoric and gnostic functions for movement performance.

9:30 - 10:00 Domen Šerdoner, dipl. fiziot.: Neurological rehabilitation in combination with therapy with a dog.

10:30 - 11:00 Break

11:00 – 11:50 Tim Morovt experience: surfers’ myelopathy.

11:30 – 12:30 Alen Kapel, mag. fiziot.: Conceptualisation of Rett’s syndrome and its neurosurgical treatment.

12:30 – 13:00 From birth to the first steps • Neuromotoric development of a baby.

13:00 – 14:30 Break

14:50 – 15:00 Assoc. Prof. Alena Kobesova, M.D., Ph.D.: Postural dysfunction driving movement disturbances in athletes.

15:00 – 15:30 Assist. prof. dr. Jonez Rovnik: Cognitive consequences of severe chronic cerebral trauma in children.

15:30 – 16:00 Jure Potočnik, dr. med.: Brain stroke - the most frightening complications.

16:00 – 16:30 Tomaž Omerzu, dr. med.: Novelties in Multiple Sclerosis treatment.

16:30 – 17:00 Larisa lgnotijev, dipl. fiziot.: Rehabilitation of the patients after a brain tumor


Saturday, 23.11.:

8:00 – 9:00 Borut Vrhovnik, BSc (hons) Physiotherapy: Mobilisation of the nervous system in the rehabilitation of the neurological patient.

9:00 – 10:30 Workshop 1

10:30 – 11:00 Workshop 2

11:00 – 12:30 Workshop 3