The last details of the programme of our meeting in Italy have now been finalised. Please read the programme here ... ESCIF Congress and Assembly of Delegates 23 – 25 May 2012 in Lucignano, Italy The impact of the ongoing economic crisis on the lives of people with SCI in Europe Wednesday 23 May 2012 14:30 Arrival of delegates at Rome/Florence airport or Arezzo train ...

The abstract submitted by the ESCIF SCI working group, Regaining functionality following a spinal cord injury (SCI): central issues for SCI consumers, has been accepted as a poster presentation at the Interdependence 2012 conference in Vancouver. Corinne Jeanmaire will present the poster. Corinne’s participation has been made possible by financial support from Hollister Inc. In addition ...

As announced in the ESCIF Newsletter in November, the ESCIF Congress and Assembly of Delegates will be held in Lucignano, Italy, from Wednesday 23 May to Friday 25 May 2012. The Congress will be hosted by the Italian organisation FAIP. The theme for this year’s meeting is highly topical: The impact of the ongoing economic crisis on the lives of people with SCI in Europe. The Congress ...

Joe Kals became a paraplegic 30 years ago after a motorbike accident. On August 11th, he embarked on an unbelievable challenge: to walk across France from the North to South, ie 1325 km, with braces and crutches to support sci regenerative research. Read more.

Returning from Working2Walk 2011, if you are currently sitting in your wheelchair and ‘’waiting’’ for the cure, you could be disappointed by the absence of a fantastic scientific breakthrough. Even though some interesting and encouraging results were presented, the long awaited cure is not there yet… However, we should definitely stress many positive ...

The biannual meeting of the Nordic Spinal Cord Society took place in Gothenburg, Sweden from 28 – 30 September 2011. ESCIF made two major contributions to the conference: the first was a presentation from the ESCIF SCI research working group; the second was a “hearing” on the need for centralisation of SCI treatment, rehabilitation and life-long care. Corinne ...

ESCIF has received an invitation to a very exciting, ground-breaking conference in US next month. The invitation was sent by Marilyn Smith who is one of the founders of Unite 2 Fight Paralysis. Read the invitation ... To our friends at the European Spinal Cord Injury Foundation, I write to invite you to attend a very important conference that offers a unique opportunity for anyone interested ...

Since the congress in De Rijp, the Executive and the members of the SCI research group have been discussing the idea of releasing a statement on SCI regenerative research. Although the ESCIF Statutes clearly express the federation’s support for all research that will enhance the quality of life of people living with SCI, no specific mention is made of research aimed towards functional recovery. ...

Jane Horsewell and Frans Penninx attended the ASIA/ISCoS meeting in Washington DC last week. The primary aim of the trip was to promote support for the creation of a global SCI consumer network among SCI consumers and organisations in America and Canada, and to investigate funding possibilities for this initiative. Delegates at the conference were invited to attend a meeting in the afternoon of ...

The World Report on Disability, a joint publication of the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO), will be launched at the UN General Assembly in New York on 9 June 2011 in the presence of the WHO Director-General and the Vice-President of the Human Development Network at the World Bank. See attached press release.