In addition to the information below, you can now download the documents from ESCIF Congress 2019 here . Lisa Harvey presented us a numerous interesting projects worth checking - elearnsci.org , scimooc.org and physiotherapyexercises.com . John Chernesky introduced us scireproject.com Johannes Kinast told us about community.paraplegie.ch which he is moderating Erika Nilsson and Nora Sandholdt ...

It was about time that ESCIF Congress took a place in Scandinavia, as Annika Tännström accurately put it during her welcome address, representing Region Västra Götaland and City of Gothenburg, the second largest city in Sweden where the 14th ESCIF Congress took a place from 27 - 29 May 2019. Indeed it was a memorable event thanks to the outstanding organisation by the whole team of The Swedish ...

If you could not make it to the ESCIF Congress 2019 we have a great news. On 29 May at 18:00 you can watch a live webinar with 2 of our keynote speakers, Lisa Harvey and John Chernesky. The two will discuss what we can do to form strong bond between consumers, clinicians and researchers - something they, together, have nearly 50 years of experience... John Chernesky is the Consumer Engagement ...

Spring is almost here and the ESCIF Congress 2019 is swiftly coming near. We are proud that as much as 24 countries will be represented at 14th ESCIF Congress. So far we have 62 registrations + 25 accompanying persons. So far, you ask? Yes, it is still possible to register for a day ticket. Just e-mail the organising committee ( hej@ryggmargsskadecentrum.se ) and they will help sort you out! Unfortunately ...

Lisa Harvey is a physiotherapist and a professor at Sydney School of Medicine. She will be telling us about her work with www.elearnSCI.org , a web-based teaching and educational resource developed by the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) and 322 leading SCI professionals, with Lisa Harvey being one of them. Dr Kim Anderson-Erisman, of the Department of Physical Medicine and ...

Are you an educator? Have you worked with projects that aim to transfer knowledge about spinal cord injury researchers ↔ clinicians ↔ consumers, or maybe consumer ↔ consumer ↔ society as a whole? Have you taken part in the making of websites, films, books or pamphlets about SCI? Are you lobbying for the rights of people with spinal cord injury? Do ...

With great dismay and regret we received the sad news that Janez Trdina, our esteemed treasurer of many years and recently Vice President, passed away on 29 October 2018. Jani was elected to the Board on 26 April 2008. Jani took over the finances of our association. Soon he also took over the work of our internet presence. We have always experienced him as a very content person who has made ...

ESCIF Congress 2019 'Empowerment – knowledge is power' Gothenburg, Sweden, 27-29 May 2019 We are delighted to invite you to the 14th ESCIF Congress. The theme is knowledge: gaining, expanding and spreading it. Information can improve the lives of people living with spinal cord injury, but it must be easy to find and understand. We have several organisations working to make ...

The former President of ESCIF, Mrs. Jane Horsewell, has sadly passed away. It was with heavy hearts the news of Jane´s death reached us during the ongoing 13th ESCIF Congress in Prague. All the delegates joined in a silent moment to pay their respect to Jane, ESCIF´s highly respected leader for many years. The day before, during the Annual Assembly, the delegates had bestowed Jane ...

Corinne Jeanmaire, of the endParalysis foundation, says a cure for spinal cord injury is possible, but it will take time, resources and a smart way of thinking. The endParalysis foundation is a small organisation with a big dream – to help find a cure for spinal cord injury (SCI). Patient-driven and goal-oriented, the Netherlands-based charity is committed to supporting high-impact, collaborative ...