3rd Nordic Aphasia conference
Aphasia rehabilitation today and in the future
Local organizing committee
Finnish Association of Aphasia Rehabilitation Research
Key-note speakers
Chris Code (University of Exeter): Past, Present and Future Trends in Aphasia Therapy
Friedemann Pulvermüller (University of Cambridge): From Brain Science to Language Therapy
Ray Wilkinson (University of Manchester): Changing the Talk of People with Aphasia in Everyday Conversations: research evidence and clinical issues
Ingrid Aichert (EKN, Klinikum Bogenhausen): From Theory to Practice: theory, assessment and treatment in Apraxia of speech
Leena Salonen (University of Helsinki): Language Enrichment Therapy (LET). Reasons, rationale and results
Local organizing committee chaired by Anu Klippi (University of Helsinki)
PROGRAMME
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THURSDAY 16.6.2011
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FRIDAY 17.6.2011
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SATURDAY 18.6.2011
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9-9.45 Welcome coffee and registration 9.45-10.00 Opening of the conference / Anu Klippi |
9-10 Ray Wilkinson: Changing the Talk of People with Aphasia in Everyday Conversations: Research evidence and clinical issues
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9-10 Leena Salonen: Language Enrichment Therapy (LET). Reasons, rationale and results |
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10-12 Chris Code: Past, Present and Future Trends in Aphasia Therapy
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10-10.30 Coffee break
10.30-12 Ray Wilkinson continues |
10-10.30 Coffee break 10.30-12 Leena Salonen continues
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12-13 Lunch
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12-13 Lunch
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12-12.15 Closing ceremony 12.15-13 Lunch
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13-14 Friedemann Pulvermüller: From Brain Science to Language Therapy
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13-13.30 Arja Nykänen: Communication therapy for persons with aphasia and their partners. Preliminary results 13.30-14 Riikka Brunou: Communication therapy for persons with aphasia and their partners. Successful conversation as a goal
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14-14.30 Coffee break
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14-14.30 Coffee break
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14.30-15.30 Friedemann Pulvermüller continues 15.30-16 Paula Heikkinen: Intensive aphasia intervention and TMS - a randomized controlled trial
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14.30-16.30 Ingrid Aichert: From Theory to Practice: theory, assessment and treatment in Apraxia of speech
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Poster session I 16-17 Antti Ahvenainen & Hanna Jäntti: Stroke and traumatic brain injury speech therapy patients' return to work Lisbeth Frolund Kristensen: Constraint Induced Language Therapy in sub-acute aphasia Kirsi Hollo & A-M. Korpijaakko-Huuhka: Word retrieval in mild aphasia: A case study Anne Katherine Hvistendahl: Intensive language therapy program for individuals with aphasia at Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital Melanie Kirmess: "I'd like to come here and do a job" – Participant experience of CILT in early aphasia rehabilitation Pirkko Rautakoski: Effect of total communication intervention on communication habits Kati Renvall: How to choose the most "relevant" and "functional" vocabulary for word retrieval treatment? Leena Tuomiranta: Long-term maintenance of novel vocabulary in chronic aphasia Zsolt Cséfalvay: Conversation-focused training programme for people with aphasia and their partners – preliminary results of application of Slovak version of SPPARC program
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Poster session II 16.30-17.30 Karianne Berg: Measuring quality of life in aphasia: SAQOL-39 in Norwegian Ingrid Behrns, Malin Broberg, Åsa Wengelin & Lena Hartelius: A comparison between written and spoken narratives in aphasia Monica Blom Johansson: Communication aid devices in Swedish aphasia rehabilitation - the experiences of speech-language pathologists Hedda Doli: Discharge after hospitalization – where do patients with aphasia go? Line Haaland-Johansen: Black on white – content analysis of clinical guidelines in aphasia therapy Anu Klippi: What do we know about the practices of aphasia rehabilitation: from clinical reality towards best practice Ann-Christin Månsson: Gestures in interaction Charlotta Saldert: Communicative interaction in neurogenic speech and language disorders: intervention with focus on conversation partners Eli Qvenild: What is aphasia? Information to people with aphasia
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17-18 Get-together party |
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19 Conference dinner
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POSTER SESSIONS
A specific slot will be provided within the program for poster sessions. We have invited clinicians and researchers to submit proposals that address development of intervention methods of aphasia, aphasia rehabilitation trials, best practice in aphasia etc.
Instructions for poster presenters
The posters will be available for viewing throughout the poster sessions Thursday and Friday afternoon (see the program for details). The poster stands accommodate posters that are max. 114 cm (height) x 98 cm (width), vertically oriented (portrait format). Devices for fixating the posters will be provided. The presenters are expected to be present at their poster for discussion during the poster session.
We hope that presenters strive for visibility and legibility in their posters. Posters with images (drawings, graphs, charts, photos) and text are generally better received by an audience than presentations that consist primarily of printed text. We recommend a handout, either a reproduction of the poster or a text summary.
Conference venue
The conference will take place in the Conference Center of the Hotel Hilton Helsinki Kalastajatorppa, Kalastajatorpantie 1, 00330 Helsinki. For information about travelling to the conference venue from the airport or harbour or city center, see www.kalastajatorppa.hilton.com
The Conference Center offers facilities for the meeting itself (Siirtomaasali I), and for lunch buffet and conference dinner (Round Hall), as well as for the get-together party (Vanha Torppa).
REGISTRATION AND CONFERENCE FEES
Important dates
28 February 2011: Early bird registration ends
28 February 2011: Student registration ends (quota 20 persons)
1 March 2011: Late registration starts (with higher fees)
27 May 2011: Late registration ends
27 May 2011 Cancellation with refund ends (less administrative cost)
16-18 June 2011: Conference
Registration fees
Early bird registration has expired
Student registration has expired
Late registration fee 480 Euro
The conference fee includes the conference program, refreshments during the coffee breaks and lunch buffet each day. In addition, it also covers participation in the get-together party in Thursday evening and conference dinner in Friday evening. Please NOTE that you need to register for both of these occasions. If you have not registered for them we will not make a reservation for you. This, unfortunately, means that you will not be allowed to participate in the parties.
Students: After 1 March 2011 students will be obliged to pay the normal price, and no document of a student status is needed.
Cancellations: all cancellation requests need to be made in writing (via email or regular mail) on or before 27 May 2011. The requests made by that date are eligible for a full refund of the registration fee less 60 Euro as administrative cost.
After that date cancellations will be accepted only due to illness and a scanned copy of the medical document should be sent to the organizers. Half of the registration fee (50 %) will be refunded.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
The conference fee is payable with a credit card or as a bank transfer to the conference account. All payments will be made in Euros.
Credit Card Payment
We accept Visa and MasterCard.
Credit card payments are done safely using Luottokunta's SSL secured payment form. International verification services Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode are used to identify the card holder. We do not have access to credit card information or store it on our site.
Payment via Bank Transfer
Please, use the following bank account number (IBAN) and BIC (SWIFT) codes and please make sure to include the references.
Name of the Bank:
Helsingin OP Pankki Oyj (for domestic payments inside Finland)
Pohjola Bank plc Helsinki, Finland (for payments from outside Finland)
Bank Account/IBAN: FI18 5789 7120 0056 82
BIC (SWIFT): OKOYFIHH
Name and address of the account holder:
Kongressitoimisto Tuhat ja yksi työtä
Mosaiikkiraitti 7, FI-00980 Helsinki, Finland
VAT Number: Y-1873999-7
References: The 3rd Nordic Aphasia Conference AND the name of the participant.
Receipts of payment: Receipts of payment will be distributed at the conference registration desk upon arrival.
FILL IN THE REGISTRATION FORM
Before filling in the registration form, please, make sure that you have at hand the credit card OR your bank account numbers with SWIFT and BIC codes needed in international transfers. The payment must be made in Euros.
In the registration form, your e-mail address will be asked twice to avoid troubles caused by misspellings. You will receive an automatic confirmation email immediately after your registration form has reached the organizer. You will also receive a personal confirmation letter after your payment has been received.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS
Participants are asked to make room reservations themselves. We have made block reservations in the following hotels for the conference participants – please remember to mention the booking code when making the reservation and respect the dead line of the booking. Prices are in Euros / room / night.
Please note that mid-June is a very busy time for conferences in Finland and finding accommodation in Helsinki may be difficult. Please book in time.
Hotel Hilton Helsinki Kalastajatorppa
Kalastajatorpantie 1, 00330 Helsinki, tel. +359-9-458 11 +359-9-458 11
Single room 130 €, double room 165 €
When booking, fill in the code GAFAA as the Company name, dead line 15 May 2011
helsinkikalastajatorppa@hilton.com
www.kalastajatorppa.hilton.com
Hotel Scandic Marski
Mannerheimintie 10, 00100 Helsinki
Standard single room 140 €, standard twin/double room 160 €
Booking code AFA150611, dead line 15 May 2011
Telephone +358 9 680 61 +358 9 680 61 / Fax +358 9 642 377
E-mail: marski@scandichotels.com
More information: http://www.scandichotels.com/en/Hotels/Countries/Finland/Helsinki/Hotels/Scandic-Marski/
Hostel Academica
Hietaniemenkatu 14, Helsinki, tel. +358-9-1311 4334 +358-9-1311 4334
Prices for summer 2011: single room 55 €, double room 69 €, breakfast 6,50 €. Please make the breakfast reservation in advance, when booking the room.
Reservations by email hostel.academica@hyy.fi. Please use the booking code "NAC".
How to reach the conference venue from Hotel Scandic Marski and Hostel Academica:
Tram number 4 takes you to the conference venue in Munkkiniemi from the city center. The closest stop for participants staying in Hotel Scandic Marski is located in Mannerheimintie, near the Stockman's department store, opposite to the hotel. For those staying in Hostel Academica, the tram stop is close to the Sokos department store, some 15 minutes walking distance from the Hostel. Single fare is 2,50 € and valid for one hour. You can buy the ticket from the tram driver or beforehand from a kiosk or a ticket machine (in which case it is cheaper). Please, also consider a 3-days tourist ticket (13,60 €) which is available at the Helsinki City Tourist Information at the Central Railway Station.
http://www.visithelsinki.fi/In_English/Visitor/Helsinki/Tourist_Information.iw3