European Conference on Post Polio Syndrome

Copenhagen

Hotel Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers

Copenhagen, Denmark - August 31st - September 2nd 2011

This international conference is held by the European Polio Union, EPU and The Danish Society of Polio and Accident Victims, PTU.

Aim

After the great polio epidemics in the last century around 700,000 people in Europe are now suffering from late effects of polio. Many survivors have a decreasing functional level because of paralysis, fatigue and pain, and this is a big challenge for polio survivors and the professionals, who are treating them. The European Polio Union wishes with this conference:

To give medical and social professionals a possibility to exchange new research results and to debate relevant topics on a professional level
To give polio survivors a possibility to achieve and exchange new knowledge on assessment, treatment and coping
To achieve awareness on polio issues in the health sector and social services

Target group

Professionals: Doctors, physical therapists, occupational therapists, nurses, psychologists, social advisors, orthotists or other professionals, who are involved with or treat polio survivors
Polio survivors and their relatives

There will be both common and separate sessions for professionals and polio survivors. At this point we have not decided on the final topics yet. They will be depending on the incoming proposals and presentations. Congress language will be English.

Contribution

We invite you to contribute to the conference:

if you have a proposal for topic
if you have an oral presentation or a poster
if you consider advertising
if you consider sponsoring

Conference language will be English and we seek funds or sponsorships to establish simultaneous translation into Spanish, French, Germen, Italian and Danish.