11th Post Graduate Course in Rehabilitation Medicine
A wide-ranging discipline; from Child to Adulthood
Friday, 27 February 2026 - Session 1
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Subject
Speaker
Topic: Pain
Chair: Ayal Zahavi
18:30 - 19:00
Registration session 1
19:00 - 19:05
Words of Welcome
Ayal Zahavi
19:05 - 19:20
Shoulder Pain after Stroke
Milton Pelgrim
19:20 -19:45
Multidisciplinary Treatment of Back Complaints
(Not Low Back Pain)John van Loenen
19:45 - 20:05
Shoulder pain in Wheelchair Users
Rienk Dekker
20:05 - 20:25
New Guidelines Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Jan Geertzen
20:25 - 20:40
Discussion
20:40 - 21:10
Break
Topic: Amputation
Chair: Jan Geertzen
21:10 - 21:30
Undernutrition in Patients with an Amputation
Jan Geertzen
21:30 - 21:50
The Complex Amputation Patient: When (not) to provide a Prosthesis
Juan Martina
21:50 - 22:05
Discussion
22:05
Closure
Pitfalls in the Pharmacological Treatment of Spasticity Saturday, 28 February 2026 - Session 2
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Subject
Speaker
Topic: Neurology
Chair: Juan Martina
09:30 - 10:00
Registration session 2
10:00 - 10:20
Current State of the Art in Spasticity Treatment
Paul Pieter Hartman
10:20 - 10:40
Juan Martina
10:40 - 11:10
Break
11:10 - 11:30
Drooling: Evaluation and Treatment Options
Ayal Zahavi
11:30 - 11:45
Discussion
Topic: Neurology
Chair: Rienk Dekker
11:10 - 11:50
The Physiology of Swallowing as a Target for Rehabilitation: Treating the Swallow, Not Just the Risk
Alexandros Valassidis Vila & Ilse Jap-A-Joe
11:50 - 12:05
Discussion
12:05 - 13:35
Lunch (lunch on own account)
Saturday, 28 February 2026 - Session 3
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Subject
Speaker
Topic: Amputation and Prosthetics
Chair: Jan Geertzen
13:35 - 13:50
Registration session 3
13:50 - 14:10
Post-operative management after transtibial amputation
Peter Slijkhuis
14:10 - 14:30
From transtibial amputation to early mobilization
John van Loenen
14:30 - 14:50
Experience of Amputation of the Lower Limb in Curaçao
Juan Martin Rodriguez
14:50 - 15:05
Discussion
15:05 - 15:35
Break
Topic: Pediatric Rehabilitation
Chair: Juan Martina
15:35 - 16:35
Multidisciplinary Treatment of Children with Cerebral Palsy (GMFCS I and II/Walkers) in Curaçao: Evaluation, Treatment and Experiences of the last 10 years
Ayal Zahavi, Patrick Maathuis, Marina de Miranda
16:35 - 16:50
Discussion
16:50
Closure
A Fitter Patient Recovers Faster and Better: How do they do it?Sunday, March 1 2026 - Session 4
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Subject
Speaker
09:00 - 10:00
Registration session 4
10:00 - 10:20
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome
Yvette van Horn
10:20 - 10:40
Rienk Dekker
10:40 - 11:00
Common Orthopedic Conditions of the Extremities
Orthopedic surgeon
11:00 - 11:20
Weight Bearing after Lower Limb Fracture
Yvette van Horn
11:20 - 11:50
Break
Topic: Case discussions
Chair: Ayal Zahavi
11:50 - 12:10
Discussion Spasticity (mentimeter)
Juan Martina
12:10 - 12:30
Discussion Amputation (mentimeter)
Jan Geertzen
12:30 12:50
Discussion Prostheses (mentimeter)
Peter Slijkhuis
12:50
Closure