The 6th International Congress on Cerebral Palsy is to be held in Bled, Slovenia from 20-22 April, 2006, Under the Auspices of International Child Neurology Association - ICNA and International Cerebral Palsy Society - ICPS . The focus would be on the New Advances in Treatment of Cerebral Palsy and would include of  formal lectures and interactive sessions with leading international speakers.

For more details visit the conference website at http://animus.mf.uni-lj.si/~icna/bled/

Scientific Programme

Thursday, 20 April 2006
Workshop
Demonstration of traditional and alternative treatments 

09.00 - 10.30
Moderators: Christine Barber (United Kingdom), Lea Рuc (Slovenia) 
Neda Rotar (Slovenia): NDT - Physiotherapy - Demonstration
Susanne Dreier (Switzerland): NDT - Occupational Therapy - Demonstration 

11.00 - 12.30
Moderators: Sonja Kosaг Vasiг (Serbia and Montenegro), Jurij Karapandюa (Slovenia) 
Wolfram Mьller (Germany): Vojta Method - Demonstration
Ann-Christin Eliasson (Sweden): Constraint Induced Therapy - Demonstration 


15.00 - 16.30
Moderators: Erika Medveczky (Hungary), David Neubauer (Slovenia) 
Virginia Wong (Hong Kong, China): Acupuncture - Demonstration
Conductors from Petх Institute (Hungary): Conductive Education - Demonstration 


Thursday, 20 April 2006
Main conference

18.30
Welcome Reception 

19.00
Opening Ceremony 

19.30
Merry-go-round (Vipava, Slovenia) 

20.00
Allan Colver (United Kingdom): What are we all trying to do?

Friday, 21 April 2006

09.00 - 11.30

Chair: Pasionare Rino (Albania), Fedor Peиak (Slovenia) 
Milivoj Veliиkoviг Perat (Slovenia): Introduction
Gaynor Cole (United Kingdom): The Spectrum of Choice 
Conservative Approaches 
Tatjana Dolenc Veliиkoviг (Slovenia): NDT (Bobath) Concept
Friedeman Schulze (Germany): Vojta Method 
Pharmacologic Approaches 

14.30 - 17.00
Chair: Vlatka Boрnjak Mejaрki (Croatia), Milan Gregoriи (Slovenia) 
Ann Tilton (USA): Botulinum Toxin
Leland Albright (USA): Neurosurgical Treatments of Movement Disorders
in Cerebral Palsy (ITB, SDR, DBS) 
A Challenging Clinical Conundrum, with Audience Participation 


17.00 - 18.00
Chair: Andreja Pehnec (Slovenia), Miroslav Pospiр (Croatia) 
Breda Рuрterрiи (Slovenia): Would this infant benefit from early NDT?
Hermina Damjan (Slovenia): Is botulinum toxin indicated here? 

19.30
Cultural Evening
Saturday, 22 April 2006
Other Management Options 


08.30 - 11.30
Chair: Vane Antoliи (Slovenia), Riccardo Camoriano (Italy) 
James Robb (United Kingdom): Gait Analysis
Reinald Brunner (Switzerland): Multi-level surgery
John Patrick (United Kingdom): Orthotic and Bridging Treatment
for the Younger Cerebral Palsy Child 


15.30 - 17.00
Chair: Pratibha Singhi (India), Boрtjan Baebler (Slovenia) 
Janez Brecelj (Slovenia): Late, but it's Never too Late to Operate
Kazuo Kodama (Japan): Palliative Treatment for People
who are Profoundly Handicapped
Barry Russman (USA): Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Cerebral Palsy 
A Challenging Clinical Conundrum, with Audience Participation 


17.00 - 18.00
Chair: Desanka Grubiг-Jakupиeviг (Croatia), Katja Groleger Srрen (Slovenia) 
Karin Schara (Slovenia): Is a surgical approach justified?
Aleр Demрar (Slovenia): Would an orthosis help this patient? 


18.00
Milivoj Veliиkoviг Perat (Slovenia): Summary and Closing Remarks 


19.30
Farewell Dinner