Pre-conference Workshop – Tuesday, August 27
Pre-conference workshop is an add-on event and can be booked when you make the online registration. Price for attending the full workshop day: Read more here. More information about the workshop program: click here.
08:30 – 09:00
Registration and coffee
09:00 – 12:00
Room 3A+B Workshop 1: Evidence based practice in the clinic: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for people with acquired brain injury (Johanne Rauwenhoff & Anne-Fleur Domensino)
Room 3C+D Workshop 2: Indications for and expected effects of anti-amyloid treatments in Alzheimer’s disease: A focus on cognitive aspects (Bjørn-Eivind Kirsebom & Tormod Fladby)
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break
13:00 – 16:00
Room 3A+B Workshop 3: Cognitive rehabilitation for children and adolescents with acquired brain injury: Clinical application of online problem-solving therapy, and individualized and group-based interventions (Jan Stubberud & Marianne Løvstad)
Room 3C+D Workshop 4: Sleep and Brain Health: Practical Approaches to Nonpharmacological Treatment of Sleep Problems (Håvard Kallestad)
Wednesday, August 28
09:00 – 10:00 Registration, coffee, exhibition and poster mounting
10:00 – 10:10 Room 2: Welcome and practical information
10:10 – 11:30
Room 2 Opening lecture: Edvard Moser
Title: “Neural computation of space and time”
Chair: Alexander Olsen
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee break, exhibition and poster session
12:00 – 13:00
Room 2 Keynote: Dame Til Wykes
Title: “The Why and How of Cognitive Remediation Therapies for People with a diagnosis of Schizophrenia”
Chair: Jan Stubberud
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break, exhibition and poster session
14:30 – 16:00
Room 2 (Session 1) Nordic symposium Denmark:
Technology-based interventions in treatment and rehabilitation – how to promote uptake, effect, and sustainability.
Chair: Laila Øksnebjerg
Room 3A+B (Parallel session) Oral presentation 1: Child Neuropsychology
Chair: Marit Schmid
Abstract 46: Assessment and monitoring of cognitive functioning in children with cerebral palsy. Presenter: Kristine Stadskleiv
Abstract 31: Cognitive function in children and adolescents with psychogenic, non-epileptic seizures. Presenter: Annette Holth Skogan
Abstract 37: Children with brain tumors treated with radiotherapy: Important risk organs to spare to decrease neurocognitive impairments. Presenter: Helena Söderström
Abstract 33: Sensory white noise stimulation as a treatment option for children with ADHD and RD: Who benefits and who performs worse? Presenter: Göran Söderlund
Room 3C+D (Session 2) Symposium:
Neuropsychological outcomes after Covid-19.
Chair: Jan Stubberud
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break, exhibition and poster session
16:30 – 18:00
Room 2 (Session 3) Nordic symposium Sweden:
Towards a Deeper Neuropsychological Understanding of the Post-COVID Condition – from Subjectivity to Intervention.
Chair: Ulrika Birberg Thornberg
Room 3A+B (Parallel session) Oral presentation 2. Brain disorders
Chair: Marianne Halvorsen
Abstract 15: Psychological intervention following acquired brain injury – a multiple case study. Presenter: Cecilie Marie Schmidt Thøgersen
Abstract 22: Cognition as independent predictor of functional outcome after cardiac arrest. Presenter: Erik Blennow Nordström
Abstract 36: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Preoperative Planning in Pediatric Epilepsy. Presenter: Lisa Evju Hauger
Abstract 40: Metacognitive therapy for people experiencing persistent post-concussion symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury: a multiple case study. Presenter: Johanne Rauwenhoff
Room 3C+D (Session 4) Symposium:
Is there a role for web-based neuropsychological testing in the clinic?
Chair: Asta Håberg
18:00 – 19:15 Welcome reception at the Nidarosdomen. Buses depart at exactly 18:00.
Thursday, August 29
09:00 – 10:00
Room 2 Keynote: Joseph Firth
Title: “Digital Technologies and Youth Mental Health: improving physical, psychological & cognitive outcomes”
Chair: Jens Egeland
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break and exhibition
10:30 – 12:00
Room 2 (Session 5) Symposium:
Mobile Healthcare (mHealth) in brain disorders and beyond
Chairs: Gøril Storvig & Alexander Olsen
Room 3A+B (Session 6) Symposium:
More real than ever – the application of virtual realities in health and rehabilitation.
Chair: Marianne Løvstad
Room 3C+D (Session 7) Nordic symposium:
Neuropsychological monitoring of patients undergoing brain surgery
Chair: Annette Holth Skogan
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch break and exhibition
12:45 – 13:15
Room 2 (You are welcome to bring your lunch into the room and eat during the symposium) Lunch symposium by Hogrefe
Nordic adaptation of IDS-2: A new test battery for assessing intelligence and development in children, adolescents, and emerging adults
13:30 – 14:30
Room 2 Keynote: Shari L. Wade
Title: “Neuropsychologically-informed Interventions for Children and Families”
Chair: Marianne Løvstad
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee break and exhibition
15:00 – 16:30
Room 2 (Session 8) Nordic symposium Finland:
Extending neuropsychological evaluations and rehabilitation with virtual reality and web-based programs.
Chair: Sari Levänen
Room 3A+B (Parallel Session) Oral presentation 3. Neuropsychiatry.
Chair: Tor Ivar Hansen
Abstract 21: Bridging cognitive assessment and biological markers in depression: IL-6 plasma levels and sustained attention difficulties as a unified classification tool. Presenter: Maria J. Portella
Abstract 30: Early interdisciplinary intervention (GAIN) to reduce persistent post-concussion symptoms in adults: Results from a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial. Presenters: Mille Møller Thastum & Line Amalie Hellemose
Abstract 50: Executive Functioning is Associated with Pain Interference and Pain Management in Patients with Chronic Pain. Presenter: Nils Berginström
Abstract 7: ADHD traits, comorbid psychopathology, and executive functioning in adolescence: A multi-informant, population-based twin study. Presenter: Laila Ketvel
Room 3C+D (Session 9) Symposium:
Mechanisms mediating cognitive effects of physical training.
Chair: Jens Egeland
16:30 – 16:45 Short break
16:45 – 18:00
Room 2 Poster Award announcement
Keynote: Skip Rizzo
Title: “Clinical Virtual Reality: – A Brief Review of the Future”
Chair: Marianne Løvstad
18:15 Conference dinner — Transport: Bus to HAVET Arena from the venue at 18:15 exactly. No return transport provided. Walking distance approx. 15 minutes.
Friday, August 30
09:00 – 10:00
Room 2 Keynote: Charles H. Bombardier
Title: “Depression in Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury”
Chair: Solveig L. Hauger
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee break and exhibition
10:30 – 12:00
Room 2 (Session 10) Symposium:
Neurocognitive Landscape of Healthy Aging and Brain-Related Diseases.
Chair: Maryam Ziaei
Room 3A+B (Parallel Session) Oral presentation 4. Disorders of visual processing.
Chair: Randi Starrfelt
Abstract 39: Vision therapy in mild traumatic brain injury: a review of the rationale and the evidence. Presenter: Jason Barton
Abstract 23: Visual impairments after stroke: Results and clinical implications of the Back-of-the-Brain (BoB) project. Presenter: Randi Starrfelt
Abstract 42: The Phenomenology of Face Blindness – A Novel Approach to Developmental Prosopagnosia. Presenter: Erling Nørkær
Abstract 49: Face recognition impairments in developmental and psychiatric disorders: A pilot study and future directions. Presenter: Sherryse Corrow
Room 3C+D (Session 11) Symposium:
ADHD: Psychological interventions
Chairs: Astri Lundervold & Merete Glenne Øie
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break and exhibition
13:00 – 14:00
Room 2 Keynote: Sallie Baxendale
Title: “The Cognitive Contraindications, Complications and Costs of Epilepsy Surgery”
Chair: Annette Holth Skogan
14:00 – 14:20 Room 2 Closing words