This is the preliminary schedule for the 2nd Emirates Osteopathic Conference jointly organised by the Emirates Osteopathic Society, the Foundation COME Collaboration and the Osteopathic International Alliance.

Registration Fee for Day 1 & Day 2: AED 1,800 (AED 1,500 for EMA members)
Registration Fee for Day 1 OR Day 2: AED 1,000 (AED 800 for EMA members)

For any queries, please contact us on contact@emiratesosteopathicconference.com

CPD/CME Points have been requested and we will confirm at a later stage. The conference will be held at JW Marriott Marquis Dubai.

Day 1 (28th September)

Morning Session

08:00 – 08:45
REGISTRATION
08:45- 09:15
WELCOME SPEECHES: CHARLES HUNT, OIA PRESIDENT; YOUSSEF YOUSSEF, EOS PRESIDENT & FRANCESCO CERRITELLI, PRESIDENT COME COLLABORATION
09:15- 09:45
OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE: 21ST CENTURY PATIENT-CENTRED MEDICINE – DR RONALD R. BURNS
09:45 – 10:45
SESSION 1: VALUES-BASED PRACTICE AND PATIENT-CENTRED CARE:
09:45 – 10:15 PROFESSIONALISM IN OSTEOPATHY – TIM WALKER, GOsC (UK)
10:15 – 10:45 CONCEPTION OF PRACTICE/MODELS OF PRACTICE – DR OLIVER THOMSON (UK)
10:45 – 11:05
Q&A
11:05 – 11:30
COFFEE BREAK & POSTER PRESENTATIONS
11:30 – 13:00
SESSION 2: ADAPTATION & CAPACITY-A PATIENT-CENTRED MODEL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
11:30 – 12:00 ADAPTATION: BEYOND SYMPTOM RELIEF – SALUTOGENESIS AND WELLNESS – CHRISTIAN FOSSUM, DO (NORWAY)
12:00 – 12:30 MANAGEMENT OF LONG-TERM PAIN SUFFERERS – DR PHIL AUSTIN (AUSTRALIA)

 

12:30 – 13:00
Q&A – DISCUSSION/ROUNDTABLE FROM MORNING SESSIONS
13:00 – 14:30
LUNCH & POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Afternoon Workshops/Osteopathic International Alliance Conference Stream

WORKSHOP 1
INTEGRATING THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL INTO CONTEMPORARY CLINICAL MANUAL THERAPY PRACTICE – DR OLIVER THOMSON (UK), JORGE ESTEVES (PORTUGAL & UAE), HAIDAR RAMADAN (UK), DR NOOR ABDAL (KUWAIT)
14:30 – 16:00
WORKSHOP 1 – SESSION 1
16:00 – 16:30
COFFEE BREAK
16:30 – 18:00
WORKSHOP 1 – SESSION 2
WORKSHOP 2
CLINICAL INTEGRATION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE – CHRISTIAN FOSSUM, DO & CAROLINE KALSÆG FJELDSTRØM, BSC, DO (NORWAY)
14:30 – 16:00
WORKSHOP 2 – SESSION 1
16:00 – 16:30
COFFEE BREAK
16:30 – 18:00
WORKSHOP 2 – SESSION 2
OSTEOPATHIC INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE
CONFERENCE STREAM
14:30 – 16:00
THE ROAD TO REGULATION: A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM CANADA, DENMARK AND ITALY – MODERATOR: CHARLES HUNT – PANELISTS: MARC GAUTHIER, HANNA TÓMASDÓTTIR, VALENTINA CARLILE
16:00 – 16:30
COFFEE BREAK
16:30 – 17:00
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES: A DISCUSSION PRESENTED BY DR KENDI HENSEL
17:30 – 18:00
WHO’s NEXT! MOVING FORWARD WITH WHO COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS – PRESENTERS: CHARLES HUNT AND WILLIAM BURKE

Day 2 (29th September)

Morning Session

09:00 – 9:30
COME COLLABORATION: DEVELOPING OSTEOPATHIC RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE – FRANCESCO CERRITELLI
09:30 – 10:00
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
OSTEOPATHY AS AN ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSION: LESSONS FROM MULTIDISCPLINARY WORK WITHIN THE UK NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE – HAIDAR RAMADAN (UK)
10:00 – 10:10
Q&A
10:10 – 11:10
SESSION 3: INTERPROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION IN NEONATOLOGY
10:10-10:40 NEONATOLOGY AND OSTEOPATHY PROJECT – FRANCESCO CERRITELLI (ITALY)
10:40-11:10 AFFECTIVE TOUCH INDUCES CARDIOVASCULAR CHANGES IN PRETERM INFANTS – JORGE ESTEVES (PORTUGAL & UAE)
11:00 – 11:20
Q&A
11:20 – 11:45
COFFEE BREAK & POSTER PRESENTATIONS
11:45 – 12:45
RESEARCH ORAL PRESENTATIONS
11:45-12:05 THORACIC SPINAL MANIPULATION RESULTS IN NEURO-ENDOCRINE RESPONSE IN PEOPLE WITH ACHILLES TENDINOPATHY – KESAVA KOVANUR-SAMPATH
12:05-12:25 PAIN AND QUALITY OF LIFE MANAGEMENT IN ONCOLOGY GERIATRIC PATIENTS WITH OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT – CHIARA ARIENTI
12:25-12:45 OSTEOPATHIC CARE FOR LOW BACK PAIN AND NECK PAIN: A COST-UTILITY ANALYSIS – PATRICK VAN DUN
12:45 – 13:00
Q&A
13:00 – 14:30
LUNCH & POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Afternoon Workshops/Research Presentations/Osteopathic International Alliance Conference Stream

WORKSHOP 3
OSTEOPATHY IN SPORTS – PAUL BELL (UAE)
14:30 – 16:00
WORKSHOP 3 – SESSION 1
16:00 – 16:30
COFFEE BREAK
16:30 – 18:00
WORKSHOP 3 – SESSION 2
RESEARCH ORAL PRESENTATIONS
14:30 – 14:50
EFFECT OF CONTINUOUS TOUCH ON BRAIN FUNCTIONAL CONNECTIVITY IS MODIFIED BY THE OPERATOR’S TACTILE ATTENTION – FRANCESCO CERRITELLI
14:50 – 15:10
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AN OSTEOPATHIC TREATMENT PROTOCOL ON MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SYMPTOMS – MASSIMO LOMBARDOZZI
15:10 – 15:30
IS MANUAL THERAPY AN EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR KNEE PAIN? – MARIANNE DAMGAARD JENSEN
15:30 – 16:00
Q&A
16:00 – 16:30
COFFEE BREAK
16:30 – 16:50
SWISS OSTEOPATHS: WHO ARE THEY AND HOW DO THEY MANAGE BACK PAIN? – ANNE-SYLVIE BILL
16:50 – 17:10
PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE ON THE EFFICACY OF CRANIAL OSTEOPATHY IN PROFESSIONAL – FREDERIC VAN BURM
17:10 – 17:30
REFLECTING ON THE SPIRIT OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL STUDENTS: THE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TASK FORCE (MHATF) OF THE COUNCIL OF OSTEOPATHIC STUDENT GOVERNMENT PRESIDENTS (COSGP) – TYLER CYMET
17:30 – 18:00
Q&A
OSTEOPATHIC INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE CONFERENCE STREAM
14:30 – 16:00
EDUCATION: OUTCOMES MODEL, FROM THEORY TO EBP COMPETENCIES – MODERATOR: PHILIPPE STERLINGOT – PANELISTS: CHIARA ARIENTI, YANNICK HUARD
16:00 – 16:30
COFFEE BREAK
16:30 – 17:30
ORGANISATIONAL IMPACT: A PANEL OF KEY ISSUES CURRENTLY AFFECTING OSTEOPATHY ORGANISATIONS AND THEIR SOLUTIONS – MODERATOR: ANA PAULA FERREIRA – PANELISTS: GERTJAN GOEDE, MARIKA JEVBRATT & MAURICE CHENG
18:00- 18:30
CLOSING CEREMONY

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