09.30-10.00

Registration

10.00-10:15

Welcome from SIG Chair

A/Prof Samford Wong

Session 1: ISCoS SIG Project Showcase

Moderator: A/Prof Shashi Hirani, Reader in Behavioural Medicine, City St George’s, University of London

10:15-10:30

Research (nutrition) Priority Setting 

Dr Marijia Glisic, Co-group leader, cardiometabolic and respiratory research, Swiss Paraplegic Research, Switzerland.

10:30-10:45

ISCoS Nutrition Dataset

Dr Priya Lyer, Accredited Practising Dietitian & Lecturer, Dietetics and Food Science, University of Sydney.

10:45-11:00

Q&A/Discussion

11:00-11:15

Short break

Session 2: Acute SCI

Moderator: A/Prof Samford Wong

11:15-11:35

Gut-Friendly Nutrition After Spinal Cord Injury

A/Prof Ceren Yarar-Fisher, Director of Clinical Research, Dodd Rehabilitation Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.

11:35-11:55

Soft tissue changes in spinal cord injury: focus on muscle and fat

A/Prof Yannis Dionyssiotis, Head of 2nd PMR Department, National Rehabilitation Centre EKA, Athens, Greece.

11:55-12:10

Dysphagia and SCI An overview and impact on nutritional management

Sharon Leigh, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, UK.

12:10-12:40

Nutritional support in chronic neurological conditions

Prof Alastair Forbes, Professor of Medicine, University of Tartu, Estonia.

12:40-13:00

Q&A/Discussion

13:00-13:45

Lunch break

Session 3: Nutrition intervention to improve clinical outcomes after SCI

Moderator: Emil Moga, SIG Industry Liaison, Charge Nurse, National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, UK.

13:45-14:05

Bone management in people with spinal cord injury

Prof Cathy Craven, Cope Family Chair in SCI Rehabilitation and Medical Director of SCI Rehabilitation Program; Professor and Clinician Scientist, Division of PMR, University of Toronto. Canada.

A/Prof Yannis Dionyssiotis, Head of 2nd PMR Department, National Rehabilitation Centre EKA, Athens, Greece.

14:05-14:45

Weight / cardio-metabolic disease management

14:05-14:15

Dietary needs and energy balance 

Hanne Bjørg Slettahjell, Lead Dietitian Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Norway and PhD candidate at the University of Oslo, Faculty of Medicine, Norway.

14:15-14:25

Weight management. From knowledge to action: educational strategies in weight management.

NoSCoS colleague.

14:25-14:40

Cardiometabolic prevention, identification, and management

Assistant Prof Gary Farkas, The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.

14:40-14:55

Anti-obesity medication / Bariatric surgery

A/Prof Samford Wong, City St George’s, University of London /Stoke Mandeville Hospital, UK.

14:55-15:00

Short break

Moderator: Firas Sarhan, SIG Education Officer, Education Lead, National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, UK.

15:00-15:15

Neurogenic bladder/bowel management

Veronica Geng, Manfred-Sauer-Foundation, RN, MHSc/MNSc, Lobbach, Germany.

Luigi Monta, Clinical Nurse Specialist in bowel management, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, UK.

15:15-15:40

Pressure injuries (nutrition) management + case report presentation

Anthony Twist, Specialist Dietitian, Midland Centre for Spinal Injuries, Oswestry, UK.

Mr Wail Ahmed, Consultant in Spinal Cord injury, National Spinal Injuries Centre, Aylesbury, UK.

15:40-15:50

Q&A/Discussion

15:50-15:55

Closing remarks from SIG Chair

15:55-16:00

Group photo

17:30-18:30

Networking Drinks at the Meeting venue

19:30-onwards

ISCoS Nutrition SIG Networking Dinner

Venue to be announced.