ICF Conference 2006

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Program & Presentations

Tuesday, June 6, 2006

8:30–10:00 a.m.	Opening keynote speaker Mayor Sam Sullivan Mayor of Vancouver Welcome Remarks Marjorie S. Greenberg, M.A. Head, WHO Collaborating Center for the Family of International Classifications for North America
10:30 a.m.– Noon	ICF in Surveys S. Antonio Ruiz-Quintanilla Andrew MacKenzie Patrick Fougeyrollas Valérie Bizier
10:30 a.m.– Noon	Environmental Factors Edward Steinfeld and G. Scott Danford - Presentation Notes Harry Feliciano, MD, MPH John A. Sanford Corinne Kirchner, Ph.D.
1:30–2:15 p.m.	Conceptual Evolution of Classifying and Measuring Participation and the Environment David B. Gray, PhD Associate Professor of Neurology and Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy, Program in Occupational Therapy – Washington University School of Medicine Convergences and Differences between ICF and DCP. The Issue of Environmental Factors’ Influences in the Construction of Human Functioning and Disabilities Patrick Fougeyrollas, PhD Director of Education and Scientific Support Directorate, Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec
2:30–4:00 p.m.	Looking Ahead Elizabeth Badley Lynn F. Bufka Gale Whiteneck David B. Gray
2:30–4:00 p.m.	Oral Health and Communication Disorders - Promising Applications in the ICF Environmental Factors Domain Tami Howe John Hough Clive Friedman Michael McEntee Raul Suarez-Sanchez
4:00–5:00 p.m.	Italian Advances in ICF Education, Social Policy and the European Union Dr. Matilde Leonardi, neurologist, paediatrician Head, HEADNET Research Group: Public Health, Disability, ICF EU-MHADIE Project Coordinator Scientific Coordinator and WHO liaison "ICF in Italy Project" Scientific Direction Italian National Neurological Institute C. Besta

Wednesday, June 7

8:00–9:00 a.m.	An Introduction to the ICF Susan L. Stark – Washington University, School of Medicine Lynn Bufka, PhD Director, Professional Development Demonstration Projects, PracticeNet American Psychological Association Andrew MacKenzie Analyst, Participation and Activity Limitation Survey – Statistics Canada Dr. John Hough Statistician – National Centre for Health Statistics
9:00–10:00 a.m.	Rights, Rehabilitation and Disability Don Lollar, EdD Acting Director, Office of Extramural Research in the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC, Atlanta Rune J. Simeonsson, PhD Professor of Education, University of North Carolina
10:30 a.m.– Noon	ICF Children and Youth Workshop Don Lollar, EdD Acting Director, Office of Extramural Research in the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, CDC, Atlanta Rune J. Simeonsson, PhD Professor of Education, University of North Carolina
1:30–2:30 p.m.	Using the ICF in Clinical Practice Lynn Bufka, PhD Director, Professional Development Demonstration Projects, PracticeNet American Psychological Association Geoffrey M. Reed, PhD Assistant Executive Director American Psychological Association
	ICF in Italy Dr. Matilde Leonardi, neurologist, paediatrician Head, HEADNET Research Group: Public Health, Disability, ICF EU-MHADIE Project Coordinator Scientific Coordinator and WHO liaison "ICF in Italy Project" Scientific Direction Italian National Neurological Institute C. Besta
3:00–4:30 p.m.	ICF Through the Stages of Life Rune J. Simeonsson Janet A. Prvu-Bettger Stephen Haley Randall Phelps
4:30–5:30 p.m.	In Search of Healthy Cities The Honourable Michael Harcourt Former Premier of British Columbia Vancouver Mayor and spinal-cord injury survivor
5:30–6:30 p.m.	Closing remarks Marjorie S. Greenberg, MA Head, WHO Collaborating Center for the Family of International Classifications for North America Introduction of Host for ICF Conference 2007 John Stone, PhD, Director Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE)