Invited speakers

KEYNOTE LECTURE: 

Acquired Brain Injury and Pediatric CNS Tumours: Different Clinical Profiles, Yet Shared Family‑Centered, Strength‑Based Rehabilitation Needs

Prof. Jan Willem Gorter

Professor and Chair of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

UMC Utrecht, Netherlands

Jan Willem Gorter, MD, PhD is Professor and Chair of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine at UMC Utrecht, where he leads pediatric rehabilitation at the Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital and the Princess Máxima Center for pediatric oncology. He specializes in the rehabilitation of children and youth with acquired brain injury and has extensive clinical and research expertise in neurology and neuro-oncology, focusing on functional recovery, cognitive outcomes, family‑centered care, and long‑term participation after brain injury.

His program of research addresses the health, autonomy, and lifecourse development of children and youth with complex neurodevelopmental and neurological conditions, and he is internationally recognized for advancing the “F‑Words for Child Development” framework and embedding family engagement in (oncology) rehabilitation. Dr. Gorter is actively involved in national and international networks dedicated to pediatric neuro‑rehabilitation and brain injury.

KEYNOTE LECTURE: 

Brain, Cognition and Affect in Patients with Hypothalamic-Pituitary Tumors.

Dr. Jale Özyurt

Psychologist, neuroscientist

Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Germany

Dr. Jale Özyurt is a neuroscientist and psychologist at Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Germany, where she works as a senior researcher in the Department of Psychology. Her current research focuses on non-invasive brain stimulation to improve cognitive control in stroke patients as well as on the neurobiological basis of cognitive and affective changes in children and adolescents with hypothalamic-pituitary tumors.

The Cerebellar Mutism Syndrome: Definition, Risk Assessment, Prevention and Treatment.

Ditte Boeg Thomsen

Psycholinguist, Assistant Professor

Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics

University of Copenhagen

Jonathan Kjær Grønbæk

MD, PhD

Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet

Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine

Annesofie Ishøy Nielsen

Speech and language therapist, PhD

Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics

University of Copenhagen

Karin Persson

Speech and language therapist, PhD student

Department of Health Sciences

Lund University

Neuro-visual Rehabilitation in Visual Impairments After Childhood Brain Tumors and Other ABIs

Helena Söderström

Neuropsychologist, PhD

Uppsala University Hospital

Uppsala University

Åsa Fyrberg Fridlizius

PhD, Senior SLP, Clinical Specialist in Communication Disorders

Child Neurology Assessment Unit

Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Göteborg

Endocrine Late Effects After Childhood Brain Tumor Treatment.

Helena Sjöström

Pediatrician, PhD student

Uppsala University Hospital

Annika Janson

Associate professor, Senior consultant

Department of Women´s and Children´s Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

National Childhood Obesity Centre, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

Advancing Rehabilitation for Fatigue and Cognition in Childhood Brain Tumor Survivors: Why Progress Is So Challenging.

Ingrid Tonning Olsson

Associate professor, psychologist specialized in neuropsychology

Skåne University Hospital

Lund University.

Neuropsychological rehabilitation following pediatric brain tumor.

Riia Lindblom-Ikonen 

Clinical Neuropsychologist 

Cognitive Analytic (CAT) Short-term therapist 

Private practitioner, Espoo, Finland

Educational and occupational outcomes in Swedish children treated for CNS tumors

Malin Lönnerblad 

Senior Lecturer, PhD In Special education and Special education teacher

Department of Special Education

Department of Womens’ and childrens’ health, Uppsala

Department of Womens’ and childrens’ health, Karolinska Institute

The Consequences of Long-term and Late Effects on Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors´ Everyday Functioning

Anette Ålykkja

Nurse, PhD

VID Specialized University and Oslo University Hospital.

Goal-oriented and family-centered rehabilitation for children with brain tumours in the Child in Context Intervention

Nina Rohrer-Baumgartner 

PhD, Specialist in clinical neuropsychology

Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, Norway