Invited speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

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.

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.

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

Karin Persson

Speech and language therapist, PhD student

Department of Health Sciences

Lund University

Annesofie Ishøy Nielsen

Speech and language therapist, PhD

Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics

University of Copenhagen

Endocrine Late Effects After Childhood Brain Tumor Treatment.

Helena Sjöström

Pediatrician, PhD student

Uppsala University Hospital

Neuropsychological rehabilitation following pediatric brain tumor.

Riia Lindblom-Ikonen 

Clinical Neuropsychologist 

Cognitive Analytic (CAT) Short-term therapist 

Private practitioner, Espoo, Finland

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

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