1. Report from the special interest group on Autonomic Disorders and Autonomic Neurorehabilitation
Dr Ellen Merete Hagen
Consultant Neurologist, Autonomic Unit National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square
University College London, UK
Dr David Low
Senior Lecturer in Cardiovascular Physiology
Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool, UK
Thursday 04 March 2015

2. Collaborate with other SIG groups!
Aim of ANSIG
To raise awareness of a variety of autonomic disorders where neuro-rehabilitation plays a key role in management
Collaborate with other SIG groups!
Thursday 04 March 2015

3. Topics Report from WCNR Istanbul 2014 Proposal for ENCR Vienna 2015
Proposal for WFNR Philadelphia 2016
Thursday 04 March 2015

4. Istanbul 2014 Teaching course Symposium ANSIG meeting
Thursday 04 March 2015

5. Teaching course on Clinical Autonomic Testing
Introduction
Principles of autonomic testing
A clinical demonstration
Interactive discussion of case studies
Thursday 04 March 2015

6. Teaching course on Clinical Autonomic Testing
Speakers
Professor Christopher J Mathias
David Low, Senior Lecturer, Liverpool Moores University
Thursday 04 March 2015

7. Symposium on Advances in Autonomic Disorders
Classification of autonomic disorders
Autonomic disturbances in stroke
Interface between autonomic neurology and rheumatology
Thursday 04 March 2015

8. ANSIG meeting - Istanbul
Participants: 12 present & 3 apologies
There were a broad specter of physicians, physiotherapists, physiologists and researchers
The common denominator was orthostatic hypotension
Identification of collaborators and partner organisations
Collaboration with other SIG groups
Web forum for for discussion and exchange of knowledge
Tasks identified
Thursday 04 March 2015

9. Webpage Orthostatic hypotension
Traumatic Brain Injury – vegetative state
Cognitive rehabilitation
Cardiovascular rehabilitation
Autonomic failure
Spinal Cord Injury
Parkinson’s disease
Thermoregulation
Saccadic sleep regulation
Thursday, 27 December 2018Thursday, 27 December 2018

10. SIG collaboration Rehabilitation for Movement Disorders
Clinical Pathways
Neurological Rehabilitation Clinical Trials
Posture, Mobility and Falls
Spinal Cord Injury
Developing World Forum
Neuropharmacology
Thursday, 27 December 2018Thursday, 27 December 2018

11. Proposal for WFNR Vienna 2015
Thursday 04 March 2015

12. Pre Congress teaching workshop
Hands-on Clinical Autonomic Testing
In collaboration with Finapres Medical Systems
Dr. David A. Low, UK
Dr. Ekawat Vichayanrat, UK
Dr. Jan T. Groothuis, The Netherlands
Thursday 04 March 2015

13. Symposia Update on orthostatic hypotension
Professor Jens Jordan, Germany
Dr. Valeria Iodice, UK
Dr. Ellen Merete Hagen, UK
Thursday 04 March 2015

14. Meet the Professor at breakfast
Professor Pietro Cortelli, Italy
Thursday 04 March 2015

15. Proposal for WFNR Philadelphia 2016
Thursday 04 March 2015

16. Pre-congress educational workshops
Hands-on Clinical Autonomic Function Testing - in collaboration with Finapres Medical Systems
David A. Low (John Moores University)
Valeria Iodice (University College London)
Ekawat Vichayanrat (University College London Hospitals)
Ellen Merete Hagen (University College London Hospitals)
Thursday 04 March 2015

17. Symposia
Autonomic dysfunction and behavioural aspects in the rehabilitation of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS)
Paula Sandroni (Autonomic Disorders Center, Mayo Clinic Rochester)
Andrew Owens (University College London)
Satish R. Raj (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
Thursday 04 March 2015

18. Symposia
Update on treatment of orthostatic hypotension with special emphasis on non-pharmacological measurements
Ellen Merete Hagen (University College London Hospitals)
David Robertson (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
Italo Biaggioni (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
Thursday 04 March 2015

19. Plenary lectures
Autonomic conditions, including PoTS, and their associated spectrum of disorders (JHS/ behavioural/ headache/ GI/ Bladder)
Professor Christopher J Mathias
How to diagnose, treat and prevent autonomic dysreflexia (AD) in patients with spinal cord injury
Professor Andrei Krassioukov
Thursday 04 March 2015

20. ‘Meet the Professor' breakfast seminars
Meet Professor Benarroch
‘From basic science to clinical practice’
Meet Professor Mathias and Professor Vodusek
‘Autonomic cardiovascular and sexual dysfunction – treating 2 sides of the same problem’
Thursday 04 March 2015