2026 Research symposium

 

Notice: All lectures are conducted in Hebrew. YouTube may provide automatically generated subtitles, but they are not an official translation.

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Welcome, Introduction and Overview

Dr. Maurit Beeri

 

Session 1

Clinical Outcomes & Function

Predicting Rehabilitation Outcomes among Young Adults Hospitalized in Childhood with Pain and Functional Disorders

Dr. Neta Yitzhak

Reduced Large Motor Unit Recruitment and Impaired Push-Off Power in Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy

Yaakov Friedman, Itai Schurr, Dr. Simon-Henri Schless

Use of the Gait Outcome Assessment List in School-Based Physiotherapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy

Rut Morgenstern, Itai Schurr, Nilly Waiserberg, Dr. Simon-Henri Schless

Children and Adolescents with Sarcomas of the Lower Extremities – Improving Gait with Biofeedback Therapy

Dr. Ran Shabtai, Itai Schurr, Dr. Simon-Henri Schless,
Dr. Yair Gortzak, Dr. Omer Or, Dr. Sharon Eylon

 

Session 2

Gait & Motor Control

Gait Patterns in Children and Adolescents with Functional Gait Disorders

Yemimah Kedar, Dr. Neta Yitzhak, Dr. Simon-Henri Schless

Changes in Selective Motor Control During Gait when Walking with Ankle–Foot Orthoses in Children And Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy

Itai Schurr, Dan Keren, Dr. Marije Goudriaan,
Prof. Nadia Dominici, Dr. Simon-Henri Schless

Gait Analysis in Healthy Children Using an Open Source Markerless Algorithm

 Arik Shkol, Dr. Simon-Henri Schless,
Dr. Sam Khamis, Or Perlman, Prof. Jeff Hausdorff

 

Session 3

Assessment, Measurement, & Validation

Translation to Hebrew, Reliability Testing and Validation of the Pediatric Palliative Screening Scale Irit Beery, Julie Kerem, Dr. Keren Politi, Dr. Naomi Gefen, Ayelet Zerem, Stephanie Libson, Dr. Simon-Henri Schless, Nilly Waiserberg
Word-Finding Difficulties in Picture Naming and Connected Speech Following Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury

Sharon Mualmi, Dr. Ronit Saban, Dr. Michal Biran

Reliability and Validity of Scales for Assessing Swallowing Function in Children

Maya Bargil, Judy Blinder Edelkop,
Prof. Tamar Weiss, Dr. Noga Nativ Seltzer

Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of the Digital Cognitive Assessment Tool “COGNIShine” in Typically Developing Children

Dr. Naomi Gefen, Dr. Tal Keren-Capelovitch, Meital Karni Buchman, Prof. Rachel Kizony, Dr. Yael Fogel, Prof. Tamar Weiss

 

Session 4

Novel approaches in pediatric rehabilitation

Importance of EEG at Long Term Follow-up for Prediction of Epileptic and Psychiatric Morbidity Post Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury

Dr. Keren Politi, Dr. Yasmin Zoabi Shibli, Prof. Tamar Weiss, Kfir Givony Prof. Tally Lerman-Sagie, Prof. Elana Zion Golumbic

Novel approaches in pediatric rehabilitation Predictive EEG Biomarkers for Personalized Neurorehabilitation in Children with Acquired Brain Injury

Dr. Keren Politi, Dr. Pazh Har Shai, Dr. Yasmin Zoabi Shibli, Prof. Tamar Weiss, Kfir Givony, Prof. Elana Zion Golumbic

Rehabilitation after lengthening surgery with External-fixator versus Magnetic nail

Dr. Vladimir Goldman, Dr. Rami Jaber, Dr. Sharon Eylon

 

Session 5

Patient Experience, Behavior in Pediatric Care

Cultural Influences on the Perception of Pain and Functional Symptoms in Children and Adolescents

Dr. Neta Yitzhak, Dr. Gili Hammer, Dr. Shira Taube-Dayan

Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Children and Adolescents with PTSD Symptoms Following Traumatic Events

Ruth Palmor, Dr. Neta Yitzhak, Dr. Roi Aloni

Wireless Biometric Sensor for Monitoring Pediatric Patients in a Rehabilitation Hospital: User Experiences of Caregivers, Patients, and Family Members

Naomi Shoshani, Dr. Eliezer Beeri, Keren Fux, Puah Kopuit, Nechama Tannenbaum, Yitzhak Vassal, Sefi Hauslich, Dr. Ahmi Ben Yehuda, Prof. Tamar Weiss, Prof. Yaffa Zisk

Top-down meets Bottom-up: Perspective on Somatic Symptom Disorder

Divi Fenster, Dr. Neta Yitzhak

 

Session 6

Technology & Participation

Hybrid Pediatric Rehabilitation: Implementation Study with Stakeholder Perspectives

Prof. Tal Krasovsky, Dr. Pnina Steinberg, Prof. Tamar Weiss, Dr. Maurit Beeri, Dr. Jana Landa, Prof. Efrat Shadmi, Dr. Naomi Gefen

An Electric Handwarmer for Men with Duchenne: Impact on Powered Mobility

Dr. Lori Rosenberg, Dr. Naomi Gefen

Investigating User Satisfaction, Usage Characteristics, and Early Abandonment of Customized Assistive Devices

Yifaa Swisa, Prof. Naomi Weintraub, Dr. Naomi Gefen

Role of Environment in the Activity and Participation of Children with Disabilities

Shoshana Steinhart, Prof. Yafit Gilboa, Dr. Naomi Gefen

 

Session 7

Clinical follow-up & the lifespan

Does Sequencing of Lower Extremity Surgery in Arthrogryposis Impact Ambulation: Proximal–to–Distal or Distal–to–Proximal?

Dr. Sharon Eylon, Orit Bartov, Prof. Tamar Weiss

Pediatric Pelvic Fractures: Clinical and Functional Outcomes

Dr. Ruth Fan Marco, Dr. Rami Jaber, Nurit Stern, Dr. Amit Davidson, Dr. Vladimir Goldman, Dr. Sharon Eylon

Pediatric Neurorehabilitation: Prioritization of Equity and Ethical Approaches Towards Implementations of Best Healthcare Practice

Dr. Keren Politi, Prof. Kevin Rostasy, Prof. Bernard Dan,
Prof. Tamar Weiss, Prof. Jo M Wilmshurst