Autonomic Function Workshop:
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Erato
| Thursday, November 7, 2019 |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Erato |
Overview
Women's health following spinal cord injury: impact of injury to autonomic nervous system.
Speaker
Prof Andrei Krassioukov
Professor; Associate Director And Scientist; Staff Physician;
ICORD, University of British Columbia; GF Strong Rehab Centre, Vancouver, Canada
Women’s health following spinal cord injury: Impact of injury to autonomic nervous system.
Abstract
There is a significant gap in the clinical and research data regarding women’s health following spinal cord injury (SCI). This course will start with testimonial from women with SCI on their personal experiences and health issues that they faced following SCI. Through the presentation of multidisciplinary team you will have a unique possibility to see a spectrum of perspectives and opinions and to participate in discussion on crucial aspects of women’s with SCI health. This course will specifically address issues of women’s with SCI health that impacted by abnormal autonomic nervous system control that resulted from this devastating injury. Specifically we will address topics of changes in menstrual cycle, hormonal profile, bladder, bowel, and fertility issues. We also address issues related to women’s health during pregnancy and postpartum period including breastfeeding.Specifically the following topics will be addressed:
Ms. Nora Sandholt. Personal testimony of women with SCI.
Prof. Stacy Elliott. Sexual function, contraception, fertility , pregnancy problems.
Prof. A. Krassioukov. Changes in cardiovascular control in women’s with SCI.
Prof. Claes Hultling. Maternal outcomes from Spinalis: Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare.
Prof. Fin Biering-Sørensen. Gynecological Issues and Incontinence among women with Spinal Cord Injury.
Dr. Elena Andretta. Bladder management during pregnancy in SCI: literature and real life.
Questions and discussion
Ms. Nora Sandholt. Personal testimony of women with SCI.
Prof. Stacy Elliott. Sexual function, contraception, fertility , pregnancy problems.
Prof. A. Krassioukov. Changes in cardiovascular control in women’s with SCI.
Prof. Claes Hultling. Maternal outcomes from Spinalis: Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare.
Prof. Fin Biering-Sørensen. Gynecological Issues and Incontinence among women with Spinal Cord Injury.
Dr. Elena Andretta. Bladder management during pregnancy in SCI: literature and real life.
Questions and discussion
Biography
A. Krassioukov is currently a Professor at the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, and Associate Director and a Scientist at the International Collaboration on Repair Discovery (ICORD) at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. He is also a Staff Physician at the spinal cord injury program at the GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre in Vancouver. He is a Chair of the International Autonomic Standards Committee for American Spinal Injury Association and International Spinal Cord Society (ASIA/ISCoS). Prof. Krassioukov’s research is supported by grants from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, Canadian Institute for Health Research, Heart and Stroke Foundation, Canadian Foundation for Innovation, Craig Neilsen Foundation, Wings for life, and many others. He has published more than 290 peer-reviewed manuscripts, books, book chapters and reviews. He is a member of numerous Advisory Boards for the International agencies involved in research in the area of spinal cord injury and disability. Prof. Krassioukov’s work in the area of spinal cord injury has been recognized through numerous national and international awards including, the Inaugural Alan Brown Award from the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA). In 2014 Prof. Krassioukov was inducted as a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Presently, Prof. Krassioukov is President Elect of American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA).
