14th Russian National Congress «People & Health»
orthopedics, traumatology, prosthetics, rehabilitation
Event dates: 20-23 October '09
Number of participants: 3000
Event venue: Санкт-Петербург, Информационно-выставочный центр, площадь Победы, 2
Supplementary Russian-Finnish Seminar
How to increase independent living by the solutions of new technology
October 20, 2009, 15:00–18:00
Professional Rehabilitation Center, Saint Petersburg, V.O., 26th Line, 9
Seminar is aimed for the People & Health congress delegates, professionals and experts in the field of social welfare and care in Russia and Finland. A program of the supplementary seminar was arranged in co-operation with the experts from the All Russian Prothetists-Othopedists Guild, St. Petersburg Professional Rehabilitation Center, the North Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Savonia University of Applied Sciences, and the Finnish companies. Seminar will include interesting presentations and excursion to the Functional Home, which is the model environment at the Professional Rehabilitation Center based on the products and solutions of new technologies in practice.
Program
15:00 Welcome words, Mr. Gennady Ivanov, Director of the PRC
15:20 North Karelia, Region of Ageing Knowledge - New solutions and prospects
Mrs. Arja Jämsén, M.Sc. (social policy), Regional Unit Manager
East Finland Social and WelfareCenter of Expertise, Joensuu Finland
Mr. Tuomas Lappalainen, Education and Development Manager
North Karelia University of Applied Sciences, Center for Social Services and Health care
15:40 Developing Around the Clock Home Care through Regional Networks
Mrs. Henna Myller
M.Sc.N, Lecturer, Nursing, Project Manager
NorthKareliaUniversity of Applied Sciences, Joensuu, Finland
16:00 Mobile care in Eastern Finland
Mrs. Marja Gröhn-Rissanen MSc, RN, Lecturer
SavoniaUniversity of Applied Sciences, KuopioFinland
16:20 The Users’ Perspective of Assistive Technology in Everyday Life
Mrs. Anne Kanto-Ronkanen, Project Manager, MSc, OT reg.
SavoniaUniversity of Applied Sciences, Kuopio, Finland
16:40 Functional Home in St. Petersburg
Mr. Timo Ekroos, Project Director
NorthKareliaUniversity of Applied Sciences/ISAK, Joensuu, Finland
17:00 Excursion in the Functional Home
The representatives of the Finnish companies
18:00–19:00 Get together party for the seminar participants at the Functional Home