The course is addressed exclusively to physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists who have successfully attended the Basic level of Bobath course.

Course language will be English with simultaneous translation to Greek.

LLLC, EPIMORFOSIS, intends to organize an Advanced level Bobath course for adults with neurological conditions, under the auspices of the International Bobath Instructors Training Association (Ι.Β.Ι.Τ.Α.) with Doris Kutscher-Meurer

The course lasts 5 days and will take place in Athens with the title :

“Specific Analys of task performance within daily life – Postural bases and movement components. Clinical Application of the BOBATH concept.”

The course fee is 800€.

In order to finalize your registration and ensure a placement to this seminar, a down payment of 300€ must be deposited.

The rest amount of 500€ must be deposited in our bank account or via debit / credit card, at least 2 days prior to the beginning day of the course.

^{The Bobath concept (advanced course)}

Brief description:
Precise analytical clinical thinking is the basis for specific treatment according to the Bobath concept. It is a challenge to find the cause of the patient’s problems or compensations in daily life.
How can we evaluate the task performance in the daily life of our patients?
We need to understand how important the integration of posture and movement is for the quality of task performance;
What strategies do we use in postural control and how can we modify them according to the demands of the task and the environment?
What is the neurophysiological basis for this?

How do we distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate compensation or whether it is behavioural recovery or merely compensation?
How can we utilise and promote sensorimotor integration to control posture and movement during task performance?

The course topic is analysed and applied to course patients (patients with hemiplegia and patients with SHT).

^{Learning aims:
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
· Deepen and improve the process of clinical reasoning in patients with acquired neurological disorders.
· Based on the analysis of a function of daily living
o Develop a specific treatment structure with regard to the patient’s individual goals and needs.
o Understand the role of postural control and how to promote the adaptability of postural control for activities of daily living.
o Understand the neurophysiological background and use it to develop therapy.
o Be able to facilitate the specific components required to improve postural control and selective function.
o Improved and more specific clinical skills in treatment, in the context of practical work under the supervision of instructors.}

^{Prerequisite: successfully completed Bobath basic course IBITA recognised!}

Day 1
08.30 – 09.15 Welcome round and expectations of the course participants.
09.15 – 10.45 Presentation and explanation of the course content. How do we use task analysis as a basis for a sound clinical reasoning within neurological patients
10.45 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30 Patient treatment by the course participants
12.30 – 13.00 Discussion and use of the MBCP
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.15 Pat. Demo- Instructor
15.15 – 15.45 Discussion of the Demo
15.45 – 16.00 Coffee Break
16.00 – 17.45 Practical work Task analysis of a core Task
17.45 – 18.00 Feedback Round
18.00             End of the course

Day 2
08.30 – 10.45 What are the neurophysiological bases for carrying out an activity in the various systems?10.45 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.15 Patient treatment by the course participants
12.15 – 13.00 Continuation Discussion and use of the MBCP
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.15 Pat. Demo- Instructor
15.15 – 15.45 Reflection on treatment and MBCP
15.45 – 16.00 Coffee Break
16.00 – 17.45 Practical work Developing treatment strategies for specific components to be able to do the core tasks
17.45 – 18.00 Feedback Round
18.00              End of the course

Day 3
08.30 – 10.45 Posttraumatic plasticity deepening in the role of movement analysis to evaluate true recovery vs compensation.
10.45 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.15 Patient treatment by the course participants
12.15 – 13.00 Continuation Discussion and use of the MBCP
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.15 Pat. Demo- Instructor
15.15 – 15.45 Reflection on treatment and MBCP
15.45 – 16.00 Coffee Break
16.00 – 17.45 Practical work Developing treatment strategies for dressing in sitting / standing
17.45 – 18.00 Feedback Round
18.00              End of the course

Day 4
08.30 – 10.45 What are the common components we find in core tasks as well as for the activation of the upper extremity or for locomotion? How can we combine them in the context of therapy to carry out an activity?
10.45 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.15 Patient treatment by the course participants
12.15 – 13.00 Continuation Discussion and use of the MBCP
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 15.15 Pat. Demo- Instructor
15.15 – 15.45 Reflection on treatment and MBCP
15.45 – 16.00 Coffee Break
16.00 – 17.45 Practical work Developing treatment strategies reaching to a high shelf to pick up a cup / glas
17.45 – 18.00 Feedback Round
18.00              End of the course

Day 5
08.45 – 10.30 Practical work Theory or practical ?
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.45 Patient treatment by the course participants until 12.30
12.45 – 13.45 Discussion and short presentation of individual patients and their progress using the MBCP (approx. 10 min / group)
13.45 – 14.00 Last questions
14.00              End of the course

1. Credit or Deposit card payment
You can deposit the down payment or the total fee via credit or deposit card (Visa, Mastercard & American Express) from the webpage of each course, through VivaPayments.
You are solely responsible for the proper entry and the genuineness of your credit/deposit card’s details. EPIMORFOSIS bears no responsibility in case of any error.
Any payment commission is charged to  EPIMORFOSIS

2. Deposit – Transfer to our bank account.
You can deposit or transfer the requested amount for your registration to the following accounts, writing your full name in the field “Reason for the Beneficiary”:
PIRAEUS BANK:
ΙΒΑΝ: GR5501722380005238070348955
SWIFT(BIC): PIRBGRAA
 
NATIONAL BANK of GREECE:
IBAN: GR6801102170000021744103439
SWIFT(BIC): ETHNGRAA
 
ALPHA BANK :
ΙΒΑΝ: GR4801407080708002002013410
SWIFT(BIC): CRBAGRAA
 
EUROBANK:
ΙΒΑΝ: GR4502600370000010201090153
SWIFT(BIC): ERBKGRAA
 
Beneficiary: EPIMORFOSIS KENTRO EPIMORFOSIS STELECHON YGEIAS OE
 
The bank transfer fee charged to EPIMORFOSIS

1. A certificate of attendance, a degree or a diploma will be issued.
2. Printed handouts are provided (notes or relevant book).
3. In case of cancellation of the seminar due to EPIMORFOSIS’s responsibility, deposited fees will be refunded immediately.
4. EPIMORFOSIS reserves the right to change the date or postopone  seminars, informing participants by phone and / or sms & e-mail. In such a  case participants are entitled to request full refund of their fees if they do not wish to attend the seminar on the new date or to use this amount for their participation in other seminars or services of the company.
5. In the event of a strike, government’s bans, heavy bad weather, and generally any event beyond the reasonable control of the organisers  which impedes the execution of part or all of the seminar, the organizers reserve the right to change the date and time of the event. In this case the fees are not refundable but are valid as they are.
6. Cancellation of participation due to participant’s responsibility is possible only by email, as follows:
• up to 30 days prior to the start of the seminar, all deposits are refundable.
• up to 15 days prior to the start of the seminar, 50% is refundable.
• no refund after this deadline, exceptions could be only by decision of EPIMORFOSIS.
7. The realisation of the course will be confirmed by email or/and sms to be sent to participants, in time.
8. It is advised to not buy your flight tickets until you receive this confirmation email (or/and sms).
9. LLC-1 EPIMORFOSIS keeps the right to change course venues.