Final Program
(All sessions will be held at the Marriott Courtyard Hotel)
8:00 am – 4:30 pm | ICVR Conference Registration ELEANOR SAFFRAN CONFERENCE (Held at the Marriot Courtyard) |
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS: MORNING PROGRAM | |
A: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm | Virtual reality technology for the therapist. Greg Burdea. |
B: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm |
Virtual Reality Goes to War and Beyond: Innovations in VR and Interactive Technology for Advancing Civilian Behavioral Healthcare (Albert “Skip” Rizzo PhD and Bruno Biagianti MD). The physical, emotional, cognitive and psychological demands of war place enormous stress on even the best-prepared military personnel. The urgency of war, combined with significant advances in low-cost consumer technology has driven the development of Virtual Reality and Interactive Technology applications for clinical research and intervention. Part 1 of this workshop will present an overview of the research, development and implementation of Virtual Reality and Interactive Technology applications that have been applied in the prevention, assessment, treatment and scientific understanding of the psychological wounds of war. This talk will conclude with a discussion of how the urgency of war has driven clinical system development that will soon have significant impact on civilian behavioral healthcare needs. Part 2 of this workshop will focus on a range of interactive technology applications that address the challenging cognitive and social needs of schizophrenics. This work uses web-based, IPad and mobile systems to improve the efficacy and dissemination of clinical and research applications. The workshop will conclude with a general discussion with the presenters and workshop participants as to how recent advances in VR and Interactive Systems (in some cases driven by military funding) can be now be translated to address the needs of civilian behavioral healthcare. Demonstrations of some of the systems discussed (VR PTSD Exposure Therapy, SimCoach, BrainHQ) will also be available for the participants to experience. |
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS: AFTERNOON PROGRAM | |
A: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Designing an effective rehabilitation simulation. Gerard Fluet, Wendy Powell, Sergi Bermúdez i Badia, Qinyin Qiu |
A: 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | VR rehabilitation technology index. Gery Colombo, Kynan Eng, Sue Cobb |
B: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Applications of low cost VR and game-based technologies in rehabilitation. Rachel Proffit, Matthew Foreman |
B: 3:30 pm – 5:10 pm | Virtual Driving Rehabilitation: From the lab to the clinic. Maria Schultheis |
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm | OPENING RECEPTION with Welcome Address by Alma Merians Finding Galactica: Will it unlock the secrets to more effective rehabilitation? |
8:00 am – 5:30 pm | Conference Registration Open |
9:00 am – 9:30 am | Opening Remarks EA Keshner, PL Weiss |
9:30 am – 10:30 am | Keynote Session 1: Norm Badler Approaches to human motion animation (Chair: Sue Cobb) |
10:30 am – 11:00 am | Refreshment Break |
11:00 am – 12:30 pm |
PLATFORM SESSION I: COGNITIVE & PSYCHOLOGICAL ISSUES Navigating and shopping in a complex virtual urban mall to evaluate cognitive functions. Samir Sangani, Joyce Fung, Racheli Kizony, Sebastian Koenig, Patrice L. (Tamar) Weiss Pilot results from a virtual reality executive function task. Denise Krch, Olga Nikelspur, Silvio Lavrador, Nancy Chiaravalloti, Sebastian Koenig, Albert “Skip” Rizzo Effect of age on performance of task with spatial conflict. Rita Patterson, Robert Longnecker, Janice Knebl, Nicoleta Bugnariu Virtual Reality Daily Living Activities Functional Impairment as a defining feature of amnestic MCI: cognitive, psychomotor, and neurophysiological correlates. Ioannis Tarnanas, Christos Mouzakidis, Winfried Schlee Technology-enhanced multimodal meditation to treat stress-related symptoms: Clinical results from an observational case series. Henry Moller, Harjot Bal Controlled trial for criminal violence PTSD in Mexico. Georgina Cardenas-Lopez |
12:00 noon | EXHIBITS OPEN |
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm | LUNCH with EXHIBITORS (ISVR Board meeting, by invitation) |
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm |
PLATFORM SESSION II: PEDIATRICS Effect of training children with Developmental Coordination Disorders in a virtual environment compared with a conventional environment. Tal Ashkenazi, Daniel Orian, Patrice L. (Tamar) Weiss, Yocheved Laufer Motor Function in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Nicoleta Bugnairu, Carolyn Garver, Coen de Weerd, Edwin van Loon, Carolyn Young, Robert Longnecker, Katelyn Rockenbach, Ritta Patterson Human-robot interaction as a tool to evaluate and quantify motor imitation behavior in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Nicoleta Bugnairu, Carolyn Young, Katelyn Rockenbach, Rita Patterson, Carolyn Garver, Monica Beltran, Isura Ranatunga, Nahum Torres Arenas, Dan Popa |
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm |
PLATFORM SESSION III: VISION & LANGUAGE Perceptual abilities in case of low vision, using a virtual reality environment. Evelyne Klinger, Yasmine Boumenir, Corinne Mury, Nadège Suire, Pierric Aubin, Abdelmajid Kadri Integrating face-to-face language therapy with virtual reality applications for persons with aphasia. Jacqueline Stark, Christiane Pons, Csaba Dániel Environment for contrast-based treatment of amblyopia using 3D technology. Andrea Vitali, Giancarlo Facoetti, Angelo Michele Gargantini |
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Refreshment Break |
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm |
PLATFORM SESSION IV: INTERVENTION FOR ADULT REHABILITATION Evaluation of a tele-health system for upper extremity stroke rehabilitation. Rachel Kizony, Patrice L. (Tamar) Weiss, Orit Elion, Sharon Harel, Ilanit Baum-Cohen, Yoram Feldman, Mordechai Shani Virtual reality game–based therapy for patients with TBI: Potential for telerehabilitation. Ksenia Ustinova, Janice Perkins, Wesley Leonard, Christopher Ingersoll Low-cost virtual rehabilitation games: House of Quality to meet patient expectations. Vincent Crocher, Pilwon Hur, Na Jin Seo Feasibility study of a new game-based bimanual integrative therapy. Grigore (Greg) Burdea, Caulin Defais, Kevin Wong, John Bartos, Jasdeep Hundal The use of the iPad for poststroke hand rehabilitation; a pilot study. Debbie Rand, Tamara Schejter-Margalit, Israel Dudkiewicz, Gabi Zeilig, Racheli Kizony Sensorimotor training in virtual environments produces similar outcomes to real world training with greater efficiency. Gerald Fluet, Alma Merians, Qinyin Qiu, Sergei Adamovich |
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm | ICVR STEERING COMMITTEE dinner (by invitation) |
8:00 am – 5:00 pm | Conference Registration Open |
9:00 am – 5:00 pm | EXHIBITS OPEN |
9:00 am – 10:00 am | Fast Forward – 1 minute Poster Presentations (Chair: Roberto Llorens) |
10:00 am – 11:00 am | Keynote Session 2: Bill Warren Using ambulatory VR to study and assess functional mobility (Chair: Jeff Hausdorff) |
11:00 am – 11:30 am | Refreshment Break |
11:30 am – 1:00 pm |
PLATFORM SESSION V: YOUNG INNOVATORS SPEAKER SERIES (PART I) Contribution of perceptual and locomotor factors to moving obstacle collisions in persons with visuospatial neglect. Gayatri Aravind, Anouk Lamontagne Intensity of shoulder muscle activation during resistive exercises performed with and without virtual reality games. Brittney Mazzone, Lisa Lighthall Haubert, S Mulroy, M Gotsis, Belinda Lange, V Lympouridis, R Profitt, Carolee Winstein, Philip Requejo Self-awareness rehabilitation through a multi-touch virtual game board after acquired brain injury. Roberto Lloréns, Mariano Alcañiz, María Dolores Navarro, Joan Ferri, Enrique Noé Post-stroke maintenance therapy using virtual reality and a novel vibrating brace: a case study. Akhilesh Maddali, Grigore (Greg) Burdea Influence of peripheral and stereoscopic vision on driving performance in a power wheelchair simulator system. Abdulaziz Alshaer, Simon Hoermann, Holger Regenbrecht A virtual integrated environment for phantom limb pain treatment and modular prosthetic limb training. Briana N. Perry, Robert S. Armiger, Michael J. Zeher, Aimee L.Alphonso, Courtney W.Moran, Paul F. Pasquina, Jack W.Tsao |
1:00 pm- 2:00 pm | Lunch ISVR MEMBERSHIP BUSINESS MEETING (all invited) |
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm |
POSTER SESSION and DEMOS with coffee/dessert Virtual Clinicians for the Treatment of Aphasia and Speech Disorders. Gregory Teodoro, Nadine Martin, Emily Keshner, Alex Rudnicky, Justin Shi Spatial navigation in the presence of dynamic obstacles in a virtual environment. Anuja Darekar, Valery Goussev, Bradford James McFadyen, Anouk Lamontagne, Joyce Fung Augmented Feedback for Learning Single-Legged Stance on a Slackline. Jan Anlauff, Joyce Fung, Jeremy Jeremy Evaluation of a virtual reality rehabilitation system for upper limb hemiparesis. Gordon Tao, Philippe Archambault, Mindy Levin Visual feedback during treadmill walking improves balance for older adults: a preliminary report. Eric Anson, Tippawan O-phartkaruna, Tim Kiemel, John Jeka Effects of Visual Field Immersion and Sub-Threshold Plantar Vibration on Balance. Sara Snell, Rania Al Majid, Emily Keshner Development and evaluation of movement recognition techniques for interactive rehabilitations support systems. Alana Elza Fontes Da Gama, Thiago Menezes Chaves, Lucas Silva Figueiredo, Veronica Teichrieb Development of a low-cost, adaptive, clinician-friendly virtual rehabilitation system. Meghan Huber, Miriam Leeser, Dagmar Sternad Stepping Games on Dance Mat for Motor Rehabilitation. Volodymyr Kozyavkin, Bohdan Kachmar, Oleksandr Terletskyy, Oleh Kachmar, Iryna Ablikova Visualization of Virtual Reality Neurological Motor Rehabilitation of the Upper Limb – A Systematic Review. Luara Ferreira dos Santos, Henning Schmidt, Jörg Krüger, Christian Dohle Architecture for Controling Upper Limb Prosthesis using Brainwaves. Kenedy Lopes Nogueira, A. Souza, A. Lamounier, A. Cardoso, A. B. Soares A research protocol exploring the use of haptic forces for stroke rehabilitation. Gianluca U. Sorrento, Philippe S. Archambault, Joyce Fung Altering dynamic patterns in gait using visual and proprioceptive stimuli. Matthew Wittstein, Christopher Rhea Abstract virtual environment for motor rehabilitation of stroke patients with upper limb dysfunction. A pilot study. Thomas Schüler, Sonja Drehlmann, Friederike Kane, Harry von Piekartz Spatial memory in virtual arena. Iveta Fajnerova, Mabel Rodriguez, Kamil Vlček Virtual Rehabilitation in Women Post Breast Cancer: Case Study. Clarissa Camargo, Guilherme Cavalheiro, Izabela Mendes Alexandre, Edgard Lamounier, Adriano Andrade, Fernanda Lima, Mário Lima Deficits in obstacle avoidance behaviour in individuals with good arm recovery after stroke. Melanie Banina, Aditi Mullick, Mindy Levin Cognitive impairments and use of feedback for arm motor recovery in stroke. Sandeep Subramanian, Gevorg Chilingaryan, Heidi Sveistrup, Mindy Levin Motor learning of the upper limb in children with Cerebral Palsy after virtual and physical training intervention. Maxime Robert, Rhona Guberek, Heidi Sveistrup, Mindy Levin Using a robotic interface and haptic feedback to improve grip coordination of hand function following stroke – a pilot study. Hamed Kazemi, Robert Kearney, Theodore Milner Virtual reality based lower extremity exercises for children with cerebral palsy: Preliminary work. Mohammad Al-Amri, Daniel Abásolo, Salim Ghoussayni, David Ewins Virtual Reality based Double Leg Squat Exercise: Preliminary Study. Mohammad Al-Amri, Paulien Roos, Kate Button, Robert van Deursen The Effect of Mental Calculation on Stabilization of Posture in a Dynamic Virtual Environment. Orit Elion, Emily A. Keshner Supporting therapists to integrate virtual reality systems within clinical practice: A knowledge translation study. Danielle Levac, Stephanie Glegg, Heidi Sveistrup Assessment of Hand Sensory Function with a Wearable Vibrotactile Display. Mathias Bannwart, Pawel Pyk, Kynan Eng, Yeongmi Kim, Roger Gassert BrightArm™ Therapy for Patients with Advanced Dementia: A Feasibility Study. Grigore (Greg) Burdea, B. Rabin, D. Rethage, F. Damiani, J. S. Hundal, JFK Johnson, C. Fitzpatrick Can we climb with our eyes? – Preliminary report on the effect of conflicting virtual scenery on leveled and inclined gait Meir Plotnik, Yotam Bahat, Yoav Gimmon, Alon Akiva, Rachel Kizony, Rivka Inzelberg The Virtual Supermarket: Interactive Educational Tools for Reducing Diabetes Risks. Jose Fernandez, Margaret Murphy, Pankaj Mahajan, Cali Fidopiastis AGATHE: a tool for personalized rehabilitation of cognitive functions. Evelyne Klinger, Abdelmajid Kardi, Eric Sorita, Jean-Luc Le Guiet, Pauline Coignard, Philippe FUCHS, Nicolas Du Lac, Fabrice Servant, Pierre-Alain Joseph Postural Rehabilitation through Kinect-Based Biofeedback (Demo). Luca Neri, Giulia Adorante, Elena Franciosi, Gianni Brighetti Interactive Virtual Reality Game-based Rehabilitation for Stroke Patients (Demo). Nahid Norouzi-Gheidari, Mindy F. Levin, Joyce Fung, Philippe Archambault Development of a new virtual environment for a power wheelchair simulator: a user-centered approach. Phillipe Archimbault, Gordon Tao, Caryne Torkia, Patrick Boissy, Martin Lemay, Denise Reid, François Routhier, Steve E Ryan, Janet Woodhouse |
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm |
PLATFORM SESSION VI: YOUNG INNOVATORS SPEAKER SERIES (PART II) Quantitative evaluation of the Microsoft Kinect for use in an upper extremity virtual rehabilitation environment. Mason Nixon, Yu-ping Chen, Ayanna Howard Pre-planning navigation with virtual environments for people who are blind using WII technology. Hadas Gedalevitz, Orly Lahav, Steven Battersby, David Brown, Lindsay Evett, Patrick Merritt Examining neurocognitive correlates of risky driving behavior in young adults using a simulated driving environment. Anna Graefe, Maria Schultheis Visuo-haptic environment for remediating attention in severe TBI. Amit Shah, James Patton, Sonia Pacini, Nancy Hsu, Felize Zollman, Eric Larson, Assaf Dvorkin |
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm | Bus to Banquet-Cruise |
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm | Banquet-Cruise |
8:00 am – 12:00 noon | Conference Registration Open |
9:00 am – 12:00 noon | EXHIBITS OPEN |
9:00 am – 10:00 am | Keynote Speaker: Matt Lombard The roles of tele-presence in rehabilitation (Chair: Albert “Skip” Rizzo) |
10:00 am – 10:30 am | Refreshment Break/Take down posters |
10:30 am – 11:45 am |
PLATFORM SESSION VII: LOCOMOTION Clinical experience using a 5 week treadmill training program with virtual reality to enhance gait. Shirley Shema, Marina Brozgol, Moran Dorfman, Inbal Maidan, Orly Wachsler Yannai, Nir Giladi, Jeffrey Hausdorff, Anat Mirelman Brain regions involved in locomotor steering in a virtual environment. Anita Liu, Richard Hoge, Julien Doyon, Joyce Fung, Anouk Lamontagne Improvements in gait speed and weight shift of persons with traumatic brain injury and vestibular dysfunction using a virtual reality computer assisted rehabilitation environment. Pinata Sessoms, Kim Gottshall, John-David Collins, Amanda Markham, Kathrine Service, Seth Reini Retaining fractal gait patterns learned in virtual environments. Christopher Rhea, Matthew Wittstein, Adam Kiefer, F. Jay Haran The influence of virtual reality systems on walking behaviour: A toolset to support application design. Wendy Powell, Brett Stevens |
11:45 am – 12:30 pm |
PLATFORM SESSION VIII: CYCLING, BALANCE & POSTURE Path width, path difficulty and optic flow differentially affect young, older adults and individuals post-stroke in a virtual cycling environment. Venkata Gade, Rosemary Gallagher, Inbal Maidan, Chintan Patel, Judith E Deutsch Effect of a secondary task on the time course and specificity on learning a balance skill. Orit Elion, Itamar Sela, Yotam Bahat, Itzhak Siev-Ner, Patrice L. (Tamar) Weiss, Avi Karni Using virtual reality to induce cross-axis adaptation of postural control: Implications for rehabilitation. W. Geoffrey Wright |
12:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm – 2:30pm | Panel Discussion Future Directions for Translation of Virtual Technology into the Clinical Arena Joyce Fung (moderator), Mariano Alcañiz, Sue Cobb, Leora Cherney, Gery Colombo, Patrice L. (Tamar) Weiss |
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Closing Ceremony and AWARDS |