"The United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Rehabilitation in Europe: - Effects on Individuals and Rehabilitation management"

European Conference on Rehabilitation 2010

9 -10 November 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark

The 9th European Regional and 3rd Danish Conference on Rehabilitation wants to present examples of good rehabilitation practice and scientific work from all areas: the health sector, social services, work and employment, the educational field, recreation and physical activities, as well as technology and accessibility. Rehabilitation is a multi‐disciplinary process involving a variety of stakeholders; therefore the conference is geared towards Government, disabled persons, employers, insurers, rehabilitation‐professionals as well as medical practitioners.

There are five key topics that will be adressed in plenary and parallel sessions:

1. The Political Perspective:
The role of the state/government in rehabilitation on the European, national and regional level

2. User Participation:
Market based, individual plans and social contracts, user-perspectives

3. Rehabilitation as an Investment:
Inclusive labour market and the concept of flexicurity, early intervention, prevention, employer perspective, societal interest

4. Case Management:
The responsibility of case managers, the role of personal coaching, cross sector coordination, best practice in case-management

5. Quality Criteria:
How to provide for quality assurance, development of quality, ICF, what does quality in rehabilitation mean?

EPR will contribute to a plenary session with a keynote speech made by Mr Guus van Beek, EQUASS Executive Manager.

To know more about the European Conference on Rehabilitation, consult the conference programme and/or visit the ERC 2010 website.