Preliminary program

Monday, 25 January 2027

11:00 | Check-in

12:00 | Lunch and Exhibition

13:00 | Opening of the meeting, presentation of the exhibitors

13:10 | Theme: Cultural and societal perspectives on dysmelia and inclusion

Looking Back to Move Forward – Historical Perspectives on Disability, Treatment and Rehabilitation
Thomas V.H. Hagen, PhD, historian and author, Vest-Agder Museum, Norway

Todays’ situation for people with limb differences – user perspectives on participation
Oskar Krantz, PhD in Community Medicine and Senior University Lecturer in Social Work focusing Disability and Rehabilitation, Malmö University, Sweden

Discussion: Cultural and societal perspectives on dysmelia and inclusion

14:30 | Factors affecting participation in people with dysmelia or upper limb amputations

Pain and function in people with upper limb loss
Cathrine Widehammar

Phantom limb pain – new treatment for people with upper limb amputation
(TBD)

The life path of a young woman born with TR dysmelia, through education and a career as a veterinarian
Benedikte Holck, CPO

Discussion: Factors affecting participation in people with dysmelia or upper limb amputations

15:50 | Swedish fika and exhibition

16:20 | Intra-professional discussions

Clinical practice and cases – share experiences (PT’s, OT’s, CPO’s/technicians, MD’s)

17:50 | Summary of the day

19:00 | Dinner

Tuesday, 26 January 2027

08:00 | Opening, housekeeping

08:10 | Theme: Hand transplantation

Medical considerations and indications for hand transplantation
Jorma Ryhänen, PhD, MD Helsinki, Finland

Functional outcomes and participation when using a prosthesis compared with a transplanted hand - a two year follow-up (including patient video, 6 mins)
Pia Nahi, OT, HUCS Helsinki, Finland

Hand Transplantation - Our Experience from Gothenburg
Per Fredriksson, MD, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden

Discussion: Hand transplantation, pros and cons

10:00 | Swedish fika and exhibition

10:30 | Theme: Treatment for lower limb dysmelia

Surgery in pediatric lower limb dysmelia, possibilities and outcomes
Klaus Hindsø, MD, Copenhagen

Lower limb dysmelia prosthetics
Certified Prosthetists and Orthotists

Discussion: Treatment for lower limb dysmelia

12:15 | Lunch and exhibition

13:15 | Theme: Adaptive approaches and showcasing possibilities

Cultural and societal perspectives on disability, inclusion and participation
Nicolas Huchet, Rennes, France

Partial hand prostheses
Certified Prosthetists and Orthotists (TBD)

15:00 | Swedish fika and exhibition

15:30 | Partial hand prosthesis, 3-D printing

Chris Baschuk, CPO, USA, Fillauer

Discussion: Adaptive approaches for treatment in upper limb dysmelia and amputation