Conference Program

09:00 – 10:25	09:00 – 09:15 Word of Welcome Prof. Helen Whelton, Head of College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork (IE), Remco Hoogendijk (XR4REHAB) and Philippe Archambault (ISVR) 09:15 – 10:15 Opening keynote – Better together: Why rehab’s future lives at the intersections Zayna Khayat (CA) 10:15 – 10:25 Lecture – Catch a Rising Star programme Stephanie Crowe
10:25 – 11:00	Break – coffee and exhibition
11:00 – 11:20	Expert Insight From pilot to pathway: Embedding XR in biopsychosocial rehabilitation Jose Ferrer Costa (ES)
11:20 – 12:00	Free Papers – Implementation, regulation, innovation, tech development 1. Reporting guideline for therapeutic Immersive Virtual Reality Interventions: International eDelphi Study (INVIRTUE) Syl Slatman, Daniel Harvie, Max van der Heijden, Loes Bulle, Beate Dejaco, Harry van Goor, Tjitske Groenveld, Sander van de Hoef, Maaike Kragting, Raymond Ostelo, Brennan Spiegel, Bart Staal, Zina Trost, Darcy Ummels, Jesper Knoop 2. Neurocognitive and attentional differences between face-to-face and virtual interactions: implications for remote rehabilitation Zhiyang Zhang, Xiaoyu Liu Beihang University, Beijing, China 3. Scale-Up4Rehab: Formative evaluations to improve the development and implementation of a digital platform for virtual rehabilitation care Rikke Aune Asbjørnsen, Sanne Croes, Stephanie M. Jansen-Kosterink Roessingh Centre for Rehabiliation, Enschede, Netherlands 4. Professional innovation with technology in rehabilitation care: Preliminary results and lessons learned from applied sciences Robin Vermeulen1, Jeffrey van der Ven1, Kim Geurts1, Monique van den Hoed2,3, Marissa Gerards3, Geert Frederix1, Ramon Daniels3, Lilian Beijer1 1HAN University of Applied Sciences, Nijmegen, Netherlands. 2Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands. 3Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Heerlen, Netherlands
12:00 – 12:20	Expert Insight – Augmented feedback in XR Mindy Levin (CA)
12:20 – 12:50	1 Minute Wonders
12:50 – 13:55	Lunch – exhibition & posters
13:55 – 14:55	Parallel Sessions 1. Implementing and Dosing VR Interventions for Neurorehabilitation Dahlia Kairy (CA) & Danielle Levac (CA) 2. XR in Education Beate Dejaco (NL) & Rebecca Hunter (UK) 3. Free Papers – Physical rehabilitation/activity Learning to move in a virtual environment: Do attentional deficits matter? Development of a virtual reality solution enabling full-body ownership illusions during multi-joint lower-limb exercises: Addressing real-time motion tracking challenges Operationalizing “Nothing About Us Without Us”: structured co-design of a VR road safety game for powered mobility device users An Augmented Reality tool for obstacle avoidance rehabilitation paradigms Virtual reality-derived digital biomarkers of sensory reweighting across the lifespan Preliminary evaluation of position and velocity accuracy of HTC VIVE ultimate trackers during 10m walking test
15:00 – 15:20	Early Career Investor Talk tbc
15:20 – 15:55	Break – refreshments and exhibition
15:55 – 16:45	Round Table Discussion – Business, practice and Research: Better Together! Led by Geoffrey Wright
16:45 – 16:55	Project in the Spotlight NeuroXRehab COST Action Extended Reality neurorehabilitation of spatial neglect and related disorders after brain injury Iris C. Brunner, Martin Edwards, Ana Lúcia Faria, Britta Stammler, Bastian I. Hougaard, Sergi Bermudez i Badia, Hanne Huygelier, Celine Gillebert, Stephanie Rossit, Daniele Romano, Dario Cazzoli, Lars Evald
16:55 – 17:15	Expert Insight TBC

08:00 – 09:00	Student Mentoring Breakfast
09:00 – 10:00	Keynote – Implementation science Danielle Levac (CA)
10:00 – 10:20	Expert Insight – Policy and practice Ross O’Brien (UK)
10:20 – 10:50	Free Papers – Implementation, regulation, innovation, tech development From Leisure to Rehabilitation: a Playground-based Virtual Reality Intervention for Children With ADHD MindFlow Mastery: A Virtual Voyage to Teen Tranquility Immersive Active Virtual Reality in School Settings for Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review
10:50 – 11:25	Coffee and Exhibition
11:25 – 11:45	Expert Insight – XR embedded in the clinical pathway Nick Perez (UK)
11:45 – 12:05	Free Papers – Implementation, regulation, innovation, tech development Combining Virtual Reality and Cognitive Behavioral principles in treating long-term pain: A feasibility study Virtual Reality in Physiotherapy Pain Science Education: Interim Findings on Student Learning Experience and Engagement
12:05 – 12:15	Project in the Spotlight Advancing Cognitive Rehabilitation through Extended Reality: An Integrated, Adaptive VR Platform-Vespa 2.0
12:15 – 12:45	1 Minute Wonders
12:45 – 13:50	Lunch & exhibition & posters
13:50 – 14:50	Parallel Sessions 1.Key Ingredients in XR Realist evaluation: Beate Dejaco (NL) and Rebecca Hunter (UK) 2. The XR Industrial Complex Joep Jansen (NL) and TBC 3. Free Papers – Neuro Conscious perception of error augmentation in a virtual environment for stroke rehabilitation Joystick-driven pedestrian circumvention in virtual reality to study avoidance behaviour in chronic moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury How Motor Learning Principles Are Incorporated in Virtual Stroke Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review Comparing Upper Limb Movements in AR Games and Therapist‑Guided Exercises Stroke Mortality Prediction for Virtual Rehabilitation: An Explainable AI Approach Application of Interactive Tools in the Motor Rehabilitation of a Pediatric Patient Following Ischemic Stroke: A Case Report
14:55 – 15:15	ISVR Distinguished Service Speaker tbc
15:15 – 15:50	Break – refreshments and exhibition
15:50 – 16:05	Awards
16:05 – 16:25	Expert Insight Grigori Burdea (US)
16:25 – 17:10	Closing Keynote – The Times are a-changin: what the future of XR rehabilitation may hold Jeremy Lewis (UK)
17:10 – 17:15	Closing remarks

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