Meetings & Reports

SIGs Occupation and Mood & Cognition In-Between Meeting - Hakadal, Norway (October 26th-28th, 2023)

Joint meeting on vocational and cognitive rehabilitation in Multiple Sclerosis, linking work participation and cognitive function.

SIG Occupation Meeting - Melsbroek, Belgium (September 1st-3rd, 2022)

Focusing on stress management in Multiple Sclerosis and its influence on daily occupations.

SIG Occupation Virtual In-Between Meeting (September 24th, 2021)

Online Zoom meeting with a broad programme on occupational rehabilitation, featuring a keynote on fatigue and international clinical perspectives.

SIG Occupation In-Between Meeting during the RiMS Digital Conference (December, 2020)

The programme combined invited research presentations with interactive discussion and sharing of occupational therapy practice during the pandemic.

SIG Occupation In-Between Meeting – Genov, Italy (November, 2019)

Follow-up on the “Crossing the interface to explore new possibilities” theme, exploring how technological opportunities and co-designed tools can be integrated into everyday rehabilitation practice.

SIG Occupation Meeting – Ljubljana, Slovenia (June, 2019)

SIG Occupation In-Between Meeting – Haslev (November, 2018)

Meeting on the synergies of multidisciplinary rehabilitation, combining theory, practice, vocational rehabilitation and neurological music therapy to create “synergy effects” in care.

SIG Occupation Meeting – Hakadal (October, 2017)

Broad meeting on occupational therapy challenges in daily practice with people with Multiple Sclerosis, covering topics from upper limb rehabilitation and bone health to coaching roles, life balance and practice models.

SIG Occupation Meeting – Barcelona, Spain (May, 2017)

Meeting with lively discussions and a focus on gathering and sharing evidence for occupational therapy in people with Multiple Sclerosis, including plans for blogs, databases and future in-between meetings.

SIG Occupation Meeting – London, UK (September 16th, 2016)

Business meeting on guidelines for occupational therapists working with people with Multiple Sclerosis, planning future SIG meetings and related projects.

SIG Occupation Meeting – Overpelt (April 22nd – 23rd, 2016)

Meeting focused on outcome measures, clinical guidelines, Life Balance Inventory and feedback on practice to strengthen evidence-based occupational therapy for people with Multiple Sclerosis.

SIG Occupation Meeting – Overpelt (November, 2015)

SIG Occupation meeting on outcome measurements, sharing, updating and discussing how to implement scientific evidence into clinical practice.

SIG Occupation In-Between Meeting - Barcelona, Spain (November 28th-29th, 2014)

Continuing the “Implementing science into practice” theme with lectures and workshops hosted by Cemcat in Barcelona.

SIG Occupation Meeting – Brighton (June, 2014)

Business meeting to prepare the next in-between meeting, update ongoing studies and strengthen the visibility and leadership of the RIMS SIG Occupation website.

SIG Occupation Meeting – Copenhagen (October 4th, 2013)

SIG Occupation & SIG Mobility Joint Meeting – Milan, Italy (September, 2012)

Joint meeting on using clinical approaches, including advanced technology, to maximise the effect of rehabilitation on mobility and function.

SIG Occupation Meeting – Hamburg, Germany (June, 2012)

Business meeting to elect the SIG Occupation chair and co-chair and to prepare the joint in-between meeting in Milan on upper limb function and participation-focused rehabilitation.

SIG Occupation Meeting – Melsbroek (November, 2011)

Meeting on multidisciplinary approaches for assessment and management of cognitive disorders in people with Multiple Sclerosis.

SIG Triple Joint Meeting – Masku (November, 2009)

Triple joint meeting on enhancing participation of people with Multiple Sclerosis by empowering communication.

SIG Occupation Meeting – Genoa, Italy (April, 2009)

Meeting on activities of daily living as a functional, occupation-centred approach in occupational therapy.