COPIE - Programme préliminaire 1

Day 1 - Thursday, 15 october, 2026

Time	Plenary room	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
08:00 AM - 09:00 AM	Registration & Welcome Coffee
09:00 AM – 09:30 AM	Conference opening
09:30 AM – 10:15 AM	Keynote Speaker on Hydrocephalus : Dr. Marie-Pierre Fournier-Gosselin
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM	Coffee Break & Poster Viewing
10:45 AM – 12:30 PM	Plenary Session on Hydrocephalus 360° : A Full-Lens Perspective	Parallel Session : A multistakeholder perspective to care	Parallel Session : Perineal rehabilitation in paediatrics	Sponsored Session Coloplast: Prevention and management of pressure injury
12:30 PM – 01:30 PM	Lunch
01:30 PM – 03:00 PM	Plenary Session 2 Topic: Country Updates by SBH Associations Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Montenegro, Senegal, Slovakia, Switzerland, Nigeria, Norway, UK, ..
03:00 PM – 03:30 PM	Coffee break
03:30 PM – 04:30 PM	Plenary Session 3 Topic: Designing mindful environments for people with SBH - improving accessibility and well-being	Parallel Session: Practical changes to care for people with SBH	Parallel Session: Accessibility4All	TBC
04:30 PM – 05:30 PM	Formal Opening Ceremony

Day 2 – Friday, 16 october, 2026

Time	Plenary room	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM	Registration & Welcome Coffee
09:00 AM – 09:45 AM	Keynote Speaker on Transitioning : Dr. Sara Long-Gagné
09:45 AM – 10:30 AM	Plenary Session 1 Topic: Transitioning Across the Lifespan	Parallel Session: Transition Pathways in SBH	Parallel Session: From Childhood to Adulthood: Coordinating Care and Participation	Parallel Session: Assistive Technologies Supporting Transition and Independence
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM	Coffee break
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM	Plenary Session 2: Transition and Independence - Interactive Session with Danny Lamb and Panel	Parallel Session: Growing into Independence	Parallel Session: Early Diagnosis and Early Intervention	Sponsored session by GAIN: From Prevention to Lifelong Outcome - Food Fortification and Folic Acid
12:30 PM – 01:30 PM	Lunch
01:30 PM – 03:00 PM	Plenary Session 3 Topic: 20 years of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - perspectives from around the world	Parallel Session: Ageing with SBH: Voices on Health Equity and Inclusion	Parallel Session: Reducing Inequalities in Health and Care	Parallel Session: Barriers to Inclusion: Health Systems, Disability and Inequality
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM	Coffee break
03:30 PM – 05:00 PM	Plenary Session 4 Topic: Research, Innovation and Data-Driven Care - Shaping the Future	Parallel Session: New approach to the social integration of people with intellectual disabilities	Parallel Session: Forum on Ageing	Parallel Session: A PingPong on Genetics

Day 3 – Saturday, 17 october, 2026

Time	Plenary room	Room 1	Room 2	Room 3
08:00 AM – 09:00 AM	Registration & Welcome Coffee
09:00 AM – 09:45 AM	Keynote Speaker on Mental Health : Prof. Dr. Alexander von Gontard
09:45 AM – 10:30 AM	Plenary Session 1 Topic: Mental Health Continued	Parallel Session : Urological management & care	Parallel Session : Learning difficulties among young people with SBH	Parallel Session : From School to Work - Participation and Life Opportunities
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM	Coffee break
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM	Plenary Session 2 Topic: Living Well - Addressing Neglected Aspects of Health and Wellbeing in SBH	Parallel Session: Parental workshop on Mental Health	Parallel Session: Youth Forum	Parallel Session: Cognitive and Learning Challenges Across the Lifespan
12:30 PM – 01:30 PM	Lunch
01:30 PM - 03:00 PM	Plenary Session 3 Topic: From Rehabilitation to Participation - Building Functional Independence	Parallel Session: Bladder, Bowel and Quality of Life	Parallel Session: Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Across the Lifespan	Parallel Session: Living with SBH - Mental Health, Families and Daily Functioning
06:30 PM – 10:00 PM	Cocktail Reception & Awards Ceremony