This year's ISCP Annual Conference marked the 26th year of the Society. The conference was offically opened by Emily Logan, Ombudsmand for Children. The Conference hosted by the ISCP Eastern Branch and took place at the Crowne Plaza Northwood Hotel in Santry, Dublin. The event was held on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th of November. For the fourth year in succession the ISCP Annual Conference was held in conjunction with CSP, Northern Ireland and CSP Congress Delegates received €50.00 off the delegate price of the ISCP Annual Conference.
This year's Conference was officially opened by Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan.
Pictured L to R: Annette Shanahan, ISCP President, Ruaidhri O'Connor, ISCP CEO and Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan
Pictured L to R: Annette Shanahan, ISCP President, Ruaidhri O'Connor, ISCP CEO and Ombudsman for Children, Emily Logan
We were delighted to have Hibernian Aviva, in conjunction with O'Driscoll O'Neil, as the Main Conference Sponsors in 2009.
2009 Conference Programme can be viewed here: ISCP 2009 Annual Conference Programme
2009 Conference Abstract Book can be viewed here (showing abstracts on Oral and Poster Presentations): ISCP Abstract Book 2009
2009 Conference Registration can be viewed here:  ISCP 2009 Conference Registration Form
2009 Annual Conference Press Release 051109
Trulife, a main sponsor of the ISCP Annual Conference from previous years, also came on board as the first Associate Sponsor of the 2009 Conference.
Hibernian Aviva Health Updates
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Health Insurance Registration Form ISCP Conference
 Health Insurance Registration Form ISCP Conference in Word Format for Emailing
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The Research and Innovation Committee awarded several prizes at the 2009 26th ISCP Annual Conference.
Best Poster
The best poster was "Comparison of Physical Activity in Adults with Cystic Fibrosis in comparison with age matched healthy controls" By Carmel O'Farrell.
Oral Presentations
The three oral presentation prizes went to:
Orla Deegan
Prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia in children with Cystic Fibrosis
Aine Sorohan
Psychosocial risk factors: Are physiotherapists managing low back pain in line with clinical guideline recommendations
Amanda Connell
Motor Skill development in children in primary education
Clinical Innovation Prize
The Clinical Innovation Prize, Sponsored by Clinics in Motion, went to Helen Flynn
"Working together - A Joint Initiative between Physiotherapists in Community and Acute Hospitals"
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Sheelagh McNeill, ISCP President Elect, Dr. Susan Coote, Chairperson Scientific Committee and Lucinda Edge who collected the prize on behalf of Helen Flynn MISCP
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Exhibitor and Sponsor Information |
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The 2009 Conference Exhibition and Sponsor rates have now been set.
We are delighted to announce that Hibernian Aviva, in conjunction with O'Driscoll O'Neil, were the Main Conference Sponsor in 2009.
Trulife Limited also came on board as the first Associate Sponsor of the 2009 Conference.
For further details on taking an exhibition stand or availing of sponsorship opportunities at the ISCP Annual Conference, please contact Sinéad Fennell, ISCP Communications and Events Coordinator on (01) 402 2148 or email sineadfennell@rcsi.ie.
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Many thanks to all those who took the time to submit Abstracts for the 2009 Conference.
All Abstracts submissions for this year's Conference have now completed the review process and authors should have received an e-mail informing them of the decision.
The deadline for resubmitting finalised, correctly formatted, revised abstracts was Friday 21st August.
The quality and quantity of the Abstracts was extremely high this year and we had excellent Oral and Poster presentations at this year's Conference in November.
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