Conference & training.

The first International Conference on ADT/HSAS/JST

was held at Holiday Inn Azores, Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Azores 4^th, 5^th and 6^th of August 2007.

Saturday Aug. 4^th:

09:30-10:20 Kjeld Johansen: Welcome and presentation of participants.

10:20-10:40 Coffee break.

10:40-11:30 Camilla Leslie, Scotland, UK: APD – is ADT/HSAS/JST a possibility?

11:35-12:25 Gisela Forsström & Paula Widlund, Finland: SENSO LOVIISA – how is our center organized and what have we obtained?

12:30-14:00 Lunch break.

14:00-14:50 J. Beelen & Wim de Zwart, Holland: Presentation of the Dutch ADT/HSAS/JST study.

14:50-15:10 Coffee break.

15:10-16:00 Bent-Peder Holbech, Denmark: What’s the colour of a G-minor?

16:00-17:00 Discussions: How do we shape the future for ADT/HSAS/JST.

Sunday Aug. 5^th:

09:00-18:00 Sight-seeing to Nordeste, the highest part of Sao Miguel. During the tour time for informal discussions.

19:00- 22:00 “Conference Dinner” at Hotel De S. Pedro, Ponta Delgada.

Monday Aug. 6^th:

09:30-10:20 Irene & Mats Niklasson, Sweden: Presentation of some results from Sweden. Own

results and reports from some of our trained providers and practitioners.

10:20-10:40 Coffee break.

10:40-11:30 Kari & Jon Done, Missouri, USA: Can HSAS providers be trained via the net?

Presentation of a training program and our experiences with it.

11:35-12:25 Sara Cook, Minneapolis, USA: Our work at ACTG/NVS and results from recent

programs.

12:30-14:00 Lunch break.

14:00-14:50 Gitte Fjordbo, Denmark & USA: Mandibular joint problems and hearing.

14:50-15:10 Coffee break

15:10-17:00 Discussion: Mutual protocols for training of therapists and for research, to keep the standard. How do we come further? How do we best develop?

Working groups for professional standards and ethics, mutual training protocols, research, and for organizing of the next conference were established. Mrs. Camilla Leslie, Edinburgh was elected as the ADT/HSAS/JST secretary.

Planned training courses and updates by BDRL 2007:

January 29^th – 31^st Senso Loviisa, Finland. (Closed training course).

March 13^th - 16^th Tejn, Bornholm, DK. (Closed training course).

June 14^th – 17^th INPP Germany, Laboe. Training course. Contact Thake Hansen-Lauf.

June 18^th – 19 ^th INPP Germany, Schönberg. Follow up. Contact Katrin Sanne.

August 4^th - 6 ^th Azores, Portugal. (Closed conference).

Sept. 12^th &14^th Gällivare, Sweden. (Closed training course).

Sept. 14^th - 16^th Stockholm, Sweden. (Closed traing course).

Sept. 24^th - Pisa, Italy. Training course. Contact Manolo Dominquez.

Oct. 06^th - 7^th Edinburgh, Scotland. Follow up. Contact Camilla Leslie.