Prof. Dr. Olaf Kraus de Camargo, Conference President and Kirsten “Kiki” Kuhnert, Meeting President jointly welcome all guests and participants and extend a special greeting to His Excellency Dr. Roderick Middelhoff, Minister of Economic Development, Curaçao. All members of the committees, organizing and scientific, will come on stage Official Opening His Excellency Dr. Roderick Middelhoff declares the International Medical Conference Curaçao 2025 officially open. Opening Remarks Prof. Dr. Olaf Kraus de Camargo Conference President Welcome Address Kirsten “Kiki” Kuhnert Meeting President Lightning Talk Ms. Vanessa Toré, Director, Foreign Economic Cooperation Division, Ministry of Economic Development “National Export Strategy – Medical and Wellness Tourism Sector” Flash Talk Prof. Dr. Sirving Keli, Public Health Inspector, Ministry of Health, Environment and Nature, “Public Health Oversight in a Globalized Medical Landscape” Remote Greetings from the Main Sponsor Ms. Nicole Lübbe Chief Executive Officer, Spilanthox Therapy and NB Green Group Message from the Guardian Group Caribbean Mrs. G. Coco Representative, Guardian Group Caribbean Closing & Acknowledgements Kirsten “Kiki” Kuhnert and Prof. Dr. Olaf Kraus de Camargo express gratitude to all contributors, partners, and sponsors, and introduce the IMCC Student Volunteers

08:40 - 9:20 Principles, Practices, and Rationale of a Family-Centered Approach to Services Prof Dr. Peter Rosenbaum - MacMaster University, Canada 09:20 - 10:00 The rehabilitation concept „Auf die Beine“ : 18 years experience Prof. Dr. med. Eckhard Schönau -University Hospital of Cologne, Germany 10:00 - 10:15 Break 10:15 - 10:55 Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy For Spastic Cerebral Palsy Prof. Dr. Med. Hannes Haberl - Schön Klinik Vogtareurth 10:55 - 11:25 Pediatric Cardiac Rehabilitation in a Caribbean setting Dr. Shirley Lo-A-Njoe, Jacqueline Hol, MSc, RCEP, CCRP - Center Curaçao Medical Center 11:25 - 12:05 Spastic Hip Disease – From Diagnosis to Surgery Treatment Prof. Dr. Marek P. Jozwiak - Ortopedic Rehabilita Clinical Hospitakl named after W. Dega 12:05 - 12:45 Integration of Myofascial Release and Custom Orthotics to Enhance Mobility in Patients with Tetraplegia Mr. Lothar Jahrling - Footpower Gießen, Germany 12:45 - 13:15 Lunch break 13:15 - 13:55 Exoskeletons in cerebral palsy: Why do we need to use them? Dr. Ignacio Martinez Caballero - Hospital de Niňo Jesus Madrid, Spain 13:55 - 14:35 "CoMoveIT Smart: How Can AI Empower Independent Mobility in People with Severe CP?" Prof. Dr. Elegast Monbaliu - KU Leuven, Campus Bruges, Belgium

14:35 - 15:15 New integrative and salutogenetic treatment approaches for cancer Prof. Dr. Joachim Drevs - Unifontis and University of Freiburg, Germany 15:15 - 15:55 Panel: Dolphin Assisted Therapy during Cancer Recovery Prof. Dr. Joachim Drevs, Mrs. Stefanie von Fallois, Dr. Kathrin Theile, Mrs. Kirsten Kuhnert 15:55 - 16:35 Functional Outcomes in Cancer Rehabilitation Dr. Vanessa Uclés - Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), University of Costa Rica (UCR), and Hispano-American University 16:35 - 16:50 Break

16:50 - 17:10 Effectiveness of intensive eye‑tracking working memory training for youth with severe cerebral palsy: executive behaviour in daily life Dr. Saranda Bekteshi - KU Leuven, Campus Bruges 17:10 - 17:40 Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Children: Motor Impairments and Functional Difficulties found by a Canadian Diagnostic Team Erin Branton, Danielle Johnston - U Alberta/CanChild 17:40 - 18:00 The role of melatonin in managing sleep problems and metabolic syndrome in autism: a case study. Dr. Eliete Chiconelli Faria Buratto - Institute of Psychiatry (IPq), University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil 18:00 - 18:20 The Health Hub in Transition: Growth and development of a community of practice aimed to improve healthcare transition across Canada Ms. Dayle McCauley - CanChild, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada 18:20 - 18:50 Implementing the F-words for Child Development: Tailored Strategies foir Organizational Adoption Ms. Rachel Teplicky, Andrea Cross, Danijela Grahovac - CanChild, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

16:50 - 17:10 Rescue animals and restorative humans: A mutual healing program for mental health innovation. Ms. Sanne van Giffen - Kurá pa Kura 17:10 - 17:30 How Children with Disabilities and their Parents Benefit from Inclusive Competitive Robotics Dr. Ana M. Tomljenovic-Berube -McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada 17:30 - 17:50 Winning through Belonging: Why Kids with Disabilities Thrive in Competitive Robotics Mr. Michael Berube - Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre, Hamilton, Canada 17:50 - 18:10 Effectiveness of Benson’s Relaxation Therapy on Reduction of Stress among Primigravid Mothers Simi Paramban 18:10 - 18:30 Condition-specific measure for arthrogryposis: Development, validation and use of AI to increase clinical usefulness Dr. Noémi Dahan-Oliel - McGill University 18:30 - 18:50 Effectiveness of a four-week powered wheelchair training intervention in children and young people with severe cerebral palsy Elegast Montbaliu