Join us in Saint Petersburg for our 2022 Annual General Meeting and Conference. Thank you to member organization, the Russian Osteopathic Association (RoSA) who will be our local hosts.
When: June 11-13, 2022
Where: Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge
Conference Program:
June 11, 2022
3:00-5:30 PM: OIA Annual General Meeting
5:30-6:30 PM: Welcome Cocktail
June 12, 2022
9:00 AM: Opening Session and Welcome (Plenary Session)
Mr. Dmitry Mokhov (RU) and Ms. Ana Paula Ferreira (BR)
9:30 AM: 10 Years of Osteopathic Research _ What We know Now That We Didn’t Know Before and How this Knowledge Informs Our Professions Going Forward (Plenary Session)
Dr. Amie Steele (AU)
10:00 AM 30 Years of Osteopathy in Russia: Experience in the Approval and Regulation of the Specialty (Plenary Session)
Dmitry Mokhov (RU)
10:30 AM: Break
11:00 AM: WHO Project: Update to the Benchmarks in Training
Dr. Boyd Buser (US)
11:30 AM: Scientific Research as an Integral Part of Osteopathy
Dr. Yulia Potekhina (RU)
12:30 PM: Lunch
2:30 PM: Developing Bachelor and Master’s degrees in Osteopathy in Canada: A Review of the Process
Catherine Cabral-Marotta (CA)
3:30: WHO Project: Glossary of Osteopathic Terms. Update and challenges
Dr. Rebecca Giusti (US)
4:15 PM: Day 1 Wrap-Up, review of following day schedule, social dinner logistics
Ms. Ana Paula A. Ferreira (BR)
7:30 PM: Social Evening (Optional) – A dinner cruise along the Neva River and Gulf of Finland
June 13, 2022
9:00 AM: Experiences of the Medical Regulatory Authorities in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Plenary Session)
Dr. Humayun Chaudhry (US) and Dr. Sarvam TerKonda (US)
9:30 AM : Research Communities to Develop Evidence-Based Models of Osteopathic Research (Plenary Session)
Dr. Jorge Esteves (UK)
10:00: Training of Osteopaths in Russia – A Systematic Approach and Joint Work of Educational Organizations and Professional Associations (Plenary Session)
Elena Tregubova (RU)
10:30 AM: Break
11:00 AM: An Overview of Osteopathic Regulation in Europe
Hanna Tomasdottir (DK)
11:45 AM: Nordic developments in osteopathy- stronger together
Ms. Laura Lee Kamppila (FI) and Mr. Tomas Collin (NO)
12:30 PM: Lunch
2:30 PM: TBA
3:15 PM: Tools to Assist Regulatory Advances Across Member Countries
Dr. Frank Mueller (DE)
3:45 PM: Member hot topics – open discussion
4:15 PM: Wrap-up, conference close
Ms. Ana Paula A. Ferreira (BR)