World Head Injury Awareness Day 2025

Session 1

Moderator: Prof. Karl Schaller, Head of Neurosurgery Department, HUG

9:15 - Welcome address
Prof. Karl Schaller, Head of Neurosurgery Department, HUG

9:20 - The role of neurosurgeons in traumatic brain injury rehabilitation
Prof. Niklas Marklund, Professor of Neurosurgery, Lund University, Sweden

9:40 - Follow-up on cranial traumas in neurosurgery: results and perspectives
Prof. Wilco Peul, Chair University Neurosurgical Centre Holland (UNCH), The Hague & Leiden University Medical Center 

10:00 - Break (30 minutes)

Session 2

Moderator: Marine Thomasson, PhD, neuropsychologist, Neurology Department, HUG

10:30 - Evaluation and medico-psycho-social follow-up after a head injury
Dr Laurent Wiart, Medical Doctor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Bordeaux University Hospital, France

10:50 - Behavioural disorders after acquired brain injury: co-constructing recommendations to raise awareness and take action in the face of crisis
Christine Croisiaux, President of the European Brain Injury Society, Brussels, Belgium

11:10 - Support for patients and their families: engagement of the “Fragile Switzerland” association
Amandine Laporte, Psychologist, FRAGILE Geneva
Christine Jayet-Ryser, Psychologist, FRAGILE Switzerland

11:30 - Round table - Testimony of persons with traumatic brain injury
Bo Zhao, Camille Hayek, Julien Salamun, Aria Nouri, Radek Ptak, Amandine Laporte, Lamyae Benzakour

12:00 - Lunch break (1h10)

Session 3

Moderator: Dr. Abdullah Al Awadhi, Neurosurgery Department, HUG

13:10 - When the mild traumatic brain injury clinic questions psychotrauma 
Dr Pascale Bruguière, PhD, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital / GRC n°24, handicap moteur et cognitif & réadaptation, Sorbonne University, Paris, France

13:30 - Update on medication treatments for behavioral disorders post-traumatic brain injury
Dr David Plantier, Medical Doctor, Physical Medicine and Readaptation Service, Lyon University Hospital, France

13:50 - Management of cranial trauma: the Geneva Experience
Dr Nicolas Nicastro, Associate Physician, Neurorehabilitation Department, HUG

14:10 - t-BIOMAP study: Promising blood biomarkers for the management of pediatric mild traumatic brain injury patients
Virginie Pouillard, psychologist specialising in neuropsychology FSP, Paediatric specialities service, Paediatric Neurology Unit, HUG 

14:20 - Break (30 minutes)

Session 4

Moderator: Dr Aria Nouri, Chief Resident, Neurosurgery Department, HUG, and Elena Beanato, PhD, Coordinator of outpatient clinic for brain and mental health, Neurocenter, HUG

14:50 - SwissNeuroRehab: introducing neurotechnologies in the continuum of TBI neurorehabilitation
Pr Andrea Serino, PhD, Associate Professor, MySpace Laboratory; Director, NeuroRehab Research Center (CHUV)
Dr Traian Popa, PhD, Senior Scientist, Project Coordinator, NeuroRehab Research Center (CHUV)

15:10 - The public health approach needed to address traumatic brain injury
Rodrigo Cataldi, PhD, Technical officer at the World Health Organization, Geneva

15:30 - Concussion, FIFA’s approach to managing and creating awareness
Dr Andrew Massey, PhD, Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Medical Director, Zürich

15:50 - Round table - Rehabilitation post-traumatic brain injury: what practices for tomorrow?
Wilco Peul, Adrian Guggisberg, Rodrigo Cataldi, Davide Bianchi, Lukas Sveikata, Amandine Durand, Andrew Massey

16:30 - Conclusion and aperitif