Sessions list
Comprehensive list of sessions and presentations
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Keynote on May 10, 2023
09.40 R. Mantegazza – “I have always been at my school”. The student between hospital school and school of belonging: not just a mere handover. 
11.00 J. Hollenweger Haskell – Expanding competency-based curricula to embrace diversity
Poster Sessions Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 12.00
The Psycho-Emotional Experience Of The Psychologist In The Relationship With The Adolescent Patient
Cristiana Punzi, Laura Guidotti, Paola Corsano, Italy
Implementing Education for Sustainable Development in the context of hospital teaching
Gard Ove Sørvik, Norway
Intercessions of Education and Health: an Account of Apprenticeships In a Pediatric Hospital in Brazil
Ana Carolina Lopes Venâncio, Claudia Cristine Souza Appel Gonçalves, Claudio Teixeira, Itamara Peters, Mariana Saad Weinhardt Costa, Sandra do Prado Muniz, Brazil
Shaping prevention and intervention: teachers’ practices and strategies to promote student well-being and counter negative online social interactions
Ana Margarida Veiga Simão, Paula da Costa Ferreira, Nádia Salgado Pereira, Alexandra Barros, Alexandra Marques Pinto, Aristides I. Ferreira, Portugal
Pediatric partial day hospitalization & hospital school Inkendaal – Belgium
Koen Bellemans, Belgium
Volunteering In Pediatric Oncology: Solidarity In Support Of The Disease
Laura Guidotti, Bianca Vigoni, Paola Corsano, Italy
Your smile: The magic of smiles in music education in the hospital setting of a paediatric oncologic ward
Susanne Mauss, Austria
Risk Factors Impacting On Attention Problems In Children With Leukemia In The School Re-Entry Compared With Healthy Peers
Marta Tremolada, Roberta Maria Incardona, Livia Taverna, Valentina Mastrandrea, Sabrina Bonichini, Alessandra Biffi, Italy
Hybrid classroom for hospital schooling: CLIPSO project
V. Benigno, G. Caruso, A. Ceregini, F. Dagnino, E. Dalla Mutta, C. Fante., Italy
Hospital School SA – A health and education multidisciplinary approach to address the Haematology and Oncology education and health needs of young people in South Australia.
Matthew McCurry, Kirsty Jeffery, Kate Fernandez, Kate Turpin, Callie Ayles, Dr Manika Pal, Dr Maria Scicchitano, Australia
“Dogs’n Dreams” Educational Project of Assisted Intervention with Animals (AAE)
Carla Giugno, Italy
The well-being becomes narrating
Melania Scarabottini, Italy
Parallel sessions “1” on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 14.50
Porta Room • PARALLEL SESSION 1PSA1 on Topic: The impacts of illness on quality of life: learning, relationships, development
Chair: John Ivens
Presentations:
The importance of learning skills for students in the Hospital School. Perspective of the parents
Mihai Benchea, Myriam Ghența, Maria-Magdalena Jianu, Elisabeta Niță (Romania)
A Letter from the Hospital
Elisabeth Groihofer-Steidl, Gabriele Pfeiffer (Austria)
Screening And Strenghtening Activities Of Fine Motor Skills In Pediatric Patients Under Treatment For Oncohematological Diseases
Marta Tremolada, Livia Taverna, Roberta Maria Incardona, Valentina Mastrandrea, Sabrina Bonichini, Alessandra Biffi (Italy)
Volta Room • PARALLEL SESSION 1PSA2 on Topic: Teaching practices and strategies to support individual needs of students with specific illnesses in different settings, as well as their teachers and schoolmates
Chair: Christine Walser
Presentations:
Distance learning during pandemic and sense of school belonging in the student with chronic medical conditions.
Enrica Ciucci, Lucrezia Tomberli (Italy)
Meet the Need – A multiple case study in extension of the Curriculum for Children and Adolescents with ‘special needs’ in the hospital school
Christine Walser (Switzerland)
Strehler Room • WORKSHOP 1USA3 on Topic: Teaching practices and strategies to support individual needs of students with specific illnesses in different settings
Title:
Workshop basic bookbinding (to do even in bed)
Jan Haverkate (Netherlands)
Toscanini Room • WORKSHOP 1WSA4 on Topic: Class-student connections and activities that empower peer relationships during the different stages of the illness
Title:
Use of ICT Tools Swivl and Meeting Owl for children who can’t attend school
Imke van de Venne, Marit Helmholt, Sabine Timmers (Netherlands)
Verdi Room • WORKSHOP 1WSA5 on Topic: The role of allied health professionals and educator teams in improving educational and developmental outcomes for young people
Title:
Nave Italia, a boatload of opportunities for an outdoor education path.
Marco Gagliani, Sofia Bellelli (Italy)
Parallel sessions “2” on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 16.00
Volta Room • PARALLEL SESSION 2PSA1 on Topic: Policies and alliance between health professionals and educators to improve educational and developmental outcomes for young people
Chair: Riitta Launis
Presentations:
Students with mental health problems and disorders: teacher’s help in continuing education and the importance of a genuine, professional attitude in the help process
Tatjana Kociper (Slovenia)
Change and school culture: The relationships between change, relational trust, and shared purpose.
Richard Winder, Abbey Honey (New Zealand)
A guideline for the support of the collaboration between the multidisciplinary caring team, the hospital, and the home school pedagogues
Monika Tóthné Almássy, Szilvia dr. Golyán (Hungary)
Toscanini Room • PARALLEL SESSION 2PSA2 on Topic: Improving educational and developmental outcomes for young people and families in different contexts
Chair: Michelle Bond
Presentations:
Education Professionals’ Knowledge and Experience of students with Childhood Acquired Brain Injury-Emerging Data from a study in Ireland.
Avril Carey, Vanessa Rutherford, Dr Manolis Adamakis (Ireland)
Once upon a time – Using storytelling to support students with mental health needs
Marina Prete (Italy)
The Sibling’s Room
Laura Pini, Francesca Nichelli, Marco Spinelli (Italy)
Porta Room • PARALLEL SESSION 2USA3 on Topic: Supporting the student’s education and development
Chair: Dorit Maor
Presentations:
The professional development needs of hospital teachers in Ireland: an exploratory case study.
Fergal McNamara (Ireland)
Enhancing collaboration between Hospital Health Professionals and School in Hospital teachers
Francesca Dagnino, Chiara Fante, Vincenza Benigno (Italy)
Exploring the significance of the hospital teacher role in the recovery process: providing holistic care and support
Marianthi Papadimitriou (Greece)
Strehler Room • WORKSHOP 2WSA4 on Topic: Teaching practices and strategies to support individual needs of students with specific illnesses in different settings, as well as their teachers and schoolmates
Title:
Meaningful learning and inspiring teaching at hospital educational centers
Meirav Hen, Maskit Gilan Schochat (Israel)
Verdi Room • WORKSHOP 2WSA5 on Topic: Activities that build resilience in the classroom to foster the wellbeing of students
Title:
Storytelling and coding with Ozobot: an inclusive activity for Hospital School
Edoardo Dalla Mutta, Rebecca Tarello,Clelia Biancheri, Fulvia Di Fiore, Marina Grasso,Debora Menini, Emanuela Prato, Marta Tortarolo (Italy)
Parallel sessions “3” on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 17.00
Porta Room • PARALLEL SESSION 3PSA1 on Topic: Perspectives and support of students and families through the transition stages of the child’s development
Chair: Szilvia Golyán
Presentations:
It’s all a matter of perspective. The challenge of chronic illnesses for schools and teaching from different point of view.
Nicola Sommer (Austria)
Levelling Education Outcomes for Students With Medical and Mental Health Needs
Caleb Jones, Deb deLacy, Trevor Briedis, Angela Moffatt (Australia)
Drama activities as a support to the parents of children in hospital care
Valda Janjanin, Maja Pavcnik, Alenka Vidrih (Slovenia)
Toscanini Room • PARALLEL SESSION 3PSA2 on Topic: Improving educational and developmental outcomes for young people: different roles in the health care team
Chair: Fergal McNamara
Presentations:
Implications Of Language Concepts For Hospital Education
Itamara Peters, Clarissa Menezes Jordão (Brazil)
Hospital School SA – A health and education multidisciplinary approach to address the mental health needs of young people in South Australia.
Matthew McCurry, Kendall Lounder (Australia)
The Hospital – A STEAM resource
Bianca Costa, Fionnuala Wilkins (United Kingdom)
Volta Room • PARALLEL SESSION 3USA3 on Topic: Effective coping, engagement and inclusion of students from diagnosis, treatment, and beyond in different education contexts
Chair: Martin Dixon
Presentations:
Adolescents with diabetes: narratively-informed therapeutic education as a resource for practitioners and patients
Micaela Castiglioni (Italy)
Towards more inclusive hospital school education – hospital school leaders perceptions toward inclusion and hospital school education in Finland
Tanja Äärelä, Jyrki Huusko (Finland)
Absenteeism and return to school: What really helped? Systematic review
Tiina Laurén-Knuutila, Niina Junttila, Jaanet Salminen, Katarina Alanko (Finland)
Verdi Room • WORKSHOP 3WSA4 on Topic: The role of allied health professionals and educator teams in improving educational and developmental outcomes for young people
Title:
Get Published! The path to publication in Continuity in Education
Michele Capurso (Italy), Tony Barnett (Australia), John Ivens (United Kingdom)
Keynote on Thursday, May 11, 2023
09.00 A. Balduzzi – Wherever We Go: the remarkable journey of a white coat treating children and discovering their resilience, school, families and cultures
09.55 F. Manni – CLOSE UP: Sharing and understanding the Hospital School experience
11.15 T. Barnett – What do we know about the effectiveness of education support programs for young people managing chronic health conditions?
Parallel sessions “4” on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 12.15
Volta Room • PARALLEL SESSION 4PSA1 on Topic: Teaching practices and strategies to support individual needs of students with specific illnesses in different settings, as well as their teachers and schoolmates
Chair: Momcilo Jankovic
Presentations:
Reflecting on implemented research in an attempt to establish an emerging ground theory for improving pedagogical practice.
Meirav Hen (Israel), Dorit Maor (Australia)
Education Re-imagined
Maria Marinho, Martin Dixon. (United Kingdom)
Quality teaching and learning programs in a short-term stay hospital school
Wendy Barwell (Australia)
Porta Room • PARALLEL SESSION 4PSA2 on Topic: Class-student connections and activities that empower peer relationships during the different stages of the illness
Chair: Caleb Jones
Presentations:
The role of the psychologist in facilitating the hospitalized student’s return to school
Lucrezia Tomberli, Enrica Ciucci (Italy)
Preparing Student teachers for hospital school placements; adapting pedagogies to support the academic, social and emotional development of hospital school learners
Maria Campbell, Deirdre Harvey (Ireland)
The teacher/family relationship during home tuition assignments
Germana Mosconi, Francesca Linda Zaninelli (Italy)
Toscanini Room • WORKSHOP 4WSA4 on Topic: Interventions and strategies to support student-centred programs
Title:
ALOHA! Brain Station: An Innovative Comprehensive Educational Program in the Pacific Basin
Carrie Sakaino, Shay Parpana (United States)
Verdi Room • WORKSHOP 4WSA5 on Topic: Teaching practices and strategies to support individual needs of students with specific illnesses in different settings, as well as their teachers and schoolmates
Title:
Media Education And Mental Health – Open Discussion Forum
Lana Schiefenhoevel (Germany)
Parallel sessions “5” on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 15.00
Volta Room • PARALLEL SESSION 5PSA1 on Topic: Effective coping, engagement and inclusion of students from diagnosis, treatment, and beyond in different education contexts
Chair: Richard Winder
Presentations:
Rebuilding home school attendance during a psychiatric hospital admission: using teacher assessments to predict a successful return to school and to identify areas for support
John Ivens (United Kingdom)
Three Hearts, Three Case Studies, Three Different Approaches to Learning – Shaping Educational Futures
Xenia Pappas (Australia)
Relationships and continuity are vital for successful educational outcomes.
Michelle Bond (Australia)
Porta Room • PARALLEL SESSION 5PSA2 on Topic: Teaching practices and strategies to support individual needs of students with specific illnesses in different settings, as well as their teachers and schoolmates
Chair: Vincenza Benigno
Presentations:
Movies in hospital for kids: share emotions!
Angiola Piovani, Rosa Maria Balice (Italy)
Sport Therapy Meets School In Hospital: A Common Language Is Possible Through Physical Literacy
Marta Corti, Francesca Lanfranconi, Tommaso Moriggi, Simona Ferrari, Paolo Raviolo, Salvatore Messina, Momcilo Jankovic, Flavia Tarquini (Italy)
Physical Literacy to shape learning in hospital schools
Simona Ferrari, Paolo Raviolo, Salvatore Messina (Italy)
Toscanini Room • WORKSHOP 5WSA4 on Topic: Interventions and strategies to support student-centred programs
Title:
Unboxing Manufacturing
Annette McGuirk (Ireland)
SOLD OUT
Verdi Room • WORKSHOP 5WSA5 on Topic: Teaching practices and strategies to support individual needs of students with specific illnesses in different settings
Title:
Workshop basic bookbinding (to do even in bed)
Jan Haverkate (Netherlands)
Parallel sessions “6” on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 16.10
Volta Room • PARALLEL SESSION 6PSA1 on Topic: The role of allied health professionals and educator teams in improving educational and developmental outcomes for young people
Chair: Marianthi Papadimitriou
Presentations:
Back to School: Student and Home School, always in touch
Maria Rosa Maggioni, Giulia Rampoldi, Selena Russo (Italy)
Whakatere – Successful educational outcomes for our young people – Health and Education Collaborative approach.
Katharine Blackman, Robyn Meikle, Beth Ratcliffe (New Zealand)
Why an educational support consultant for children with long-term illnesses (consultant OZL) plays a key role in multidisciplinary teams in hospitals.
Educational support consultants for children with long term illnesses at Sophia children’s hospital, Rotterdam.
Claudia van den Berg, Monique Höweler, Marije Munter, Murielle Voorhout, Arianne van Beijnum
Porta Room • PARALLEL SESSION 6PSA2 on Topic: Cultures, relationshipts and teachers: the construction of mutual developmental pathways
Chair: Micaela Castiglioni
Presentations:
Special Educators’ Club – Relationships Built For The Wellbeing of the Child
Liana Sanamyan, Kristine Andreasyan (Armenia)
Welcome! Let’s play and do: to learn a foreign language in the hospital.
Emanuela Bovo, Claudia Spelta (Italy)
Adolescent case study exploring the role Country, Culture and Relationships play in the Health and Education Support of Indigenous Australians
Debbie de Lacy, Jennifer Martino (Australia)
Interaction in a Hybrid Virtual Classroom setting for students with a chronic illness
Silvia Klunder, Nadira Saab, Wilfried F. Admiraal, Ben H.J. Smit, Karin Slegers, Tim Mainhard (Netherlands)
Toscanini Room • WORKSHOP 6WSA4 on Topic: The role of the homebound and hospital teacher in supporting the student’s education and development
Title:
Grief due to loss of health; impact on students.
Ria Bakker, Daan Boonstoppel (Netherlands)
Verdi Room • WORKSHOP 6WSA5 on Topic: Teaching practices and strategies to support individual needs of students with specific illnesses in different settings, as well as their teachers and schoolmates
Title:
Sport Therapy meets school in hospital: Practical exercises of physical literacy
Tommaso Moriggi, Marta Corti, Francesca Lanfranconi, William Zardo, Simona Ferrari, Paolo Raviolo, Salvatore Messina (Italy)
Plenary sessions on Friday, May 12, 2023
09.00 – HOPE General Assembly [HOPE members only]
11.30 – Young people voices: group interview
12.30 – Fostering Development, Education and Resilience in children and families between Ukraine and Europe.
Roundtable discussion with Soleterre Onlus and Comitato Maria Letizia Verga