Friday April 24th 2026

 

11:00-12:00   Registration in the Delta Marriott West Lobby

 

12:00-12.20   Opening Addresses, Alison Bonnyman, Johan. Lambeck

 

Waves in Aquatic Rehabilitation

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12:20-13:10   Samuel Lucas on "Treading Water – Aquatic Treadmill Exercise as an Optimal Therapeutic Exercise Strategy for Improving Brain Vascular Health"

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13:10-14:00   Jens Bansi on "Making Waves – The Power of High-Intensive (Aquatic) Exercise"

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Evidence in Aquatic Physical Therapy (APT)

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14:30-15:20   Cristine Alberton on Immersion in Evidence-Based Practice: Physiological Insights for Optimizing Aquatic Exercise Dosage in Health Promotion

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15:20-16.10   Michael Murray on Implementing Evidence-Based Strategies for Shoulder Recovery in Swimmers

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Sound Makes the Dose

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16:40-17:30   Emily Dunlap on "Rhythm and Music as Therapeutic Tools: Enhancing Motor Control and Modulating Intensity in Aquatic Rehabilitation"

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17:30-18:20   Jason Ellis on "Sleeping with the Enemy: The role of aquatic exercise in navigating poor sleep"

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Saturday April 25th 2026

 

Pediatric APT: Optimal Development

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08:45-09:35   Javier Güeita on "Surfing the aquatic clinical reasoning in children with autism spectrum disorder"

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09:35-10:25   Andrea Cross on "Splashing through the F-words for Child Development: Exploring the holistic benefits of aquatics for children with developmental concerns and disabilities"

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10:25-11:15   Caio Castro on "Riding the Trend: Aquatic Therapy for Cerebral Palsy Recovery After Orthopedic Surgery & Neuromuscular Blocks"

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Oral Presentations from Abstracts

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11:45-12:33   Four presentations of up-to the minute Research; Abstracts due October, accepted December.

 

In the Pool:   Applying Research to Clinical Practice (optional in-pool participation, sign-up on registration)

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13:20-14:00   Urs Gamper on "The Bad Ragaz Ring Method: Developments and the importance of manual handling"

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14:00-14:25   Johan Lambeck & Urs Gamper on "Water Specific therapy: facilitating continuous reactive myofascial chains"

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14:25-14:50   Johan Lambeck on "Aquatic motor-cognitive serious gaming to enhance brain health"

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14.50-15:20   Javier Güeita on "From Pedagogy to Exercise: Optimizing the Aquatic Games"

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15:50-16:30   Emily Dunlap on "Rhythm and Music as Therapeutic Tools: Enhancing Motor Control and Modulating Intensity in Aquatic Rehabilitation"

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16:30-17:10   Cristine Alberton on "Mastering Intensity Control: Practical Strategies for Aquatic Aerobic Exercise"

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17:10 –17:50   Oliver Krouwel on "Aquatic Therapy for chronic pain: Where to start?"

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Concurrent Workshops

 

17:30-18:10   Jens Bansi on "Getting the dosage right – Graded exercise testing" 

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17:30-18:10   Emily Dunlap on "Beyond the Abstract: A Clinician’s Guide to Critically Appraising Research in Physical Therapy"

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Sunday April 26th 2026

 

Transitioning to Fitness

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08:45-09:25   Eugenia Hernández on "Pulling Lifestyle Diseases into the Pool"

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09:25-10:05   Anna Ogonowska-Slodownik on "Balancing in Motion: a Novel Approach to Fall Prevention Through Water-Based Reactive Balance Training"

 

Away We Go!

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11:35-12:15   Andresa Marinho-Buzelli & Alison Bonnyman on "Ramping Up Intensity and Determining Dosage: A Round Table Discussion"

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12:15-12:45   Johan Lambeck & Alison Bonnyman on "The Future of Aquatic Therapy: Closing Thoughts".

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