Schedules

14 October
Venue: Hotel Helia – Mercure Room

18:30

Registration

 

19:00

Welcome Evening

 

21:30

Closing of the Welcome Evening

 

 

15 October
Venue: Hotel Helia – Mercure Room
08:30Registration and paymentExComm
09:00Welcome and opening of the First Instructor DayExComm
09:10Discussion: “What to do with the result of the Instructor Days’ feedback”Benedikt
09:40Discussion: “Cards Part II “ from Osaka 2024Marcel & Benedikt
10:40Coffee Break 
11:00Continue: Discussion: “Cards Part II “ from Osaka 2024Marcel & Benedikt
12:30Lunch Break 
13:30Review: IPNFA® Basic Principles and TechniquesEdComm
15:30Coffee break 
15:50Review: IPNFA® Basic Principles and TechniquesEdComm
17:30Closing of 1st Instructor Day 
 Evening free program 
16 October
Venue: Hotel Helia – Mercure Room
09:00 Welcome and opening of the Second Instructor Day ExComm
09:10 “PNF Pelvic Patterns and PNF Leg Patterns: How Well Do These Patterns Fit Together? – Part 2 Marcel & Benedikt
10:40 Coffee Break
11:00 Discussion: IPNFA® course contents: “Feedback on Presentation Modules I & II and introduction of Module III (Advanced Course)” German Group/ EdComm
12:00 Lunch Break
13:30 Discussion: IPNFA® course contents – New structure for trunk and extremity patterns. – Application of patterns in higher functional positions: Long lever arm vs. short lever arm – functional differences and irradiation effects. German Group/ EdComm
15:30 Coffee Break
15:50 Discussion: IPNFA® course contents: – Thrust Pattern – Postural Irradiation vs. Locomotion Irradiation EdComm/ Marcel
17:40 “Tips for Teaching: Just imitate me” Carsten
18:00 Closing of 2nd Instructor Day
Evening free program
17 October
Venue: Hotel Helia – Mercure Room

09:00

Welcome / Acceptance of the Meeting Agenda  

Benedikt Bömer

 

Treasurer’s Report  

Frits Westerhold (online)

 

Executive Committee Report 

Benedikt Bömer

 

Secretary Report 

Minutes from Osaka 2024

Kasia Fountoukidis

 

Discussion and Vote on Proposals 1 – 7

Benedikt Bömer 

10:30

Break (30 minutes)

 

11:00

Education Committee Report 

José Vicente Martins

 

Discussion and Vote on Proposals 8 – 11

 
 

Research Committee Report

Attila Szabo

 

Discussion and Vote on Proposals 12

 
 

Peer Review Grievance Committee Report  

Carsten Schäfer 

 

Discussion and Vote on Proposals 13

 
 

Senior Instructor Group Report 

Agnieszka Stepien  

 

Discussion and Vote on Proposal 14

 

13:00

Lunch (1 hour)

 

14:00

Public Relation Committee Report

Kitty Hartmann 

 

Discussion  

 
 

Nominating Committee Report 

Irmgard Feldmann 

 

Election  

 
 

Task Force Group 

Marcel Grzebellus 

 

Discussion and Vote on Proposal 15

 

15:45

Break (30 minutes)

 

16:15

Proposals from the members 

Benedikt Bömer

     

Discussion and Vote on Proposal 16 – 21

 
 

Matter of Discussion 

Benedikt Bömer 

 

Topics from the floor

Benedikt Bömer

 

Varies 

 
 

New IPNFA® business

 
 

Next Meetings: 

– Vallejo, 2026: 22 – 24. October 2026

– 2027 (Date & Venu pending)

Philip Villa 

17:30

Acknowledgements and Meeting adjournment

Benedikt Bömer

18:45

Gathering in the Hotel lobby

A short walk to the marina behind the Hotel

 
19:00Approx. 2-2.5 hours Boat Dinner

 

18 October
Venue: Hotel Helia – Helia Conference Room
08:00-09:00Registration
09:00-09:10Opening of the Educational day
of 35th IPNFA® AGM
 
09:10-9:45

Dominiek Beckers

IPNFA® Senior Instructor, Belgium

PNF on patients with Upper Cross Syndrome (UCS)
9:45-10:30

Agnieszka Stępień

IPNFA® Senior Instructor, Poland

Long-term effectiveness of outpatient and home PNF exercises program in conservative treatment of children and adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis
10:30-10:45Coffee Break 
10:45-11:25

Katarzyna Fountoukidis

IPNFA® Advanced Instructor, Poland

What effect does the PNF concept have on soft tissues injury (scars)?

Case report of a patient with facial scaring using the PNF concept.

11:25-12:15

Edit Nagy

IBITA Basic Course Instructor, Hungary

Duality of the tonic-phasic systems in motor control
12:15-13:00

Dr. Róbert Veres MD, PhD

Department of Neurosurgery, University of Szeged, Hungary

40 years Experience in Spinal Surgery Historical Overview
13:00-14:00Lunch Break 
14:00-14:40

Fred Smedes

IPNFA® Advanced Instructor, the Netherlands

Motor learning and muscle synchronization using the PNF-principles and procedures
14:40-15:30

Carsten Schaefer

IPNFA® Senior Instructor, Germany

The Dosage of PNF Stimuli
15:30-15:45Coffee Break 
15:45-16:25

Fernanda Di Natal

IPNFA® Advanced Instructor, Australia

Spinal Cord Injury: a “core” approach with PNF
16:25-17:00

Don Thompson

Board Certified Advanced Structural Integration Practitioner,
Therapeutic Bodywork and Manual Therapies

The Foot as the “root” between the body and the earth: Foot function as a parameter of an effective internal line of support in the field of gravity.
17:00Closing of the Educational day of 35th IPNFA® AGM