PaedSCI
PaedSCI Conference
2026
Rehabilitation •Recovery • Participation
The annual PaedSCI international scientific conference is dedicated to advancing research, innovation, and clinical care in the area of paediatric spinal cord injury. Through lectures, workshops, and professional dialogue, the conference provides a platform for advancing evidence-based care and strengthening global collaboration in the field.
The 2026 PaedSCI Conference will take place in Ascot, United Kingdom, bringing together world-leading experts and emerging researchers from across Europe and beyond.
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6 - 8 May 2026 - Ascot, United Kingdom
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Keynote Lecture
Neuroplasticity: A Story of How lightning and a breath of fresh air can change the nervous system
Prof. Cristina Sadowsky
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
John Hopkins University School of Medicine
Clinical Director
The International Centre for Spinal Cord Injury
Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, USA
About the Keynote
Children learn; they utilize their central nervous system (CNS) to do that. When injured, the CNS can still be co-opted into learning - or re-learning - tasks. To maximize learning, neuroplastic interventions need to be utilized in specific and well-structured regimens.
This talk will discuss the application of several neuro-restorative techniques that can improve post paralysis functional state in pediatric population.
Dr Cristina Sadowsky
Dr. Sadowsky is Professor of Clinical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and the Clinical Director and Co-Founder of the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, a CARF accredited program caring for both children and adults with spinal cord related paralysis and built on the philosophy that functional restoration is activity dependent and can be best achieved through structured medico-rehabilitative interventions. She is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Spinal Cord Injury Medicine. Dr. Sadowsky’s research interests center on prevention of complications in children and adults with paralysis related to traumatic and non-traumatic spinal cord dysfunction and the efficacy of activity based restorative therapies (ABRT) in helping individuals with long-term paralysis recover sensation, movement and independence. She is the Chair of Steel Assembly - an organization of health care, rehabilitation and social service professionals with expertise in pediatric spinal cord related paralysis, a Fellow of the ASIA and AAPMR and a Diplomate of the AAP. She thoroughly enjoys mentoring and is passionate for the care of individuals with disabilities.