TNMU Professor Participates in the 6th Scientific and Practical Conference on Paediatric Neurology and Rehabilitation
On 9–10 October 2026, the 6th Scientific and Practical Conference with International Participation, “Current Advances in Paediatric Neurology and Rehabilitation,” was held at the Koziavkin International Rehabilitation Clinic in Truskavets. The conference was dedicated to the memory of Professor Volodymyr Koziavkin, the clinic’s founder. I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University was represented by Professor Dariia Popovych, Head of the Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physical Education.
The conference organising committee included Professor Liudmyla Kyrylova, President of the Association of Paediatric Neurologists of Ukraine; Vitalii Tsymbaliuk, Honorary President of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine and Academician of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine; Yurii Antypkin, Director General of the All-Ukrainian Centre for Motherhood of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine and Academician of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine; and Nataliia Koziavkina, PhD in Medicine and Director General of the Koziavkin International Rehabilitation Clinic. The conference was opened with welcoming addresses by Vitalii Tsymbaliuk and Liudmyla Kyrylova.
The invited guest and speaker was Bruce Rubin, Honorary Professor and Head of the Department of Pediatrics at Virginia Commonwealth University and Chief Physician at Children’s Hospital of Richmond. He delivered a presentation and shared his professional experience in the United States.
The conference was held in both online and in-person formats, bringing together specialists from various fields to discuss current issues in paediatric neurology and modern approaches to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation.
The programme featured a series of presentations, including “The State and Prospects of Paediatric Care Development in Ukraine Amid Global Changes,” delivered by Professor Raisa Moiseienko, Vice-Rector for Research and Academic Affairs, Clinical Affairs and University Clinics at the Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, and “Rehabilitation in Paediatrics: A Development Priority for 2025–2028,” presented by Professor Oleksandr Vladymyrov, Head of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine at the same university, among others.
During the first plenary session, Professor Dariia Popovych, Head of the Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physical Education at TNMU, delivered a presentation entitled “Clinical Placements for Bachelor’s and Master’s Students Specialising in Physical Therapy at the TNMU Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physical Education.”
The programme continued with the second part of the plenary session, featuring presentations on modern multidisciplinary approaches to the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of neurodevelopmental disorders, as well as current developments and future prospects in paediatric neurology and neurorehabilitation. During the second plenary session, Professor Andrii Holiachenko of the TNMU Department of Medical Rehabilitation presented his report, “Digital Verification of Motor Changes in Children with Cerebral Palsy: From Subjective Scales to Markerless Kinematic Analysis.”
The second day of the conference began with the presentation of the educational textbook The Child in a Period of Crisis: Psychological Characteristics and Diagnostic Tools by Professor Mykhailo Matiash, Head of the Department of General and Medical Psychology at the Educational and Research Institute of Mental Health of O. Bohomolets National Medical University.
The next presentation, “A Modern Multidisciplinary Approach to the Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children,” was delivered by Academicians Vitalii Tsymbaliuk and Yurii Antypkin, Professors Liudmyla Kyrylova and Svitlana Fedkiv, and Senior Researcher Oleksandr Miroshnyk.
Participants also attended a series of presentations dedicated to the latest digital technologies in medicine and rehabilitation. During the third plenary session, clinical cases of neurodevelopmental disorders in children were demonstrated, alongside master classes led by leading specialists in neurology, paediatrics and rehabilitation. The sessions provided an opportunity to discuss and exchange clinical experience and analyse real-life paediatric cases.
Paediatric and rehabilitation specialists had the opportunity to jointly examine the characteristics of neurodevelopmental disorders in children, discuss diagnostic procedures and patient management approaches, and consider rehabilitation pathways and individual rehabilitation programmes for children in Ukraine.
The 6th Scientific and Practical Conference, “Current Advances in Paediatric Neurology and Rehabilitation,” brought science and clinical practice together. This exchange of theoretical knowledge and clinical experience helps integrate scientific advances into the practical work of all members of multidisciplinary teams.