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Welcome to the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS) Website
Vision
The vision of the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS) is to create a future in which electrical stimulation technologies enhance the quality of life.
Mission
The mission of the IFESS is to promote the awareness, knowledge, and understanding of both electrical stimulation technologies and their uses. The Society bridges research, application, and healthcare to enhance quality of life through advocacy, education, organization of international scientific meetings, and facilitation of inter-professional collaborations.
IFESS 2018
Dear Colleagues It is a pleasure for us to announce the held at the Swiss Paraplegic-Centre Nottwil from Structural and functional impairment can reduce the participation of social life. Having technologies based on electrical stimulation enables people with impairment to enlarge their possibility of participation and thus their quality of life. The conference will focus on motor- learning with FES for the upper and lower extremities, transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation, implantable systems, stimulation of denervated muscles, pain and technologies. At the same time the Tetrahand World Congress will take place from the 28th to the 31st of August 2018. „adding quality to life“ (Tetrahand World Congress 2018 website) Ines Bersch |
IFESS Newsletter February 2017
The IFESS board is very happy to publish the 4th "IFESS Newsletter“ (see below). We aim at sharing important information from the IFESS society with you on regular basis and also at providing a space where each member can communicate important news or information to our community. Welcome on board and enjoy! christine.azevedo [at] inria.fr
Latest Newsletter: IFESS_NEWSLETTER04_FEB2017.pdf |
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Previous Newsletters can be found in the Newsletter Archive
Letter from the IFESS president, February 2017
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