Course on Functional Electrical Stimulation - International FES Centre®

20^th & 21^st November 2026 at the International FES Centre®, Nottwil and online via Zoom

The objective of the course is to enable participants to safely and effectively transition different modalities of functional electrical stimulation from clinical settings and outpatient service into long-term based treatment, ensuring quality and continuity of care.

Friday, 20^th November 2026
09.00 am to 05.30 pm

Saturday, 21^st November 2026
08.30 am to 10.15 am – online participants

08.30 am to 04.15 pm – on-site participants

The detailed programme you will find here:

• Physicians working in the field of Neurology, Rehabilitation, Orthopedics or Pediatrics
• Physiotherapists, occupational therapists, movement scientists and orthopedists treating clients damage of the central or peripheral nervous system who are eligible for treatment with electrical stimulation
• Caregivers, responsible for stimulation conduction at home

The course is carried out in a hybrid form. A limited number of participants can take part in the International FES Centre® in the Swiss Paraplegic Centre Nottwil. The number of online participants via Zoom is unlimited.

If it is not possible to hold the event in Nottwil, the course will be held completely online. The SPC will not cover any travel or hotel costs that may already have been booked.

Credits
12 SGPMR Credits

Organisation
The course is organized by the International FES Centre®.

On-site participants
CHF 530.00
Students CHF 290.00 / only with certificate (BSc, MSc, PhD)
Participants on site bear the costs of their lunch.

Participants, who are on-site in Nottwil, will have the opportunity to take part in four 60-minute hands-on workshops on Saturday, 21^st November 2026 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
In these workshops, led by experts, participants will have the opportunity to try out the stimulation devices first-hand. This will allow participants to create personalized stimulation programs.

Online participants
CHF 360.00
Students CHF 290.00 / only with certificate (BSc, MSc, PhD)
For the online participants, the course ends on the 21^st November 2026 at 10.15 am.

Registration deadline: 15^th October 2026
Registrations will be accepted in the order they arrive. The course organizers reserve the right to cancel the course if there are insufficient participants.
The SPC will not cover any travel or hotel costs that may already have been booked.

If you are unable to attend the course, please contact the organizer in writing or by e-mail to medizinischedienste@paraplegie.ch as soon as possible. Cancellation costs and administrative fees will be charged to the customer. In the case of cancellations up to 22 days before the start of the course, participants will be charged CHF 20.00/EUR 20.00 to cover administrative costs. The organizer is entitled to charge the following cancellation fees from 21 days before the start of the course:

Date of cancellation:
21 to 15 days before the start of the course
30% of the course fees

14 to 8 days before the start of the course
50% of the course fees

7 to 1 days before the start of the course
80% of the course fees

Cancellation on the first day of the course/Absence
100% of the course fees