Event
Apr
AusACPDM Listening and Sharing session: 26th April 2023
Addressing health inequities in childhood disability
April 26th 4pm Australian EST
Join us in our free listening and sharing session.
This session will be of interest to clinicians, researchers, students and people with lived experience.
Topic information: The AusACPDM is currently developing an Equity Statement to guide the Academy’s efforts to achieve health equity, and to become an equitable, diverse and inclusive organisation. Facilitators will seek input from the audience about what equity means to them, and what principles should underpin our efforts. Speakers will then share insights from EPIC-CP, a NSW-based research project that aims to address health inequities in children with CP through a co-designed integrated pathway to help clinicians link families to the social care services they need
Speakers include: A/Prof Sue Woolfenden, University of New South Wales / Sydney Local Health District, Dr Katarina Ostojic, University of New South Wales
The session will be facilitated by: Amy Hogan, CP Society of New Zealand and Dr Rachel Toovey, The University of Melbourne
Date: 26 April - 26 April
Location: Zoom, register for the link
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SAVE THE DATE: CP-Achieve/ AusACPDM 2023 Symposium
The CP-Achieve/AusACPDM 2023 Symposium will aim to share learnings, knowledge and exciting emerging evidence about adolescence and young adulthood from the CP-Achieve team and our collaborators as well as invited lead researchers and thought leaders, people with lived experience and other advocates.
By doing this we hope to support closing the health, participation and social outcomes gap for young people living with CP aged 10-30 years.
The Symposium will be held over two days on 3rd-4th August and will be a face-to-face event in Melbourne. It will include guest speakers, expert forums, interviews, question and answer sessions, and opportunities for networking allowing participants to be actively involved in learning and engaging to improving the health and participation of young people with cerebral palsy.
We are busy working on developing a fantastic program so watch this space for further details and updates.
Date: 3 August - 4 August
Location: Melbourne
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AusACPDM Listening and Sharing session: 29th March 2023
The AusACPDM Pain in Cerebral Palsy Interest Group
March 29th 4.30pm Australian EDST
Join us in our free listening and sharing session.
This session will be of interest to clinicians, researchers, students and people with lived experience.
Topic information: This session will outline how the pain interest group was established and how it runs. We will also share some of our research projects and directions. It will be of interest to those interested in pain research as well as those who are interested in starting a special interest group. There will be a short presentation followed by discussion with group members and session attendees.
Speakers include: Members of the AusACPDM Pain Interest group
The session will be facilitated by: Adrienne Harvey
Date: 29 March - 29 March
Location: Zoom, register for link
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AusACPDM Listening and Sharing session: 22nd February 2023
Hot off the press – findings from the 2023 Australian Cerebral Palsy Register Report
26th October 4:30pm Australian East coast Daylight Savings Time
Join us in our free listening and sharing session.
This session will be of interest to clinicians, researchers, students and people with lived experience.
Topic information:
- An update on prevalence of cerebral palsy (CP) in Australia
- Responses of people with lived experience to these findings
- How CP registers are being used in research
- New results from international CP surveillance collaborations
- Opportunities to ask questions and discuss findings throughout
Speakers include: Hayley Smithers-Sheedy, Sarah McIntyre, Georgie Henry
The session will be facilitated by: Shona Goldsmith
Date: 22 February - 22 February
Location: Zoom, register for link
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Gaining Political Support for Driving Change and why that is important
Let us continue joining hands to change our practice in Childhood Disability!
Join the IAACD Community of Practice sessions “Gaining Political Support for Driving Change and Why That Is Important.” on 31st January at 1pm UK time/GMT. Guest Speaker Nana Nino Tatishvili!
Date: 1 February - 1 February
Location: Zoom, register for link
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Announcing Changemakers 2023 Kids+ Conference
Featuring a host of inspiring speakers, the Changemakers 2023 Kids+ Conference will be held on the 23rd-24th of March at RACV Resort, Torquay, Victoria, Australia.
For more information, visit:
https://kidsplus.org.au/changemakers
Or download the flyer:
Changemakers 2023 Kids+ Conference Flyer
Date: 23 March - 24 March
Location: RACV Resort, Torquay, Victoria, Australia.
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REHAB FOR KIDS 2023
Rehab For Kids 2023 will be held at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, 2-3 March.
The Rehab for Kids conference is a national conference organised by the Queensland Paediatric Rehabilitation Service (QPRS), Queensland Children’s Hospital, and partnered with the Australasian Cerebral Palsy Clinical Trials Network (AusCP-CTN), to provide the latest information and research relevant to paediatric rehabilitation.
Date: 2 March - 3 March
Location: Brisbane Convention Centre, QLD
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AusACPDM Listening and Sharing session: 7th December 2022
Bridging the Gap: How to combine clinical work and research
Join us in our free Ask Me Anything session
Topic information: Health professionals across a variety of disciplines will share their gems of how to work clinically and also combine their research interests in their workplace. This is an informal “Ask Me Anything” session and will be of interest to clinicians and researchers who share dual roles and those who would like to know how to develop both roles.
Speakers: Professor Susan Stott, Dr Simon Paget, Dr Simon Garbellini, Dr Noula Gibson, Pam Thomason, Dr Kelly Weir
The session will be facilitated by: Dr Sian Williams
Date: 7 December - 7 December
Location: Zoom, please register for the link
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Global IAACD / AusACPDM Listening and Sharing session: World CP Day 6th Oct
Focus on Function: New Clinical Practice Guidelines for improving function in cerebral palsy
6th October 4:30pm Australian East Coast Daylight Savings Time
Held in conjunction with the IAACD Global Listening and Sharing sessions in recognition of World Cerebral Palsy Day.
Topic information: Clinical practice guidelines were recently published regarding current best practice evidence to support children and young people with cerebral palsy to achieve functional goals. This session will present the guidelines and reflect on how we can implement changes into our own practice to benefit the clients we work with.
Speaker: Michelle Jackman
The session will be facilitated by: Leanne Sakzewski
Date: 6 October - 6 October
Location: Zoom, please register for the link
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