Past Event

17
Jun

COLLABORATE, INNOVATE, ACHIEVE: CP-Achieve & AusACPDM Symposium 2021

The purpose of this symposium is to listen to those with lived experience of cerebral palsy, share knowledge, invite discussion, develop professional networks, and establish collaborative links. 

The combined effect of these things, we hope, is to build innovative approaches that support young people with cerebral palsy, their families, and their care providers, in the move towards and through early adulthood.

A themed approach will be used to deliver information, forums, Q&A sessions, and networking opportunities; allowing participants to be actively involved in learning and engaging in improving the lives of young adults with cerebral palsy.

 

— COLLABORATE, INNOVATE, ACHIEVE —

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 Discounts available for AusACPDM members, contact cp-achieve@mcri.edu.au with your AusACPDM Member number and expiry date for a discount code.

 

Date: 17 June - 18 June

Location: Virtual

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03
Mar

The Rehab for Kids conference

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.

The 3-day virtual conference will include dedicated single streams with various national and international keynote addresses, short multidisciplinary presentations and case reviews, along with research papers. The single-stream sessions will be held online via Zoom.

The program will provide you with opportunities to update skills and knowledge with colleagues involved in the rehabilitation of children with brain injuries, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, limb difference and other low incidence conditions.

The conference will showcase Hot Topics in research from the Australasian Cerebral Palsy Clinical Trials Network, including recent advances and issues on some of the work being done to improve early diagnosis and intervention for children with, or at risk of, cerebral palsy. We will highlight the latest research and innovations in early detection, neuroprotection, interventions and their implementation into clinical practice.

You will also have access to a virtual bank of short presentations through the conference website on a variety of topics dedicated to paediatric rehabilitation.

Who can benefit from attending?

  • Health professionals
  • Other professionals who work with children who have received rehabilitation
  • Parents/carers of children who have received rehabilitation
  • Students
  • Researchers

Parents/carers of children who have received rehabilitation are invited to register and attend this conference. Some conference content may be limited to health professionals where applicable.

Content and case studies presented at the conference is not intended to replace qualified medical or health related advice. If parents/carers have any concerns or questions arising from the conference in relation to the care for their child, these should be discussed with their QPRS health professional.

Date: 3 March - 5 March

Location: Conference to be held via Zoom videoconference

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06
Oct

COVID19 Listening and Sharing session

Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on children with disabilities in Sri Lanka and Nepal: Listening session for clinicians & researchers

FREE WEBINAR EVENT

06 October 2020, 3pm-4pm Australian EDST 

The IAACD /AusACPDM COVID-19 Taskforce want to hear from you.

Join our listening session to share how our clinicians & researchers across Australasia including the Pacific have adapted to COVID-19 & where we are heading in the future.

Our aim is to share our experiences, to learn what has worked, what has not worked & what learnings we can take into the future. The panel include speakers involved in both hospital & community based health service delivery in the Sri Lanka and Nepal.

Panelists

  • Gopi Kitnasamy, Founder of CPLanka, Sri Lanka
  • Romaniya Fernando PT, Sri Lanka
  • Bhagya Devagiri SLT, Sri Lanka
  • Nistha Shrestha, Nepal

Chaired by Dr Mary-Clare  Waugh – Paediatrician, Australia

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Date: 6 October - 6 October

Location: Zoom, please register for link

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06
Oct

COVID19 Listening and Sharing session

Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on children with disabilities in the Pacific: Listening session for clinicians & researchers

FREE WEBINAR EVENT

06 October 2020, 12pm-1pm Australian EDST 

The IAACD /AusACPDM COVID-19 Taskforce want to hear from you.

Join our listening session to share how our clinicians & researchers across Australasia including the Pacific have adapted to COVID-19 & where we are heading in the future.

Our aim is to share our experiences, to learn what has worked, what has not worked & what learnings we can take into the future. The panel include speakers involved in both hospital & community based health service delivery in the Pacific Region.

Panelists
Dr Peter Asuo, Paediatrician, Ministry of Health, Kiribati
Dr Rakei Kaarira, Paediatrician, Ministry of Health, Kirabati
Ms Sureni Perera, CEO, Frank Hilton Organisation, Suva-Fiji
Ms Ingrid Sutherland, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Family Well-Being Clinic, Royal Children’s Hospital, Australia
Dr Georgina Cox, Psychologist, Family Well-Being Clinic, Royal Children’s Hospital, Australia

Chaired by Dr Kate Milner, Paediatrician, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne

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Date: 6 October - 6 October

Location: Zoom, please register for link

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05
Aug

Supporting families with disabilities impacted by COVID-19: the role of listening sessions

FREE EVENT

Wednesday 05 August 2020, 11am-12pm Australian EST

The AusACPDM / IAACD COVID-19 Taskforce want to hear from you. Join us in our upcoming listening session via zoom. Our aim is to share our experiences, to learn what has / has not worked, and hear about what learnings we can take into the future. Facilitators from our Taskforce panel include speakers involved in family support organisations and research.

What is a listening session and guidelines on how to run them

 Prof Alicia Spittle, University of Melbourne

What support do families and people with lived experience need

Amy Hogan, CP Society of New Zealand

How family support organisations can help

Carrie Clark, Kalparrin, Western Australia

Supporting parents through challenging emotions and personal self-care

Dr Catherine Mak, Psychologist, The University of Queensland

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Date: 5 August - 5 August

Location: Zoom, Register for link

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29
Jul

2020 Reddihough Symposium

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Neurodevelopment and Disability are proud to present the 3rd Annual Reddihough Symposium for paediatricians, medical and nursing staff, allied health and education professionals on  Wednesday 29th July 2020.

Date:  Wednesday 29th July 2020

Time:  1230 – 1530 hrs

Venue:  via Zoom webinar (free)

The symposium will commence with a Grand Round presented by Prof Christine Imms.

Professor Christine Imms is the newly appointed Apex Australia Foundation Chair of Neurodevelopment and Disability. The Apex Chair is a joint initiative of the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne, The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation and Apex Australia Foundation. Christine is an occupational therapist with 17 years of clinical plus 20 years of academic experience. Her research foci are (i) effectiveness of occupational therapy and allied interventions particularly in the field of child-onset disability; (ii) development and testing of valid, reliable outcome measures pertinent to childhood disability; (iii) longitudinal follow-up of participation, health and well-being outcomes for children and families; and (iv) conceptual work about ‘participation’ that resulted in the publication of the family of Participation Related Constructs.

Crafting a preferred future:  How participation research is challenging our child-onset disability foci.

Creating a preferred future implies vision, thoughtfulness and actions. It requires knowledge and skills that are developed over time. To craft a future for ourselves or to contribute to the crafting of another’s future, means we need to think and act creatively and thoughtfully.  In the context of our work, it means we need to ask ourselves: What is my role as a health professional, in the crafting or creating of a preferred future for those living with disability?  In this presentation, I will consider how participation-focused research provides a lens for considering how our work contributes to supporting young people and their families live a good life: that is, one that contains happiness, good health and longevity and positive development towards a preferred future.

Date: 29 July - 29 July

Location: Live Webinar

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03
Jun

Free Webinar AusACPDM COVID 19 Taskforce

Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on service delivery: Part 1 – Listening session for clinicians & researchers

Wednesday 3 June 2020

11am-12pm Australian EST

Launching the IAACD COVID-19/AusACPDM COVID-19 Task Force, this FREE webinar event will provide an opportunity for clinicians and researchers in our community, across Australasia, to explore how best we can help children, families, colleagues and services during the COVID-19 pandemic now and into the future.

Our aim is to share our experiences, to learn what has worked, what has not worked and what learnings we can take into the future. This listening session will be facilitated by a panel of speakers representing the research community, and service delivery within the community and hospitals, but we want to hear from you!

Within the zoom listening session, we will ask you to share how you have adapted your clinical research and service delivery to COVID-19, what has worked, the challenges, and where you see us heading in the future.

Who is this session for?

All health professionals and researchers working within clinical populations.

Who will be speaking?

  • A/ Professor Bernadette Gillick, IAACD COVID-19 Taskforce
  • Professor Alicia Spittle, AusACPDM COVID-19 Taskforce
  • Dr Mary-Clare Waugh, AusACPDM COVID-19 Taskforce
  • Gaela Kilgour, AusACPDM COVID-19 Taskforce

Note: The number of attendees will be limited, however the session will be recorded, and posted on the AusACPDM Website.

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Date: 3 June - 3 June

Location: Online webinar: Register for zoom link

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28
May

eHealth Paediatric Summit: 28th-31st May, 2020

The eHealth Paediatric Summit: A virtual event delivering evidence-based knowledge and practical strategies in one easy-to-access location for therapists working in paediatric rehabilitation.

The eHealth Paediatric Summit was live from 28-31st May 2020 (NZ time zone). It is now available online for 1 year at a cost of $50.

This summit was coordinated by a group of clinicians and academics as a way of showcasing the clinical innovation and research happening in the current Telehealth/Digital Health space. The summit aims to curate content specific to paediatrics in one easy-to-access location. Speakers that are on the front line of online therapy delivery or research will showcase their evidence based practice and clinical strategies to share with clinicians working directly in the Telehealth/Digital Health space.

Topics cover a wide range of categories relevant to paediatric rehabilitation a digital space, including early intervention, developmental disabilities, therapy in schools, providing distance learning to postgraduate and undergraduate therapists, tools, ethics, as well as running an online business as a therapist.

Speakers are from the USA, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Europe, Canada and Israel.

The Summit is free to attend over the 4 day duration as it runs live, with a premium access option for attendees wishing to access extended content and networking opportunities.

For more information, visit https://the-ehealth-summit-for-therapists.heysummit.com/

Date: 28 May - 31 May

Location: Online

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04
Mar

Stem Cells for the Brain: Are We Letting Australians Down?

Cerebral Palsy Alliance is pleased to announce a free Public Forum. Research into the potential of stem cells for treating a number of brain conditions is progressing at a rapid pace. This FREE public forum will be an engaging and informative event which will cover stem cells basics, current research and exciting breakthroughs. Attendees will hear from leading experts in the field as well as from members of the community.

A highlight of this event will be a panel discussion and interactive Q&A lead by Dr Karl, where we encourage the public to weigh-in on the conversation.

 

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Date: 4 March - 4 March

Location: York Theatre, Seymour Centre, Chippendale NSW

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