AusACPDM: Listening and Sharing Session November 2024

This interactive AusACPDM Listening and Sharing session will be about:

Research in low and middle income (LMIC) country settings. Growth in healthcare research capacity in LMIC settings will make important contributions to reducing healthcare challenges and disparities in LMIC countries. Locally led research has potential to propose, evaluate and translate culturally appropriate interventions and solutions, and at the same time, empower communities to articulate their needs and influence solutions. For this Listening and Sharing session, two PhD programs of work being conducted in LMICs will be presented.

This session will be of interest to clinicians, researchers, students and people with lived experience.  

Presenters include:  

Ms Thilini Madushika, “Cerebral palsy in western province Sri Lanka”. PhD candidate based Sri Lanka

Mr Anderson Mughogho, “The feasibility of implementing the GMA in the NICU of a referral hospital in Malawi-caregiver and professional perspectives”. PhD candidatebased in Malawi

Professor Alicia Spittle, University of Melbourne, who is part of the supervision of both PhD candidates will share her experiences of supporting research higher education in LMIC

The session will be facilitated by: Professor Jenny Downs, Head of Child Disability, The Kids Research Institute, Australia.

 

Disability, The Kids Research Institute Australia.

Date: 27 November - 27 November

Location: Zoom, register for link.

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IAACD Global Professional Education Committee Global Listening and Sharing Sessions 2024

The full schedule and links to each session are now out for the 2024 IAACD Global Listening and Sharing Sessions! The theme this year is “Families: Who cares for them”.

Families have an important role in supporting family members living with a childhood onset disability. Do we fully understand the needs of families and how we can support them?  Join us to listen and share stories from family members from around the world and promote a community who care for families. Different sessions have been scheduled across the world, and anyone is welcome to join.

Download the full schedule with links to each sesssion:  Final Global Listening and sharing timetable 23.11.2024

Check out the sessions below from our geographical region:

GMT	Country	Country time	Topic title and format	Language	Zoom/Teams link
12am	Australia	10am ADST	“Behind the scenes: Perspectives of family support needs from parents of children living with disability” Panel discussion	English	https://mcri.zoom.us/j/65896132734?pwd=DQFtdvLus94kiLybODnyCCZqwTtS0a.1
630am	India	12noon IST	“Families: Who cares for them?” Discussion	English	https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81154278880?pwd=d36qHiTKbyquVA26TSzfW4U7nNw9 0J.1 Meeting ID: 811 5427 8880 Passcode: 449892
7am	Sri Lanka	1230pm	“Sri Lankan Families Supporting Children with Disabilities.” Interview discussion and personal reflections	English and Sinhalese	https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88462195426?pwd=oORRQXOHcVVrwqFilC0zg87CL1LVKC.1
730am	New Zealand	730pm	“Reflections on Life, Loss and Therapy Responsibilities” Parents will share their reflections followed by open chat	English	https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83676016311?pwd=8GRJRi1xgQL3IbK6dSLeB4ZjQOPeYG.1   Meeting ID: 836 7601 6311 Passcode: 505656

 

Date: 29 November - 29 November

Location: Virtual, Links to register for each session are available in the attached flyer and linked webpage

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The Rehab for Kids 2025 Conference

The Rehab for Kids 2025 Conference to be held at the Brisbane Convention Centre is open for registration!

We invite doctors, allied health professionals, teachers and others working with children with Acquired Brain Injuries, Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Cord Injuries and related conditions, as well as those with lived experience, to join us for this fantastic learning and networking opportunity.

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 QPRS ABI in children research program will be hosting ‘Concussion in Management across the lifespan: from theory to practical approaches’ on 5 March 2025.

See the program and register here: Rehab For Kids 2025 (eventsair.com)

Date: 5 March - 7 March

Location: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, QLD

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2025 CP-Acheive & AusACPDM Cerebral Palsy Symposium

The 2025 CP-Achieve and AusACPDM Symposium will focus on Progress and Possibilities- celebrating 5 years of research through lived experience and planning the future, and is an event not to be missed!

The symposium will bring together the CP-Achieve team, collaborators, invited researchers, and people with lived experience to share the work that has been accomplished in the past five years and new knowledge on the advancement of lifespan outcomes for young people with cerebral palsy.

The symposium will be held over two days and explore research looking at the health, well-being and participation of adolescents and young people with cerebral palsy and the future of cerebral palsy research beyond CP-Achieve.

There will be a range of interesting and informative speakers and expert talks covering the latest research, as well as opportunities for symposium attendees to engage, contribute and network.

This will be an in-person event and there will be no live streaming or recordings available post symposium.

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPENS AT 8:00AM 31 JULY 2024!

Visit the CP-Achieve website for more inforamtion

https://www.cp-achieve.org.au/about/the-cp-achieve-ausacpdm-symposium-2025/

Date: 3 April - 4 April

Location: Melbourne

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