The Brain Injury Conference is shaping up to be the biggest in its conference history with more than 80 international and local clinicians, researchers and presenters who will converge in Sydney for three days from July 20-22.
Among the attendees are Dr Tim Feeney from the US, one of the leading practitioners of Positive Behaviour Support (PBS). He will lead a workshop on PBS following brain injury alongside Monash University Professor Jennie Ponsford who comes with a 40-year background in brain injury research. Also from the US is Harvard Medical School Associate Professor Eve Valera who will share findings on Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) as a result of domestic violence; and Rachel Ramirez, director of the Ohio Domestic Violence Network who will also present a workshop on Domestic/Family Violence and brain injury.
An international keynote will be delivered by Dr Harris Eyre on new approaches to brain-investing, economics and policy. Another timely keynote from neuroradiologist Professor Stuart Grieve, in collaboration with former AFL player Paddy McCartin, will share what MRI reveals about the effects of ‘mild’ brain injury. Neurosurgeon Dr Charlie Teo, pictured, will also deliver a keynote on his research into Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and its potential contribution to recovery from brain injury.
For the first time the conference will run concurrent sessions and three pre-conference workshops from Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Sydney, Gary Browne, who will speak about the diagnosis, assessment and management of concussion. He will be joined by sport and exercise physician, Dr David Jefferies, who has worked with the NRL and exercise scientist Associate Professor Rhonda Orr from the Discipline of Exercise and Sport Science at The University of Sydney.
This workshop has been designed for those with an interest in the concussion and ‘mild’ TBI, including GPs, sports physicians, physiotherapists, trainers, coaches and sports administrators. The workshop will be practical and highly interactive, with case examples used throughout to illustrate the learning objectives.
Day one of the conference will conclude with a documentary screening of ‘Mystify Michael Hutchence’, who sustained a TBI from a violent assault, introduced by the doco director, Richard Lowenstein.
The conference will be held at the University of Sydney Business School from July 20-22, 2021.
Discounted registrations are available for delegates who attend both a pre-conference workshop and the two-day conference, for groups of five or more and for people with a disability, their family members and carers. Day-only registrations are also available.
To register phone Interpoint Events on: 1300 789 845 or email: info@interpoint.com.au