Brain Injury Australia, is making a FINAL Call for Papers. The organization is holding its National Conference at the University of Sydney, November 23-25, 2020.
The voice of people with lived experience of brain injury will be at the centre of the conference program, including the Consumer Opening Address.
People with a brain injury, family members, researchers, clinicians, allied health professionals, service providers and policymakers are invited to submit presentation proposals in the following subject areas:
- The lived experience of brain injury – consumers, significant others, family members
- Innovations in evidence-based approaches to the treatment, rehabilitation and overall care of people with a brain injury
- The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
- Mild traumatic brain injury/ post-concussion syndrome
- Peer supports, mentoring of people with a brain injury
- Brain injury in Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander and culturally and linguistically diverse communities
- Acute care of traumatic brain injury
- Management of challenging behaviours
- Domestic and family violence, brain injury/ inflicted traumatic brain injury in children
- Alcohol and other drug-related brain injury
- Violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with a brain injury
- Brain injury in the military
- Brain injury and employment
- Traumatic Brain Injury in older Australians and the prevention of brain injury.
The conference presentations include panels and single speaker sessions.
Proposals can be: an oral presentation; a snapshot (10-15 minute overview of an under acknowledged topic, or a research finding, in brain injury); the Consumer Opening Address (by someone with lived experience of disability); or a topic for panel discussion.
Deadline for presentation submissions: August 7, 2020
Notification of acceptance: August 17, 2020
Presentations or conference program email: admin@braininjuryaustralia.org.au
For all general enquiries contact: info@interpoint.com.au