Australia and New Zealand Spinal Cord Society
Annual Scientific Meeting 2009
Perth Convention Exhibition Centre
25 to 27 November 2009, Perth, Western Australia

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PROGRAM

 

 

Wednesday 25 November 2009

12.30-18.00

Conference Registration

 

Concurrent Workshops 1

Reflective Practice for Practitioners of Rehabilitation and Interdisciplinary Teams

Room: Meeting Room 1                                Chairperson: Trish Ray


Concurrent Workshop 2

Basic Neurourology and Management

Room: Meeting Room 2                                Chairperson: Carly Philp


Concurrent Workshop 3

Vocation - Exploring early intervention vocational rehabilitation following SCI

Room: Meeting Room 3                                Chairperson: Kristy Schmidt

15.30-16.00

Afternoon Tea

16.00-17.00

Discipline Specific Meetings

   

Nursing
Clinical Psychology/Social Work
Physiotherapy
Vocational Rehabilitation
Occupational Therapy
Medical

Room: Meeting Room 1
Room: Meeting Room 2
Room: Meeting Room 3
Room: Meeting Room 10
Room: Meeting Room 11
Room: Meeting Room 12

17.30-19.00

Welcome Cocktail - Riverview Room 4

Thursday 26 November 2009

08.00-18.00

Conference Registration

08.45-10.30

0845

0900

Opening Address – Dr Peter Flett, Director General, Health Department WA

Scott Richards, ‘Are We There Yet?’

1000

Patricia Fronek, ‘Talking, not Listening, Not Quite There Yet: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People with SCI and Health Education’

1015

1017

Poster: Frances Porter, ‘From Injury to Independence’

Poster: James Middleton, ‘Health Status, Quality of Life and Strain in Carers During the First 2 Years of Community Reintegration After SCI’

1019

1021

1023

1025

1027

Poster: Kirstie Ross, ‘Right People, Right Time, Right Place'

Poster: Mandy Hanna, ‘Kidz SCILS for Life’

Poster: B Daher, ‘NSW – Peer Support / Community Survival Kit’

Poster: Jenny Cox, ‘South Australian (SA) Country Health Spinal Cord Injury SCI) Survey’

Poster: David Simpson, ‘Life Goes On, Online: A Case Study in Enabling e-Engagement in Life Roles on the Acute Spinal Cord Injury Unit’

10.30-11.00

Morning Tea

11.00-12.30

Concurrent Session 2A
Skin / Nursing
Room: Meeting Room 2

1100
1115

Leanne Rees, ‘Review of Mobilisation Program – post pressure injury’
Ian Craig, ‘Selecting support surfaces for Acute phase treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries’

1130

Peter Stewart, ‘Is Upper Limb Dominance an Associated Factor in the Development of Sitting Acquired Pressure Ulcers Following Spinal Cord Injury?’

1145

Mark Habgood, ‘A Drug Treatment to Elicit Bowel Emptying After Spinal Cord Injury’

1200

Poster: Janette Tamplin, ‘Respiratory Muscle Function and Activation During Speech and Singing in Quadriplegia’

1202

Poster: Ruth Marshal, ‘Finalising an Agreed Taxonomy for Non-Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury’

1204

Poster: Sue Nelan, ‘A Retrospective Analysis of Vitamin B12 Levels in Patients with a Spinal Cord Injury at Prince of Wales Hospital Sydney NSW Preliminary Results’

1206

Poster: Phil Waite, ‘Assessment of Sensory Progression in the First 6 Months After Spinal Cord Injury Using Electrical Perceptual Threshold (EPT) Testing’

1208

Poster: Mel Gregory, ‘What Do Patients With A Spinal Cord Injury Do In Rehab?’

1210

Poster: Jillian Clark, ‘Resistance to the Physiological Activities of Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 (FGF23) Following Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)’

1212

Poster: Roxana Heriseanu, ‘Heterotopic Ossification in Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Series'

1215

Stephanie Williams, ‘ANZSCIN Present Position Future Vision’

 

Concurrent Session 2B
Consumer
Room: Seminar Room 3

1100

Michael Dunn
12.30-13.30

Lunch

13.30-15.30  

ANZSCIN Symposium
Bridging the Gap: Translation Research in Spinal Cord Injury
Room: Meeting Room 2 & 3

1330
1400
1430
1500

James Vickers, ‘Axonal Injury and Regeneration: How Neurons Respond to Damage’
Mary Galea, ‘Spinal Cord Injury and Exercise’
Alan MacKay-Sim, ‘Early and Late Strategies for Spinal Cord Repair’
Tim Woodfield, ‘Multi-therapeutic Strategies for Treating Spinal Cord Injury’

15.30-16.00

Afternoon Tea

16.00-18.00  

ANZSCIN Symposium
Bridging the Gap: Translation Research in Spinal Cord Injury
Room: Meeting Room 2 & 3

1600
1630

Giles Plant, ‘Spinal Cord Remyelination following Glial Transplantation’
Jillian Clark, ‘Prognostic Biomarkers in the Management of Spinal Cord Injury: Basic Biochemistry and Clinical Applications’

1700

Janet Keast, ‘Persistent Pain after Spinal Cord Injury: Understanding Mechanisms to Develop Treatments’

1730 Discussion Panel – Phil Waite & Tim Geraghty
18.00

Drinks - Riverview Room 4
Sponsored by ANZSCIN

Friday 27 November 2009

08.00-18.00

Conference Registration

09.00-10.30

Keynote Session 3
Room: Meeting Room 2 & 3

0900
1000

1015
1017

Michael Dunn, Maintaining & Enhancing Team Functioning in SCI Rehabilitation
Kathryn Nicholson Perry, ‘What to Measure? How to Measure? The Development of a Psychosocial Assessment Protocol in a Statewide Spinal Cord Injury Service’
Poster: Nicky Hunter, ‘Translating Technology Into Practice’
Poster: Janet McCarthy, ‘“Wheel Fit”: A Pilot Health and Wellbeing Program for People With A Spinal Cord Injury’

1019

1021
1023
1025

Poster: Lucy Maugham, ‘Under the Umbrella of Community Rehabilitation Competencies' - Spinal Outreach Team Service Delivery Appraisal’
Poster: Annette Foote, ‘Evaluation of Client Use of Adaptive Technology’
Poster: Sharron Neeson, ‘The Wheelie Healthy Lifestyle Project’
Poster: Kristy Walford, ‘Maximising Environmental Control Unit Usage Within The Spinal Cord Injured Population'

1027

1029

Poster: Josh Simmons, ‘A Unique Vehicle For Independence'
Poster: Jo Nunnerley, ‘The Experience of Employment in New Zealand following Spinal Cord Injury’

10.30-11.00

Morning Tea

11.00-12.30

Session 4

Intervention/Sleep

Room: Meeting Room 2 & 3

1100

1115
1130

Lisa Harvey, ‘Electrical Stimulation Superimposed on Progressive Resistance Training to Improve Strength in Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomised Controlled Trial’
Rob Boland, ‘Differential Effects of Spinal Cord Injury on Peripheral Motor Axon Function’
J Batty & K Ralston, ‘A 12 Month Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling Trial In POWH Spinal Injuries Unit’

1145

1200

Jo Spong, ‘Sleep Disruption in Quadriplegia: Exploring Whether 3MG Melatonin Induces Sleep’

David Berlowitz, ‘The Relationship between Objective and Subjective Sleep in a Community Sample of People with Quadriplegia’

1215

Lisa Harvey, ‘Using eLearning to Enhance Physiotherapy Students’ Practical Skills in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation’

12.30-14.30

Lunch and AGM

14.00-15.30

Session 5

Psychology/Pain

Room: Meeting Room 2 & 3

1400

1415

Stephanie Coates, ‘Examining the Validity and Sensitivity of the Auspinal in a Cohort Study of Hand Function'
Jillian Clark, ‘Circulating Soluble Receptor Activated Nuclear Receptor Kappa B Ligand (RANKL) and Osteoprotegrin (OPG) levels Correlate with Pain Scores following Spinal Cord Injury’

1430

1445
1500

1515

Michelle Brynes, ‘Clinical Audit of the Relationship between Chronic Pain and Psychological Functioning in Spinal Cord Injured People Residing in the Community: WA Experience’
John Bourke, ‘A Consumer Perspective on a Fes Bicycle’
David Huynh, ‘A Qualitative Study of the Effects of Tai Chi in People with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) in Spinal Rehab Unit (SRU)’
Michelle Byrnes, ‘Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Mindfulness and Acceptance Group Program to Improve Coping and Quality of Life for Spinal Cord Injured Individuals’

15.30-16.00

Afternoon Tea

16.00-17.30

Session 6

Community/Vocation

Room: Meeting Room 2 & 3

1600
1615

Jenny Lauschke, ‘Assessing autonomic function after acute spinal cord injury’
R Bucks & T Roberton, ‘Activity and Perceived Barriers in the Community After SCI: A West Australian Study’

1630

1645
1700
1715

Candice Unger, ‘Developing a Building Family Resilience Program: What can we learn from family members and health professionals?’
James Middleton, ‘Vocational Status at 2 Year Follow Up after Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury’
Jo Nunnerly, ‘The Experience of Leaving a Spinal Unit and Returning to the Wider Community’
ANZSCoS 2010, Awards & Closing

19.00-23.30

Conference Dinner

Riverview Room 4

19.00

19.30

Pre dinner Drinks

Dinner

       

 

 

 

 



 

 



 



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