Date: Thursday 6th July
Venue: The Ark Conference Centre, Basingstoke (Post code: RG24 9NN)
NHS staff: FREE
Non NHS Staff: £50 delegate fee
Programme
9.00 – 9.30 Registration
9.30 – 9.40 Welcome address from the Chair Dr Simon Fleminger Medical Director & Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, Glenside
9.40 – 10.20 Respiratory Management in patients with spinal cord injury Dr Aram Mashoof Fard Consultant in Spinal Cord Injuries and Rehabilitation Medicine Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre, Salisbury Foundation Trust
10.20 – 11.00 Developing and evaluating technology for people with cognitive impairments Prof Nigel Harris Director Designability, Royal United Hospital, Bath
11.00 – 11.30 Refreshments, exhibition stands & networking
11.30 – 12.10 Can we improve social communication skills in acquired brain injury through a peer- led intervention and how do we capture change? Susan Howell Speech & Language Therapist Glenside
12.10 – 12.50 Psychiatry, Emotion and Medical Rehabilitation Prof George Ikkos Lead Consultation Liaison Psychiatrist Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
12.50 – 13.40 Lunch, exhibition stands & networking
13.40 – 14.20 Upper limb surgery in tetraplegia Mr Firas Jamil Consultant in Spinal Injuries/Director Yorkshire Regional Spinal Injuries Centre Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield
14.20 – 15.00 Spinal cord stimulation in patients with chronic pain Mr Girish Vajramani Consultant Neurosurgeon Southampton General Hospital
15.00 - 15.15 Closing summary from the Chair Dr Simon Fleminger Medical Director & Consultant Neuropsychiatrist Glenside
Contact: Claire.Bourne@glensidecare.com
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