Breakfast Sessions 1 - Tuesday 18 October 2016
Time: 7.30am - 8.30am (please arrive aprox 20 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the session)
Venue: Crown Premenade Melbourne
1.1. Diagnosis and treatment options for adolescent spondylolysis - DJ Kennedy
This session will review predisposing factors and epidemiology data associated with adolescent spondyolysis. It will also review the literature regarding the diagnostic workup ranging from physical exam to advanced imaging options. Additionally treatment guidelines and return to play considerations will be addressed.
1.2. Paralympic Sport: From Sydney to Rio - Gaetan Tardif
An introduction to Paralympic Sport and its societal impact.
1.3. Chronic pain update: what's new, what's used, what's abused? - Michael Vagg - Seqirus Sponsored Breakfast
This session will provide an insider view of current controversies and problems in pain management as well as a look at future prospects for new therapies. Case studies from rehabilitation practice will provide clinical context for the discussion.
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Breakfast Sessions 2 - Wednesday 19 October 2016
Time: 7.30am - 8.30am (please arrive aprox 20 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the session)
Venue: Crown Premenade Melbourne
2.1. Community based rehabilitation - Louisa Ng, Edwin Luk, Mary Galea, Mark Graf
2.2. Meeting of rehabilitation East & West - Jianan Li
2.3. Contemporary research for rehabilitation physicians from the compensation sector:
TAC & WorkSafe - Transport Accident Comission Sponsored Breakfast
Libby Callaway, Natasha Lannin, Kate Phillips, Laura Jolliffe
Providing efficient and effective rehabilitation services is one of the greatest concerns currently facing clinical services. A radical shift in thought, innovation, and action is required in the development of models and approaches to compensation-funded rehabilitation meet the expectations of future generations of people suffering significant brain injury.
Against the backdrop of urbanisation, technology explosion and implementation science, partnerships with compensation bodies provide unique opportunities to examine the effectiveness of policy decisions and the applicability of various models of care to maximise long-term community living and ultimately service outcomes.
This presentation will present a series of innovative approaches to best-practice rehabilitation, specifically in the area of housing, attendant care and technology, adhering to clinical practice guidelines and return to work. Then the expert speakers will inform and discuss these pressing issues to ensure people living with brain injury are able to participate and age in a society where their care needs are realised, prioritised and met.
This panel provides the opportunity to share best practices, learn from who have conducted innovative demonstration projects in the compensation arena and create meaningful knowledge.