Programme:

The online Summit will open at 9am on the 9th and 16th of November 2020 for networking, key note presentations and interactive sessions.  

 

The Summit provides a global view on ABI, allowing shared experiences of the impact of COVID-19.  It will discuss the future of neurorehabilitation and the policies and approaches shaping delivery in the UK.  It will demonstrate the latest neurotech and clinical tools.  This year's summit is a chance to network and reconnect to plan and deliver beyond 2020. 

 

Speakers:

• Monday 9th November 2020 - Chaired by Dr Andrew Bateman, UKABIF Chair
  • 9.00 - 9.30 Registration and Exhibition 
  • 9.30 - 10.00 Brain Injury and Rehab: The International Picture - Dr Leighton Chan, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Chief, Rehabilitation Medicine Dept Clinical Center, Nation Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA and Dr Andrew Bateman, Reader in Rehabilitation, University of Essex; Chair, UKABIF
  • 10.00 - 10.30 The Future of Rehabilitation - Dr Mike Dilley, Neuropsychiatrist, UKABIF Trustee and Member of the CRG for Rehabilitation and Disability
  • 10.30 - 11.00 - COVID Shorts
    • Telerehab - SameYou and UCL
    • Flexibility and Adaptability in the Independent Sector - Hobbs Rehabilitation
    • Picking up the Pieces and Preparing for the Next Wave - Dr Margaret Phillips, Royal Derby Hospital
  • 11.00 - 11.30 Tea break with Exhibition Viewing and Networking
  • 11.30 - 12.00 The National Neurorehabilitation Centre - Progress and Opportunities- Professor Mark Lewis,  NRC National Board Member, DNRC Programme Member
  • 12.00 - 12.30 The Liverpool HIT Score -  Ms Catherine McMahon, Consultant Neurosurgeon, The Walton Centre
  • 12.30 - 1.00 Exhibition Viewing and Networking

• Monday 16th November 2020 - Chaired by James Piercy, Science Communicator, Trainer and Public Engagement Consultant; UKABIF Trustee
  • 9.00 - 9.30 Registration and Exhibition
  • 9.30 - 10.00 Chris Bryant, MP and Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Acquired Brain Injury
  • 10.00 - 10.30 Public Health Approaches to Acquired Brain Injury and Justice - Stan Gilmour Superintendent Head of Violence Reduction Unit, Thames Valley Police
  • 10.30 - 11.00 Childhood Brain Injury: Why Schools are the Missing Link in the Rehab Journey - Gill Robinson OBE, Education Adviser, SEND Consultancy
  • 11.00 - 11.30   Tea break with Exhibition and Networking
  • 11.30 - 12.00  ABI and Domestic Abuse: Working Together to Create Positive Change - Jocelyn Gaynor, Head of Foundation, The Disabilities Trust
  • 12.00 - 12.30  Sport-related Acquired Brain Injury - what has changed? - Dr Michael Grey, Reader in Rehabilitation Neuroscience, University of East Anglia
  • 12.30 - 1.00  UKABIF Awards

Members - FREE

Non Members £35 Per Session £99 Summit Pass 

 

Click here to register

 

 

Attendees:

This conference will appeal to Allied Health Professionals with backgrounds in psychology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy from the NHS as well as private providers. It is relevant to; Medical practitioners including neurologists, neuropsychiatrists and consultants in rehabilitation medicine, Nursing staff including specialist brain injury nurses, Legal professionals including specialists in brain injury and clinical negligence, Case Managers, Specialist Care providers, Voluntary Organisations working in the brain injury field, Social Workers and social care professionals, Commissioners and other NHSE and local authority care managers.

• Time for Change Sponsors 
• Four delegate places
• Banner ad and link through from the UKABIF
• Conference webpage
• Online exhibition stands, networking and breakout sessions. 
• Pre-event planning and marketing 
• Logo and copy in the programme
  
• Endorsement on all communications regarding this event which will cover the full marketing programme
• Invitation to the post event networking 

Please email admin@ukabif.org.uk for further details.