Pre-conference workshops
Wednesday 24th October 2012
Pre-Conference Discipline Specific Meetings
9.00am - 12.30pm
1) Physiotherapists and Exercise Physiologists Meeting
2) Meeting of Peer-Support Co-ordinators (please contact Peter Trethewey, AQA Victoria if you would like to participate)
3) Occupational Therapy Meeting - "Parenting with a spinal cord injury: things to consider"
4) Nursing
5) Medical
6) Social Work
Wednesday 24th October 2012
Pre-Conference Multidisciplinary Workshops
1.30pm - 5.00pm (includes afternoon tea)
1) Coping with Trauma
Featuring a panel of experts with extensive experience working with people who have experienced trauma.
2) Healthy for Life
Focussing on the physical aspects of health and wellbeing with a particular focus on weight management and exercise.
3) Community Collaboration and Partnership
An opportunity to explore how health services and community organisations with an interest in Spinal Cord Injury can work together.
An opportunity to explore how health services and community organisations with an interest in Spinal Cord Injury can work together.
4) Update on Upper Limb Surgery
The specialist upper limb surgery team will provide information about the restorative surgery offered in Melbourne including Tendon Transfers and Peripheral Nerve Grafting.
The specialist upper limb surgery team will provide information about the restorative surgery offered in Melbourne including Tendon Transfers and Peripheral Nerve Grafting.