Course/Event Booking
Effective interventions for rehabilitation following brain tumours and other brain injuries acquired in childhood
Tuesday 10 March 2020
Method of delivery: Face to faceCourse Duration: 1-days
Cost: GBP 175.00
Reduced Cost: GBP 100.00 Allied Health Professionals and service users
Total Course Places: 100 (3 standard places currently available; 3 reduced rate places available)
CPD Points: 6. You will be able to download a pdf of your CPD certificate following attendance at the course.
There is no pre course reading for this course
OBJECTIVES
This meeting has been made possible by grants from The Brain Tumour Charity, Children's Cancer & Leukaemia Group, MacKeith Press, The Children's Trust and the support of the British Paediatric Neurology Association.
The purpose of this 1-day meeting is to:
- Foster good practice and collaborative research across the UK in paediatric neuro-rehabilitation as it applies to survivors of childhood brain tumours.
- Share information on
- Good models of service provision
- Effective approaches to evaluation of rehabilitation interventions
- Opportunities for networking and collaboration in service improvement and research
Steering group:
- Prof Simon Bailey, Newcastle, Chair of the Brain Tumour Subgroup  of the Paediatric CSG of NCIN
- Dr Kim Bull, Southampton, Research Psychologist
- Dr Rob Forsyth, Newcastle, Consultant Neurologist, Senior Lecturer & Head of Childrens Brain Injury Service
- Dr Anne Gordon, London, Head of Therapies, Evelina Children’s Hospital
- Prof Colin Kennedy, Southampton, founding chair of SIOP-E and CCLG QoS working groups
- Dr J-P Kilday, Manchester, Chair of the Neuro SIG of CCLG
- Dr Jenny Limond, Exeter, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, past co-chair of SIOP-E QoS group
- Dr Chris Morris, Exeter, Associate Professor in Child Health Research and expert in outcome measurement in children with a disability
- Mr Andy Newman (Parent), on behalf of the Brain Tumour Charity Research Involvement Network
- Dr Sophie Thomas, Nottingham, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, co-chair of SIOP-E QoS group
- Dr Jane Williams, Nottingham, Neurodevelopmental Neurologist, co-chair of the Neuro-rehab SIG of BPNA
- Dr Lorna Wales, Surrey, Research Professional Lead, The Children’s Trust, Surrey
PROGRAMME
Effective interventions for rehabilitation of survivors of brain tumours and other brain injuries acquired in childhood
Royal College of Physicians, 11 St Andrews Place, London, NW1 4LE
Tuesday 10 March 2020
ABSTRACTS
The abstract deadline has now passed.
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
| 09.30-10.00 | Registration and refreshments | Platt Room |
| Session 1: Oral Presentations - Chairs: Jenny Limond, Colin Kennedy | Seligman Theatre | |
| 10.00-10.05 | Welcome and introduction | Colin Kennedy, Southampton |
| 10.05-10.25 | Developments in community rehabilitation | Lorna Wales, The Children's Trust & Deborah Levy, Surrey |
| 10.25-10.55 | Parenting, peer & school support, psycho-education | Emily Bennett, Nottingham & Suzanna Watson, Cambridge |
| 10.55-11.20 | The patients' perspective | Andy Newman, Gloucs & Kim Bull, Southampton |
| 11.20-11.40 | Refreshments | Platt Room |
| Session 2: Oral Presentations - Chairs: Jean-Paul Kilday & Jane Williams | Seligman Theatre | |
| 11.40-12.05 | Rehabilitation of children with brain tumours - Beyond service delivery; lessons from Brainbow | Amos Burke, Cambridge |
| 12.05-12.30 | Evidencing rehabilitation | Rob Forsyth, Newcastle |
| 12.30-13.05 | Health care for the long term after brain injury | Mathilde Chevignard, Paris |
| 13.05-14.00 | Lunch, exhibition and networking | Platt Room |
| 13.30-14.00 | Poster discussion guided by Chris Morris | Platt Room |
| Session 3: Parallel workshop discussion | Facilitators; Lorna Wales (Research Professional Lead, The Children's Trust), Becky Birch (Head of Research, The Brain Tumour Charity), Colin Kennedy | |
| 14.00-14.55 | 1) Guidelines, networks, outreach/community-based rehabilitation, special interest groups | Seligman Theatre |
| 14.00-14.55 | 2) Evaluation of novel therapies across more than one site | Sloane Room |
| 14.00-14.55 | 3) Digital platforms for communication and intervention in rehabilitation | Linacre Room |
| 14.55-15.15 | Feedback and discussion from workshop sessions | Seligman Theatre |
| 15.15-15.35 | Refreshments | Platt Room |
| Session 4: Oral Presentations - Chairs: Sophie Thomas & Simon Bailey | Seligman Theatre | |
| 15.35-16.05 | Neurocognitive and pharmacological interventions to imporve outcomes | Anna Adlam, Exeter & Sarah Verity, Newcastle |
| 16.05-16.25 | Improving motor function; cerebellar mutism syndrome | Helen Hartley, Liverpool |
| 16.25-17.10 | Novel approaches for cognitive recovery and brain repair in survivors of paediatric brain tumours | Don Mabbott, Toronto |
| 17.10-17.20 | Actions arising from the day and closing discussion | |
| 17.30 | Close | |
This meeting has been made possible by grants from The Brain Tumour Charity, Children's Cancer & Leukaemia Group, MacKeith Press and the support of the British Paediatric Neurology Association.
Invited Speakers:
- Anna Adlam, Clinical Psychologist & Co-Director for Postgraduate Research for Psychology, University of Exeter
- Emily Bennett, Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Paediatric Neuropsychology, Nottingham Children’s Hospital
- Amos Burke, Consultant Oncologist and Clinical Lead of the Brainbow Service, Cambridge
- Mathilde Chevignard, Rehabilitation Specialist, Acquired Brain Injury Service, St Maurice Hospital, Paris, France
- Rob Forsyth, Consultant Neurologist, Senior Lecturer & Head of Childrens Brain Injury Service, Newcastle
- Helen Hartley, Specialist Physiotherapist, Acute Neurosciences/Oncology, Alder Hey Childrens NHS FT
- Deborah Levy, Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy, Children and Family Health Surrey
- Don Mabbott, Program Head and Senior Scientist, Neurosciences & Mental Health, Sick Kids, Toronto, Canada
- Sarah Verity, Clinical Psychologist in Neuro-oncology, Newcastle
- Lorna Wales, Research Professional Lead, The Children’s Trust, Surrey
- Suzanna Watson, Consultant and Lead for Paediatric Neuropsychology Services, Cambridge & Peterborough NHS FT