Other Events

UKABIF would like to provide information on as many events relevant to ABI as possible so if you know of an event which should be listed please contact us and we will put the details on the site

July 2009

August 2009

South West Joint ABI and Brain Injury Social Work Regional Group
Date: 26^th August 2009
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 Noon
Venue: The Psychology Department, R. D. & E. Wonford, Barrack Road, Exeter, EX2 5DW
Contact: Jackie Burt
Tel: 01752 272504

E-mail: jackie.burt@plymouth.gov.uk

September 2009
Kent ABI Forum
Date: Wednesday 9th September 2009 at 3:00pm
Venue: Raphael Medical Centre, Coldharbour Lane, Hildenborough,Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 9LE
Speakers: Sharon Patmore on her new role and Mark Parrin, Kent Supported Employment on How Supported Employment Can Help People Towards Employment Goals
Contact: Frances Pierce email francespierce@rixandkay.co.uk

Women and Brain Injury
Date: Monday 14th September 2009
Venue: St Andrews Healthcare, Northampton
A day of presentation and discussion with brain injury survivors, carers and professionals exploring how acquired brain injury directly and indirectly affects women.
Contact Dawn Ferrano Tel: 01604 616697Email: dferrano@standrew.co.uk

BIRT 2009 Conference
Innovations: Models and Management in Brain Injury Rehabilitation
New developments in neuroscience and rehabilitation practice
Venue: Burlington Hotel, New Street, in Birmingham
Dates: 23-24 September 2009
Contact: email frances.pitwell@thedtgroup.org to register your interest or see our website www.birt.co.uk. Book by 30 June 2009 to receive early booking discount.

Sussex ABI Forum
Date:24 September between 3 and 5pm.

Topic: Professor Lindsay McLellan (formally Head of the Wessex Neurological Unit) will be providing a talk on 'Syndromes of psychological impairment following minor brain injury'.

Contact: Katie Russell, Paralegal and Assistant to Francis Lacy Scott

DD 01293 603684

October 2009

Headstart Rehabilitation Services

Brain Injury Rehabilitation in Scotland

(Working towards seamless solutions)

Thursday 1st October 2009

Venue : Radisson SAS Hotel, 301 Argyle Street, Glasgow, G2 8DL

Contact Jason Shelley, jason@abisolutions.org.uk or 020 8763 2963

Northern ABI Forum
Date: Friday 3rd October 2008 12 – 2 p.m.
Venue: St James Parish Church Centre, St James Road, Carlisle CA2 5PD
For further information e-mail: NABIF@b-h-p.com

9^thAnnual Brain Injury Legal Seminar

BISWG in association with Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP

Date: Thursday 8^th October 2009. All day booked event.

Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Venue: CBI Conference Centre, 103 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1DU
Topics to include: Every Brain Injured Child Matters -Dr Graham Williams, Clinical Psychologist,The Children’s Trust
Withdrawal / limitation of treatment – can the Courts police the /Doctors? – implications of the Baby OT case – Nicholas Bowen, QC
Why Should the Local Authorities Pay: a review of Case Law – Chantelle Peters v East Midlands Strategic Health Authority – Jill Greenfield, Partner, Field Fisher Waterhouse
Vocational Rehabilitation – Andy Tyerman Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Community Head Injury Service
Disability & Discrimination in Employment – your rights - Richard Kenyon, Partner, Field Fisher Waterhouse
Mental Capacity: a Review of the Role of Deputy - Master Roberts, Master of the Supreme Court, Queen’s Bench Division

Northern ABI Forum Conference, Risks, Rehabilitation and Choice
Friday 10th October 2008
Venue: Centre for Life, Time Square, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4EP.
For further information e-mail: mailto:NABIF@b-h-p.com

November 2009

Developments in Acquired Brain Injury
11 November 2009, UKABIF Conference and AGM
Venue: Hotel Russell, Russell Square, London
Contact ukabif@btconnect.com or 01752 601 318

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December 2009