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1 Sponsored by The BIRT Conference 2015 The future of brain injury rehabilitation 30 September - 1 October 2015 The Hilton, Deansgate 303 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LQ Book by 30 June 2015 to receive early booking discount Accredited by APIL training - 11 CPD hours BIRT - the charity leading brain injury rehabilitation across the UK Registered Charity Nos , SC

2 The BIRT Conference 2015 The future of brain injury rehabilitation 30 September - 1 October 2015 The Hilton, Deansgate 303 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LQ Be involved in The future of brain injury rehabilitation The BIRT Conference 2015 is the foremost brain injury conference in the UK, featuring highly prestigious speakers from around the world who will share their latest research strategies and developments in the treatment and rehabilitation of people with brain injury. In addition to the plenary sessions, our practical workshops and symposia, presented by experts in the field, give delegates the opportunity to participate in debate, discussion, learn new techniques and share good practice. Dedicated to exploring latest developments and strategies for the treatment and rehabilitation of people with acquired brain injury, the BIRT Conference 2015 will examine the future of brain injury rehabilitation giving delegates new ideas, approaches and inspiration to use in their work with people with acquired brain injury. We are very grateful to Irwin Mitchell Solicitors whose main sponsorship has enabled us to keep delegate prices relatively low, thus making the BIRT Conference 2015 accessible for as many people as possible. Who should attend Professionals working in acquired brain injury including clinical psychologists, clinical neuropsychologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, rehabilitation medicine specialists, GPs, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, social workers, care managers, case managers, rehabilitation support workers, statutory and voluntary sector care providers, personal injury lawyers, representatives from CCGs, NHS England, and CSUs, who wish to develop knowledge about brain injury rehabilitation. Learning outcomes To be aware of scientific developments and their implications for brain injury rehabilitation To be aware of the latest technology available for assessment, rehabilitation and long-term support of individuals with an acquired brain injury and their families To be aware of the latest research in brain injury rehabilitation To be updated on the latest practices in brain injury rehabilitation

3 Conference highlights As part of an exciting first day of the Conference Professor Mark Solms, Head of the Department of Psychology and Professor of Neuropsychology at The University of Cape Town, will introduce ground breaking research that builds bridges between Psychoanalysis, Neuroscience, Psychology and Psychiatry. By combining the insights of these disciplines, brain injury professionals are gaining a better understanding of mind and brain. BIRT brings you the opportunity to learn more about this pioneering way of thinking and about the potential to use it in interventions to aid neuropsychological rehabilitation. Assistive technology is well established as vital in healthcare, and it is now regularly used in brain injury rehabilitation. Delegates will have the opportunity to see (and try out themselves!) the latest technology for activities of daily living in Workshop 8, convened by Dr Brian O Neill, winner of the Laing Buisson Award for Innovation. Symposium 11 will feature new technology being used for cognition, including memory and executive function, disorders of visual perception and attention, and is presented by experts who specialise in this field. Day One: Wednesday 30 September Plenary Sessions Innovations in the treatment of self-awareness after acquired brain injury Dr Pam Klonoff, Center for Transitional NeuroRehabilitation, Phoenix, USA The psyche in neuropsychology Professor Mark Solms, Professor in Neuropsychology, Department of Psychology, University of Cape Town, South Africa Long-term effects of outpatient neuropsychological rehabilitation programs for persons with acquired brain injuries Professor Dan Hoofien, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Social cognition following severe traumatic brain injury Professor Skye McDonald, School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia The paradoxical brain: Implications for neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation Dr Tom Manly, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge Gala Dinner Evening See overleaf for details Day Two Morning:* Thursday 1 October Workshop The quest for the self after brain injury Opening lecture by Professor Mark Solms, Professor in Neuropsychology, Department of Psychology, University of Cape Town, South Africa Session convened by Dr Ohr Barak, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Chalkdown House, BIRT Dr Giles Yeates, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Cambourne Centre, Aylesbury 2. Workshop Future directions for rehabilitating brain injury with a history of alcohol misuse Session convened by Dr Jenny Svanberg, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, NHS Forth Valley 3. Symposium New ways of assessing the need for brain injury rehabilitation in the community: The Brain Injury Needs Indicator Epidemiology of TBI: Implications for rehabilitation provision and longterm disability Dr Fiona Lecky, Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Sheffield Brain injury in the Care Act Erin Rodgers, Policy and Campaigns Manager, The Disabilities Trust The development and evaluation of the Brain Injury Needs Indicator (BINI) Dr Sue Copstick, Clinical Director, The Disabilities Trust MORNING 4. Workshop The quest for the self after brain injury Opening lecture by Professor Mark Solms, Professor in Neuropsychology, Department of Psychology, University of Cape Town, South Africa Session convened by Dr Ohr Barak, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Chalkdown House, BIRT Dr Giles Yeates, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Cambourne Centre, Aylesbury 5. Symposium Advances in the assessment of older adults with a history of brain injury Neuropsychological diagnosis of problems after stroke Professor Glyn Hymphreys, Watts Professor of Experimental Psychology and Head of Department, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford 6. Symposium Overcoming barriers: Reaching and supporting vulnerable people with brain injury Session convened by Deborah Fortescue, Head of Foundation, The Disabilities Trust Foundation Confirmed speakers Dr Michael Oddy, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, The Disabilities Trust Foundation Professor Huw Williams, Associate Professor in Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Exeter Dr Prathiba Chitsabesan, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Offender Health Research Network, University of Manchester Michelle O Sullivan, Trainee Clinical Psychologist, University of Surrey LUNCH BREAK

4 Day Two Afternoon: Thursday 1 October Symposium Understanding emotional adjustment and awareness after brain injury Overview of awareness: Concepts and models Dr Camilla Herbert, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Kerwin Court, BIRT Interventions for awareness: Group and individual approaches Dr Siobhan Palmer, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Kerwin Court, BIRT Therapeutic groups in rehabilitation: Understanding brain injury Dr Catriona McIntosh, Clinical Psychologist, Daniel Yorath House, BIRT 8. Workshop - demonstration Advances in effective treatments which support people with Activities of Daily Living Effective functional skills training in the rehabilitation of people with severe brain injury Liz Parish, Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist, BIRT Developing and evaluating technology for individuals with cognitive impairments Professor Nigel Harris, Designability, Bath, UK Effectiveness of Guide prompts in activities of daily living Dr Brian O Neill, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Graham Anderson House, BIRT Design for Life Deirdre Healy, Consultant, Irwin Mitchell Solicitors 9. Symposium The challenges of demonstrating cost-effectiveness of rehabilitation for acquired brain injury The societal costs of brain injury Professor Tom McMillan, Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Glasgow The outcomes and cost-effectiveness of acute acquired brain injury rehabilitation Professor Lynne Turner-Stokes, Director, Regional Rehabilitation Unit, Northwick Park Hospital and Herbert Dunhill Chair of Rehabilitation, Kings College London How cost-effective is neurobehavioural rehabilitation? Dr Sara da Silva Ramos, Research Fellow, The Disabilities Trust Symposium Assessment and rehabilitation of brain injury in multi-cultural settings If a symptom has different meanings in different cultures, what are the implications for rehabilitation, service evaluation and research? Dr Andrew Bateman, Neurorehabilitation Clinical Lead and Director of Research, The Oliver Zangwill Centre Cultural complexity in neuropsychological assessment: A case study of brain injury with a feral childhood Dr Catriona McIntosh, Clinical Psychologist, Daniel Yorath House, BIRT 11. Symposium Assistive Technology for Cognition: An introduction Assistive technology for cognition Dr Brian O Neill, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Graham Anderson House, BIRT Dr Alex Gillespie, Associate Professor, London School of Economics Technologies to support attention Dr Tom Manly, MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge Assistive technology for memory and executive functions Professor Jonathan Evans and Matthew Jamieson Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow Near-future assistive technology for disorders of visual perception Dr Andrew Worthington, Director and Consultant in Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation, Headwise, Birmingham * Delegates can attend 4 of the 11 workshops/symposia, one from each timeslot. Choices do not have to be made until the day itself.

5 The BIRT Conference 2015 The future of brain injury rehabilitation 30 September - 1 October 2015 The Hilton, Deansgate 303 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LQ How to book: BOOK ONLINE at Alternatively, please complete the form below and return to BIRT, 3 Westgate Court, Silkwood Park, Wakefield, WF5 9TJ or birtconference@thedtgroup.org. For general conference queries call (BIRT). For delegate booking enquiries call (Compass Venue Search). Delegate details (please complete this section for each delegate photocopies are acceptable) Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms (Please circle) Other: First Name: Surname: Job Title: Department: Organisation: Address: Postcode: Tel: Please state any dietary or other special requirements: Attendance options: Price per delegate Early Booking Price Standard (Book before 30 June 2015) Option 1 Attend both days and Gala Dinner Evening Option 2 Attend both days, excluding Gala Dinner Evening Option 3 Attend one day only (please tick to indicate day attending) Wednesday 30 September Thursday 1 October Option 4 Attend Gala Dinner Evening (Wednesday 30 September) Gala Dinner includes three course dinner and entertainment Please find enclosed cheque payable to BIRT for the full amount, or please invoice me at the following address: Payment 30 days either from date of invoice or before the conference (whichever is the sooner). Payment must be received prior to the conference. Accommodation is not included in the cost. BIRT is a division of the Disabilities Trust and the means by which it provides its brain injury services. The Disabilities Trust is a company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales under and registered as a charity in England and Wales under and in Scotland under SC038972

6 Gala Dinner Evening Wednesday 30 September 2015 Drinks Reception Start your evening at our Pre-Dinner Drinks Reception in the Hilton Deansgate s Cloud 23 Bar, a unique and memorable venue located at the highest point in Manchester. Set in the stars, with panoramic views of Manchester s ever-changing city scape, Cloud 23 Bar ranks among the world s most exciting bars and will provide the ideal setting to get our Gala Dinner Evening off to a great start! The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust is proud to present the award-winning wobbly comedian, actress, campaigner, writer and speaker Francesca Martinez We are delighted to announce that Francesca will be speaking at our Gala Dinner on Wednesday 30th September Francesca has mild cerebral palsy but prefers the word wobbly she has toured internationally with sell-out runs around the world, she is also a BAFTA and Public Affairs Achiever (2013) award winner. Our Gala Dinner promises to be an exciting event and will include Conference delegates, speakers and presenters, exhibitors, sponsors and key members of the BIRT team. This exclusive evening is an ideal opportunity for networking, and includes pre-dinner drinks in the Cloud 23 Bar and a three course dinner at The Hilton, Deansgate. See booking form for ticket prices (Limited availability!) The fastest-rising female in comedy The Observer A five-star act The Guardian Guide A comic sensation The Daily Mirror Inspiring. A winning combination or charm and talent The Evening Standard