Seminar Theatre 3
Tuesday 26th March
Wednesday 27th March

Seminar Time: 11.00 - 11.30
Speaker Name: Amanda Farrell
Seminar Title: Challenging Behaviours, Sensory Processing & Sleep Disorders; mutual improvement with Safespaces
A Safespace is an attractive custom-made, soft sided room, used by adults or children with complex needs at home or in school. We’ll share stories, from families and professionals, about how a how a Safespace has provided a cosy, safe environment to support therapeutic work around sensory processing, and self- management of behaviours. The talk will show how a Safespace has helped to improve sleep for the whole family.

Seminar Time: 11.45 - 12.15
Speaker Name: Dr Steven Ariss
Seminar Title: Evidencing the ‘Value’ of a rehabilitation services – How to present outcomes data to support my service.
This session will explore how teams/services should be analysing and interpreting outcomes date and then presenting it to inform ways to improve service standards. The main outcome from this session will be to improve confidence that implementing outcome measurement will provide the information you are looking for to support your service. The session will use the extensive experience there has now been with the Therapy Outcome Measure (TOMs).

Seminar Time: 12.30 - 13.00
Speaker Name: Jenny Urwin
Seminar Title: Clinical negligence – what you need to know
De-mystifying medical negligence cases - an overview of what clinical negligence claims involve from supporting and assisting injured patients and their families, establishing working relationships with medical experts, therapists and case managers, through to the implementation of effective rehabilitation and treatment until final settlement.

Seminar Time: 13.15 - 13.45
Speaker Name: Jason Gunn
Seminar Title: The things we take for granted
Sharing a user perspective on the consequences of bladder, bowel and sexual issues following a Spinal Cord Injury – Jason Gunn looks at his experiences with these issues.

Seminar Time: 14.00 - 14.30
Speaker Name: Daniel Vong
Seminar Title: Assistive Technology: How Data Analytics Impact Blind Lives
In a world without sight, we use technology to give your loved ones a reason to get out there and live life to the fullest! In summary, this seminar explores the speaker’s journey into assistive technology, the opportunities in assistive technologies, and the impact of data collected and analysed towards a future of inclusive, connected, independent living.

Seminar Time: 14.45 - 15.15
Speaker Name: Ricky Sproston
Seminar Title: The Pulse of Health and Nutrition
At Streamline Nutrition we offer support and guidance to enable our clients that extra edge in achieving fitness and performance goals. Our mission is to provide personalised, high-quality nutritional advice and treatments as needed or preventative basis ranging from help with aid of weight reduction to reducing health risks, such as Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Obesity. Identifying their nutritional needs and provide additional support working closely with carers and physiotherapists.

Seminar Time: 15.30 - 16.00
Speaker Name: Ataxia Ambassadors
Seminar Title: Living with ataxia
An introduction to ataxia: the condition you probably haven’t heard of.