Programme
Overview
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9.30am
10.15am
11.25am
12.05pm
12.40pm
1.40pm
2.20pm
3.00pm
3.45pm
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Registration and Exhibition
Welcome and Keynote Speaker
Breakout Session One
Breakout Session Two
Lunch
Breakout Session Three
Breakout Session Four
Transitions Panel Discussion
Closing Remarks
Speaker programme
10.15-10.30am Welcome and Opening Remarks
Stephanie Fraser, CEO, Cerebral Palsy Scotland
10.30-11.15am Opening Session: Cerebral Palsy Surgery and Surveillance: A Personal Perspective
Mark Gaston, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Edinburgh
11.25-11.55am Breakout Session One
Room:Â Argyll Suite
Rethinking Early Intervention – The Ei SMART approach to supporting babies and families
Dr Betty Hutchon DSc MRCOT, CEO and founding member, Ei SMART
Room: Castle I
Find Your Tribe
Ellie Simpson, Founder of CP Teens UK and former World Championship frame runner
Room: Castle II
Financial Planning for People with Cerebral Palsy
Paladin Experts
Room: Castle III
Ask our Therapists: Drop in advice session
Cerebral Palsy Scotland specialist therapy team
12.05-12.35pm Breakout Session Two
Room: Argyll Suite
Language Unleashed – An Interview with Craig Grant, AAC User
Ailsa Adams and Craig Grant, Smartbox Assitive Technology
Room: Castle I
Community Moves: FitSkills for Adults with Cerebral Palsy Using Wheelchairs in Remote Urban Areas
James Czencz, Lecturer in Physiotherapy, Physiotherapist and Early Career Researcher, CQUniversity Australia
Room: Castle II
The Importance of Habilitation for Children & Young People with Cerebral Palsy & Cerebral Vision Impairment
Amy Gordon and Peter Lock, Habilitation Specialists, Guide Dogs UK
Room: Castle III
Ask our Therapists: Drop in advice session
Cerebral Palsy Scotland specialist therapy team
12.40-1.40pm Lunch and Exhibition
1.40-2.10pm Breakout Session Three
Room: Argyll Suite
Making Education Inclusive
Tracey McDermott, Head of Education, Education Resources South Lanarkshire Council
Room: Castle I
Scottish Disability Sport: A Call to Action
Speaker tbc, Scottish Disability Sport
Room: Castle II
Medical Negligence Claims
Derek Couper, Head of Medical Negligence, Scotland. Slater and Gordon Lawyers UK
Room: Castle III
Ask our Therapists: Drop in advice session
Cerebral Palsy Scotland specialist therapy team
2.20-2.50pm Breakout Session Four
Room: Argyll Suite
Removing Barriers, Realising Potential: Adaptive Learning and AAC for Students with Cerebral Palsy
Annamaria Madera, Deputy Head of Education, CandLE Communication and Learning Enterprises
Room: Castle I
TBC
Cerebral Palsy Scotland
Room: Castle II
Free Personal Care and Self-Directed Support in Scotland: An Independent Care Experts’ Insights.
Anne Cossar, Managing Director, Anne Cossar & Associates
Room: Castle III
Ask our Therapists: Drop in advice session
Cerebral Palsy Scotland specialist therapy team
3.00-3.45pm Transitions Panel Discussion
3.45-4.00pm Closing Remarks
Stephanie Fraser, CEO, Cerebral Palsy Scotland
