Programme

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09.00-10.00: Registration, networking and exhibition.

10.00-10.15: Opening remarks

• Stephanie Fraser, CEO, Cerebral Palsy Scotland
• Ruth Kelliher, Partner, Digby Brown Solicitors

10.15-10.55: Opening session:  Ageing well with cerebral palsy 

• Kirsty Colquhoun, Consultant Geriatrician, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

11.00-11.45: Breakout sessions 1

1. Adolescence to adulthood with cerebral palsy: what is it like? – Chloe Tear
2. A life spent smiling – Howard Taylor, Director, PwC UK
3. Making sense of mental health – Kirstie Rees, Chartered Psychologist, with Arden Metford and Claire McMillan, Cerebral Palsy Scotland
4. Think Carer: Navigating the challenges, legislation and support for unpaid carers in Scotland – Beth Wylie, Partnership Training Officer at VOCAL (Voices of Carers across Lothian)

11.45-12.15: Refreshments and exhibition

12.15-13.00: Breakout sessions 2

1. Cerebral palsy, Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI) and CVI-SIM – Dr Andrew Blaikie, University of St Andrews
2. Legal planning for families affected by cerebral palsy – Pete Murrin, Partner, Turcan Connell
3. Keep your motor running: Staying active with cerebral palsy – Lesley Nutton, Physiotherapist, Cerebral Palsy Scotland and Guinni Baker, Depute Head Teacher
4. Enriching conversations: Maximising AAC strategies at home – Ceanna McGregor, CALL Scotland

13.00-14.00: Lunch and exhibition

14.00-14.45: Breakout sessions 3

1. Postural care training: A national approach to 24-hour postural care – Norma Findlay, Training for Care and Anne Cossar & Associates Ltd.
2. The Dream, Plan, Live person-centred planning programme – Dr Danielle Farrel, Your Options Understood (Y.O.U.)
3. My road to becoming a world champion (with Cerebral Palsy Scotland) – Jon McFarlane

14.45-15.30: Panel discussion session: Employment journeys

• Hosted by Michael McEwan, with Abigail Bainbridge, Katherine Toomey and Jack Smyth. 

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