Neuro Injury Training Day

Neuro Injury Training Day- Headway Coventry & Warwickshire in Conjuction with university hospital Coventy & Wawickshire NHS Trust

 Venue:Clinical sciences Building, University hospital,Coventry 
Date: 29th January 2009 
Time :10am-5pm (Registration from 9 onwards) 

Headway Coventry & WarwickA Pocket Guide to Head Injury29^th January 2009, University Hospital, Coventry Programme of the day 

9.30 – 10.00          Registration 

10:00 – 10:30       Accident & Emergency /ITU treatments following ABI Dhushy Kumar, Consultant in Critical Care and Helicopter Emergency Medical Service at University Hospital 

10:30 – 10.50       Managing Expectations in Treatment Ronan Dardis, Consultant neurosurgeon at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire 

10.50 – 11:05       Immediate help from local authorities                      

Dr Elie Okiri, Consultant in Rehabilitation Neurology, Leamington Rehabilitation Hospital & UHCW 

11:05 – 11:30       Rehabilitation Dr Khurana Rehabilitation Consultant and Committee Member of Headway Coventry & Warwickshire 

11:30 – 11:45       Refreshments 

11:45 – 12:00       The role of Occupational Therapy Catherine Knipe, Senior Occupational Therapist, UHCW 

12:00 – 12:20       The role of Neuropsychology Christopher Plowman, Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, BMI Meridan Hospital 

12:20 – 13:00        Lunch 

13:00 – 13:25        Relationships and Emotions following brain injury  Steve Shears, Training Manager, Headway UK 

13:25 – 13:45        Coping with LossSarah Head, Public and Voluntary Sector Liaison Manager, Irwin Mitchell Solicitors 

13.45 – 14:00        Headway Coventry & Warwickshire Counselling Services David Robertson Counseller, Headway Coventry & Warwickshire    

14:00 – 14:30        Direct Experience of Head Injury Pete Colchester, individual with family experience of head injury 1

4:30– 14:45           Refreshments 

15:45 – 15.30        Developments in Car Safety Jonathan Mabey, Vehicle Safety Manager, Jaguar cars 

15:30 – 15:55         The Litigation Process Rebecca Hearsey, Irwin Mitchell Solicitors and Chair of Headway Coventry and Warwickshire          

15:55 – 16:15         The role of Case Management Sarah Winters Client Liaison officer of Irwin Mitchell Solicitors and Committee Member of Headway Coventry & Warwickshire and Carole Murray, Independent Case Manager