GLASGOW
Head Injury Information Day 2022

Wednesday 18 May 2022 - The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Glasgow

The event has now finished - however, you can view each of the speakers presentations below.

PRESENTATIONS - morning

10.00 - 10.15

Welcome

Chris Stewart, Partner, Digby Brown Solicitors

More about Chris Stewart

10.15 - 10.30

Welcome

Dr Lisa Cameron SNP MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Groups for both Disability & Health

More about Dr Lisa Cameron, MP

10.30 - 11.00

An overview of West of Scotland Brain Injury Rehabilitation Services

Dr Teng Cheng Khoo – Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine and Lead Clinician, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Neurorehabilitation Service

More about Dr Teng Cheng Khoo

11.00 - 11.30

Rebuilding life after brain injury: Dreamtalk

Sheena McDonald – Journalist, Presenter, Author & ABI Survivor

More about Sheena McDonald

11.30 - 12.00

Surviving the battle: my experience as a brain injury survivor

Duran Hunt – ABI Survivor,

Susan Holmes – Occupational Therapist,Tania Brown and Matthew Nakonesky – Speech Pathologist, Speech Therapy North East

More about Duran, Susan & Matthew

PRESENTATIONS - afternoon

13.00 - 13.30

Major Trauma Network – New developments in the West of Scotland

Kay Forbes – Major Trauma Coordinator, West of Scotland Major Trauma Centre

More about Kay Forbes

13.30 - 14.00

Update on the changes to benefits

Jacqueline Lange – Welfare Rights Manager, Digby Brown Solicitors

More about Jacqueline Lange

14.15 - 14.45

A pilot Feasibility Trial of a memory aid for people with an ABI (ApplTree)

Dr Matthew Jamieson – Research Associate (Mental Health & Wellbeing), University of Glasgow

More about Dr Matthew Jamieson

14.45 - 15.15

What music do you like? – an exploration of music therapy and identity in neurorehabilitation

Mary Brown – Country Manager, Music Services Scotland Nordoff Robbins

More about Mary Brown

Workshops - click here to see workshops

Exhibitors - click here to see list

The Head Injury Information Day is organised and run by Digby Brown Solicitors in support of the Brain Injury Network Group, an informal network of organisations who work with people with acquired brain injury.

Contact binglasgow@gmail.com if you would like to attend the group meetings or be added to the list for minutes and information which comes from the group.

GLASGOW Head Injury Information Day 2022