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EDINBURGH
Head Injury Information Day 2024

Wednesday 12th June 2024 - The O2 Academy Edinburgh

PROGRAMME (confirmed so far)

PRESENTATIONS - morning

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9.45am - 10.00am

Welcome

Chris Stewart – Partner, Digby Brown Solicitors

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10.00am - 10.30am

The anatomy of brain Injury

Dr Alasdair Fitzgerald, Consultant in Neurorehabilition, Astley Ainslie Hospital

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10.30am - Tea & coffee break

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11.00am - 11.30am

How can we help? Neuropsychology and its impact from acute to community.

Dr Blanca Poveda, Clinical Neuropsychologist, DCN (Dept. of Clinical Neurosciences) Acute Neuropsychology at Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

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11.30am - 12.00pm

The Edinburgh Smart Home - Unlocking the potential of tech to empower people with disabilities

Annie-Marie Seath, Senior Care and Support Worker for Digital Technologies, Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership

More about Annie-Marie Seath

12.00pm - Lunch

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1.00pm - 1.30pm

Thriving Against the Odds: My Brain Injury Story

Julian J England, Aircraft Engineer, Aircraft Engineering Lecturer and Founder of the brilly nutrition bar

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1.30pm - 2.00pm

Learning from the stories of brain injury in young adults

Dr Colin Chandler, Senior Lecturer in Life Sciences and Research Lead, Univsersity of Edinburgh and YARNS Transitions Project

More about Dr Colin Chandler

2.00pm - Tea & coffee break

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2.15pm - 2.45pm

TBC

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2.45pm - 3.15pm

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The Head Injury Information Day is organised and run by Digby Brown Solicitors in support of the brain injury community in Edinburgh.

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