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National Head Injury Conference 2025
Location:
Scottish Event Campus (SEC), Glasgow
Date: Thursday 18th September 2025

National Head Injury Conference 2025

Please note this event has now finished - speaker videos will be uploaded in the coming weeks.

PROFESSIONAL SPACE

9.30am - 11.00am:  Neurorehabilitation Session
CPD accredited*

Hosted by

PRESENTATIONS - morning

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Professor Liam Dorris

NHS Consultant Paediatric Neuropsychologist, Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow and Honorary Professor, University of Glasgow

Speakers

PRESENTATIONS - morning

9.30am - 10.00am
Neuropsychological Rehabilitation: The State of our Science and Practice
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Professor Jonathan Evans

Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology and Programme Director for the Clinical Neuropsychology training programme, University of Glasgow

PRESENTATIONS - morning

10.00am - 10.20am
Using Creativity in Finding a Better Life After Brain Injury
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Dr Fergus Gracey

Clinical Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, University of East Anglia and Honorary Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

PRESENTATIONS - morning

10.20am - 10.40am
Recallify: Innovating Neurorehabilitation with AI
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Dr Sarah Rudebeck

Senior Clinical Psychologist, King’s College Hospital London

PRESENTATIONS - morning

10.40am - 11.00am
Tai Chi in Rehabilitation: Finding Flow after Brain Injury
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Dr Giles Yeates

Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Rippling Minds and Tai Ji Instructor, NeuroFlow

11am - 11.30am: COFFEE BREAK

11.30am - 1.00pm:  Neurosurgery Session
CPD accredited
*

Hosted by

PRESENTATIONS - morning

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Chris Barrett

Consultant Neurosurgeon, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Glasgow

Speakers

PRESENTATIONS - morning

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11.30am - 11.50am
45 Years of Managing Head Injury

Alistair Jenkins

Consultant Neurosurgeon, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne

PRESENTATIONS - morning

11.50am - 12.10pm
The Neurosurgical Management of Paediatric TBI
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Michael Canty

Consultant Paediatric and Adult Neurosurgeon, Royal Hospital for Children and the Institute of Neurological Sciences, Glasgow

PRESENTATIONS - morning

12.10pm - 12.30pm
Post-Traumatic Cranioplasty – The Final Piece in the Puzzle
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David Laraway

Craniomaxillofacial Surgeon and the OMF Trauma Lead at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow

PRESENTATIONS - morning

12.30pm - 1.00pm
Panel discussion

Panelists: Alistair Jenkins, Michael Canty & David Laraway

Hosted by Chris Barrett

1pm - 2pm: LUNCH

2.00pm - 3.30pm:  Paediatric Brain Injury Session
CPD accredited
*

Hosted by

PRESENTATIONS - morning

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Professor Liam Dorris

NHS Consultant Paediatric Neuropsychologist, Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow and Honorary Professor, University of Glasgow

Speakers

PRESENTATIONS - morning

2.00pm - 2.30pm
Severe Injury in Children and Young People: NHS Scotland TBI Cohort
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Dr Marie Spiers

Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant and STAG Clinical Lead, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow and Joint Clinical Lead, Paediatric Trauma WoS

PRESENTATIONS - morning

2.30pm - 2.50pm
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Abusive Head Trauma: Recognising, Responding, and Preventing the Silent Epidemic

Lynsay Stewart

Paediatric Major Trauma Coordinator, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow

PRESENTATIONS - morning

2.50pm - 3.10pm
Preventing Abusive Head Trauma: ICON Babies Cry, You Can Cope
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Dr Suzanne Smith

Founder and Trustee of ICON: Babies cry, you can cope Charity and Independent Safeguarding Consultant

PRESENTATIONS - morning

3.10pm - 3.30pm
Panel discussion

Panelists: Dr Marie Spiers, Lynsay Stewart and Dr Suzanne Smith

Hosted by Professor Liam Dorris

A welcoming space open to all, offering guidance, resources and peer support to individuals and family members affected by brain injury. 

A relaxed, hands-on area offering interactive activities to engage with brain injury support and recovery.

Meet exhibitors offering support, resources and services for those affected by brain injury.

NOTE:  By completing this form, you are agreeing to have your name and email shared with CrowdComms solely for the purpose of generating a QR code for event registration. Your details will not be shared with any other parties.

*CPD Credits Terms & Conditions

  1. CPD credits are available for attending the Professional Space sessions: Neurorehabilitation, Neurosurgery, and Paediatric Brain Injury. 

  2. Each session is 1.5 hours long and counts towards CPD credits. 

  3. You earn 1 CPD credit for every hour attended. 

  4. Attend two sessions (3 hours) and receive 3 CPD credits. 

  5. Attend all three sessions (4.5 hours) and receive 5 CPD credits (credits are rounded up when 30 minutes or more remain). 

  6. To receive CPD certification, attendees must scan the QR code at the end of each session to confirm their attendance. 

  7. These CPD credits have been awarded by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK.

For further information about this event please email Kirsten.Smith@digbybrown.co.uk

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