SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS

Please note that presentation availability is subject to speaker consent. Below is a list of slides shared by oral and poster presenters who have agreed to make their materials available.



Concussion Management Speakers
Monday 3 November 2025

Getting kids back to action – which targeted rehabilitation strategies can facilitate recovery following concussion

A/Prof Kathryn Schneider

The University of Calgary

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Concussion: physiology informs treatment

Dr John Leddy

University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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Outcomes from a paediatric complex concussion clinic - a model of care review

Jennifer Miller

Queensland Paediatric Rehabilitation Service

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Biomarkers in the early management of concussion

Dr Ella Swaney

University of Queensland




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Enhancing concussion management through occupational therapy: an emergency department service model

Rhiannon Courtney & Anna Cronan

Sunshine Coast Health (SCH) 

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Recognition of the role of the neck in concussion: from research to practice tools

A/Prof. Julia Treleaven

University of Queensland



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Beyond the bump: the lasting impact of paediatric concussion management

Amy Shaw & Demmi Roy

HNEkidsRehab


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Concussion: physiology informs treatment

Amy Shaw & Demmi Roy

HNEkidsRehab


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A patient's journey

Megan Butner

Lived experience


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ABI and Neurological - Physical
Tuesday 4 November 2025

Childhood Stroke Project: codesigning resources to support survivors and their families

Dr Mardee Greenham, Anthony Peacock & Amanda Clayton

Stroke Foundation






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A retrospective review of the functional outcomes of children from Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH) who underwent a hemispheric separation neurosurgery for medically refractory epilepsy from 2014 to 2022

Dr Stephanie Smith

Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH) 

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Vision
Tuesday 4 November 2025

Cerebral Visual Impairment (CVI)

Nicola McDowell

Massey University


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The changing face of Cerebral Visual Impairment

Dr Ursula White

Special Eyes Vision Services

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ABI and Neurological
Tuesday 4 November 2025

A patient physiotherapy journey - from acute admission to the community

Melanie Mildenhall, Emily Burley & William Padman

Queensland Paediatric Rehabilitation Service (QPRS)

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Positive psychology intervention via telehealth for young people with acquired brain injury. A feasibility study.

Dr Owen Lloyd

Children’s Health Queensland (CHQ)

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Real life connections: PEERS telehealth program for teens with brain injuries.

Nicola Hilton & Rose Gilmore

Queensland Paediatric Rehabilitation Service

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Swimming and water safety skills for children with disabilities: a systematic review.

Karen Graham

Sole practitioner


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Experiences of rehabilitation and swimming professionals working with children with disabilities in Australia.

Karen Graham

Sole practitioner


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Models Of Care
Tuesday 4 & Wednesday 5 November 2025


Baby Steps: Victorian Paediatric Rehabilitation Services Infant Assessment Clinic (0-2 years): how we are translating research into practice

Nghi Whelan, Elizabeth MacKenzie, Dr Sabine Hennel & Karen Foreman

Monash Children's Hospital VPRS

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Using technology platforms to advance the education and training of all professionals caring for children requiring complex rehabilitation

Angus Simpson & Kate Clark

The Children’s Hospital, Westmead

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Reflecting on reflection: establishment of a reflective practice group within a new rehab service

Danielle Boyd

Tasmanian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service

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Communicate to care: transforming patient access with AAC and visual supports

Tracey Hanigan

Tasmanian Paediatric Rehabilitation Service

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Refining Rehab2Kids multidisciplinary outpatient clinics

Kate Clark & Kylie French

Brain Injury Rehabilitation Program, Rehab2Kids

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Rehabilitation Orthopaedic Service - a new model of care

Marianne Spizzo

Women’s and Children’s Hospital Adelaide

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Are you ready? - improving transition to adult rehabilitation services from Rehab2Kids Nitrous Oxide Sedation Botulinum Toxin (BoNT-A) clinic

Carly Griffin

Sydney Children's Hospital (SCH)

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Addressing the challenge of providing an integrated multidisciplinary model of care within private practice

Debra Bramhall

Allsorts Developmental


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Goal-directed medication prescribing in cerebral palsy: a shared approach across networks

Alysha Gill & Dr Saranya Subbaraman

 Cerebral Palsy Movement Disorder Service

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Adapting the Cool Kids Anxiety program for children in spinal rehabilitation within Kids Rehab WA at the Perth Children’s Hospital

Jessie Parham & Dr Daphne Su

Perth Children’s Hospital

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Cerebral Palsy
Wednesday 5 November 2025


Diet quality and parental concern about diet adequacy in children with cerebral palsy at school entry age.

Dr Stina Oftedal

University of Queensland



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The Preschool HABIT-ILE approach: pre post analysis of best responders in young children with bilateral cerebral palsy

Kate McLeod

Queensland Children’s Hospital



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Use of the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE) to identify infants with high likelihood of Cerebral Palsy and other Neurodevelopmental delays and/or Disability: an update of the evidence

Dr Carly Luke, Rachel Thomas & Prof. Ros Boyd

University of Queensland

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Psychology parenting support group in early intervention rehabilitation at Perth Children’s Hospital - a pilot review.

Dr Daphne Su

Perth Children’s Hospital

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Low Incidence Care
Wednesday 5 November 2025


Learning to Grow: a year in the life of Queensland’s Vosoritide Multidisciplinary Clinic for Achondroplasia

Zoe Cotton & Eleanor Weston

Children's Health Queensland

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Rotationplasty - what's that?

Dr Sasaka Bandaranayake & Shani Jackman

Queensland Children’s Hospital


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Check your privacy settings: should a child’s illness journey be shared on social media?

Elise Burn

Paediatric nurse

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Spinal Injury
Wednesday 5 November 2025


Sleep disordered breathing in children with Myelomeningocoele and Arnold Chiari II Malformation

Dr Emily Tinniswood

FRACP (General Paediatrics)


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Unlocking potential: motor skills beyond ambulation in children with Spina Bifida and the relationship to lower limb muscle strength

Nicole Thomas

Advanced Clinical Physiotherapy, Queensland Children’s Hospital

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Gross motor function in children with closed spinal dysraphism is explained by lower limb muscle strength

Nicole Thomas

Advanced Clinical Physiotherapy, Queensland Children’s Hospital


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Spinal surveillance for scoliosis, in children with Cerebral Palsy Gross Motor Functional Classification Scale III, IV and V

Dr Kelly Petersen

Hunter New England Health


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Establishing a priority setting partnership with consumers to identify practices which promote participation for children with a spinal disability

Jessica Thackeray

University of Queensland


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Poster Presentations


Linking Anxiety to Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) Dysfunction: A Key to Faster Concussion Recovery

Miranda Morris

Neurological Rehabilitation Group


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Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Review and Update of the ‘HeadCheck’ Concussion Recognition and Recovery App

Georgia Parkin

Murdoch Children's Research Institute


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Post Concussion Symptom Scale Reliability Tracks Recovery: A Case Report

Katie Banerjee & Stephanie Robinson

The Children's Hospital Westmead


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