Research Forum 27th September: Examining positive relationships between disabled people and support workers
Johnny’s presentation will share the results from the study, which indicate that positive, sustainable support worker relationships depend on having clear communication, establishing boundaries, building trust and sustaining a sense of flow.
Research Forum 31st August: Diagnosis and Treatment for upper limb CRPS
Exploring lived experiences of diagnosis and treatment for upper limb Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Research Forum 27th July: An Insider’s Guide to NZSCIR Data
A lot has been happening with the NZ Spinal Cord Injury Registry over the past couple of years. We want to update everyone on these changes and introduce the new members of the Registry team. We’ll overview who we are, what we do & how NZ data can be accessed.
Research Forum 1 June: Spotlight on Enabling Good Lives (EGL)
Join us to hear from Tom Callanan and Emily Timothy on the topic of Enabling Good Lives and what we should consider when incorporating EGL principles into research.
Research Forum 26th April: Risky Conversations
Join us online to hear from Philippa Friary and Rachelle Martin on the topic of how healthcare professionals can speak up to support patient choices in clinical settings.
Research Forum 8th March 2023: Connecting with our Research Community
To kick off 2023, we are hosting our first Research Forum of the year in March.
This will be a forum exploring research priorities in the realms of lived experience of disability along with health, wellbeing and rehabilitation and how to bring them to bear in our workplaces and community.
Peer Group 9th November 2022: Early Vocational Rehabilitation following Neurological Disability Study
Jen, Rachelle and Julianne from Univeristy of Otago and Burwood Academy are set to share overall learnings from the EVocS project at our next Peer Group meeting on the 9th November. This will be of relevance to health care providers working with people with spinal cord injury and acquired brain injury, and to vocational providers in general.
Peer Group 8th September 2022: Annette Rotheram
What makes a conversation successful when one person has aphasia?
Development of a patient reported outcome measure. Results from a scoping review and nominal groups with couples with aphasia
Peer Group 21st July 2022: Dr Debbie Snell
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is common among people with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (TSCI), but rates vary across studies associated with different approaches to TBI diagnosis. In this presentation, Debbie will present the findings from a population-based perspective cohort study reviewing rates of co-occuring TBI among people with TSCI.
Peer Group 21st June 2022: George Stilwell
Quantitative strength analysis of people with C5-C7 tetraplegia. George presents the findings from his PhD studies that were completed with the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Canterbury.
Peer Group 7th April 2022: Emily Timothy and Julianne Johns
A spotlight on Spinal Cord Injuries: Emily Timothy and Julianne Johns will be giving us a sneak peek at their presentations for the NZRA (New Zealand Rehabilitation Association) conference. The three presentations centre around people with the lived experience of spinal cord injuries (SCI)
Peer Group 15 July 2021: Rachelle Martin
Dr Rachelle Martin is one of nine recipients of this year’s Emerging Researcher First Grant offered by the Health Research Council (HRC).
Rachelle presented an overview how this research, partnering with tāngata whaikaha Māori and non-Māori, aims to co-produce policy advice around kāinga (housing and home) while also developing co-production methods and tools that can be used in other policy planning spaces impacting on disabled people.
Peer Group 15 July 2021: Catherine Vingerhoets
This presentation shares insights from Catherine’s most recent research exploring how health professionals come to know their patients and what is important to them during inpatient neurological rehabilitation. The focus is on what clinicians understood about the terms patient values, preferences, and circumstances, as well as the strategies and approaches used in current practice to elicit and share this information within interprofessional teams. Clinical implications within the New Zealand context will be shared.
Peer Group 17 June 2021: Fi Graham
This presentation walks through our journey so far on a randomised controlled trial funded by the Health Research Council, examining the effectiveness of OPC when its implemented in the current service delivery context. The focus is on the ‘lived experience’ as a researcher of undertaking complex intervention research in the complex system that is the NZ rehabilitation environment. Strategy, lessons learnt and the opportunity to eat cake were emphasised.