Archive for category: Peer Group

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.

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.

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.

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.