Spinal Exchange Program Consumer Forum

As part of Associate Professor Edelle Field-Fote's Visiting Fellowship for the 2007 Spinal Exchange Program, the NSW Office for Science and Medical Research held a public forum on "Recovery, Regeneration, Restoration:  The Frontiers of Spinal Cord Injury Research" on 17 August 2007 in the Parkside 110A Room, Darling Harbour Convention Centre, Sydney.
 
Speakers included:

• Associate Professor Edelle Field-Fote - task practice training and the development of functional electrical stimulation methods for building optimal movement and sensation in people with spinal cord injury;
• Dr James Middleton - establishment of the Australasian Spinal Cord Injury Network (ASCIN);
• Associate Professor Philip Siddall - pain management after spinal cord injury;
• Mr David Prast - presentation on Project Walk, which aims to provide an improved quality of life for people with spinal cord injuries through intense exercise-based recovery programs, education, support and encouragement.

For further information on the Spinal Exchange Program or the Consumer Forum, please contact Carlene Kelly Carlene.Kelly@osmr.nsw.gov.au.