9.20am - 1.00pm, Friday 29 November 2024 (online)

Facilitators: Dr Joanna Coghill, Dr Vivien Wong-Spracklen, and Dr Ambika Rajesh

9.20Welcome and Housekeeping
9.30Upper limb function, assessment and management
Dr Jill Cadwgan, Consultant Neurodisability Paediatrician and Jo Lloyd, Occupational Therapist, Evelina London Children's Hospital
10:15Upper limb orthopaedic interventions
Miss Helen Chase, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals
11.00Coffee Break
11.15Empowering young people with additional needs to prepare for adulthood: an occupational therapist's view
Vicky King, Occupational Therapist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
12.00Mental health and psychological difficulties in children with physical disability and long term conditions 
Anna Roach, Quality Improvement Coach, Royal College of Psychiatrists and Isobel Heyman, UCL
This talk will explore "The Lucy Project" which was a research study setting up drop-in mental health services for children with disabilities and long-term conditions. We will share how the services were set up, their clinical effectiveness and ideas and learnings for next steps. 
12.45Closing remarks
13.00End

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Non-member - AHP/Nurse £15.00
Non-member - Consultant/SAS £30.00
Non-member - Core/Specialty Trainee Dr £20.00

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