PERSONAL PRACTICE WORKSHOPS - WEDNESDAY 10 MARCH 2027

All workshops will be 70 minutes long and repeated unless stated otherwise. Delegates will be able to attend 4 workshops - schedule of workshops tbc.

4.5 CPD credits

Confirmed:

  • Building a safety net: How to Write a Transition Summary That Adult Teams Will Actually Use A hands-on session building condition-specific or for undiagnosed, transition letters including anticipatory guidance on adult health risks, surveillance schedules, and red flags. Dr Denise Crozier & Dr Katherine Martin, Consultant Neurodisability Paediatricians, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Implementing the CP Commissioning Framework in practice Dr Charlie Fairhurst, Consultant in Paediatric Neurodisability, Evelina London Children's Hospital, and National Specialty Lead in Children's Neurosciences at NHSe
  • Managing respiratory health and supporting young people to breathe well as they transition into adulthood Rachel Knight-Lozano, Doctoral Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellow, National Institute of Health and Care; Research Lecturer in Rehabilitation (Postgraduate Studies), University of Plymouth; and Paediatric Physiotherapist, Child and Family Health Devon
  • More Than a Diagnosis: Identity, Independence and Adolescence Young people's relationship with their cerebral palsy diagnosis during adolescence, and how this changes/influences their identity development as they approach adulthood Kirstie Rees, Child and Educational Psychologist, Glasgow
  • Tackling transition for medically complex young people Dr Hannah Nicholson and Dr Mary Salama, CoLab Partnership
  • Trainees Workshop (run once only)
  • Research Workshop (run once only)

TBC:

  • Tech, AI and the Future of Self-Management: Opportunities for Young Disabled Adults An exploratory workshop on how digital tools, AI assistants, and telehealth are reshaping self-management for young adults with disability — and how to ensure these tools are accessible and equitable.

CONFERENCE - THURSDAY 11 MARCH 2027

TRANSITION MATTERS: Working in partnership from childhood to adulthood with disability

5 CPD credits

08.15Trainees' Networking Meeting
08.45Registration, Refreshments
09.20Welcome & Housekeeping
09.25The adolescent brain and adolescent development
Dr Catherine Tuffrey, Chair of BACD; Consultant Paediatrician, Hampshire Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust
09.45Meaningful participation in transition and planning
Eleanor Redding, Ellie Simpson, Grace Stynes and Georgia Vine, D-IMPACT PPI Group
10.15Preparing young people with neurodisability for transition to adult health services
Dr Sarah Hughes, Paediatric Consultant in Neurodisability, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
10.35Panel Q&A
10.50Refreshment Break, Exhibition, Posters
11.30SRG Research Update
11.40Oral Presentations
12.15Paul Polani Lecture 2027: Improving health service provision for young people with disability and autistic adults
Prof Jeremy Parr, Professor of Paediatric Neurodisability, Newcastle University
12.55Lunch, AGM, Exhibition, Posters
14.05Children's development transitioning from pre-school to school
Prof Lucy Henry, Professor of Speech & Language, City St George's University of London
14.25Living well with CP
Emma Livingstone, Founder & CEO, UP - the adult Cerebral Palsy movement
14.45Sexuality, Relationships and Adulthood: The Conversations We Don’t Have Enough
tbc
15.05Panel Q&A
15.20Refreshment Break
15.30The Role of the GP in Transition
Dr Rachel Gaywood, GP with Special Interest in Learning Disability, Pembroke Medical Group
15.50Adult rehabilitation services in the UK – an overview
Prof Siva Nair, Chair of British Society of Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine (BSPRM); Professor of Neurosciences and Consultant Neurologist, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
16.10Panel Q&A
16.20Prize Giving
16.25Close