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SUMMARY:Headway Suffolk Neuro Conference
DESCRIPTION: \nHeadway Suffolk press release\nDate to be confirmed\n \n‘Living Positively with a Disability’ Headway Suffolk Conference \nWednesday 17 May 2023 | Kesgrave Conference Centre IP5 1JF\n \nKeynote speakers will give a range of presentations charity Headway Suffolk’s annual Conference focused around Living Positively with a Disability on 17 May at Kesgrave Conference Centre.\n \nThe full day of Conference speakers are:\n \nDr Tom Adams | Neuro Rehab Lead, Sleep Unlimited\n \nDr Adams is Neuro Rehab Lead at Sleep Unlimited, the largest company of sleep experts in the UK, and he will give a presentation on how to get a good night’s sleep.\n \nHe is a clinical psychologist with particular interests in neuropsychology (the study of interaction between brain and behaviour) and working with people with cognitive impairments.\n \nDr Adams is also Senior Clinical Psychologist in Neuropsychology at NHS Walkergate Park, a centre for Neurorehabilitation and Neuropsychiatry.\n \nDr Charlotte Brierley | Neurology Consultant, West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust\n \nDr Charlotte Brierley is a neurologist who runs the neuromuscular clinic at Addenbrooke’s Hospital for adult patients with neuromuscular disease, and a consultant neurologist at West Suffolk Hospital.\n \nPrior to this, Dr Brierley spent three years at the Brain Repair Centre in Cambridge, where she gained her PhD in research on treatment strategies for multiple sclerosis, and was also a consultant neurologist at Ipswich Hospital.\n \nCharlotte returns to the conference to give a presentation on ‘what is a headache?’\n \nBaroness Murphy of Aldgate\n \nBaroness Murphy is Vice-President at the Alzheimer’s Society and will give a presentation on the challenges of dementia care and what can be done by government and other organisations.\n \nShe trained as a psychiatrist and became the Foundation Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at the University of London and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.\n \nBaroness Murphy is a politically independent peer in the House of Lords, where she has a special interest in mental health and social care.\n \nAmanda Cousins | Chief Operating Officer, UKABIF\n \nAmanda has over 35 years of experience within the NHS in operational management, strategic planning and commissioning\n \nAn Occupational Therapist by clinical background, Amanda is a Chief Operating at the United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum and co-founded the Norfolk and Waveney Acquired Brain Injury Network.\n \nAmanda is also a freelance consultant in neurological rehabilitation, community therapy and recovery support models, as well as maintaining an interest in research in the fields of stroke and acquired brain injury. She will present on brain injury rehabilitation regionally and nationally.\n \nPepper the Robot | London Robots\n \nPepper is the first robot with the ability to recognise principal human emotions and adapt his own behaviour, using sensors to monitor what is going on around him before making independent decisions.\n \nPepper is designed to be a real every day companion with the ability to communicate, as well as perceive emotions and to be kind and endearing.\n \nPepper has been used in social care settings by local authorities, including as a “dementia-friendly robot”, and was used in a study with care home residents, which found they responded positively and saw an improvement in their wellbeing following interaction with Pepper.\n \nDelegates will also hear personal stories from Headway Suffolk clients and families, as well an update on the charity’s services and future following Covid from CEO Helen Fairweather.\n \nTo enquire further about the conference, purchase tickets and sponsorship/trade stand opportunities, contact Helen Fairweather on 01473 712225 or email helenmfairweather@headwaysuffolk.org.uk.\n \nHeadway Suffolk has attracted great interest in its conferences in previous years, with past speakers including Prof Stephen Hawking, Chris Tarrant, Prof Robert Winston, Jane Hawking and Dawn Astle.\n \nENDS\n \nNotes to editors: \n \nAbout Headway Suffolk\n \nHeadway Suffolk is a registered charity that supports adults living with brain injury, stroke and neurological conditions through an extensive range of rehabilitation and therapy services.\n \nIt is affiliated to Headway – the brain injury association.\n \nMEDIA CONTACTS:\n \nHelen Fairweather, Headway Suffolk Chief Executive\nTel: 01473 712225, Direct Dial: 01473 552834, Email: helenmfairweather@headwaysuffolk.org.uk\n \nDavid Crane, Headway Suffolk Communications & Marketing Officer\nTel: 01284 702535, Email: davidcrane@headwaysuffolk.org.uk\n
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