Program – Kids Plus Foundation

Professor of Paediatrics, McMaster University Canada Research Chair in Childhood Disability, Co-Founder CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research

Change? Hooray… well, wait a minute… actually, no thanks, I’m good!

TIME

9.45am

Key Note

Change? Hooray… well, wait a minute… actually, no thanks, I’m good!

Presentation Details

Speaker

Dr Peter Rosenbaum

Professor of Paediatrics, McMaster University Canada Research Chair in Childhood Disability, Co-Founder CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research

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General Manager Strategy & Development | Kids Plus Foundation

Changemakers: Leading Change

TIME

11.20am

Key Note

Changemakers: Leading Change

Presentation Details

Speaker

Kelly Reynolds

General Manager Strategy & Development | Kids Plus Foundation

Day 1: Thursday 22nd April, 2021

Workshops

Workshop Stream
Changing Our Relationships

Workshop Stream
Changing the Therapy Agenda

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Occupational Therapists | Paediatric OT, Auckland, New Zealand

The F-Words Life Wheel: Bringing a Bio=Psychosocial Approach and Coaching Together to Engage Families of Children with Developmental Needs

TIME

12.40pm

The F-Words Life Wheel: Bringing a Bio=Psychosocial Approach and Coaching Together to Engage Families of Children with Developmental Needs

Presentation Details

Speaker

Lucy Charles and Arul Hamill

Occupational Therapists | Paediatric OT, Auckland, New Zealand

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Physiotherapist, Kids Plus Foundation

Changing drivers to change lives: Can changing how assessment happens be a changemaker for families…and health care professionals?

TIME

1.35pm

Changing drivers to change lives: Can changing how assessment happens be a changemaker for families…and health care professionals?

Presentation Details

Speaker

Bridget O’Connor

Physiotherapist, Kids Plus Foundation

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Psychologist

How can ECI professionals improve the attachment security of children with a disability or developmental delay?

TIME

2.20pm

How can ECI professionals improve the attachment security of children with a disability or developmental delay?

Presentation Details

Speaker

Stacey Alexander

Psychologist

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Lived experiences of disability reflections on how we have changed through the journey, and what changes we would like to see from service providers

TIME

3.35pm

Lived experiences of disability reflections on how we have changed through the journey, and what changes we would like to see from service providers

Presentation Details

Speaker

Noah Callan, Kylie Barsby & Jacob & Willeke Walsh

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Speech Pathologist Kids+

Early Years to Young Adulthood: Self-advocacy and Autonomous Communication

TIME

12.40

Early Years to Young Adulthood: Self-advocacy and Autonomous Communication

Presentation Details

Speaker

Jenna O’Brien

Speech Pathologist Kids+

Rachel Harkin

Speech Pathologist Kids+

Penny Manning

Kids Plus Participant

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Researcher & Lecturer - University of Melbourne

Participation in Sport and Recreation; therapy, community and competition. 

TIME

1.35pm

Participation in Sport and Recreation; therapy, community and competition. 

Presentation Details

Speaker

Dr Rachel Toovey

Researcher & Lecturer - University of Melbourne

Tanja Spencer

Physiotherapist

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Physiotherapist Kids Plus Foundation

Riding the Wave of Change

TIME

2.20pm

Riding the Wave of Change

Presentation Details

Speaker

Louise Daniels

Physiotherapist Kids Plus Foundation

Day 2: Friday 23rd April, 2021

Key Note Presentations

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Associate Professor - Neuroscience & General Physiology, Div Biosciences (UCL)

Good, Better, Best!

TIME

8.40am

Key Note

Good, Better, Best!

Presentation Details

Speaker

Dr Margaret Mayston

Associate Professor - Neuroscience & General Physiology, Div Biosciences (UCL)

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Apex Australia Chair of Neurodevelopment & Disability | Department of Paediactrics - University of Melbourne

Are you dissatisfied enough? Leveraging change for better outcomes in child-onset disability

TIME

9.25am

Key Note

Are you dissatisfied enough? Leveraging change for better outcomes in child-onset disability

Presentation Details

Speaker

Professor Christine Imms

Apex Australia Chair of Neurodevelopment & Disability | Department of Paediactrics - University of Melbourne

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Question & Answer Session

TIME

10.20am

Question & Answer Session

Presentation Details

Speaker

Dr Margaret Mayston

Professor Christine Imms

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Associate Professor, Disability and Inclusion | Deakin University

Action Research: Practitioners and Researchers Building the Evidence-base Together

TIME

2.50pm

Key Note

Action Research: Practitioners and Researchers Building the Evidence-base Together

Presentation Details

Speaker

Assoc. Prof Angela Dew

Associate Professor, Disability and Inclusion | Deakin University

Day 2: Friday 23rd April, 2021

Workshops

Workshop Stream
Dynamic Interactions

Workshop Stream
Changing Infant Outcomes

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Managing Director – Centre for Access, Playwright

Thomas Banks Quest for Love – Documentary (now available on Stan)

TIME

11.00am

Thomas Banks Quest for Love – Documentary (now available on Stan)

Presentation Details

Speaker

Tom Banks

Managing Director – Centre for Access, Playwright

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Senior Speech Pathologist, Kids Plus Foundation

Building an AAConnect™ community.

TIME

11.45am

Building an AAConnect™ community.

Presentation Details

Speaker

Jenna O’Brien

Senior Speech Pathologist, Kids Plus Foundation

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Occupational Therapist | Royal Children's Hospital

Enabling participation in activities of daily living: supporting non-ambulant children with cerebral palsy to be involved in daily routines.

TIME

1.00pm

Enabling participation in activities of daily living: supporting non-ambulant children with cerebral palsy to be involved in daily routines.

Presentation Details

Speaker

Robyn Heesh

Occupational Therapist | Royal Children's Hospital

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Think Tank: Becoming a Changemaker

TIME

1.50pm

Think Tank: Becoming a Changemaker

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Speaker

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General Manager Strategy & Development | Kids Plus Foundation

BabySMART: Changing to a Relational Approach for Early Detection

TIME

11.00am

BabySMART: Changing to a Relational Approach for Early Detection

Presentation Details

Speaker

Kelly Reynolds

General Manager Strategy & Development | Kids Plus Foundation

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Paediatrician & Specialist in Neonatal Medicine

Coordinated multi disciplinary care for neonatal follow up and developmental early intervention.

TIME

11.45am

Coordinated multi disciplinary care for neonatal follow up and developmental early intervention.

Presentation Details

Speaker

Dr Emily Reid

Paediatrician & Specialist in Neonatal Medicine

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Occupational Therapist | Hawke’s Bay Hospital, New Zealand Certificated trainer in the Neonatal Behavioural Assessment Scale (NBAS), the Newborn Behavioural Observation (NBO), and a NZBA Bobath/NDT Tutor

Whakawhanaunga[1] / Relationships: The ‘active ingredient’ in Child Development

TIME

1.00pm

Whakawhanaunga[1] / Relationships: The ‘active ingredient’ in Child Development

Presentation Details

Speaker

Danielle Atkins

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Speech Pathologist and Researcher | Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Small Talk: Speech, Language, and Feeding in Children Born Preterm

TIME

1.50pm

Small Talk: Speech, Language, and Feeding in Children Born Preterm

Presentation Details

Speaker

Katherine Sanchez

Speech Pathologist and Researcher | Murdoch Children's Research Institute

Day One Thursday 22nd April, 2021

Day Two Friday 23rd April, 2021

Day 1: Thursday 22nd April, 2021

Key Note Presentations

Welcome

The Importance of Getting it Right

Change? Hooray… well, wait a minute… actually, no thanks, I’m good!

Changemakers: Leading Change

Day 1: Thursday 22nd April, 2021

Workshops

Workshop Stream Changing Our Relationships

Workshop Stream Changing the Therapy Agenda

The F-Words Life Wheel: Bringing a Bio=Psychosocial Approach and Coaching Together to Engage Families of Children with Developmental Needs

Changing drivers to change lives: Can changing how assessment happens be a changemaker for families…and health care professionals?

How can ECI professionals improve the attachment security of children with a disability or developmental delay?

Lived experiences of disability reflections on how we have changed through the journey, and what changes we would like to see from service providers

Early Years to Young Adulthood: Self-advocacy and Autonomous Communication

Participation in Sport and Recreation; therapy, community and competition.

Riding the Wave of Change

Day 2: Friday 23rd April, 2021

Key Note Presentations

Good, Better, Best!

Are you dissatisfied enough? Leveraging change for better outcomes in child-onset disability

Question & Answer Session

Action Research: Practitioners and Researchers Building the Evidence-base Together

Day 2: Friday 23rd April, 2021

Workshops

Workshop Stream Dynamic Interactions

Workshop Stream Changing Infant Outcomes

Thomas Banks Quest for Love – Documentary (now available on Stan)

Building an AAConnect™ community.

Enabling participation in activities of daily living: supporting non-ambulant children with cerebral palsy to be involved in daily routines.

Think Tank: Becoming a Changemaker

BabySMART: Changing to a Relational Approach for Early Detection

Coordinated multi disciplinary care for neonatal follow up and developmental early intervention.

Whakawhanaunga[1] / Relationships: The ‘active ingredient’ in Child Development

Small Talk: Speech, Language, and Feeding in Children Born Preterm

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Day One
Thursday 22nd April, 2021

Day Two
Friday 23rd April, 2021

Workshop Stream
Changing Our Relationships

Workshop Stream
Changing the Therapy Agenda

Participation in Sport and Recreation; therapy, community and competition. 

Workshop Stream
Dynamic Interactions

Workshop Stream
Changing Infant Outcomes