The Spinal Cord Injury Link Workers Conference 2008
17/9/2008
The Spinal Cord Injury Link Worker Network supports health care professionals who have a dedicated interest in caring for people with spinal cord injuries whilst they are awaiting admission to specialist Spinal Cord Injury Centres. The Link Workers Scheme was developed in 1998 to provide interested and motivated staff members with an opportunity to develop an appropriate appreciation of the needs of spinal cord injured patients in the hope of influencing the quality of their pre-transfer care to reduce the incidence of any pre-transfer complications.
Potter Rees ran the first North West conference for Spinal Cord Injury Link Workers in September 2006 and have continued to do so annually in September each year by identifying appropriate areas of interest, securing prominent speakers and sponsoring the cost of the Conferences. PotterRees specialise in representing those who have suffered a spinal cord injury and understand the importance of supporting Link Workers to improve their knowledge of the needs of spinal cord injured patients, improve collaboration between the various medical professionals and improve liaison with the specialist Spinal Cord Injury Centres throughout the UK.
The SCI Link Workers Conference is being held at The Neuro Support Centre, Norton Street, Liverpool on Friday, 19th September 2008. Guest speakers include:
- Professor Jonathan Cole - Clinical Neuropsychologist at Poole Hospital;
- Margaret Maule - Clinical Manager at North West Regional Spinal Injuries Centre, Southport;
- Alison Lamb - Nurse Consultant, Midlands SCI Centre, Oswestry
- David Ash - Research Nurse, Princess Royal Spinal Cord Injury Centre, Sheffield
- Lorna McCarthy - Chartered Physiotherapist
- Paul Harrison - Clinical Development Officer, Princess Royal Spinal Cord Injury Centre, Sheffield
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