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The International Brain Injury Association is pleased to announce that the 6^th World Congress on Brain Injury will be held in Melbourne in May 2005. This will be the first time that this meeting has been held in the Asia-Pacific region.

This 6^th biennial meeting will address latest developments in prevention, neurobiology of injury and recovery, acute management, rehabilitation and community support services and family issues in traumatic an non traumatic brain injury. Models of compensation and funding of brain injury medical, rehabilitation and support services in different countries will also be discussed and debated. The Congress should be attended by everyone working towards reduction of brain injuries in the community and the impact of these catastrophic injuries on individuals and their families.

The International Brain Injury Association is dedicated to the development and support of multidisciplinary medical and clinical professionals, advocates, policy makers, consumers and others who work to forward advances in brain injury knowledge and science leading to creative solutions to the issues associated with brain injury.

The meeting is proudly supported by the Transport Accident Commission.

We look forward to seeing you in Melbourne in May 2005!

Who Should Attend?

Neurosurgeons

Rehabilitation Physicians

Psychiatrists

Neurologists

Psychologists

Physiotherapists

Occupational Therapists

Speech Pathologists

Nurses

Social Workers

Teachers

General Practitioners

International Invited Speakers

Erin Bigler - Brigham Young University, USA

Roberta DePompei - The University of Akron, USA

Stefan Hesse - Free University Berlin, Germany

Catherine Mateer - University of Victoria, Canada

Mary Ann McColl - Queen's University, Canada

Michael Oddy - Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust, United Kingdom

Bob Robinson - The University of Iowa, USA

Donald Stein - Emory University School of Medicine, USA

Graham Teasdale - University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

Lynne Turner-Stokes - Northwick Park & King's College, United Kingdom

John Whyte - Moss Rehabilitation Institute, USA

Erin Bigler - Brigham Young University, USA

Erin Bigler is Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Brigham Young University and Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry and Radiology at the University of Utah. He has published extensively in a wide variety of topics in neuropsychological, neuropsychiatric, neurological, and radiological literature. Currently, he serves as Treasurer for the International Neuropsychological Society (INS) and is an Associate Editor of its journal (JINS).

Roberta DePompei - The University of Akron, USA

Roberta DePompei, Ph.D. is a Professor and School Director at the School of Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Akron. Her specialty is the impact of brain injury upon speech, language, communication, and learning. She was awarded the prestigious Sheldon Berrol, M.D. Clinical Service award by BIAA in July, 2002. She also received the Robert L. Moody Prize for Distinguished Initiatives in Brain Injury Research and Rehabilitation in March, 2004.

Stefan Hesse - Free University Berlin, Germany

Stefan Hesse commenced work as a consultant at Klinik Berlin, a 120-bed unit affiliated to the Free University, Berlin, after his residency in neurology and PMR. His research interests are the neurolytic treatment of spasticity, the locomotor training, and the design and construction of intelligent machines to promote motor recovery after stroke and TBI.

Catherine Mateer - University of Victoria, Canada

Catherine Mateer is a Professor and a Clinical Neuropsychologist at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. She is widely published and well known for her work on the management of difficulties with attention, memory, executive function and emotional adjustment in individuals with acquired brain injury.

Mary Ann McColl - Queen's University, Canada

Mary Ann McColl has been at Queen's since 1992, where she served as Head of Occupational Therapy for two terms before accepting a five-year secondment to the Centre for Health Services and Policy Research and the Dept. of Community Health & Epidemiology (2001-6). Before coming to Queen's, Mary Ann was Director of Research at Lyndhurst Spinal Cord Centre and taught at University of Toronto.

Michael Oddy - Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust, United Kingdom

Michael Oddy is a clinical psychologist with 30 years experience of working in brain injury rehabilitation. Michael previously worked at the Wolfson Rehabilitation Centre in London and Hurstwood Park Neurological Centre in Haywards Heath. Michael has been Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist to West Kent Health and Social Care NHS Trust since 1984.

Bob Robinson - The University of Iowa, USA

Bob Robinson received a B.S. degree in Engineering Physics in 1967 and a M.D. from Cornell University in 1971. Since 1990 he has been the Head of the Department of Psychiatry at The University of Iowa and in 1996 the Paul W. Penningroth Professor. He has published more than 320 original research articles and chapters and 4 books, including a monograph entitled, The Clinical Neuropsychiatry of Stroke. He is widely recognized for his pioneering work in the diagnosis, cause and treatment of psychiatric disorders following stroke.

Donald Stein - Emory University School of Medicine, USA

Donald Stein, PhD is a neuroscientist and Asa G. Candler Professor of Emergency Medicine and Neurology at Emory University. He served Emory as Vice Provost for Graduate Studies, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and interim Vice President for Research from 1995-2000. He has authored over 300 papers, books and reviews.

Graham Teasdale - University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

Graham Teasdale is currently President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and first elected Chairman of the Senate of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland. From 1981 to 2003 he was Professor and Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Glasgow, and was also Chairman of the University's School of Neuroscience and Associate Dean for Medical Research. He is the author of some 400 refereed publications. His main research interests have been the assessment of coma, the management of head injuries including genetic aspects, experimental cerebral ischaemia, magnetic resonance imaging and the translation of preclinical demonstration of the efficacy of neuroprotective agents into clinical applications in severe head injuries and genetic aspects of brain damage in head injury.

Lynne Turner-Stokes - Northwick Park & King's College, United Kingdom

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Lynne Turner-Stokes currently holds positions as Director of the Regional Rehabilitation Unit, Northwick Park and the Herbert Dunhill Chair of Rehabilitation at King's College, London in the UK. She has a special interest in outcomes measurement in rehabilitation and in developing evidence-based standards and guidelines to improve the quality of rehabilitation medicine in the UK. A particular recent focus has been the development of adapted tools to assess symptoms such as pain and depression in patients with severe cognitive and communicative deficits following stroke or brain injury.

John Whyte - Moss Rehabilitation Institute, USA

John Whyte is director of Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute and Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. His research interests include attention deficits after TBI, recovery from prolonged unconsciousness, and the methodological challenges posed more generally by rehabilitation research.

Budget Accommodation

Below are some suggested options for budget style accommodation.

Please contact the venue directly for booking or further information.

Explorer's Inn Melbourne
16 Spencer Street, Melbourne
Tel: + 61 3 9621 3333

Hotel Ibis - Little Bourke
600 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne
Tel: +61 3 9672 0000

Kingsgate Hotel Melbourne
131 King Street, Melbourne
Tel: +61 3 9629 4171

Local Tour Information

Melbourne has an endless variety of attractions and touring for the visitor day or night. This Local Tour program brings together some of the best of what Melbourne has to offer in a range of tours, from Tuesday, 3 - Monday, 9 May 2005. An experienced guide giving full narration accompanies each of the tours.

The Travel Office offers a range of tours in and around Melbourne as well as details of car rental, air travel within Australia, and other pre-Congress travel information.

A section on pre and Post tours is also displayed on the website under "Destination" or delegates may choose to contact the travel office direct for independent travel arrangements.

All Australian Adventures
123 Clarence Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Tel.: +61 2 8270 8700
Fax.: +61 2 8270 8799
E-mail: info@allaustralianadventures.com.au
Web: http://www.thetraveloffice.com.au