27th Australian and New Zealand Spinal Cord Society (ANZSCoS) Annual Scientific Meeting

27th Australian and New Zealand Spinal Cord Society (ANZSCoS) Annual Scientific Meeting is organized by DC Conference & Association Management (DCC&A) and will be held from Oct 27 - 29, 2021.

Who Should Attend
• Specialists in - Rehabilitation Medicine, Plastic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery & Neuro-Urology
• Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists
• Exercise Physiologists and Physical Educators
• Nurses
• Orthotists, Prosthetists, Assistive Technology Providers and other Allied Health Professionals
• Students, Community Service Providers, Consumers, Families and Personal Support Workers

Description:
They are keeping the theme of the 2020 conference: Hope, Care, Cure in the context of spinal cord impairment in addition to the theme “Paddling our Waka together”. The committee believe these are the ethos of our community and together they deliver superior patient care and advance new discoveries through research in spinal cord impairment, with us all part of the team paddling the waka to make the lives of spinal cord injured individuals better.

The program will offer interesting topics for policy makers and professionals involved in the management of spinal cord injuries. The sub-themes cover professional standards and ethics; education and training; management of complex cases.

Topics:
The conference will focus on the following themes for both invited and submitted papers:
• Time is Spine
• Spine Surgeon – Spinal Rehabilitation Specialist Interface
• Team and Geographic Nursing
• Cultural Diversity Enriches Nursing Delivery
• Balancing Rehabilitation with Chemotherapy
• Bariatric Challenges
• Medicinal Cannabis
• Revolving door patients – pressure injury
• Neuromodulation in Spinal Cord Injury
• Paralysis and mental health challenges
• Community Rehabilitation
• Paediatric spinal cord injury
• Sex in spinal cord injury
• Environmental sustainability in rehabilitation
• Surgical upper limb reconstruction
• Ageing in spinal cord injury