Come and join us!
We run these free online 'Rehab Conversations' several times throughout the year - to gather, to connect, to share ideas, and to support each other in our learning and practice. Please share this invitation widely within your networks.
This conversation will be a panel discussion, with opportunities for you to interact by offering your thoughts, posing questions and discussing ideas (and actions!) together. We invite you to join the conversation!
Professor William Levack is a physiotherapist and Dean & Head of Campus for the University of Otago Wellington in New Zealand. He is a founder member of Cochrane Rehabilitation, which was established in 2016, and is the past president of the New Zealand Rehabilitation Association. William has published over 100 journal publications and nine book chapters on rehabilitation. In 2015, he co-edited a textbook entitled: “Rehabilitation Goal Setting: Theory, Practice and Evidence”. Professor Levack’s research focuses on rehabilitation for people with neurological and chronic respiratory conditions as well as broader issues regarding interprofessional practice, person-centeredness and patient engagement in rehabilitation.
Jon Bagnall is a physiotherapist who has worked in the UK and NZ for over 20 years. He has worked in a variety of neurological settings, including an Advanced Clinician role at Counties Manukau on the rehabilitation ward and rehab outpatient service. He is currently the Allied Health Consultant for Stroke, Neurology and Rehab at Te Toka Tumai/Auckland City hospital, President of ANZSO Aotearoa and a member of the National Stroke Network. A keen advocate for person/whanau centred, holistic approaches to rehabilitation, Jon is an international Bobath instructor, teaching and mentoring Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists in New Zealand and abroad.
Nicola Kayes is a Professor of Rehabilitation, and Co-Director of the Centre for Person Centred Research at AUT in New Zealand. With a background in health psychology, her specific research expertise draws insights from the intersection between health psychology, disability, and rehabilitation – critically exploring how what we know about how people think, feel, behave, and respond in the context of injury and illness can inform structures and practices to optimise outcome. Her recent research has focused on person-centred rehabilitation, therapeutic relationship and engagement, peer support, and ways of working which build psychosocial resources for recovery and adaptation.
When you register, you will receive an email with the Zoom link for the event.
Please share the invitation with anyone you think might be interested in joining us for this session. We ask that they register separately so that we can contact them directly if there are any event changes and/or further information to share. Thanks!
This is a free event. We can only make these events free if people become members of the NZRA, allowing us to cover the costs of the website and event management platform. If you are not already a paid-up member, please consider joining. It costs NZ$25 per year- a bargain! Join here: https://www.rehabilitation.org.nz/join-us
Rehab Conversations in 2025 will happen on the following Mondays from 12 - 12.50pm
If you have any questions, feel free to contact Rachelle via rachelle.martin@otago.ac.nz before the event.
The theme for RMSANZ NZRA 2025 is Building Lives. This theme speaks to the people we look after, the clinicians and allied health representatives involved in their care and our venue. Te Pae Convention Centre sits at the heart of Ōtautahi Christchurch. Te Pae aligns with the Māori concept of ki uta ki tai (from the mountains to the sea) - the movement of water through the landscape and the numerous interactions it has on its way, symbolising our client’s rehabilitation journey.
The program aims to showcase the breadth and depth of rehabilitation. We are delighted to have international guest speakers Dr Nathan D. Zasler and Dr Kathleen Sluka join us along with our binational leaders in the field of rehabilitation. We will provide a forum for Rehabilitation Medicine Physicians and our colleagues from Allied Health, Nursing and related medical specialities to share knowledge, skills, experiences and opportunities to network. We envision this conference as a space for innovative engagement and dialogue focusing on health-optimising solutions in rehabilitation service delivery across the lifespan.
The NZRA is working collaboratively with RMSANZ to ensure that the programme will be of interest to rehabilitation providers, funders and planners from a range of disciplinary backgrounds and working in a range of contexts.
To be the first to receive updates on RMSANZ NZRA 2025 speakers, program and more, please complete an expression of interest on the conference website.
And book the dates in your calendar!
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