1-5 October 2009 Sydney Convetion Centre

National Neurology Group

Sydney, 2-4 October 2009

The National Neurology Group is pleased to invite you to attend the biennial neurological physiotherapy conference in Sydney on Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th October 2009.

This conference will showcase quality research in the area of neurological physiotherapy from within Australia and internationally. It will provide an opportunity to hear the latest scientific research, engage with colleagues and enjoy the sights of Sydney.

Highlights of the conference will be keynote addresses from world-leading researchers Professor Gert Kwakkel, Associate Professor Lena von Koch, Professor Richard Lieber and Associate Professor Julie Bernhardt. These addresses are only part of an exciting program that will include free papers, 5 x 5 presentations (5 slides in 5 minutes), sessions with other APA national groups and a boat cruise dinner on Sydney Harbour.

We look forward to seeing you at APA Conference Week 2009.

Neurology Scientific Committee
Chair: Joanne Glinsky

Keynote Speakers

Professor Gert Kwakkel
Professor Richard Lieber
A/Professor Lena Von Koch
A/Professor Julie Bernhardt

National Neurology Group Conference Program

Friday 2 October 2009
9.00-10.30	Plenary Session 1 Chair: Joanne Glinsky and Michelle McDonnell Room: Bayside Terrace
9.00-9.15	Conference Welcome: Ross Pearson
9.15-10.00	Keynote Speaker: Professor Gert Kwakkel Topic: Effects of intensity of stroke rehabilitation: Issues for consideration
10.00-10:15	Free Paper Presentations Presenter: Louise Ada Topic: Establishing walking using treadmill training in non-ambulatory patients during inpatient stroke rehabilitation: the MOBILISE trial
10.15-10.30	Presenter: Lisa Harvey Topic: Do patients with acquired brain impairments benefit from additional therapy specifically directed at the hand?
10.30-11.00	Morning Tea Bayside Grand Hall & Bayside Gallery
11.00-12.30	Session Sponsored by: Concurrent Sessions: Free Paper and 5x5 Presentations
	Concurrent Session 1 Chair: Dr Coralie English and Dr Natalie Allen Room: Bayside Terrace
11.00-11.15	Presenter: Li Khim Kwah Topic: Passive mechanical properties of gastrocnemius muscle and tendon in stroke patients with contracture
11.15-11.30	Presenter: Adel Alhusaini Topic: Passive mechanical properties of the calf muscles in children with cerebral palsy compared to healthy children
11.30-11.45	Presenter: Barbara Singer Topic: A comparison of immediate effect of cyclic and static stretching for calf muscle stiffness post stroke
11.45-12.00	Presenter: Lisa Harvey Topic: Are regular passive movements effective for the treatment and prevention of contractures?
12.00-12.05	Presenter: Lee Barber Topic: Clinical measurement of muscle length
12.05-12.10	Presenter: Holly McLennan Topic: Ultrasound is a reliable and feasible method of measuring muscle thickness early after stroke
12.10-12.15	Presenter: Margaret Darcy Topic: A method of management of the Severe Acquired Brain injury client that aims to establish a consistent environment to assist clients to reduce the time they spend in mass tonic patterns and enhance their opportunities to interact with the world around them
12.15-12.20	Presenter: Melani Boyce Topic: The Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS): a preliminary assessment of inter-rater reliability of neurologists and physiotherapists
	Concurrent Session 2 Chair: Jacqueline Ancliffe and Dr Leanne Hassett Room: Bayside 204B
11.00-11.15	Presenter: Catherine Dean Topic: Improving walking using treadmill training in non-ambulatory patients during inpatient stroke rehabilitation: the MOBILISE trial
11.15-11.30	Presenter: Suzanne Kuys Topic: High-intensity treadmill walking during inpatient rehabilitation: feasibility of a randomised trial
11.30-11.45	Presenter: Elizabeth Judd Topic: Implementation of stroke guidelines
11.45-12.00	Presenter: Anne Moseley Topic: Reported quality of randomised controlled trials of physiotherapy interventions has improved over time
12.00-12.15	Presenter: Claire Boswell-Ruys Topic: Task-specific training for improving unsupported sitting ability in people with chronic spinal cord injuries: a randomised controlled trial
12.15-12.30	Presenter: Kirsten Wunderer Topic: The effect of whole body vibration on strength, mobility and quality of life in individuals with multiple sclerosis
12.30–1.30	Lunch Bayside Grand Hall & Bayside Gallery
1.30-3.00	Plenary Session 2 (Joint Session with Paediatric Group) Chair: Dr Lisa Harvey Room: Bayside Terrace
1.30-2.15	Keynote Speaker: Professor Richard Lieber Topic: Biological and biomechanical adaptations to contracture
2.15-2.30	Presenter: Joanna Diong Topic: Passive mechanical properties of gastrocnemius muscles of spinal cord injured patients with ankle contractures
2.30-2.45	Presenter: Kristy Rose Topic: Randomised trial of night casting for ankle contracture in children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
2.45-3.00	Presenter: Owen Katalinic Topic: Stretch interventions for contractures: a Cochrane systematic review
1.30-3.00	AJP Writing for Publication workshop
1.30-3.00	Room: Bayside 104 Presenter: A/Professor Louise Ada How do you decide where to send your paper? What do reviewers look for when reviewing a paper for publication? Why do some authors get published relatively easily, while others struggle to have their papers accepted? How can you give your work the best chance of being accepted? Louise Ada (Scientific Editor, AJP, Chair of the International Society of Physiotherapy Journal Editors, and a member of several other journal Editorial Boards) and members of the AJP Editorial Boards will unravel some of the mysteries and discuss strategies to increase your chances of being accepted by the journal at the top of your list.
3.00–3.30	Afternoon Tea Bayside Grand Hall & Bayside Gallery
3.30–5.00	Concurrent Sessions
	Concurrent Session 3: Keynote and Free Paper Presentations Chair: Anne Moseley and Stephanie Parkinson Room: Bayside 204B
3.30-4.00	Keynote Speaker: A/Professor Lena von Koch Topic: Multiple sclerosis - challenges for rehabilitation
4.00-4.15	Presenter: Lorna Paul Topic: Evaluation of a home based physiotherapy programme for those severely affected by Multiple Sclerosis: A single blind randomised control trial
4.15-4.30	Presenter: Elizabeth Binns Topic: Does Tai Chi improve strength and balance in people with Multiple Sclerosis - A pilot study
4.30-4.45	Presenter: Susan Bathersby Topic: Resistance-exercise induced fatigue reduces performance on clinical tests of balance in women with Multiple Sclerosis
4.45-5.00	Presenter: Cath Smith Topic: How does fatigue influence community-based exercise choices in people with multiple sclerosis?
	Concurrent Session 4: Free Paper and 5x5 Presentations Chair: Dr Catherine Said and Katharine Scrivener Room: Bayside 202
3.30-3.45	Presenter: Coralie English Topic: Loss of muscle mass after stroke. A systematic review
3.45-4.00	Presenter: Joanne Glinsky Topic: Efficacy of electrical stimulation for increasing strength in the wrist muscles of people with tetraplegia: a randomised controlled trial
4.00-4.15	Presenter: Leanne Hassett Topic: Does a circuit class provide a fitness training stimulus for people with traumatic brain injury?
4.15-4.30	Presenter: Hilda Mulligan Topic: Promoting physical activity for people with chronic neurological disability: Practices and perceived roles of physiotherapists
4.30-4.35	Presenter: Ingrid Van De Port Topic: Effects of a structured progressive task-orientated circuit class training to enhance walking competency after stroke: protocol of the FIT-Stroke trial
4.35-4.40	Presenter: Lisa Marie Zorzi Topic: Pilot randomised controlled trial assessing the graded cortical retraining programme in the management of acute upper limb burns
4.40-4.45	Presenter: Catherine Dean Topic: Recruitment of community-dwelling stroke survivors to the AMBULATE trial
4.45-4.50	Presenter: Arimbi Winoto Topic: Does adding otolith specific exercise to standard vestibular rehabilitation improve outcomes for adults with unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction?
3.30-5.00	Concurrent Session 5: Transition (Joint session with Paediatric Group) Chair: Genevieve Dwyer Room: Bayside Terrace
3.30-4.15	Presenter: Lynne Brodie Topic: Transition to adult care: getting it right for young people
4.15-5.00	Presenter: Barbara Singer Topic: Transition of young people with chronic illnesses and disabilities from paediatric services to adult services
5.00-6.30	Cocktail Function Bayside Grand Hall & Bayside Gallery

Saturday 3 October 2009
8.30–10.10	Seven Years in Seven Minutes: Short summaries of important recent research Chair: A/Professor Rob Herbert Room: Bayside Auditorium A & B
8.30–10.10	Experts in each of the larger fields of physiotherapy practice will provide accessible overviews of the main findings of the last 7 years of high quality clinical research from their area in 7-minute presentations. Each group will identify key clinical research, summarise the findings of the research, and discuss the implications of the research for clinical practice. The purpose is to give clinicians from other areas an overview of the main research-led advances across a range of other fields of practice. Welcome Cardiorespiratory (A/Professor Anne Holland) Continence and Women’s Health (Dr Marg Sherburn) Gerontology (Professor Keith Hill) Musculoskeletal (Professor Gwen Jull) Aquatic (Jenny Geytenbeek) Questions and comments from the floor Acupuncture & Dry Needling (Leigh McCutcheon) Neurology (A/Professor Julie Bernhardt) Occupational Health (Dr Rob Boland) Paediatrics (Kristy Rose) Sports (Peter Blanch) Questions and comments from the floor Close
10.10–10.30	Morning Tea Bayside Grand Hall & Bayside Gallery
10.30–11.00	Address from the President & a celebration of honoured members Room: Bayside Auditorium A&B
11.00–11.45	AJP Oration
	Chair: Professor Paul Hodges Room: Bayside Auditorium A & B Introduction: Professor Paul Hodges, Chair of the AJP Editorial Board Presenter: Professor Mary Galea Topic: From Mice to Men
11.45–12.30	APA Conference Week 2009 Joint Plenary Session
	Chair: Dr Manuela Ferreira Room: Bayside Auditorium A & B Keynote Speaker: A/Professor Alex Barratt Topic: Helping patients make informed decisions about health care
11.45–12.30	APA College Graduation Room: Bayside Terrace
12.30–1.15	Lunch Bayside Grand Hall & Bayside Gallery
1.15–3.00	APA Conference Week 2009 Joint Plenary Session: Get off the couch - delivering physical activity to the masses
	Chair: Dr Cathie Sherrington Room: Bayside Auditorium A & B
1.15-1.35	Presenter: Professor Garry Egger Topic: Lifestyle Medicine
1.35-1.55	Presenter: Professor Nicholas Taylor and Professor Karen Dodd Topic: Therapeutic exercise
1.55-2.15	Presenter: A/Professor Norman Morris Topic: Physiological aspects of exercise prescription
2.15-2.45	Examples of evidence-based programs reaching large numbers of people (4 X 7 mins) Andrew Gow - Volunteer-led Tai Chi- in a rural setting Amanda Nagle - Heart moves Wendy Brown - 10,000 Steps: reflections on whole community physical activity interventions Kathryn Devereux - Western Australian Community Physiotherapy Services
2.45-3.00	Moderator: Session Chair Format: Question time
3.00-3.30	Afternoon Tea Bayside Grand Hall & Bayside Gallery
3.30–4.30	Concurrent Sessions
	Concurrent Session 6: Free Paper Presentations Chair: Paul Gerken and Sarah Fereday Room: Bayside 103
3.30-3.45	Presenter: Siobhan Schabrun Topic: Writer’s cramp and Musician’s dystonia: treatment strategies for a case of bad plasticity?
3.45-4.00	Presenter: Kim Miller Topic: Challenging our assumptions regarding rehabilitation of the low functioning upper limb following stroke
4.00-4.15	Presenter: Jannette Blennerhassett Topic: Risk factors for developing shoulder pain following stroke
4.15-4.30	Presenter: Maggie Killington Topic: The efficacy of the addition of group work to improve arm function for inpatients following traumatic or non- traumatic acquired brain injury
3.30-4.30	Concurrent Session 7: Keynote and Free Paper Presentations Chair: Rosemary Isles and Dr Rosemary Corrigan Room: Bayside 201
3.30-3.45	Presenter: Prue Morgan Topic: New graduates’ self-perceived competence in neurological physiotherapy practice
3.45-4.00	Presenter: Angela Stark Topic: What type of lecture handouts encourage learning?
4.00-4.15	Presenter: Colleen Canning Topic: Online video-clip demonstrations of practical skills and supporting text enhances student learning
4.15-4.30	Presenter: Lisa Harvey Topic: Physiotherapyexercises.com: where to from here
4.30-5.00	National Neurology Group Meeting Chair: Nicki Doyle Room: Bayside 103
6.30–10.00	APA Conference Week Dinner - Cruise on Sydney Harbour

Sunday 4 October 2009
7.45–9.00	Breakfast Session 1: Guiding professional development: making neurological competencies work Presenter: Deborah Carrera Room: Bayside 202
9.00–10.30	Plenary Session 4: Keynote and Free Paper Presentations Chair: Simone Dorsch and Elizabeth Shannon Room: Bayside Terrace
9.00-9.45	Keynote Speaker: A/Professor Lena von Koch Topic: There is no place like home? Studies on stroke rehabilitation in the home environment
9.45-10.00	Presenter: Matar Alzahrani Topic: Does the ability to walk predict physical activity and community ambulation in community-dwelling people with chronic stroke?
10.00-10.15	Presenter: Rosemary Corrigan Topic: Community ambulation: perceptions of clients after discharge from rehabiliation
10.15-10.30	Presenter: Catherine Said Topic: Obstacle crossing performance predicts falls in people with stroke
10.30–11.00	Morning Tea Bayside Grand Hall & Bayside Gallery
11.00–12.30	Concurrent Sessions
11.30-12.30	Concurrent Session 8: Keynote and Free Paper Presentations (Joint session with Gerontology) Chair: Dr Colleen Canning and Dr Jenny Nitz Room: Bayside Terrace
11.00-11.30	Keynote Speaker: Professor Gert Kwakkel Topic: Impact of rhythmic cueing in Parkinson's disease: what is the evidence?
11.30-11.45	Presenter: Natalie Allen Topic: Support-group based exercise to address risk factors for falls in people with Parkinson's disease: randomised controlled trial
11.45-12.00	Presenter: Elizabeth Proud Topic: Disorders in manual dexterity in Parkinson’s disease
12.00-12.15	Presenter: Sandra Brauer Topic: Task switching during dual task gait training is difficult for people with Parkinson Disease
12.15-12.30	Presenter: Kathryn Nicholson Topic: Dementia with Lewy bodies as an alternative diagnosis to Parkinson’s disease.
11.00-12.30	Concurrent Session 9: Free Paper and 5x5 Presentations Chair: Dr Suzanne Kuys and Dr Maggie Killington Room: Bayside 204B
11.00-11.15	Presenter: John Nguyen Topic: Ankle dorsiflexion contracture and walking in early stroke
11.15-11.30	Presenter: Anchalee Foongchomcheay Topic: Ten-meter walking speed and 6-minute walking distances: comparing between hemiplegic patients and matched-age healthy individuals
11.30-11.45	Presenter: Gavin Williams Topic: Reduced ankle power generation at push off leads to slow gait following TBI
11.45-12.00	Presenter: Lorna Paul Topic: Physiological cost of walking in people with neurological conditions
12.00-12.05	Presenter: Leigh Hale Topic: The reliability and validity of the RT3 accelerometer to measure daily physical activity in people with neurological disability
12.05-12.10	Presenter: Claire Boswell-Ruys Topic: The reliability of assessment tools to measure unsupported sitting ability in people with spinal cord injuries
12.10-12.15	Presenter: Nancy Low Choy Topic: The Acute Brain Injury Physiotherapy Assessment: A Reliability Study
12.15-12.20	Presenter: Katharine Scrivener Topic: An observational study of rehabilitation outcomes after stroke in a comprehensive stroke unit
12.20-12.25	Presenter: Paul Ilett Topic: The immediate effect of an intervention based on the Bobath concept on balance and gait of people with Multiple Sclerosis
11.00–12.30	AJP Writing for Publication workshop
11.00–12.30	Room: Bayside 104 Presenter: A/Professor Louise Ada How do you decide where to send your paper? What do reviewers look for when reviewing a paper for publication? Why do some authors get published relatively easily, while others struggle to have their papers accepted? How can you give your work the best chance of being accepted? Louise Ada (Scientific Editor, AJP, Chair of the International Society of Physiotherapy Journal Editors, and a member of several other journal Editorial Boards) and members of the AJP Editorial Boards will unravel some of the mysteries and discuss strategies to increase your chances of being accepted by the journal at the top of your list.
12.30–1.30	Lunch Bayside Grand Hall & Bayside Gallery
12.30-1.30	General Meeting - Australian College of Physiotherapy Room: Bayside 202
1.30–3.00	Concurrent Sessions
	Concurrent Session 10: Free Paper and 5x5 Presentations Chair: Dr Catherine Dean and Simon Mills Room: Bayside Terrace
1.30-1.45	Keynote Speaker: Julie Bernhardt Topic: Thirty hospitals and counting: Developing a multicentre, international, stroke rehabilitation trial (AVERT)
1.45-2.00	Presenter: Ellen McDonald Topic: The incidence of lateropulsion post stroke in the sub acute setting
2.00-2.15	Presenter: Gavin Williams Topic: Visual observation of gait following traumatic brain injury is inaccurate
2.15-2.30	Presenter: Barbara Singer Topic: The use of botulinum toxin (BoNT) for adults and children with hypertonicity: evidence-based guidelines for assessment, intervention and after-care
2.30-2.35	Presenter: Catherine Kirkham Topic: High prevalence of mobility-related predictors of falling in stroke club members
2.35-2.40	Presenter: Elizabeth Proud Topic: Length of stay and functional outcomes of stroke rehabilitation
2.40-2.45	Presenter: Paul Ilett Topic: Evaluation of balance and gait in subjects with Multiple Sclerosis
2.45-2.50	Presenter: Adel Alhusaini Topic: No change in the passive mechanical properties of the calf muscles in children with cerebral palsy following Botulinum toxin injections
2.50-2.55	Presenter: Pam Reynolds Topic: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: Clinical guidelines and considerations for physiotherapy practice
1.30-3.00	Concurrent Session 11: Free Paper and 5x5 Presentations Chair: Prue Morgan and Dr Anchalee Foongchomcheay Room: Bayside 204B
1.30-1.45	Presenter: Susan Black Topic: Is achievement of short term goals a valid measure of patient progress in inpatient neurological rehabilitation?
1.45-2.00	Presenter: Claire Boswell-Ruys Topic: The development of a falls efficacy scale for people with spinal cord injuries
2.00-2.15	Presenter: Nada Signal Topic: Central and peripheral contributions to neuromuscular fatigue in people with chronic stroke
2.15-2.30	Presenter: Jannette Blennerhassett Topic: Dynamic 3-dimensional shoulder motion in people with stroke
2.30-2.35	Presenter: Praline Choolun Topic: The reliability of measuring scapula position in patients following stroke
2.35-2.40	Presenter: Paul Bosisto Topic: Hemiplegic Shoulder pain: New mechanisms to explain an old problem
2.40-2.45	Presenter: Michelle McDonnell Topic: “Stroke? What stroke dear?” Considering the impact of cognitive dysfunction following stroke.
2.45-2.50	Presenter: Emma Campagna Topic: Physiotherapy management of friedreich ataxia
3.00-3.30	Afternoon Tea Bayside Grand Hall & Bayside Gallery
3.30–4.45	Plenary Session 5: Improving the quality of stroke care Chair: Associate Professor Louise Ada and Sally Horsley Room: Bayside Terrace
	Keynote Speakers: Professor Gert Kwakkel, A/Professor Lena von Koch and A/Professor Julie Bernhardt Topic: How can physiotherapists help improve the quality of stroke care?
4.45-5.00	Neurological Physiotherapy Awards and Conference Close

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