Rehabilitation and Disability Research Colloquium

29th/30th November 2007
2nd Floor, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago


Thursday, 29th November 2007


9.30am Welcome
Prof. David Baxter
10.00am Rehabilitation and Disability Research Theme –University of Otago
Prof. David Baxter

10.30am MORNING TEA

11.00am Prof. Suzanne McDonough, University of Ulster
“The impact of technology in health and rehabilitation research”
11.30am Dr Haxby Abbott, School of Physiotherapy
“Clinical Research Development at the School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago”
11.50am Dr Allan Carman, School of Physiotherapy
“Biomechanics Laboratory –Projects 2007: From the feet to the head and back again”
12.10pm Leica Claydon, School of Physiotherapy
“TENS efficacy: results of a painless PhD programme?”

12.30pm LUNCH / POSTER PRESENTATIONS

2.00pm Julian Verkaaik, Burwood Academy of Independent Living
“Putting the wish through the wash – Defining and Implementing Innovations within a Rehabilitation Centre”
2.30pm Sarah Derrett, Injury Prevention Research Unit
“Measuring Disability Outcomes – of power and meaning”
3.00pm Andrew Wallace, Design Studies
“Applied ergonomics beyond the users control - How can the practice of industrial design reduce injury and create a safer environment”

3.30pm AFTERNOON TEA

4.00pm Shari Mason/Denise Brown, Statistics NZ
“One in six: An overview of the New Zealand Disability Survey”
4.30pm Prof. Keith Rome, Auckland University of Technology
“A clinical trial of specialist footwear for patients with rheumatoid arthritis”
5.00pm Helen Harcombe, Injury Prevention Research Unit
“International prospective study of musculoskeletal disorders: report on the New Zealand baseline survey”

5.30pm FINISH

(7.15pm Gt King St Entrance of School - meeting point for cruise and evening meal)


Rehabilitation and Disability Research Colloquium

29th/30th November 2007
2nd Floor, School of Physiotherapy, University of Otago


Friday 30th November


9.30am Merrolee Penman – Occupational Therapy, Otago Polytechnic
“The place and value of web 2.0 tools in supporting the development of research communities.”
10.00am Mary Butler, Donald Beasley Institute
“Care Ethics and Brain Injury”

10.30am MORNING TEA

11.00am Dr Margo Paterson, Queens University, Canada
“Collaboration in Inter-professional education:
The QUIPPED action research project”
11.30am Jenny Conder, Donald Beasley Institute
“Addressing consent and relationships in a longitudinal study involving parents with an intellectual disability”
11.50am Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Unit
“Rural workers experience of low back pain: exploring why they continue to work.”
12.10pm Research Theme – Funding Awards

12.30pm FINISH