About this Event
12th Kent Regional Brain Injury Conference
Welcome to the 12th Kent Regional Brain Injury Conference! Join us at the Woolf College Lecture Theatre, University of Kent or online on MS Teams on November 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM GMT for a day filled with insightful discussions and networking opportunities. This event aims to bring together professionals and individuals interested in brain injury research and support. Don't miss out on this valuable opportunity to learn and connect with others in the field.
Register to attend the event in-person or virtually via MS Teams. Free parking permit will be available, please share your car registration details.
See you there!
Agenda
🕑: 09:15 AM - 09:45 AM
Opening Welcome
Host: Dr Mohamed Sakel
Morning session
🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:05 AM
How big is the challenge of Traumatic Brain Injury in Kent and Medway?5yr data
Host: Dr Mohamed Sakel
🕑: 10:05 AM - 10:25 AM
Rehabilitation for Chronic Neurological Disorders NICE Guideline (2025)
Host: Caroline Jones
🕑: 10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
What are the key attributes of a specialist Neuro-rehabilitation Unit?
Host: Professor Derick Wade, Oxford
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:05 AM
What is the impact of moderate to severe Traumatic Brain Injury?
Host: Karen Saunders CHSS, University of Kent
Info: What is the impact of moderate to severe Traumatic Brain Injury? Resource co-design with survivors,
clinicians and charity stakeholders? PhD research
🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Morning break
🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Summary of the All-Party Parliamentary Group Report on Acquired Brain Injury
Host: Professor Andrew Bateman (Chairman, UKABIF)
🕑: 11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Court of Protection for people with brain injury
Host: Glen Miles Legal Director
🕑: 12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Panel Discussion
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
LUNCH
Summary of KBIF AGM
Host: Barry Osborn
Afternoon Session
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Neurorobotics in Kent and Medway
a) Introduction of Robotics as research at Canterbury
Host: Dr Mohamed Sakel
b) Introduction as a routine service in Kent
Host: Kirstie Corfield - Active Care Group
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:20 PM
How case managers support TBI rehabilitation
Host: Wendy Irons Brain Injury Case Manager
🕑: 02:20 PM - 03:00 PM
Supporting survivors of Brain Injury and their carers
Host: Hayley Cook Headway Kent
🕑: 02:40 PM - 03:00 PM
Community based management of Head Injury Rehabilitation
Host: Professor David Wilkinson University of Kent
🕑: 03:30 PM - 03:50 PM
Panel Discussion
🕑: 03:30 PM - 03:50 PM
Break
🕑: 03:50 PM - 03:55 PM
What is Brain Health?
Host: Karen Saunders CHSS, University of Kent
🕑: 03:55 PM - 04:00 PM
Risks to Brain Health from sports-related concussion injuries
Host: Connor Keene
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:15 PM
Neuropsychiatry of Brain Injury
Host: Professor Rafey Faruqui CHSS
🕑: 04:15 PM - 04:30 PM
Final Panel Discussion and Questions and Answers
Conference conclusion and closure
Host: Dr Mohamed Sakel
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Woolf College Lecture Theatre, Woolf College, The Pavilion, Giles Lane,, Canterbury, United Kingdom
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