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📣 Join us TODAY for this #HopkinsHour Event ! 📣 In recognition of Human Rights Week (Dec 1-10) and International Day of People with Disability (Dec 3) happening this week, join Centre Director Prof. Tim Geraghty & a panel of Program 1 researchers including Samantha Borg, Dr. Annette Kifley and Dr. Camila Quel de Oliveira for a very special update from the Aus-InSCI project. The International Spinal Cord Injury (#InSCI) Community Survey is the first ever worldwide survey for people with SCI living in the community. It forms part of a Learning Health System for SCI and is linked with wider initiatives, in particular the World Health Organization Rehabilitation 2030, a Call for Action. Australia is one country among many others taking part in this project to capture the lived experience of people with SCI by asking those who know best: people with lived experience of SCI. The project is a survey for people with SCI living in the community who have been discharged from a #rehabilitation facility for at least 12 months. The Australian arm of InSCI is known as Aus-InSCI Community Survey. In this event: 💡 Prof. Geraghty will provide an introduction and background to Aus-InSCI, 💡 Samantha Borg who will share findings on health service use and unmet healthcare needs in SCI, from an Australian cross-sectional study. 💡 Dr Annette Kifley, Senior Research Fellow, John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, will then discuss the burden and impact of #hidden disability in people with SCI 💡 Dr Camila Quel De Oliveira, Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy University of Technology Sydney, Graduate School of Health - Discipline of Physiotherapy, will discuss leisure-time physical activity for individuals with SCI. The presentations will be followed by a stimulating #panel discussion, with audience Q&A. This is sure to be a stimulating program! JOIN HERE: https://lnkd.in/gY6nb-E7 More about InSCI and Aus-InSCI project here: https://lnkd.in/gxdHK3T9 #AusInSCI #HopkinsHour #DisabilityResearch #RehabilitationResearch #HumanRightsWeek #HumanRightsDay #IDPwD Inclusive Futures: Reimagining Disability icare NSW Spinal Cord Injuries Australia Forward Ability Support Royal Rehab Group Austin Health Spinal Life Australia

🎈 Celebrating Our World-Class Researchers! 🎈 Did you see our recent news? The Hopkins Centre was delighted to announce last month the outstanding recognition for three of our distinguished research leaders! Based on #SCOPUS citations over the past five years, Professor Elizabeth Kendall GAICD AM, Professor Tamara Ownsworth and Professor Michel Coppieters have been ranked in the top 2% of research scientists worldwide. Please join us in congratulating our researchers in this remarkable achievement! Read More: https://lnkd.in/gUPSdw7K #RehabilitationResearch #DisabilityResearch

👏 Please join us in celebrating one of this years Research Awards winners! 🌟 These awards were presented by Centre Director, Professor Tim Geraghty, at our recent Bold Ideas Better Solutions Symposium, in October. This year’s winners are making groundbreaking contributions to #rehabilitation and #healthcare research, and we couldn't be prouder! 🏆 Congratulations to this year's winner of the Research Champion Award: Dr. Kelly Clanchy! This Award recognises a Hopkins member who exhibits the values and objectives of The Hopkins Centre in their work and engagement with others. Dr Clanchy is a strong research #leader that champions and advocates for capacity building projects with colleagues, research close to practice, consumer engagement and #CoDesign in research 👏 Well done Kelly!! #DisabilityResearch #RehabilitationResearch #BoldIdeas #BetterSolutions

It was fantastic to watch Samantha Borg presenting her PhD work on #opioid dispensing after #SCI at Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand (HSRAANZ) recently. #SpinalCordInjury #SCIResearch

🎬 "At the end of the day, hiring people with disability is a smart business choice. That's not funny - that's fantastic!" This final clip from 'It's Not Hard to be Inclusive' wraps up our series with a simple truth: creating an inclusive workplace just makes good business sense. Companies who hire people with disability benefit from: ✨ More engaging workplace culture ✨ A workforce that reflects customers and community ✨ Improved brand reputation ✨ Increased productivity ✨ Higher employee retention rates Last Tuesday on International Day of People with Disability, we were thrilled to see so many of our members and businesses across Australia highlighting how they're choosing inclusion. But the journey doesn't stop here - inclusion is a year-round commitment. Join the hundreds of organisations already choosing inclusion. Starting your journey is easier than you think - have a conversation with us about membership today. Call us on 1300 363 645, email us at info@AusDN.org.au, or learn more about becoming a member on our website: https://lnkd.in/gGYhPynU And don't forget to watch the full short film: https://lnkd.in/gyXatvth (Audio description version available) #ChooseInclusion #RemoveBarriers #LinkedInNewsAustralia #IDPwD2024"

It was fabulous to see so many familiar faces, along with many new ones, at the recent #ANZcos conference!

📔 📚 Hopkins Ambassador Launches Her First Book! 📚 📘 Congratulations to Hopkins Ambassador Belinda Adams OAM, on the release of her book “I Bought a Bus - A Memoir of Love, Resilience and Adventure" Belinda’s book was launched at the Avid Reader Bookstore in West End on November 16th, with a Q&A session facilitated by Professor Tamara Ownsworth. For more details see: https://lnkd.in/gG-X99cv #BookLaunch #IBoughtABus

📣 #HopkinsHour ~ STARTING IN 10 MINUTES! 📣 Join Centre Director Prof. Tim Geraghty & a panel of Program 1 researchers at 12:30PM (AEST) TODAY i for an update from the #AusInSCI project. JOIN HERE: https://lnkd.in/gY6nb-E7 The International Spinal Cord Injury (#InSCI) Community Survey is the first ever worldwide survey for people with SCI living in the community. It forms part of a Learning Health System for SCI and is linked with wider initiatives, in particular the World Health Organization Rehabilitation 2030, a Call for Action. Australia is one country among many others taking part in this project to capture the lived experience of people with SCI by asking those who know best: people with lived experience of SCI. The project is a survey for people with SCI living in the community who have been discharged from a #rehabilitation facility for at least 12 months. The Australian arm of InSCI is known as Aus-InSCI Community Survey. In this event: 💡 Prof. Geraghty will provide an introduction and background to Aus-InSCI, 💡 Samantha Borg who will share findings on health service use and unmet healthcare needs in SCI, from an Australian cross-sectional study. 💡 Dr Annette Kifley, Senior Research Fellow, John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, will then discuss the burden and impact of #hidden disability in people with SCI 💡 Dr Camila Quel De Oliveira, Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy University of Technology Sydney, Graduate School of Health - Discipline of Physiotherapy, will discuss leisure-time physical activity for individuals with SCI. The presentations will be followed by a stimulating #panel discussion, with audience Q&A. This is sure to be a stimulating program! #AusInSCI #HopkinsHour #DisabilityResearch #RehabilitationResearch

Happy International Day of Persons with Disabilities! Do you want to learn how to make our world more accessible? Read Tiffany A. Yu, MSc’s new book The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: Smashing Stereotypes, Forging Change, and Building a Disability-Inclusive World. Tiffany and I will discuss her book on Zoom next week! This book talk is open to all, free, and ASL and CART will be provided. Join us by registering with this link: https://lnkd.in/g78wyDbR Thank you to the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center for hosting this event! Flyer: “DEC 10, 12:00 - 1:00 PT, ASL | CART | VIRTUAL | RECORDED. Join us for a conversation about The Anti-Ableist Manifesto and building a disability-inclusive world with author Tiffany Yu moderated by human rights attorney Haben Girma. RSVP https://lnkd.in/guq_5Kwg On a coffee-colored background the text above appears next to an image of the book THE ANTI-ABLEIST MANIFESTO by Tiffany Yu, and images of the two panelists Tiffany Yu and Haben Girma. Tiffany, an East Asian woman with mid length black hair, smiles brightly at the camera wearing a black jacket. Haben, a Black woman in her thirties with mid length black hair and a red dress, looks thoughtful. The top of the flyer is adorned with line drawings of plants, snails, crutches, and power chairs in vibrant colors.

Yesterday we celebrated International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) 2024. We welcomed special guests from The Hopkins Centre at Griffith University, including human rights activist Kevin Cocks AM GAICD and Research Fellow Kelsey Chapman. Kelsey is currently leading The Dignity Project in understanding how people with disability experience social, personal, and systemic dignity. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4fUnQYU We were also proud to officially launch the NIISQ Agency Disability Service Plan (DSP) and heard from some of the working group members about the purpose and significance of the co-designed DSP for the NIISQ Agency and our employees with disability 📝 To bring the day’s event to a close, we premiered our new participant video sharing Jan’s story and the difference NIISQ has made in her life since she suffered a brachial plexus injury in 2021 🎥 Watch Jan’s video here: https://bit.ly/4eZLZfq Disability as a result of road trauma is just one part of the bigger picture – but we are committed to making a difference in any effort and support we can today and every day. #InternationalDayofPeoplewithDisability #IDPwD #DisabilityServicePlan