Speaker Programme

10:15 -10:30 Opening Remarks
Stephanie Fraser, CEO, Cerebral Palsy Scotland
Ruth Kelliher, Partner, Digby Brown Solicitors

10:30 -11:15 Opening Session: Family-Centred Care in Childhood Neurology: Challenges, Collaboration, and Change

Dr Charlie Fairhurst, Consultant in Paediatric Neurodisability, Evelina London Children’s Hospital

11:25 -12:10 Breakout session one

Education: Building Anti-Ableism in Primary Education Through Representation and Play
Speaker: Dr Sian Jones and Dr Clare Uytman, Queen Margaret University
A Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy Across the Lifespan
Speaker: Dr Kirstie Rees, Consultant Psychologist, Cerebral Palsy Scotland
Ask our Therapists: Drop-in Advice Session
Speaker: Cerebral Palsy Scotland Therapy Team

12:20 -13:00 Breakout session two

Sit Smart, Move Strong: A Seated Fitness Workshop for All Ages and Abilities
Speakers: Lesley Nutton, Physiotherapist, Cerebral Palsy Scotland and Arden Metford, Physiotherapist, Cerebral Palsy Scotland
Empowering Communication: Showcasing the ATmentor Service for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Users
Speaker: Andrea Sharples and Sarah Jane Shearer
Be the Change: Strategy Development
Speaker: Stephanie Fraser, CEO, Cerebral Palsy Scotland

13:00 -13:55 Lunch and exhibition

Break the Loop: Musical interlude with John McAdie

13:55 -14:40 Breakout session three

Compass: For When Change Is Coming – Ready or Not!
Tracey Francis and Alexander Warren, ARC Scotland
Living with Pain: Exploring the Emotional, Physical, and Social Impact of Pain for Adults with Cerebral Palsy through Inclusive Research
Rebecca Taylor
Ask our Therapists – Drop-in advice session
Cerebral Palsy Scotland Therapy Team

14:45 -15:30 Panel Discussion

Learning Together: Experiences of Education and Cerebral Palsy Argyll Suite
Panellists: Dr Kirstie Rees, Dr Tracey Reilly, Abby Paris, Johanne McBean & Dr Sian Jones

15:30 Closing remarks