The Whiplash 2017: Meeting the Challenge Symposium, hosted by the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Recovery Following Road Traffic Injuries, followed the successful Whiplash 2011 Conference held in Brisbane.
Leading national and international researchers shared the findings of their injury rehabilitation research. The Symposium also featured the launch of the International Consortium for Non-Hospitalised Road Injuries (ConsoRTI).
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Speakers & Presentation Slides
- Associate Professor Tonny Andersen, University of Southern Denmark
- Professor Linda J. Carroll, University of Alberta, Canada - Recovery Expectations and WAD Recovery
- Professor Michele Curatolo, University of Washington, Seattle, USA - Nociceptive processing: An option for targeting gtreatment?
- Professor Luke Connelly, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia - Compensation and Insurance Schemes and Whiplash Associated Disorder
- Dr Pierre Cote, University of Ontario, Canada - What contributes to latrogenesis in WAD?
- Dr James Elliott, Northwestern University, USA - Implications from Imaging Studies
- Dr Genevieve Grant, Monash University, Australia - Lawyers and their influence on health outcomes in compensation systems
- Associate Professor Helge Kasch, Aarhus University, Denmark
- Dr Samuel McLean, University of North Carolina, USA
- Dr Joy MacDermid, McMaster University, Canada - Outcome Measurement ... ICF and Content Validity
- Dr Mandy Nielsen, Chronic Pain Australia
- Dr Trudy Rebbeck, The University of Sydney, Australia
- Professor Anne Soderlund. Mälardalen University, Sweden - Pain-related experiences, beliefs, expectations and their possible importance in assessment and management of Whiplash Associated Disorders, WAD
- Professor Michele Sterling, Griffith University, Australia - Targeting Interventions: can it be achieved?
- Professor Michael Sullivan, The University of Queensland, Australia - Catastrophizing and Pain: Mechanisms of Action
- Dr Julia Treleaven, The University of Queensland, Australia - Sensorimotor function: What should we be treating?
- Associate Professor David M. Walton, Western University, Canada - The End of Rehabilitation
- Dr Hans Westergren, Skane University Hospital, Sweden - Experiences from a Specialized Regional Clinic for Patients with Persistent Neck Pain and Disability after Trauma