Publications and Presentations

ABI Rehabilitation does a great job with research and sharing knowledge. Here are some of the presentations and posters our team have shared:

Publications and Presentations

Authors: Krishnan C, Young T, Feist S, Hodge K 

Date: 14-17 October 2015
Conference: NZRA-AFRM conference
Location: Wellington

Building good rehabilitation by design; part 1: leveraging information to create a nation-wide pathway for traumatic brain injury.

Author: Sekerak, R. 

Date: 14-17 October 2015
Conference: NZRA-AFRM conference
Location: Wellington

I am so confused: the concept of post traumatic confusional state in disorders of consciousness after traumatic brain injury.

Authors: Sekerak R, Tham LP, Dwyer A 

Date: 14-17 October 2015
Conference: NZRA-AFRM conference
Location: Wellington

Seeing Is Believing: Vision Impairment After Subarachnoid Haemorrhage May Be Reversible – A Case Report of Delayed Diagnosis And Treatment Of Terson’s Syndrome.

Authors: Gardiner, J., VanSolkema, M., Jacobs, N., Silcock, L 

Date: 14-17 October 2015
Conference: NZRA-AFRM conference
Location: Wellington

A new way to improve confidence in staff members involved in dysphagia management.

Author: Sekerak, R. 

Date: 14-17 October 2015
Conference: NZRA-AFRM conference
Location: Wellington

Pharmacology and the injured brain: intended benefits and potential harms

Authors: Anstis H, Brown K, Gardiner J, VanSolkema M 

Date: 14-17 October 2015
Conference: NZRA-AFRM conference
Location: Wellington

Does pet therapy benefit clients in a brain injury rehabilitation centre?

Author: Seemann R

Date: 14-17 October 2015
Conference: NZRA-AFRM conference
Location: Wellington

Emerging Technologies in Rehabilitation (Workshop).

Author: Foster A 

Date: 8-10 September 2017
Conference: NZRA Conference
Location: Christchurch

Early Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury in New Zealand

Author: Gardiner J, 

Date: 8-10 September 2017
Conference: NZRA Conference
Location: Christchurch

What is older person’s rehab?

Authors: Dwyer A, Bullen C 

Date: 23-25 August, 2017
Conference: Scientific Meeting of the Stroke Society of Australasia
Location: Queenstown

Em‘powering’ the Path to recovery: Clients’ experience of power wheelchair use in their early phase of rehabilitation. (poster)

Authors: Abdul-Aziz N, Foster A, Seemann R, 

Date: 29 May-2 June 2016
Conference: International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine World Congress
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Identifying barriers affecting participatory and social function after traumatic brain injury rehabilitation

Author: Lavelle Wijohn E 

Date: 1-3 June 2017
Conference: 40th Annual Brain Impairment Conference of ASSBI
Location: Melbourne

How can a Pākehā (non-indigenous) researcher engage families in a way that is practical, effective and respectful to Māori?

Authors: Moreira C, Seemann R, Foster A 

Date: 30 April – 04 May 2017
Conference: ISPRM
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

CRASH and IMPACT: Let’s be optimistic for severe traumatic brain injury survivors entering rehabilitation

Authors: Young T, Andreas N, Anstis H, Sully E 

Date: 14-17 October 2015
Conference: NZRA-AFRM conference
Location: Wellington

Residential rehab length of stay post brain injury – key contributing factors.

Authors: Morse P, Fernando K, Sorensen M 

Date: 4-7 August 2016
Conference: APA
Location: Denver, Colorado

Opportunities In International Rehabilitation Psychology: Lessons From Amazing New Zealand

Authors: Babbage D, Drown J, Kayes N, Levack W, Van Solkema M, & Armstrong J 

Date: 8-10 September 2017
Conference: NZRA Conference
Location: Christchurch

Invigorating goal setting: the ripple effects of an iPad app developed for inpatients to view videos about their rehabilitation goals.

Author: Foster A 

Date: 8-10 September 2017
Conference: NZRA Conference
Location: Christchurch

An Aging Population in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation: Outcomes and Resource Implications

Author: Wassell B, 

Date: 8-10 September 2017
Conference: NZRA Conference
Location: Christchurch

Do objective falls risk measures have any correlation with subjective measures or post traumatic amnesia state in older TBI populations?

Authors: Young T, Andreas N 

Date: 14-17 October 2015
Conference: NZRA-AFRM conference
Location: Wellington

Funder portal – a means of secure information sharing.

Authors: Honysett A, Lees S 

Date: 13-15 September 2017
Conference: OTNZ-WNA Conference
Location: Nelson

Let’s talk about Sex: Addressing Sexuality as part of Mainstream Practice (90-minute workshop)

Authors: Kingsley K, Armstrong J, Marquez De La Plata C, Kumar A 

Date: 23-28 October 2017
Conference: American CONGRESS of Rehabilitation Medicine(ACRM)
Location: Atlanta, GA, USA

Community Reintegration in Low-Resource Settings: Unmet Needs and Family Participation in Rehabilitation Process (a four-speaker workshop)

Authors: Lister H, Averill J 

Date: 2 – 4 May 2019
Conference: ASSBI/NZRA Inaugural Trans-Tasman conference
Location: Wellington

The future of Bariatric care in TBI: Can we cope with the load?

Authors: Young T, Andreas N, Howard-Brown C 

Date: 2 – 4 May 2019
Conference: ASSBI/NZRA Inaugural Trans-Tasman conference
Location: Wellington

Enhancing early engagement for transitions to community

Authors: VanSolkema M, Lees S, Honeysett A, Lister H, McLauchlan C, Baker E, Kennerley S, Averill J, Kyle K, Foster A 

Date: 2 – 4 May 2019
Conference: ASSBI/NZRA Inaugural Trans-Tasman conference
Location: Wellington

Hypoxic brain injury post-intensive rehabilitation: Are clients and families ready for discharge?

Authors: Wassell B, Angeles A, Young T, Moore J 

Date: 2 – 4 May 2019
Conference: ASSBI/NZRA Inaugural Trans-Tasman conference
Location: Wellington

Visual care plans to enhance communication and efficiency

Authors: Young T, Andreas N 

Date: 2 – 4 May 2019
Conference: ASSBI/NZRA Inaugural Trans-Tasman conference
Location: Wellington

TBI at ABI: Trends over the past 3 years