International

Brain Injury

Symposium

(602872) Taking Action to Combat the Chronic Effects of Brain Injury: A European Perspective

Presenter(s)

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  Fofi Constantinidou, PhD, CCC-S, CBIS

  Professor of Language Disorders and Clinical Neuropsychology
  University of Cyprus
  Nicosia, Nicosia
• 

  Eva Pettemeridou, PhD

  Post-doctoral Fellow
  University of Cyprus
  NICOSIA, Nicosia
• CH

  Chloe Hayward

  Executive Director
  United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum
  London, England
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  Andrew Bateman, PhD

  Chair, United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum
  and Reader, University of Essex
  Colchester, England

This symposium addresses key global challenges in TBI, namely chronic effects, inadequate access to rehabilitation services, and elusive successful reintegration of TBI survivors. It presents evidence on the chronic effects of TBI in the Cypriot cohort with its unique genetic and societal characteristics. Furthermore, lack of systematic rehabilitation services in Cyprus allows for the investigation of the true effects of chronic TBI. We will provide strategies to improve access to rehabilitation services and efforts to help survivors reach full potential through the presentation of innovative policy and advocacy initiatives in the UK via the United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum.

Learning Objectives:

• Upon completion, participants will be able to understand how brain atrophy maintains a chronic course thus contributing to the lifelong effects experienced in TBI.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to identify how chronic and neurocognitive deficits relate to QOL.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to develop ways of thinking politically about barriers to rehabilitation quality improvement.
• Upon completion, participants will be able to identify policy barriers that impede progress that they would like to make in their own services.