2007 Spinal Exchange Program Visiting Fellow

The 2007 Spinal Exchange Program welcomed A/Professor Edelle Field-Fote, a recognised world leader in spinal cord injury and Director of the Neuromotor Rehabilitation Research Laboratory at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis for a six-week Visiting Fellowship in NSW during July and August 2007. 

Professor Field-Fote specialises in task-practice training and the development of functional electrical stimulation methods for building optimal movement and sensation in people with spinal cord injury. 

During her stay, Professor Field-Fote was involved in a range of activities including student and academic lectures, spinal unit visits and training workshops, researcher and clinician seminars, and a consumer forum entitled “Recovery, Regeneration, Restoration: The Frontiers of Spinal Injury Research”, which took place on 17 August 2007. 

The Spinal Exchange Program is a collaborative initiative of the NSW Office for Science and Medical Research, the WorkCover Authority of NSW and the NSW Motor Accidents Authority. 

For further information on the Spinal Exchange Program or specific events during A/Prof Field-Fote’s Visiting Fellowship, please contact:

Ms Carlene Kelly
NSW Office for Science and Medical Research
Ph: 02 9338 6786
Email: carlene.kelly@osmr.nsw.gov.au

2007 Spinal Exchange Program Events

24 July 2007 - Seminar
“Practice-Dependent Plasticity of Cortical and Spinal Mechanisms: Neurophysiologic Mechanisms Underlying Improved Upper & Lower Extremity Function"
Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney

26 July 2007 – Workshop for spinal physiotherapists
“Incorporating Task-Practice Training into Daily Exercise Schedules & Tracking Progress in Skill Development”
Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney

2 August 2007 – Seminar
“Practice-Dependent Plasticity of Cortical and Spinal Mechanisms: Neurophysiologic Mechanisms Underlying Improved Upper & Lower Extremity Function"
Royal North Shore Hospital

8 August 2007 – Colloquium
"Can We Supercharge the Neurophysiologic Mechanisms Underlying Restoration of Function after Spinal Cord Injury?"
Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute

9 August 2007 – Seminar
“Practice-Dependent Plasticity of Cortical and Spinal Mechanisms: Neurophysiologic Mechanisms Underlying Improved Upper & Lower Extremity Function"
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney

10 August 2007 – Neurostudy group for Australian Physiotherapy Association
“Neuroplasticity to Optimise Function after Central Nervous System Injury”
Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney

14 August 2007
Ministerial Reception with the NSW Minister for Science and Medical Research, The Hon Verity Firth MP
 
15 August 2007 – Seminar
“Practice-Dependent Plasticity of Cortical and Spinal Mechanisms: Neurophysiologic Mechanisms Underlying Improved Upper & Lower Extremity Function"
Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney

16 August 2007 – Meeting for key NSW researchers and clinicians
"Can We Supercharge the Neurophysiologic Mechanisms Underlying Restoration of Function after Spinal Cord Injury?"
Department of State and Regional Development

16 August 2007 – Think tank for academics, clinicians and exercise specialists
"Recommendations for Therapeutic Exercise & Task-practice Training to Facilitate Ongoing Recovery after Discharge”
Department of State and Regional Development

17 August 2007 – Consumer Forum
“The Current State of Spinal Cord Iinjury Research & Key Issues”
Speakers include A/Prof Edelle Field-Fote, Dr James Middleton, A/Prof Philip Siddall and Mr David Prast 
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23 August 2007 – Seminar
“Practice-Dependent Plasticity of Cortical and Spinal Mechanisms: Neurophysiologic Mechanisms Underlying Improved Upper & Lower Extremity Function"
Charles Sturt University

23 August 2007 – Seminar
“Engaging the Brain and Spinal Cord for Optimal Function: Approaches to Upper and
Lower Extremity Training for Individuals with Incomplete SCI”
Charles Sturt University