KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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PROF VICKI ANDERSON
BA (Hons), MA (Clin Neuropsych), PhD, FAPS, FASSA, FAAHMS, FASSBI
Professor Anderson is a paediatric neuropsychologist, working across clinical, research and academic sectors. She was Director of Psychology at The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, from 2002 to 2023. She holds executive roles at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, including Director, Clinical Sciences Research and Lead of the Clinician Scientists Fellowship program.
She is a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne (Psychology & Paediatrics). Her research and clinical interests focus on outcomes from early brain insults. Her research team, Brain and Mind Research, has contributed to establishing the vulnerability of the young brain to injury and to a better understanding of factors contributing to resilience and vulnerability in children.
Her recent work emphasises the importance of the family in maximising recovery from childhood injury and illness, and e-health interventions as a means of maximising child outcomes and improving family function..
A/PROF CHRISTINA EKEGREN
Associate Professor Christina Ekegren is the Rehabilitation Stream Lead within the Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Centre, Monash University, Australia, and Research Lead for Australia's first 'Smart Ward' within the National Centre for Healthy Ageing (NCHA).
She is a globally recognised expert on injury outcomes, with a major focus on understanding recovery pathways for injured older adults. A/Prof Ekegren has attracted over $10 million in collaborative research funding from government, industry and academic sources.
She has presented as an invited speaker at both national and international conferences, and authored over 100 peer reviewed articles and industry reports. She has a clinical background in physiotherapy and has worked in teaching and research at universities in Australia, the UK and Canada.