EDINBURGH
Head Injury Information Day 2023

Wednesday 10 May 2023 - The Sheraton Grand Hotel, Edinburgh

This event has now finished - however, you can view each of the speakers presentations below:

PRESENTATIONS - morning

10.15 - 10.30

Welcome

Chris Stewart – Partner, Digby Brown Solicitors

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10.30 - 11.00

Keeping Stroke Recoveries in Mind - embedding psychological care into the stroke pathway

Katie MacGregor – Public Affairs and Campaigns Officer, Stroke Association

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11.00 - 11.30

ARBD: Improving recovery and connecting to the community

Dr Stephen Smith - Clinical Psychologist, and Amy Macnamara – Specialist Occupational Therapist at Penumbra Milestone Alcohol Related Brain Damage Unit

More about Dr Stephen Smith & Amy Macnamara

11.45 - 12.30

Head Injury in rugby – Lewis’ story, technology and looking to the future of the game

Lewis Carmichael – former Edinburgh Rugby and Scotland international rugby union player,

Tim Stimpson – former Leicester Tigers, and British and Irish Lions fullback, and now Head of Rugby at Hedkayse,
Dr Marshall Garrett – Medicolegal expert, and Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow Medical School, and Chris Stewart – Partner, Digby Brown Solicitors

More about Lewis, Tim & Dr Marshall Garrett