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November 2011
West Midlands ACPIN is seeing some changes in 2011 both on the committee and how we plan to promote neurological physiotherapy in the region.
We say a (hopefully temporary) goodbye to committee member Jayne Priest and Trudy Pelton our minute secretary. Both have been dedicated members of the committee for some time and we would like to thank them for all their hard work. We would also like to welcome new committee member Cameron Lindsay who has volunteered to be the Regional Representative taking over from myself. It would be great to see some more new faces in the committee, so if you are interested contact us and come along to the meetings to see what you think (biscuits are often provided!)
Since writing in the Spring edition of Synapse West Midlands ACPIN has held two evening lectures. Cognition Matters by Dr Wai-Ling Bickerton in March and Using TMS to Understand the Cerebellum by Professor Chris Miall in June. Dr Wai-Ling Bickerton spoke enthusiastically about the BCoS (Birmingham Cognitive Screen) they have developed. The BCoS provides a cognitive profile for brain injured patients, inclusive for individuals with aphasia or neglect, a very interesting assessment tool to learn about. Professor Chris Miall discussed research (including his own) on the cerebellum. His clear explanations helped make this complex area more understandable. Both lectures were well attended and free to ACPIN members.
Following on from our successful discussion groups earlier in the year and lots of positive feedback and suggestions from the West Midlands ACPIN Members we are starting debates on topics of interest within neurological physiotherapy. Each debate will discuss two topics (a main topic and a back-up) with a couple of people arguing strongly for or against the topic with a vote at the end. At the time of writing we aim to do the first debate at the end of September/beginning of October on Core stability – is it a waste of time? with a back-up topic of Stretching – effective or not? This debate will be held at the University of Birmingham but we plan to time hold future debates in other venues around the West Midlands to make it more accessible to our members.
As always West Midlands ACPIN welcomes any suggestions or questions you may have. Please do not hesitate to contact new Regional Representative.
