PaedSCI 2026 Speakers
Paired Debate Session: What Is The Role Of Bracing To Prevent Scoliosis Progression In Children With Spinal Cord Injury?
Mr Stuart Blagg
Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Reviewing Expert
The Bone & Joint Journal
“Can you just do some CBT, please?" - Single session therapy on the paediatric ward
Dr Jenny Lisshammar
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden
Postdoctoral Researcher
Institute for Neuroscience and Physiology,
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Upper Limb Interventions And Outcomes In Paediatric Spinal Cord Injury
Prof. MJ Mulcahey
Professor of Occupational Therapy
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA
Associate Editor
Topics in Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
Editorial Board Member
Spinal Cord
ISCOS Programme Committee Member
Paired Debate Session: What Is The Role Of Bracing To Prevent Scoliosis Progression In Children With Spinal Cord Injury?
Prof. Randal R Betz
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Institute for Spine and Scoliosis, USA
Improving Transition to Adult Care in Spinal Cord Injury: Development and Implementation of a Structured Pathway
Mrs Sarah Mills
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Transition Care Pathway Lead
National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, UK
Educational Reintegration after Paediatric SCI
Naomi Bagwell
Advanced Occupational Therapist
Paediatric Lead Occupational Therapist
National Spinal injuries centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, UK
New Insights Into Paediatric SCI Pain
Dr Kathy Zebracki
Chief of Psychology
Shriners Children’s Chicago, USA
Adjunct Professor
Northwestern University
Clinical Professor
Rosalind Franklin University, USA
Poster Award Presentation
Prof. Larry Vogel
Chief of Pediatrics, Emeritus
Medical Director of Spinal Cord Injury Program, Emeritus
Shriners Children’s Chicago, USA
Professor Emeritus, Department of Pediatrics
Rush Medical College, USA
3D Gait Analysis In Paediatric Neurorehabilitation
Dr Inge Eriks-Hoogland
Deputy Head of Spinal Cord Medicine
Swiss Paraplegia Centre
Nottwil Switzerland
Educational Reintegration after Paediatric SCI
Dr Jessica Dring
Clinical Psychologist
National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, UK
BABCP-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist
National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, UK
New Insights into Paediatric Pain
Mrs Judy Peters
Paediatric Clinical and Research Nurse
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
More Than a Comorbidity: Neurodiversity in CYP with SCI
Dr Verity Thakur
Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine & Paediatrics Lead
London Spinal Cord Injury Centre, UK
New Insights Into Paediatric SCI Pain
Dr Alexander Rouse
Founding Chair
PaedSCI
Consultant Physician & Paediatrics Lead
National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Clinical Director
London Spinal Cord Injury Network
Acute Intermittent Hypoxia in Paediatric SCI Rehabilitation
Dr Akter Hossain
Specialty Trainee in Rehabilitation Medicine
National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, UK
Acute Intermittent Hypoxia in Paediatric SCI Rehabilitation
Dr Zahra Fotouhi
Specialist Doctor in Rehabilitation Medicine
National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville, UK
New Insights Into Paediatric SCI Pain
Dr Julian Taylor
Group Leader of Sensorimotor Function
Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos (SESCAM), Toledo
Honorary Research Fellow
Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford.
Compassion Fatigue in Healthcare Professionals: Recognition, Functional Understanding, and Prevention
Berit Mus Christensen
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
The Specialist Hospital for Polio and Accident Victims, Aarhus, Denmark
Educational Reintegration after spinal cord injury
Christine Jenkins
Hospital Teacher
National Spinal Injuries Centre
Stoke Mandeville Hospital, UK
Workshop: New Insights Into Paediatric SCI Pain
Kirsten Hart MSc.
Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist
National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, UK
Effects Of Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation On Mitigating Resting Hypotension And Enhancing Upper-Body Aerobic Exercise Capacity Following Spinal Cord Injury
Dr Daniel D. Hodgkiss, PhD
Research Associate, Sport, Exercise, and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, UK