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Support Dr Nick Aitcheson on the 2026 Pain Revolution Tour
Posted on Monday 28th September 2026
This October, Hopkins Centre clinician researcher Dr Nick Aitcheson, Rehabilitation and Pain Physician and Director of the Metro South Pain Rehabilitation Centre, will take on the 2026 Pain Revolution Rural Outreach Tour, cycling around 750km through Northern New South Wales to help improve access to pain education in rural and regional communities.
Read MoreHopkins Hour - Worth Asking - Accessible communication in healthcare and research
Posted on Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Hosted by Hopkins and Inclusive Futures researcher Dr Kelsey Chapman, the session featured findings from Hopkins seed grant project on co-producing resources for clinicians and people with Spinal Cord Injuries in Queensland. Dr Chapman was also joined by Chec del Mundo on See Me. Hear Me. Respect Me project, Gillian Hermosa-Silva on Julian's Key Health Passport, plus Rhonda Beggs and Dr Delena Amsters on Talking Mats.
Read MoreEnhancing Self-Advocacy Skills After Brain Injury: Meet the Researchers Behind MYSAY
Posted on Thursday 17th September 2026
The Hopkins Centre is pleased to welcome Nadia Turner, Senior Social Worker with the Acquired Brain Injury Transitional Rehabilitation Service (ABI TRS), who has recently joined the research team working on the Facilitating Choice and Agency When Cognition is Compromised project.
Read MoreNew publication explores how mobile app technology can support pressure injury identification after spinal cord injury
Posted on Wednesday 16th September 2026
A new publication from The Hopkins Centre is exploring how smartphone technology could support people with spinal cord injury (SCI) to manage pressure injuries in the community. Pressure injuries are a common and potentially serious secondary complication following SCI. They can have significant impacts on physical health, wellbeing, and quality of life, and timely identification and management is critical to preventing complications.
Read MoreNew research highlights the benefits of transitional rehabilitation for families after acquired brain injury
Posted on Thursday 10th September 2026
New research involving The Hopkins Centre clinician researchers Kerrin Watter and Areti Kennedy has highlighted the potential benefits of transitional rehabilitation in supporting the wellbeing of family members and other close supporters of people following acquired brain injury (ABI).
Read MoreSeeing home differently: 3D technology could transform home modification planning
Posted on Wednesday 9th September 2026
A new publication from Hopkins Centre researchers is exploring how three-dimensional (3D) visualisation could help make home modification planning more collaborative, accessible and responsive to the needs of people with spinal cord injury (SCI).
Read MoreNew publication explores dignity, tensions and burnout in consumer-inclusive research
Posted on Tuesday 8th September 2026
A new publication from Hopkins Centre researchers explores the often unseen emotional, relational and organisational demands experienced by researchers undertaking consumer-inclusive and participatory research.
Read MoreNew publication highlights progress in improving recovery after flap surgery
Posted on Thursday 3rd September 2026
Research supported by a Hopkins Centre Seed Grant is continuing to build knowledge about recovery after flap surgery for people with spinal cord injury or disease (SCI/D), with a second publication from the project now available.
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