Our Reports and Presentations

About the Project

Our Reports

National Report: Australian arm of the International Spinal Cord Injury Community Survey (Aus-InSCI Community Survey)

• Middleton J, Arora M, Kifley A, Geraghty T, Marshall R and Nunn A (2021). Australian arm of the International Spinal Cord Injury (Aus-InSCI) Community Survey: National report to the National Steering Committee. The University of Sydney NSW Australia.

Queensland results of the 2018 InSCI Community Survey

This report presents key findings from the Community Survey for the 481 Queenslanders who completed the survey, including an overview of employment and health and secondary conditions.

• Geraghty T, Borg SJ. Australian arm of the International Spinal Cord Injury (Aus-InSCI) Community Survey – Queensland results. Report, September 2022.

Aus_InSCI 2018 Community Survey - Translation Report

This report is about a research project designed to translate the results from the Australian arm of the International Spinal Cord Injury (Aus-InSCI) Community Survey into positive change for people with SCI in Australia. Dr Delena Amsters presented on the Aus-InSCI Translation Project at a recent Hopkins Hour: Meaningful Research through Stakeholder Engagement on 17 May, 2023 (starts at minute 12:44). Click here to access a PDF version of the presentation delivered during this Hopkins Hour.

• Geraghty G, Amsters D, Borg S. Ideas for Change: Final Report: Stage 2 – User Group Design Phase, August 2022. Translational research of the Australian arm of the International Spinal Cord Injuries (Aus-InSCI) Community Survey.

Our Presentations

• Middleton J, Geraghty T, Kifley A, Jones T, Marshall R. Invited Workshop - Tackling hidden disability in people with spinal cord injury (SCI): it’s everyone’s business. Geraghty T: “Hidden disability in people with spinal cord injury - cauda equina syndrome with preserved ability to walk as an example” Australia and New Zealand Spinal Cord Society, Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, 22/11/23.
• Middleton J, Geraghty T, Kifley A, Wynn R. Concurrent Workshop - Tackling hidden disability: It’s everyone’s business. 6th Annual Scientific Meeting, Rehabilitation Medicine Society of Australia and New Zealand. Hobart, Tasmania, 11/09/23.
• James W Middleton, Mohit Arora, Tim Geraghty, Ruth Marshall, Andrew Nunn & the Aus-InSCI group. Results of the International Spinal Cord Injury Survey in Australia (Aus-InSCI). International Spinal Cord Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nice, France, 5-7 November 2019.
• Arora M, Geraghty T, Marshall R, Nunn A, Middleton JW for the Aus-InSCI group. Shoulder pain, it’s prevalence, patterns and impact on people with spinal cord injury in Australia: Sub-study of the Aus-InSCI community survey. International Spinal Cord Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Nice, France, 5-7 November 2019.
• Samantha Borg, Michele Foster, Timothy Geraghty. International Spinal Cord Injury Survey: Health characteristics and overview of community dwelling spinal cord injury patients in Queensland. Bold Ideas Better Solutions – The Hopkins Centre Symposium, Brisbane, 18th October 2019
• James W Middleton, Mohit Arora, Tim Geraghty, Ruth Marshall, Andrew Nunn & the Aus-InSCI group. Implementation and Results of the International Spinal Cord Injury (InSCI) Survey in Australia. Australia and New Zealand Spinal Cord Society Annual Scientific Meeting, Melbourne, 21-23 August 2019.
• Tim Geragthy, Sam Borg, Annette Kifley, Camila Quel De Oliveira. Hopkins Hour presentation - Understanding the lived experience of people with spinal cord injury: Update from the Australian arm International Spinal Cord Injury Community Survey Project (Aus-InSCI). 5 December 2024.
• Tim Geragthy, Sam Borg, Emily Bray, Soo Oh - ANZSCoS2024 Annual Scientific Meeting presentations 'Unmet healthcare needs for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) in Australia''. 27-29 November 2024.

Who was involved in our project?

Our core research team

• Professor James Middleton (NSW) 
• Dr Mohit Arora (NSW) 
• Professor Ashley Craig (NSW) 
• Dr Annette Kifley (NSW) 
• Professor Ian Cameron (NSW) 
• Adjunct Professor John Walsh AM (NSW) 
• Professor Tim Geraghty (QLD) 
• Ms Samantha Borg (QLD) 
• Professor Ruth Marshall (SA) 
• Dr Andrew Nunn (Vic)

Our translation core research team

• Professor Tim Geraghty (QLD) 
• Ms Samantha Borg (QLD) - SRA
• Dr Delena Amsters (QLD) 
• Professor James Middleton (NSW) 
• Dr Mohit Arora (NSW) 

Our new team members (joined 2022)

• Professor Glen Davis (NSW) 
• Prof David Berlowitz (VIC) 
• Dr Marnie Graco (VIC) 

Our project partners

• iCare NSW
• Spinal Cord Injuries Australia, NSW
• Forward Ability Support (formerly known as ParaQuad), NSW
• Paraplegic and Quadriplegic Association of South Australia (PQSA)
• PHRN-CDL, Curtin University, WA
• Northern Sydney Local Health District, NSW
• South Eastern Sydney Local health District, NSW
• Royal Rehab, NSW
• Austin Health, VIC
• Lifetime Support, SA
• Central Adelaide Local Health Network, SA
• Princess Alexandra Hospital, QLD
• Spinal Life Australia, QLD and WA
• AQA, VIC