Symposium 2025: Innovating to Create Systems for Injury Recovery

Symposium 2025: Innovating to Create Systems for Injury Recovery

Join us June 17 at Mayne Medical School (Brisbane) for our Symposium on Innovating to Create High-Performing Systems for Injury Recovery.

By NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Better Health Outcomes for Compensable Injury

Date and time

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:00 - 19:00 AEST

Location

ES Meyers Lecture Theatre, Mayne Medical School

288 Herston Road Herston, QLD 4006 Australia

Agenda

1:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Symposium Welcome

Professor Michele Sterling


Professor Michele Sterling, Director of CRE (The University of Queensland)

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Keynote Presentation: Intervening early to improve outcomes in serious injury

Professor Belinda Gabbe


Professor Belinda Gabbe, Chief Investigator CRE (Monash University)

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Research Presentations

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Panel Discussion

6:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Symposium Close

Professor Trevor Russell


Professor Trevor Russell, Director of RECOVER Injury Research Centre (The University of Queensland)

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Canapé Reception

About this event

  • Event lasts 6 hours

Welcome to the Innovating to Create High-Performing Systems for Injury Recovery Symposium!

This Symposium is co-hosted by NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Better Health Outcomes for Compensable Injury and The University of Queensland's RECOVER Injury Research Centre.

Key Event details:

  • Date: Tuesday June 17 2025
  • Venue: ES Meyers Lecture Theatre, Mayne Medical School
  • Theme: Innovating to create high-performing systems for injury recovery
  • Time: 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm (keynote, research, and panel presentations)
  • Function: Canapé Reception from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm


Why attend?
This research symposium will provide:

  • An afternoon filled with insightful discussions and groundbreaking research from national presenters from both the CRE and RECOVER.
  • Presenters include leading experts in the field of pain and compensable injury, consumers, and insurance organisations.
  • An opportunity to network with colleagues.
  • Our Keynote Presenter this year is Professor Belinda Gabbe.


Can't make it to Brisbane? No worries!

This event will be streamed online via a webinar link for those who can't attend in person. Online attendees will also be able to ask questions to our panelists and presenters during the event.
When registering, please select the 'online' option when choosing your ticket.


Who is our Keynote Presenter?

Professor Belinda Gabbe is the Head of the Prehospital, Emergency and Trauma Research Unit in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University, and is an NHMRC Leadership Fellow. She holds an Honorary Professorial appointment in Population Data Research at Swansea University (UK).

Belinda is the Head of the Victorian State Trauma Registry, Victorian Orthopaedic Trauma Outcomes Registry and the Burns Registry of Australia and New Zealand. Belinda’s research focuses on evaluating trauma care, trauma systems research, improving understanding of how well people recover from their injuries, and how we measure the burden of injury.

Don't miss this opportunity to connect with fellow researchers and professionals in a collaborative and engaging environment. See you there!


Note: The online portion of the event will be recorded. There will be a staff member taking photographs of presenters and the event in general.


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Frequently asked questions

What parking or transport options are available?

Limited parking is available at Herston Road Car Park (325 Herston Road), Bramston Terrace Car Park (Point Parking), or STARS Car Park (296 Herston Road). Public transport is recommend with Herston Busway Station (routes 66, 330, 333, 340) and Bowen Hills Station (5-minute walk) nearby.

I can't make it to Brisbane but can I still watch the Symposium?

Yes! We have an online webinar stream of the Symposium where you can participate and ask questions during our Q&A sessions. For registering, please select the 'online' option when choosing your ticket. The webinar link will be available and sent to you closer to the event day.