Another Pre Season 6 episode - we catch up with the team from Oceania 2026! Oceania Academy Biennial Conference will be held in Hobart, Tasmania, 4-7 March 2026.

Keynote Speakers:

John Coughlan: Secretary General of the International Cerebral Palsy Society and Cerebral Palsy Europe, and the parent of a young adult with cerebral palsy.

Melissa McCradden is the Artificial Intelligence Director and Deputy Research Director with the Women's and Children's Health Network, and a Deputy Director and The Hospital Research Foundation Group Fellow at the Australian Institute for Machine Learning at the University of Adelaide.

Dr Lynne McKinlay is a medical leader at Sunshine Coast Health with responsibility for patient safety and clinical governance.

Riley Saban is an Australian disability advocate, entrepreneur, and international keynote speaker whose work centres on inclusive design, assistive technology, and systemic reform.

Dr Jennifer Ryan is Director of Cerebral Palsy Lifespan Health and Well-being (CP-Life) Research Centre and an Associate Professor in the School of Physiotherapy at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Scientia Professor Julian Trollor AM FAHMS, NHMRC Leadership Fellow, Director of the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health at UNSW Sydney.

Dr Ilisapeci Tuibeqa and Professor Susan Woolfenden: Presidential Address

Adj Prof Sarah McIntyre: Dinah Reddihough Oration

The ResearchWorks team including Dayna, Ash and Ed will be on site to provide live interviews with Keynote speakers and other incredible researchers.

If you haven't registered yet - there is still time to register, book your accommodation for Hobart (a wonderful location in Australia) and join in-person and there is also a hybrid option for those unable to travel.

https://www.oceaniaacademy.org/conference-2

If you are attending, be sure to pop by the ResearchWorks booth and say hello! We'd love to meet you and we can't wait to bring you exclusive interviews with some of the finest researchers on the planet!

Be sure to check out the ResearchWorks Academy at www.researchworks.academy (its FREE to register).

From AI and Machine Learning based tools, to Gait analysis tools, to report templates, decision trees, custom calculators for GMFMER/ENE and Goal Attainment Scale, Gesture and Switch based video games and other multimedia, it's a one-stop-shop for tools to implement research into clinical practice!

The ResearchWorks Academy is a completely FREE online hub - with resources for clinicians and researchers. Visit www.researchworks.academy

for a video guide to this week's special episode, be sure to visit our YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XCdovk0ZZU

From using AI with curated articles, to classification tools, outcome measures, machine learning based 2D gait analysis, augmented reality video games, GMFMER and ENE calculator as well as a goal attainment scale calculator, AI driven report templates and other multimedia - it's been designed as a one stop shop for evidence based practice.

Updates are provided every month and it's all accessible via the web (desktop or mobile) for FREE!

In addition, we will have a range of micro-credentialing courses (paid and free) by world renowned researchers, lecturers and speakers!

If you have any queries or suggestions, be sure to get in contact with the ResearchWorks Academy team - and we'll see how we can assist you to implement the latest in evidence and research into your clinical practice!

www.researchworks.academy

It's our final regular season episode of 2025!

We hope you've enjoyed Season 5 of the ResearchWorks Podcast. From EACD to AACPDM, the conference video and interview series, our DMI and CME special, to the launch of the ResearchWorks Academy - 2025 has been the biggest year yet for the pod!

In 2026, we plan to bring you even more of the latest research from conferences from across the globe, with our partnerships with EACD, AACPDM and AusACPDM (now known as the OCEANIA Academy). We are working with international partners across the globe to bring you the very latest breakthroughs in research and evidence.

The ResearchWorks Academy will continue to be free and open access and soon with a premium range of micro credentialing courses from renowned lecturers, teachers, researchers and academics - providing the very latest in research and evidence in a practical format to enhance your practice.

Enjoy our look back at 2025 and we wish all of our listeners (and viewers!) happy holidays over the festive breaks and we look forward to a bigger and better 2026 ahead!

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