SIA Academy and Training

The SIA Academy is the education, training and research arm of the Spinal Injuries Association. The Academy promotes training, education, social research, SCI awareness and best practice in living with spinal cord injury.

SIA Academy Training Courses

SIA delivers a range of training courses and Study Days, follow the links below to find out more:

Master Classes and Your Voice

Health Care Professional SCI Study Days

Case Manager Training Days

Solicitors Training  

Brochure for SIA Academy Course 2012/123 - now available to download.

Bespoke Training Courses: If your organisation is interested in booking a trained SCI speaker to talk about living with spinal cord injury and raise awareness of spinal cord injury and disability issues, then please click here.

MSc in Advancing Spinal Cord Rehabilitation and Management

Spinal cord injury is a devastating physical, emotional and socioeconomic event for an indivual occurring in people of all ages and is one of the most complex and challenging areas of medical, surgical and rehabilitative management.

Bucks New University, in association with Stoke Mandeville National Spinal Injuries Centre, has introduced a new Masters course aimed at health professionals working in this specialist field and in the wider non-spinal specialist settings.  This course will enable the healthcare professional to respond to the needs of individuals with spinal cord injury.  It will provide the student with the opportunity to expand and synthesise knowledge, evidence and practice in the quest for clinical excellence in spinal cord injury management.

The SIA Academy is delighted to be working in partnership with the University in the delivery of this course and will be offering its own Study Days to students as well as the resources of our National Library on Spinal Cord Injury to assist in their research.

For further information on the MSc, go to the Bucks New University website.  A small bursary is available from SIA for students towards the cost of course fees/travel costs.  For further information and how to apply for a bursary, email Mary Ann Tyrrell at the SIA office.

Resources

Medical and social researchers, as well as spinal cord injured people themselves, are welcome to use the Academy's resources to further their education or interest in this field.

Resources include:

SIA National Library on Spinal Cord Injury

Health Professionals' Portal

Training Room - 2 private study rooms with Internet access are also available, for more details please contact the SIA Office Administrator, Chris Pinches, on 0845 6786633 or email her at c.pinches@spinal.co.uk 

SIA Academy Publications

The Academy also publishes reports, surveys, research and best practice guidelines on specific topics related to spinal cord injury. 

MASCIP Guidelines on the Management of the Older Person with a new Spinal Cord Injury , guidelines on how to acheive best practice and improve the care for older adults who have recently sustained a SCI.

No Less a Quality of Life, this is an evaluation of the SIA CPS Service by a team of researchers from the Faculty of Health at the University of Plymouth.

Ageing Well and Spinal Cord Injury, investigating the issues facing those ageing with a SCI.

Continuing Healthcare Information Pack, this pack is available through the Continuing Healthcare Advice Service section to members logged onto the website.  For more information please contact our Continuing Healthcare Adviser, Brian O'Shea. 

Preserving and Developing the National Spinal Cord Injury Service, providing a comprehensive baseline overview of the requirements and provision of specialist spinal cord injury services during one financial year [produced in collaboration with the British Association of Spinal Cord Injury Specialists (BASCIS) and the Multi-Disciplinary Association of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals (MASCIP).

Campaigning for Change Manifesto, 2009 - 2011, a manifesto outlining the Spinal Injuries Association's vision for better care, services and transport for spinal cord injured people.

SIA produces many other publications. Visit the SIA Shop to see more.