Rebuilding Lives Conference Programme 2025
The Rebuilding Lives Conference theme is – “Lived experience at the heart of change: working together towards a national spinal cord injury strategy.”
Thursday 2 October – day
- Keynote: Bringing a National SCI Strategy to life
- National SCI Strategy – setting the scene
- How to be a change maker
- Learning in action world café, featuring SIA’s Frank Williams Academy and other sector experts
- Expert panel discussion – The future of spinal cord injury care – an expert perspective
Thursday 2 October – evening
The Rebuilding Lives Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of individuals and groups in the spinal cord injury community, who inspire others through their work, volunteering, or raising awareness.
Friday 3 October
- Bridging the mental health gap
- To travel or not to travel
- Keynote: Saffron Creswell
- Innovation in the world of rehabilitation
- Collaborating with general practitioners – the missing link for spinal cord injury care
Meet our keynote speaker: Saffron Creswell
Saffron, 23 from Worcestershire, was paralysed from the chest down after falling from her at the Bramham Horse Trials in June 2024.
The rider, who has previously won several European medals, broke her back in two places and damaged her spinal cord.
The international rider underwent surgery at Leeds General Infirmary before being moved to the Yorkshire Regional Spinal Injuries Centre (YRSIC) at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield.
When I fell, I instantly knew that something was very wrong, I couldn’t feel my legs. I had such a path in my life that I was ready to take – aiming for the Olympics in the future in my sport. To have that taken away from you at a young age is a massive thing that people don’t ever wish to experience.
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