Collaboration workshops provide the SRI with an opportunity to co-host with leading institutions in spinal cord injury as well as connect with the international research community in an open discussion style setting. Outcomes from these workshops further the SRI’s goal of building international research collaboration in a meaningful way for researchers, clinicians and consumers.

Below is a list of the workshops presented at the Annual Scientific Meetings of the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS) and the Australian & New Zealand Spinal Cord Society (ANZSCoS) since 2016. If you would like further information on the content of these workshops, please email info@thesri.org.

2023 ISCoS Workshop, Edinburgh, Scotland: Leveraging Digital Media for Networking and Dissemination of Scientific Results to SCI Professionals and People with Lived Experience

• Co-presented with: Dr Jennifer Coker (Craig Hospital, USA), Dr Anne E Palermo (NeuRA, Australia), Dr Anjali Forber-Pratt (National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, USA), and Dr Leanne Rees (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Australia).

2021 ISCoS Workshop, virtual meeting: Knowledge Translation in SCI Research: Gaps and Bridges

• Co-presented with: Prof Kim Anderson-Erisman (North American Spinal Cord Injury Consortium) and Gunilla Åhrén (The Gothenburg Competence Centre for SCI, Sweden).

2021 ISCoS Workshop, virtual meeting: Establishing Consumer Engagement Programs and the Impact for SCI Research Organisations

• Co-presented with: John Chernesky (Praxis Spinal Cord Institute, Canada), Magdalena Skrybant (National Institute for Health Research, UK) and Harvey Sihota (International Spinal Research Trust, UK).

2021 ANZSCoS Presentation, virtual meeting: Exploring Different Ways of Integrating Consumer Engagement in Spinal Research

• Co-presented with: Dr Johnny Bourke (Burwood Academy Trust, New Zealand).

2019 ISCoS Workshop, Nice, France: From Concept to Practical Application: Meaningful Consumer Engagement in SCI Research

• Co-presented with: Prof Kim Anderson-Erisman (North American Spinal Cord Injury Consortium), Kylie Cochrane (International Association for Public Participation (IAP2), Australia), John Chernesky (Praxis Spinal Cord Institute, Canada) and Dr Johnny Bourke (Burwood Academy of Independent Living, New Zealand).

2018 ISCoS Workshop, Sydney, Australia: Developing Practical Tools for Global Research Collaborations in a Time Poor World

• Co-presented with: Dr Keith Hayes (Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation, Canada) and Dr Jane Hsieh (Wings for Life, Canada).
• Additional support from: Rick Hansen Institute, Canada.

2017 ISCoS Workshop, Dublin, Ireland: SCI Clinical Research Engagement: Developing an Active Research Network

• Co-presented with: Dr Keith Hayes (Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation, Canada), Dr Phalgun Joshi (Rick Hansen Institute, Canada), Prof Armin Curt (Balgrist University Hospital, Switzerland) and Dr Jane Hsieh (Wings for Life, Canada).

2016 ISCoS Workshop, Vienna, Austria: International Collaboration on Clinical Research in Chronic SCI

• Co-presented with: Dr Kim Anderson (University of Miami, USA) and Dr Harvinder Chhabra (Indian Spinal Injuries Centre).
• Additional support from: Rick Hansen Institute, Canada; Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation, Canada; Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Australia; and International Collaboration for Repair Discoveries (iCORD), Canada.