Brain Injury Awareness Week 2026: Stronger Together

Brain Injury Awareness Week 2026: Stronger Together

Join us for Brain Injury Awareness Week 2026 on Monday 17 August, with this year’s event Stronger Together – building a stronger brain injury community through shared experiences, connection and support.

Event Details:

UPDATE: Please note: We have reached maximum capacity for in-person attendance and we are unable to offer tickets to those who joined the waitlist. Tickets for online attendance are available.

Event Program:

Keynote Presentation: The Stroke Bootcamp

Our keynote speaker, Associate Professor Brenton Hordacre, will present on The Stroke Boot Camp – a high-intensity, group-based rehabilitation program delivering three hours of task-specific practice each day, five days per week, over five weeks.

Brenton will discuss the research underpinning the Stroke Boot Camp and share findings from the program's randomised controlled trial, which demonstrated significant improvements in arm function, even many years after stroke.

Lived Experience Story: Stevan Stankovic

Following morning tea, Stevan Stankovic, founder of Be Remarkable Disability Services, will share his powerful lived experience following two brain aneurysm ruptures and the journey that inspired him to establish his own disability support service.

Brain Injury SA’s Peer Support Program and Lived Experience Panel

Frances Coleman, Physiotherapy Discipline Lead at Brain Injury SA and coordinator of our Peer Support Program, will explore the impact of peer support in recovery and community connection.

Frances will then facilitate a lived experience panel featuring Brain Injury SA peer mentors, who will share their personal experiences of living with acquired brain injury and the value of connecting with others who understand the journey.

Bringing the ABI Community Together

Attendees will also have the opportunity to connect with organisations from across the brain injury community that provide valuable services, supports and resources for people living with acquired brain injury, their families and carers.

Embrace Life After Brain Injury Award:

The day will conclude with the presentation of the Embrace Life After Brain Injury Award, proudly presented by our Presenting Partner, the Lifetime Support Authority.

More information on the award, including how to nominate, can be found here: https://braininjurysa.org.au/2026-brain-injury-sa-award-nominate-someone-today/

We’d like to make a special mention and share our thanks to our sponsors who have made it possible for us to host this event for free:

• Presenting Partner: Lifetime Support Authority

• Major Event Partner: Livability Care Australia

• Silver Sponsors: Help at Home and Beneficent

In person registrations must strictly close 11.59pm on Sunday 9 August 2026.

Please also RSVP for your Support Person/ Family Member if they are attending with you.