ASSBI - Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment

🧠 Visit the ASSBI Stall at the University of Auckland! 🎉

Come and meet the Auckland Student team from the Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI) on 4 June 2026 at the Grafton Campus, Building 507.

✨ Learn about:
• Brain impairment support across the lifespan
• Research, advocacy & education initiatives
• Student & professional opportunities
• Multidisciplinary collaboration & lived experience

🎁 Plus - prizes up for grabs!
📍 University of Auckland - Grafton Campus, Building 507
🕙 10:00am - 1:00pm
📅 Thursday, 4 June 2026

We’d love to connect with clinicians, researchers, students, and anyone interested in brain impairment and rehabilitation.

Thank you to everyone who attended the ASSBI/NZSIGN 2026 Conference! It was incredibly well attended and held some amazing talks from our Keynotes and abstract presenters! Thank you Josh, Jonathan, Kath, Nic, Christine and more for a great program!

See you next year in Melbourne!

Final day of - Prof Vicki Anderson kicking it off discussing translating evidence to practice and optimising outcomes after early brain injury

A powerful panel with consumer voices sharing the realities of advocating for their children following hypoxic birth injuries. Important conversations about systems, support, and lived experience

Dr Noah Silverberg kicks us of with his engaging presentation on functional neurological disorder and persisting symptoms after concussion

And so it begins! After a wonderful day of pre workshops, conference convener Josh Faulkner welcomes us to day 1 of

ATTENTION PŌNEKE WELLINGTON STUDENTS:

ASSBI Wellington Student Ambassadors invite you to the movies!

This Tourette’s Awareness Month, join us for a free screening of I Swear (2025) – the BAFTA award-winning story of one man’s life with Tourette syndrome.
- Popcorn provided
- Q&A with Emma Henderson from Tourette’s Association of NZ
- Stay for kai and a chat afterwards

Thursday 21st May, 5:30pm
HMLT104, Kelburn Campus

Free tickets via the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/i-swear-movie-night-tickets-1988696429555?aff=oddtdtcreator

All students are welcome, bring your friends!

Fantastic workshop by Dr Frank Muscara on using ACT to support parents of sick or injured children at !

Hard at work at the Utilising the Meihana Model in Neuropsychological practice Workshop with Prof Suzanne Pitama

Taking in some breathing exercises with Dr Frank Muscara at the Working with patients using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Workshop