RISCI is a group of clinicians from around the U.K. who are passionately interested in the plight of people with spinal cord injury and respiratory difficulty.
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Joined August 2016
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📢 Registration is OPEN for the 17th National RISCI Conference!
📅 27 March 2026 | 📍 The Stones Hotel, Salisbury
Join the leading event on respiratory care in spinal cord injury.
🎟 Book now: TicketSourceRISCI2026
ℹ️ Details: RISCI Conference 2026
#RISCI2026 #SpinalCare
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Calling respiratory physiotherapists in the UK
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Participants required for an online survey investigating the physiotherapy management of ventilated patients with acute cervical spinal cord injuries.
Check out the link below 👇
Please share 👍
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Great talk from @SarahMorganSLT highlighting the importance of SLT input in the management of SCI patients!
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Essential 🕵️♂️🫁🔑 thanks @SarahMorganSLT and Aimi - reassuring overview of resp dysfunction, secretion and dysphagia management in SCI
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NSIC poster presentation at ISCOS 2023 @ISCoSmeetings @spinalinjuries @backuptrust @AspireCharity @firas_sarhan1 @SamfordWong @SCISAcommunity @The_SRI @NatSpineNetwork @ISCoS_Nutrition
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Delighted to be back in person @ISCoSmeetings in Edinburgh and looking forward to sharing my work with colleagues and building networks 😊 @The_SRI
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Great to catch up with you. Fabulous poster with great quality of life outcomes
@ISCoSmeetings our clinical specialist SLT Niamh O’Donovan presents her poster on the use of pharyngeal electrical stimulation for management of dysphagia in cervical SCI @NRH_fdn @AliiceWhyyte
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One not to miss for anybody working with people with respiratory needs #spinalcordinjury the @RISCIGBI Chair, Ian Benson, @NSICStokeMand @BucksHealthcare will be sharing his immense clinical experience of rehabilitation in this most complex area of care and skill @ISCoSmeetings
Mr Ian Benson will give the Anthony DiMarco Lecture at this year's #ISCoS2023.
Mr Benson shares why this meeting is a must-attend:
You can sign-up here and take advantage of our early bird rate:
iscosmeetings2023.org/
#spinalcordinjury #research #ventilation #respiratorycare
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After meeting online for a few years, it was fantastic to spend time with @BelenLopezSLT @SarahMorganSLT and @s_leighslt to discuss and plan further research to evidence the value of SLT for SCI patients. They are absolute superstars for their dedication and hard work 🌟😊
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I really enjoyed presenting at the Nutrition in SCI study day today. Thank you for the invite @SamfordWong and thank you to the audience for some thought provoking questions with ideas for future audits @BHTSLT @BhtDietitians @NSICStokeMand
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Enjoyed my first @ISCoSmeetings and proud to have presented a poster on our work at @RnohTherapies & @LNWH_SLT on incidence and risk factors for complications post ACDF surgery as well as the benefits of SLT involvement @BelenLopezSLT
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Lots of interest in our award winning poster @ISCoSmeetings 2022. Plenty of connections made and ideas generated to make ISCoS 2023 a great place to showcase SLTs working in SCI @SarahColeSLT
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I had the pleasure of presenting the award winning poster on behalf of the UK SLTs working within SCI highlighting the use of FEEs for identifying laryngeal odema @ISCoSmeetings 2022 in Vancouver. Here is to more collaborative projects and raising the profile of SLTs in SCI
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We've been updating our website: sites.google.com/view/london…
and adding to the Learning Hub catalogue (nhs login needed) learninghub.nhs.uk/Catalogue…
👀Take a 10 minute break to have a look at our resources and give us feedback on what needs fixing👍improving👎 or is just right👏
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Sign up for the upcoming study day: Nutrition in patients with spinal cord injuries @NSICStokeMand @firas_sarhan1
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My personal highlight from yesterday’s conference; Didi giving her insight of the rehab journey for a vented patient with Ian Benson, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist @RISCIGBI @NMacdonaldBHT @NSICStokeMand
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Ian Benson, Chair of RISCI, was the superglue for the entire conference despite a broken foot. Excellent work 🙌🏻
First of all - our chair @RISCIGBI from @NSICStokeMand Ian Benson kicks off and informs us on the ‘Pitfalls of the Pre-Admission Phase and how to avoid’.
