Creative Brainwaves, 8 October 2024 Innovative Arts in Acquired Brain Injury

Creative Brainwaves returned for a three-part series of talks and workshops, exploring how our engagement in various creative arts can benefit our brain health. The sessions included brain health specialists, therapists, people living with and working with those affected by acquired brain injury, and a range of artists, musicians and writers. The series was curated and facilitated by Mike Hanrahan, Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin. On Tuesday 8th October, Alanna O’Connor, Liam Lynch, Gráinne McGettrick and Kathleen Brennan hosted the final series of talks on Innovative Arts in Acquired Brain Injury. Alanna O’Connor is a Speech and Language Therapist. Liam Lynch has worked in the Irish Defence Forces, adult education and as a transmission engineer. Gráinne McGettrick is the Director of Policy and Research with Acquired Brain Injury Ireland and a Global Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin. Kathleen Brennan is recently retired from working with Acquired Brain Injury Ireland where her role was to actively support families affected by brain injury.