For health professionals and workplaces

Education for workplaces and health professionals

Brain health education for workplaces and staff wellbeing programs, focused on preventing neurological disease. FND education and training for health professionals is coming soon.

Monique Davies presenting on FND at the ASSBI 7th Pacific Rim Conference, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Presenting at the ASSBI 7th Pacific Rim Conference, Brisbane, 2025

Speaking and presentations

Recent talks for health professionals and workplaces, delivered Australia-wide.

July 2025 · Brisbane · International conference

Functional Neurological Disorder (FND): a community neurological physiotherapy perspective and Key Worker Model

ASSBI 7th Pacific Rim Conference on Brain Health and Intersectionality, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Conference presentation

27 August 2026 · Australia-wide

Brain health and prevention of neurological disease

Working Life, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) psychology provider

Brain health education

14 July 2026 · Australia-wide

Physiotherapy management for functional seizures

Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA)

FND education

Brain health for workplaces

Practical, evidence-informed education on brain health and preventing neurological disease, for corporate teams and staff wellbeing programs.

Choose your talk

Brain health and prevention of neurological disease

An engaging presentation with interactive activities and surveys throughout. The latest evidence is explained clearly, with practical takeaways and guidance on building healthy habits.

30 minute

Lunch and learn

Price on enquiry

A short, engaging session for a team break.

  • Why brain health matters
  • How common neurological disease is, and how much is preventable with lifestyle change
  • A case study about Jane, a typical client
  • Facts about Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)
  • 3 key areas with practical takeaways on sleep, diet and stress management

60 minute

More depth

Price on enquiry

A closer look at the key areas, and the risk factors for specific neurological diseases in each.

  • Everything in the 30 minute talk
  • 6 key areas covering sleep, diet, stress management (including workplace mindfulness, sensory spaces and meditation), exercise and movement (current guidelines on intensity, frequency and type), brain breaks and social connection
  • Brain breaks covers time in nature, holidays and time off, the benefits of silence and the Pomodoro technique
Recommended

90 minute

The full picture

Price on enquiry

Everything that protects against neurological disease and supports a long, healthy life.

  • Everything in the 60 minute talk
  • 12 key areas, adding challenging your mind, looking after your mental health, blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar, protecting your head (concussion prevention), protecting your hearing and vision, and avoiding neurotoxins (alcohol, smoking, other drugs, pesticides and chemicals)

Prices in AUD. Request a talk to check dates and delivery.

Why it matters at work

Your team is in the window where brain health counts most

Many of the biggest risk factors for stroke and dementia build up during the working years. A short talk gives your people the knowledge to act on them now, at work and at home.

1 in 3

people live with a neurological condition, so it already touches most teams, directly or through someone they care for.

World Health Organization, 2024
10 of 14

risk factors for dementia act in midlife, during the working years.

Livingston et al., 2024
84%

of the global burden of stroke is linked to risk factors that can be changed.

GBD 2021 Stroke Risk Factor Collaborators, 2024

What every talk includes

  • Why brain health matters, and how much neurological disease is preventable with lifestyle change
  • A case study about a typical client, plus the facts about FND
  • Practical takeaways for sleep, diet and stress, with more areas in the longer talks
  • Interactive activities and surveys throughout

A good fit for

Wellbeing weeksLunch and learn sessionsTeam days and conferencesEAP and staff wellbeing programs

Recently delivered for Working Life, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) psychology provider, Australia-wide, August 2026.

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Coming soon

Courses for therapists

Self-paced professional development on FND, including functional seizures.

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