MAIC 30 Year Anniversary and Event

 

Founding members of The Hopkins Centre, Professor Tim Geraghty (Director, The Hopkins Centre) and Professor Elizabeth Kendall AM (Director of Innovation and Partnerships, The Hopkins Centre and Griffith Inclusive Futures) attended a breakfast function last week, celebrating 30 years of the Motor Accident Insurance Commission (MAIC).

The Hopkins Centre is proud to have been funded by MAIC since 1996 and would like to acknowledge their ongoing support of our research. MAIC’s commitment to delivering innovative, practical, and sustainable rehabilitation solutions for people injured in motor vehicle accidents, and their families, is truly inspiring. 

A long-standing relationship

Professor Elizabeth Kendall AM began working with MAIC in 1996 as a Research Fellow, focused on the social and behavioural well-being of people injured in motor vehicle accidents. Over the years, Prof. Kendall has witnessed first-hand the unwavering dedication of Insurance Commissioners and their teams to improving outcomes for those affected by injuries.

“Their commitment to exploring new approaches to rehabilitation has been truly commendable, and their support for advancing innovation has consistently driven better practices in the field. Without MAIC funding, our rehabilitation system in Queensland would be missing some very important components,” said Prof. Kendall.

“The most recent Commissioner, Neil Singleton, has produced a research ecosystem in Queensland to be envied. Through that research network, he has driven systemic improvement to rehabilitation and the lives of people with severe disability. This is what the public service should be about.”

Tim Geraghty, Director of The Hopkins Centre, said “It has been my pleasure and honour to work with MAIC on a range of projects since the early 2000’s. MAICs commitment to enhancing the specialist spinal cord injury and acquired brain injury service continua in Queensland through support for research into innovative service models and their translation and implementation into practice, has been unwavering and truly remarkable. MAIC can rightly claim to have been key to improving the outcomes and lives of many people with SCI and ABI in Queensland.”

MAIC’s partnership with The Hopkins Centre is a testament to their dedication to advancing disability and rehabilitation fields in Queensland. We would not be able to do, what we do, without their involvement and support!