Gavin Williams

Invited Speaker, Neurology

Professor, University of Melbourne/Epworth Healthcare, VIC

    Professor Gavin Williams PhD FACP has worked in neurological rehabilitation for 30 years. He is the Professor of Physiotherapy Rehabilitation, a joint position appointed between Epworth Healthcare and The University of Melbourne. In this role, Gavin works clinically in the neurological rehabilitation unit at 0.5EFT and in a research role at 0.5EFT.

    Since he began working at the Epworth Hospital 27 years ago, he has developed a program to teach advanced gait and running skills to people with neurological injuries.  This program led to his doctoral studies titled ‘The development of a high-level mobility assessment tool (HiMAT) for people with traumatic brain injury’. Since that time he has become a world leader in the assessment, classification and treatment of mobility limitations following traumatic brain injury.

    Gavin was awarded Fellowship to the Australian College of Physiotherapists in 2011. He has over 150 peer-reviewed journal publications and over 200 international and national conference presentations.