About us
Formerly the AusACPDM, the Oceania Academy of Cerebral Palsy and other Childhood-onset Disabilities (Oceania Academy) provides multidisciplinary scientific education for health professionals and to promote excellence in research and best practice clinical care for children and adults with cerebral palsy and developmental conditions.
Our aims
By 2025, Oceania Academy will continue its role as an international leader in education and knowledge translation.
By 2025, we will have increased our visibility, reach and impact in the Australasian Region with a focus on low resourced communities.
To achieve our vision and purpose, our strategic priorities for the next five years are:
- Grow the impact of our biennial conference as the leading source of scientific education and best practice clinical care in the Australasian region.
- Grow our educational strategies by offering multiple learning options to members, through an expanded range of resources and opportunities.
- Increase our impact as a peak body in the field of cerebral palsy and developmental medicine through education and advocacy, with increased visibility, reach and activity in low-resourced communities in our region.
- Enable full participation of people with lived experience in the Oceania Academy; value their voice, deep knowledge and experience; and promote the role of Oceania Academy in advocating for and with people with lived experience.
- As a co-founding member of the International Alliance of Academies of Childhood Disability (IAACD), actively work with the Alliance to advance its objectives.
- Strengthen our strategic leadership, accountability and operational performance through the adoption of best practice governance, administration processes and financial management.
- Strengthen financial sustainability through developing and implementing a robust financial plan.
View our 2020-2025 Strategic plan
View our 2021-2022 Annual Report
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A change in name to the Oceania Academy
In 2025, our Academy elected to change our name from the The Australasian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AusACPDM) to the Oceania Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Childhood-onset Disability (Oceania Academy). This new name better reflects the geographical region we represent and a lifelong approach to care for childhood-onset disabilities. For more insight into the change, visit our announcement.
Draft Oceania Academy Equity Position Statement
The Oceania Academy of Cerebral Palsy and other Childhood-onset Disabilities (Oceania Academy) has developed this statement to guide our Academy’s commitment to diversity and to promote equity. The Oceania Academy is committed to ensuring that an inclusive and equity-driven approach is embedded in all Academy activities. This statement is a starting point and a call for action to address the inequities in experiences and outcomes for people living with childhood-onset disability across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The aim of this statement is to guide the activities of Oceania Academy and to ensure that equity is a priority of our work, both now and into the future.
We are seeking feedback on our current draft Oceania Academy Equity Position Statement. Please access the statement below.
All feedback is welcome and can be directed to Rachel Toovey r.toovey@unimelb.edu.au or Amy Hogan amy@cpsociety.org.nz