What's On?
RAatE 2010
MONDAY 29 November 2010, At University of Warwick Conference Centre, Coventry, CV4 7AL
Wheelchair Masterclass:
This one-day course is aimed at any professional involved in wheelchair provision for and education of adult wheechair users.
Venue: National Spinal Injuries Centre,Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury
Date: 25 September 2010
Course Leader: Hannah Proctor
Cost: £ 110 including lunch and refreshments
For further information please see www.spinal.org.uk or contact medical education secretary, Sally Scott on 01296 315821 or at sally.scott@buckshosp.nhs.uk
Posture and seating for adults with Spinal Cord Injury
This is a one day basic/intermediate course for anybody interested in assessing for seated posture. Although the examples used in this course will be drawn from a spinal cord injured population, many of the principles can be applied to clients with other neurological pathologies.
The morning session will concentrate on the principles of posture, physical assessment and 24 hour positioning. The afternoon session will be dedicated to matching the assessment findings to possible solutions. This will include discussion about the use of interface pressure mapping, wheelchair set-up and selection of appropriate cushion and backrest.
Venue: National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury
Date: 24 September 2010
Course Leader: Lone S Rose
Cost: £ 110 including lunch and refreshments
For further information please see www.spinal.org.uk or contact medical education secretary, Sally Scott, on 01296 315821 or at sally.scott@buckshosp.nhs.uk
Call for Papers for ICABB-2010.
1st International Conference on Applied Bionics and Biomechanics ICABB-2010
Venice, Italy October 14 - 16, 2010
Training for practitioners taking on the role of Keyworkers / Lead Professionals for children with disabilities and their families
Costs: £600 per day for up to 20 delegates + expenses. The number of days will usually be between 3 and 6 and depends on your needs.
More Information Available here
Leckey Know How - Assessing Posture
Endorsed by the College of Occupational Therapist, Assessing Posture is the first module of a three-part series in Postural Care for the Advanced Practitioner, aimed at delivering evidence-based learning in postural care to experienced clinicians.
This is a full day course comprising 6 hours teaching time, and 4 hours self-directed case history follow-up, which is formally assessed by the course educator. All course materials are included.
For further information please click on the link below
http://www.leckey.com/template.asp?parent=307&parent2=337&pid=338&webArea=4
Active Design - Chailey Approach to Postural Management
For dates and venues available, please see:
http://www.activedesign.co.uk/location/courses.php
Posture management for children and adults with complex disabilities
For more information on this 3 day course: http://www.chunc.com/education/index.html
Association of Wheelchair Children Training Days
The assoication of wheelchair children have a number of upcoming training days. For further details, see the link below:
http://www.wheelchairchildren.org.uk/train/allcourses.html
