Goulburn Clinical Education Day

Join us in Goulburn to advance your skills and knowledge in Manual Wheelchair Prescription and Power Add-Ons

Astris PME invites you to our Goulburn Clinical Education Day! This event features two clinical education workshops and product demonstrations. This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow therapists, expand your knowledge, and engage with our expert team.

You can join for the whole day or choose the session you would like to attend. Please select one ticket when registering.

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Morning Session: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Configuring the Manual Wheelchair: Translating assessment into key configuration decisions

This workshop strengthens clinicians’ confidence and skill in manual wheelchair prescription by directly linking measurement, product selection, and component choices to functional outcomes. Moving beyond basic principles, this session focuses on the end-to-end scripting process – from assessment findings to final configuration – using a structured evidence based-informed framework.

Participants revisit key client and product measurement considerations, exploring how anthropometrics, posture, propulsion biomechanics and environmental demands translate into frame geometry, materials and configuration decisions. Emphasis is placed on system elements that influence efficiency, comfort, fatigue and long-term satisfaction.

This workshop then shifts to hands-on application, with clinicians analysing real manual wheelchair configurations, unpacking clinical reasoning trade-offs and how alternative priorities would change the prescription. Throughout, participants practice translating data into defensible product specifications and confident clinical justification.

Key Learning Areas:

By attending this workshop, participants will:

• Examine how clinical assessment findings inform manual wheelchair frame and component selection.
• Analyse how key wheelchair components influence function and performance.
• Apply structured clinical reasoning principles to elevate manual wheelchair configurations.
• Strengthen their ability to articulate prescription rationale to clients, caregivers and funders.

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Afternoon Session: 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

When, Why and How: Integrating hybrid mobility solutions with confidence

Hybrid mobility solutions (manual wheelchairs with power add-on units), are increasingly used to support participation, manage upper limb demand and sustain independence for manual wheelchair users. However, variability in user acceptance and long-term benefits often reflects how and when these solutions are introduced, rather than the technology itself.

This workshop integrates user experience research, clinical reasoning and hands-on exploration to support confident, evidence-informed integration of hybrid mobility solutions. Drawing on literature and case studies, this session translates key user-reported themes – effort reduction, fatigue management, usability, performance, confidence and contextual fit – onto assessment and prescribing considerations.

Through case study discussions and hands-on interaction with power assist units, participants will build confidence in aligning hybrid mobility solutions with individual goals, environments, and long-term health, supporting purposeful, person-centred prescribing beyond product features.

Key Learning Areas:

By attending this workshop, participants will:

• Interpret key user outcomes from hybrid mobility and power assist research to inform clinical assessment and prescription.
• Analyse clinical indicators and contextual demands to determine when hybrid mobility solutions may best complement manual propulsion.
• Evaluate hybrid mobility solution features in relation to individual goals, environments, and upper limb risk factors through hands-on exploration.
• Apply evidence-informed clinical reasoning to prescribe hybrid mobility solutions that balance participation, performance and long-term wellbeing.

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Location: Mercure Goulburn, 2 Lockyer St, Goulburn NSW 2580
Date & Time: Thursday, 4 June 2026 | 9:00 am – 2:30 pm
Who Should Attend: Prescribing Therapists

Certificates and CPD credits will be awarded for full attendance of the session. Morning tea and lunch will be provided.

SPECIAL GUEST PRESENTER:

The workshop will be led by Bianca Brady, Clinical Educator at APEX Mobility.

Bianca Brady is an Occupational Therapist and Head of Clinical Education at APEX Mobility.

Bianca has a background in physical rehabilitation, specialising in neurological conditions and challenges affecting daily life. She has worked with NSW Health and in community settings, supporting people to achieve their goals.

Bianca brings 15 years of experience tailoring solutions to individual needs and a passion for education. She focuses on seating and wheeled mobility, advocating for assistive technology to enhance independence while fostering growth and learning opportunities for therapists and colleagues.

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