Port Macquarie NSW - Manual Wheelchair Scripting - PM Session

FOR COMPLEX REHABILITATION HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

3.5 AHPRA CPD HOURS

Kindly hosted at CMS Centre by

Aidacare Healthcare Equipment, Port Macquarie

Your Manual Into Manual Wheelchair Scripting

Want to learn the difference between a custom configured anda custom-built frame? Does it even matter? Understanding how configuration impacts on ADL participation, functional mobility and posture are essential when prescribing manual wheelchairs for active users. In this workshop, you will explore a range of set ups and configurations and experience firsthand the differences these have on wheelchair propulsion. We will consider the biomechanics of the user alongside the design and configuration of a manual wheelchair, to ensure we appreciate and understand the importance of an individualized fit for end users.

OBJECTIVES:

1. Identify the difference between custom configured and custom-built frames

2. Understand the importance of propulsion technique with reference to shoulder integrity

3. Understand the importance of the rear wheel position and how we align this to the user

Agenda:

1:15pm - Session commences

3:15pm - Small break

3:30pm - Session continues

5:00pm - Finish

Tracee-lee Maginnity joined Permobil Australia in July 2019, as a clinical education specialist. Originally from New Zealand, she graduated Auckland University of Technology with a BHSc (Occupational Therapy) in 2003 and has since worked in various roles related to seating and mobility including assessing, prescribing and educating. After gaining experience as an assessor and prescriber at Seating To Go / Wheelchair Solutions in prescribing for both disability and injury, she moved to Australia in 2011 to take on the Senior Occupational Therapist role in a custom moulded seating service. She then worked in clinical consulting and education roles until joining Permobil. Tracee-lee is passionate about maximising functional outcomes with end users and the importance of education within the industry. She has mentored many therapists interested in AT. Her experience includes working with complex postures to achieve custom outcomes. Tracee-lee is also an international wheelchair rugby classifier where she enjoys the task analysis of wheelchair propulsion and functional capacity identification of athletes.

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