The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists

Education

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BAPO Webinar – AHP’s Enhanced Practice PgCert at the University of Salford:

We’re pleased to share an exciting NHSE commissioned AHP’s Enhanced Practice PgCert starting in September 2025!

This programme is available via both the fully funded apprenticeship and non-apprenticeship routes and supports AHPs to develop across the four pillars of practice: 🩺 Clinical | 🧠 Leadership | 📚 Education | 🔬 Research

🔗 Learn more about the programme:

👉 PgCert Enhanced Clinical Practitioner (Enhanced Clinical Practitioner Apprenticeship) | University of Salford

👉 PgCert Enhanced Practice | University of Salford

🎥 Watch our overview videos:

👉 Short Overview – 10 mins

👉 Full Recording – 15 mins

📩 For more information or to speak to our team, please contact: ECPapprenticeship@salford.ac.ukthe team would be happy to arrange an online meeting or presentation for you and your team.

Access BAPO Webinar Recording Here!

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BAPo Teatime Talk – Empowering the Technician Workforce

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Empowering the Technician Workforce explores the vital role technicians play in amputee rehabilitation, shared from my perspective as a prosthetic technician with 10 years of experience, current workshop lead, and chair of the technician committee. I’ll discuss how we can build a work environment that is inclusive, encouraging, and collaborative—one where every team member feels valued and empowered.

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BAPO Teatime Talk: AHP Day: The Three Shifts · From hospital to community · From treatment to prevention · From analogue to digital

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I will explore ahead of AHP day what we have to celebrate. We will take stock and consider what makes us unique and how we best serve our patients. I will look at what the 3 elements of the future shift and will be exploring opportunities. 

I will recommend: – ways in which I believe we can thrive as AHPs in the future shift. where we should position ourselves and what I believe to be the key factors for AHP success. I will share some practical examples and ideas, and appreciate discussion through questions.

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BAPO Tech & Trend Webinar: Assisting Hip Flexion with Passive Orthoses, enhancing gait kinematics and performance in Neurological Conditions

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Webinar Objectives:

Describe the basic Design and Mechanism of action of passive hip flexion assist orthoses
Explain the observed impacts of passive hip flexion orthoses on gait kinematics in individuals with MS specifically how these devices can lead to an increase in peak hip flexion angle in the assisted limb. 

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BAPO Webinar: Creating Awareness for Prosthetics & Orthotics through Research and Education

P&O Day UK: Working Together

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Join us for a special P&O Day UK webinar as we celebrate a profession built on collaboration and innovation. This year, we shine a spotlight on the role of research and education in raising awareness of prosthetics and orthotics, both within healthcare and beyond.

In this 90-minute session, three leading voices from the field—Dr. Alix Chadwell, Eileen Morrow, and Dr. Chantle Ostler—will each deliver a 15-minute talk exploring how research can shape the future of P&O practice, policy, and education.

Featured Talks

 

🔹 Evidence, Empowerment & Equity: Why P&O Must Lead our Research
Speaker: Eileen Morrow
This session will highlight the critical role orthotists and prosthetists play in delivering outcome-driven, preventative care—and why their voices must be included in research that shapes clinical policy. Drawing from her work in paediatric orthopaedics and national trials, Eileen offers a compelling case for embedding research in daily clinical practice and outlines how strong evidence can secure the future of the profession.

🔹 Research in Your Career
Speaker: Dr. Chantle Ostler
What does research in a P&O career really look like? This session explores a spectrum of possibilities—from using evidence in day-to-day practice to pursuing a clinical academic career. Chantle will share practical pathways, funding options, and insights into building a research-positive culture, including an example from the Portsmouth Enablement Centre.

🔹 Talk by Dr. Alix Chadwell
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A panel-led discussion on how we can work together across professions to build greater visibility and understanding of P&O

An interactive Q&A session with all three speakers

This event is open to prosthetists, orthotists, AHPs, researchers, educators, and all those interested in strengthening the role of P&O through evidence and education.

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BAPO Webinar – Enhanced Clinical Practice for P&O – All your questions answered!

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An introduction to the Enhanced Clinical Practice (ECP) PGCert course at the University of Salford. This exciting opportunity is being offered as an Apprenticeship or Direct route for registered clinicians who have completed at least 1 year of post-registration work.  

After setting the scene for the NEED for this ECP programme, we will provide an overview to the course; what it entails, how to navigate the Apprenticeship standard KSBs, who should apply and where to go for more information.  

There will be time at the end for all your pressing questions!

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BAPO Teatime Talk – The Power of Peer Support – what does effective and sustainable peer support for the amputee community look like?

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In September 2023 NHS England published its own guidelines on developing and commissioning peer support. Recognising peer support as an important self-management intervention, the guidelines highlight the need to consider the resources required, how peer mentors are supported themselves, quality assurance and evaluation methods.  

 

Over the last 6 years the Limbless Association has been building on the foundations of its Volunteer Visitor VV peer support programme, originally set up over 30 years ago. The LA’s new VV programme has seen significant investment (funding from National Lottery England Reaching Communities) and is being included in several research studies in England and Wales. It’s included in the findings and outcomes of an NIHR funded study which was recently completed at De Montfort University in Leicester. Peer support resource – preamp.dmu.ac.uk 

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Tech and Trends Webinar – Crispin – Combining 3DP and the Neuromuscular PDE spring

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This webinar will detail the design and application of the PDE Neuro strut alongside 3D printing the components for the calf, ankle and foot. The aim of the webinar is to fully explain the modularity and adjustability of the orthosis. The main concept is the interchangeable struts that allow the adjustment of the overall orthosis stiffness.