The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists

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Steps into P&O

Keele Prosthetics & Orthotics (P&O) Summer School

Are you a bioengineering, psychology, sports science, biomedical, or biology student? Then this event is for you! Discover your future in Prosthetics and Orthotics with opportunities in healthcare, research, medical device design, and much more!

Click on the image or scan the QR Code for more information

 

Do you currently work in healthcare? Then this event is for you! Discover your future in Prosthetics and Orthotics with opportunities in healthcare, research, medical device design, and much more!

Click on the image or scan the QR Code for more information

Do you currently work in healthcare? Then this event is for you! Discover your future in Prosthetics & Orthotics with opportunities in healthcare, research, medical device design, & much more!

Click on the image or scan the QR Code for more information

It is vitally important that we all support the pipeline into our profession, we are providing our service users with an opportunity to consider prosthetics and orthotics as a career choice.  We are asking for your support by adding a downloadable poster to your waiting rooms.

Service Users Poster

Are you a current student or a new graduate? Then this event is for you! Discover your future in Prosthetics and Orthotics with opportunities in healthcare, research, medical device design, and much more!

Click on the image or scan the QR Code for more information

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BAPO Footwear Training – Improving Provision of therapeutic footwear

The course aims to improve the skills of the Orthotist when providing
therapeutic footwear to their patients.​

Day 1 is presented virtually and covers footwear assessment procedures, what to consider, analysis of the situation and how to use this information to choose the most appropriate type of footwear. The different types of footwear will be discussed, stock, modular, and bespoke footwear (its uses, allowances, benefits and limitations). The mechanics of feet and how they affect footwear and how footwear affects feet is included, with lots of detail about designing bespoke footwear and how each part of it should be specified and designed by the orthotist to achieve the best outcome for the patient.​​

Day 2 and 3 are face to face and includes practical sessions aiming to improve assessment, measuring skills, casting, fitting, supplying and reviewing skills.​

Potential problems at fitting and review and how to resolve them will be discussed and suggestions on how to improve practice will be suggested. ​

Attendees should be prepared to share a short case study on day 1. This can be either a success or a problem that they experience in their footwear provision. A brief description is all that is needed but photos would help.​​

Attendees should bring an example of a footwear draft to day 2.​

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A poster presentation guide

BAPO are delighted to launch ‘a poster presentation guide’ as a resource for our members to encourage and empower engagement with research. BAPO are committed to supporting all sectors of the P&O workforce to engage with research, including prosthetists, orthotists, technicians, support workers, students, and apprentices.

Click here to access a poster presentation guide in resources: https://my.bapo.com/public/report.aspx?memberqueryid=685E3D60-1639-4D77-9F66-F931F5C80B39&nodeid=B8491F55-7765-412B-B9D4-A29656132500

To access the guide:

  1. Log in to your BAPO account.
  2. Select “resources” from the top menu
  3. Select “Posters” from the left side menu
  4. Select the document you would like to download