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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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.

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.​​ 
 

Days 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.​ 
 
Delegates will need to attend all 3 days of this Short Course.