Prosthetists of the Year nominations are open! Please click for more details

As ‘Making Every Contact Count’ conversations are occurring in every clinical intervention, it is important Prosthetist/Orthotists can promote healthy activity to our patients.
BAPO is proud to collaborate with Public Health England to provide training about leading advice in physical activity for the prevention and management of long term conditions.

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Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_drX4bj4rQ6el2NziTcNUiQ 

FIT360, in collaboration with BAPO, are proud to host the OTF 2021.

The OTF is an accredited educational event aimed at introducing delegates to the opportunities, benefits and challenges that existing and emerging scan, design and make technologies offer our foot health communities

Registration link here

Hypermobility and EDS is commonly seen in Orthotic and Prosthetics clinic, but when do we know when to treat or not treat? When is treatment more than a device? How do we communicate with the patient and their family about the Prostheses or Orthoses design and effect?

BAPO presents an evening of education and discussion on hypermobility spectrum disorders and symptoms. Looking at diagnoses, prescription, communication and what we need to further educate ourselves on. #HSD #hypermobility

Speaker profile:
Helen McCormack is an Orthotist based in Newcastle upon Tyne. She works in general clinics with specialism in Paediatrics and Pectus. Since her first exposure to hypermobility during university placements she has recognised the stigma attached to the subject, something which has been further bolstered in her career. This has motivated her to tackle the obvious difficulties in diagnosis and the challenges presented when communicating this to the patient and their next of kin. 
Over the last few years she has been to seek out further information and working alongside other AHPs to see the prevalence and effect of hypermobile symptoms, EDS, Marfans and other HSD. Also, the impact that diagnoses early on in intervention, even in patients that are undiagnosed, can have.
She is hosting an educational evening for BAPO, involving an open discussion on hypermobile symptomatic patients within Prosthetics and Orthotics. The aim is to address what we already understand about these symptoms, and when we use this diagnosis to treat, or when it can scare us away from treatment

This Course is now Full – We are looking forward to you joining our next webinar

Looking at our career structure, ever wonder how someone achieved the next level of practice? Join us to focus on the orthotic pathways as we discuss Laura’s journey to becoming an Advanced Practitioner.
Laura works as an Advanced Practitioner within the orthopaedic and orthotic teams at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

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Healthcare professionals are at higher risk of stress, burnout and compassion fatigue than the general population. This session will be led by Gemma Cassidy, BAPO lead for mental health and wellbeing. Gemma will focus on coping mechanisms to protect our mental health. Join us to discuss wellbeing and stress management in the P+O profession on 26/4/21 @ 6pm. #MindBodyHealth

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With 2021 being a re-registration year for Prosthetists and Orthotists. BAPO would like to invite you to attend a session where we explore the role and remit of HCPC and why we are audited every 2 years. 2 clinicians will share their experience of the audit process and give hints and tips in case you are one of the lucky 2.5% this year.

Register in advance for this webinar: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kaQRnSQDRseDGZByPYoGSg