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Youtube Live: Individual learning styles
Find on BAPOs Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BAPOassociation
TeaTimeTalks: BAPO Practice Based Learning (PBL) Framework for the P&O Workforce
TeaTimeTalks: AHP Strategic implementation for P&O
More info to come soon
TeaTimeTalks: Apprenticeship Qualifications for Prosthetists and Orthotists
Why Orthotic treatment should be a first line approach for early gait rehabilitation following stroke
#TeaTimeTalk: P&O 25 Years Of State Registration
Speakers: Peter Iliff, Richard Hirons & William Munro
A reflective conversation on the past 25 years as P&O celebrates its silver jubilee of becoming a state-registered profession. Insights on how the Association has evolved and will continue to cater for its members.
Outline:
1. What happened before – pre-professional/fitters/cupboards.
2. What initiated the desire for recognition?
3. What had to be done, and who did it
4. How was it achieved – negotiation and legislation
5. Benefits
YouTube Premier: Basic Walking Aids to Support Balance or Weightbearing with Prostheses and Orthoses
Speaker: Beth Sheehan In this YouTube presentation Beth Sheehan will discuss the following:Weightbearing and gait, including gait with lower limb prostheses and orthoses.
Mobility devices and how they fit with UNCRPD and the ICF model as well as the benefits of walking aids. Beth will also discuss walking sticks, crutches and walking frames. This is a useful learning resource for students, newly qualified Prosthetists/Orthotists and Associates (Technicians and other support workers).
#TeaTimeTalk: Identifying & Treating Excessive Pronation in Children with Hypermobility and Hypotonia using the Sure Step GO SM
Speaker: Anne Paré Children with hypermobility and low muscle tone often present with excessive pronation.
While families are reassured that children outgrow flat feet, this population is at risk for compensation.
Atypical alignment at the foot and ankle can impact postural control, activation of core and leg muscles, upright motor development, and gait development. These deficits can affect a child’s ability to play, have fun with friends and family, and participate in social activities.
Excessive pronation can be controlled through dynamic orthotic intervention which helps improve distal alignment while allowing the typical movements necessary for postural control, motor activities, and social participation.
#TeaTimeTalk: Career Diversification
Speaker: Florence Goodwin. Florence Goodwin will reflect on her interesting career pathway towards dual qualification as an Orthotist and Physiotherapist. Florence graduated from the University of Salford and started her career as an Orthotist for Taycare Medical. Here, she worked in Derbyshire where she linked closely with the diabetic foot team and built a foundation in diabetic foot care. Her next role was for Sherwood Forest Hospitals where she ran a neuro-paediatric clinic alongside her general outpatient and acute practice. Florence is passionate about empowering patients to independently manage their long-term health and mobility and minimise dependence on health services. This passion has recently led Florence to work towards an MSc in Physiotherapy, and she hopes to use her skills in both disciplines to achieve this.