Our first regional conference for 2025 will be held at Kilhey Court Chorley Road, Standish Nr Wigan, WN1 2XN. You can find information regarding the hotel here.

Tickets will go on sale in February 2025!

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Join us for an informative webinar designed to help employers and educators gain a comprehensive understanding of how apprenticeships in Prosthetics and Orthotics (P&O) work. Whether you’re considering hiring apprentices or supporting their development, this session will provide valuable insights into the process and benefits.

What You’ll Learn:

• The benefits of apprenticeships for organizations
• Key rules and processes for funding apprenticeships
• Apprentice rights and responsibilities
• The role of off-the-job training
• Insights on funding apprentice salaries
• Guidance for employers and practice educators working with apprentices

This webinar is a must-attend for those looking to leverage apprenticeships to grow their workforce and foster future talent in the P&O profession.

Register Here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b46e262b-2520-4a51-b983-8a1f3d6dc8ee@b586c3c3-3854-4b2b-a74c-ced1534e9b7d

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This talk will feature an overview of the Tectus, a slim, lightweight microprocessor controlled KAFO.

We welcome you to join us to as we present on –  

• The functions and design of the Tectus
• Patient case studies of the Tectus in use
• Data collection and outcomes
• An overview of digital health advancements
• Introducing the Tectus UK study

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Jaj aims to raise awareness of the impact of persistent pain and provide healthcare professionals with a better understanding of the science behind why we hurt. She will bring pain science to you in an accessible, engaging, and relevant way. Her focus is on pain being not just a marker of tissue damage but actually a complex subconscious phenomenon. Jaj discusses the shift away from the biomedical model and how important it is that this should happen across healthcare. She uses clinical examples to keep the information relevant. This will be an interactive session with opportunities to ask questions.

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A short presentation covering North Sea Plastics range of specialised rigid and flexible thermoplastics used in the fabrication of Prosthetic and Orthotic devices. Material properties, heating guidelines and moulding procedures will be discussed.

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Footwear has often been used as a clinical intervention for children living with a mobility impairment. However, there is no apparent common understanding of how to define these footwear interventions or clear criteria for their use. This combined body of work aimed to achieve an expert consensus on how to define and group footwear as an assistive aid for children, with a further focus on the design characteristics and clinical prescription of off-the-shelf stability footwear for children with a mobility impairment.

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Join us for 90 minutes to celebrate the launch of the BAPO P&O Clinical Educator Network and supporting resources.  This event will mark the launch with an overview of the work plus guest speakers talking us through some of the essential wrap around resources that BAPO has produced during 2024.

This webinar is for P&O clinical educator network members and non-members who may be considering joining, plus P&O academic educators, plus anyone else interested in the work.

Register here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a5ddbcdd-6995-4cb3-bee9-b673859f170f@b586c3c3-3854-4b2b-a74c-ced1534e9b7d

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Webinar Invitation: Unlocking the Potential of Patient-Facing Support Workers & Technicians in P+O

Join us for an exciting and informative webinar showcasing the outcomes of a two-year project dedicated to advancing the roles of patient-facing Support Workers and Technicians in the Prosthetics and Orthotics (P+O) workforce.

We’ll introduce:
✅ A Framework designed to define and enhance these roles.
✅ Web-based resources to showcase the roles.
✅ A survey-based report that benchmarks current practices across the workforce.

This session is designed to raise awareness of these valuable resources and provide actionable insights for integrating them into practice. Together, we can continue to grow and validate P+O careers for this essential segment of the workforce.

Who should attend?

• Service managers
• Support Workers and Technicians
• P+O professionals and educators

Be part of this important conversation and help shape the future of P+O careers!

Register for Talk here – https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/74ed6274-39fa-4980-a1c8-cc83c6d59361@b586c3c3-3854-4b2b-a74c-ced1534e9b7d

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We known there are significant workforce challenges for P&O. The UK’s smallest allied health profession, it has the highest attrition rate amongst them. Only 34% of respondents to a recent workforce survey ‘definitely’ planned to stay in the profession for the next five years. Low levels of job satisfaction, lack of career progression, and not feeling valued were leading reasons for considering leaving.

There is no single solution to this alarming situation, but providing developmental opportunities enabling clinicians to grow fulfilling careers will certainly make a difference – one that brings benefits to employers, services and services users as well. This webinar will explore the existing and emerging pathways to supporting career growth as part of the efforts to sustain the profession.

During this webinar we will explore:

• why individual and collective action is essential to ensure sustainability of the workforce and the profession.
• new and emerging approaches to supporting professional and career development for the registered workforce.
• benefits that extend beyond individual clinicians’ careers to positively impact on employers, services and service users.

Who is this for:

Primary target audience is employers and line managers. The further audience is clinicians at a range of levels who are interested in learning more about existing and emerging career development opportunities.

Register for Webinar here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/86cef4d7-b2f3-459e-9e6b-fbab3e0b46d1@b586c3c3-3854-4b2b-a74c-ced1534e9b7d

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