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MSK Foot & Ankle: Holistic Management & Treatment Strategies – Preston 26-27 February 2024

Course description:

This 2 day face-to-face short course offers participants an opportunity to learn about the orthotic management of musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders of the foot and ankle in a group setting (maximum 16 participants). The experienced faculty of two Orthotists will share their knowledge and skills in both theory and practical sessions.

Prior to the commencement of the course, registrants will be asked to read four designated full text journal articles. During the course, participants will attend taught theoretical sessions mixed with active learning which will involve dividing into smaller groups to interpret x-rays and assess each other’s feet and ankles with feedback and guidance from the faculty team.

The course offers participants an intimate, focused, and friendly learning environment away from the bustle of everyday clinical work to refresh their knowledge with best available evidence and equip them with the skills to enable them to build their confidence and MSK practice.

Aims:
This event aims to equip Orthotists and other AHP’s regularly involved in treating adult MSK foot and ankle conditions with the assessment, diagnostic and image interpretation skills to enable them to differentially diagnose and holistically manage Musculoskeletal foot and ankle conditions.


Faculty:
Simon Dickinson, Clinical Director & Consultant Orthotist, TalarMade Ltd
Laura Barr, Advanced Specialist Orthotist, MSK Team Lead for Orthotics at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Chris Cox, Teaching Fellow, National Centre for Prosthetics & Orthotics, University of Strathclyde

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this event the participant will be able to:
• Describe normal Foot and Ankle function
• Describe a range of MSK Foot and Ankle pathologies
• Define the tests required for differential diagnosis of a range of Musculoskeletal Foot and Ankle pathologies
• Demonstrate competence in interpreting the outcomes of a range of diagnostic tests
• Utilise imaging as part of the MSK patient assessment
• Demonstrate the ability to differentially diagnose a range of Musculoskeletal Foot and Ankle conditions
• Perform a thorough biomechanical examination to determine the biomechanical deficit
• Establish an evidence-based holistic treatment plan to address the presenting issue
• Generate a detailed evidence-based orthotic prescription, management plan including anticipated outcome

Intended Participants:
• Orthotists who have not previously attended the “Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Foot and Ankle Problems for Orthotists” course
• AHP’s regularly involved in treating adult MSK foot and ankle conditions
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• Orthotists who attended the “Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Foot and Ankle
Problems for Orthotists” between 2015 – 2016

Please note this course is not available to Students.

Venue:
Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel, Preston New Road, Preston, PR5 0UJ.
Website: https://www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/tickled-trout

Date & Time: Monday 26 – Tuesday 27 February 2024
Registration 8:30-9:00am on day 1.
Start 9:00am, finish 5:00pm on both days.
2 day course ticket includes lunch and refreshments

We encourage Orthotist attendees to apply for reimbursement from the Orthotic Education and Training Trust. Application forms are available from the OETT or BAPO websites www.oett.org.uk or www.bapo.com Requests for reimbursement must include evidence of reflective learning using the CPD form provided on the website.

Tickets: SOLD OUT

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Cardiff 2024

After the success of our 2023 regional conferences in Scotland and South England, BAPO is excited to announce that we will hold our next regional conference in Wales on Friday 8th March 2024 at the Future Inn Cardiff Bay, Hemingway Road, Cardiff, CF10 4AU

The theme for the one-day event is People and Place: Enhancing the quality of prosthetic and orthotic services in Wales. Our programme will consist of a mix of invited speakers and free papers.

The event is targeted at P & O professionals and the wider P & O community. It is open to both BAPO members and non-members. It is a great opportunity to enhance knowledge, support continuing professional development, network with colleagues and engage with exhibitors face-to-face.

The programme will start at 11:00 am and conclude at 4:00 pm. Registration and the exhibition will start at 10:00 am. There will be a 1-hour lunch break and a 30-minute coffee break in the afternoon to allow delegates to network with colleagues and friends.

Come along to learn, collaborate, communicate and share ideas!

Speakers

Kerrie Phipps

National Allied Health Professions (AHP) Lead Primary & Community Care | Arweinydd Proffesiynau Perthynol i Iechyd (AHP) ar gyfer Gofal Sylfaenol a Gofal yn y Gymuned

Kerrie provides professional leadership and expert strategic advice, on a national basis, relating to the role of Allied Health Professionals working across Primary and Community Care, in line with the vision of A Healthier Wales, the Strategic Programme for Primary Care and the AHP Framework in Wales – ‘Looking Forward Together’.

Her role focuses on optimising the AHPs offer and accessibility across Primary and Community Care, in order to support a preventative, pro-active whole system pathway approach to recovery and rehabilitation provision, which prioritises services at or close to home and enables citizens throughout Wales to live as independently as possible for as long as possible.

Kerrie has over 30 years of experience working across health and social care and is passionate about AHPs utilising their unique skill set to support presenting needs, delivering person-centred support within a place-based care model of care. She is a leader committed to creating a culture of compassionate care, and inspiring greater collaboration to bring positive, inclusive and productive transformation.

Summary of Presentation:

Optimising the AHPs offer and accessibility across Primary and Community Care in Wales

The AHP Framework for Wales identified AHPs need to be utilised more effectively to inspire and enable people to lead healthier lives, be more easily and directly accessible, and work at the top of their ability with visible and transformational leadership. With ‘strong primary care’ at the heart of everything that they do.

This translates into the AHP ambition in Wales, for well-integrated services, rooted in the community, with the full range of practitioner levels and prudent optimisation of AHP skill set.

    Doug Young

    Improving Quality with Digital Manufacturing

    Doug Young studied at the National Centre for Training and Education in Prosthetics and Orthotics at Strathclyde University in Scotland, graduating in 2006. Since then he has worked across the UK in both the NHS and private sectors. His specialism lies in complex orthotic problem solving, lower limb biomechanics and neurological conditions. His passion for high quality orthotic treatment inevitably led him into 3D printing where he has developed extensive knowledge and experience.

      Dr Nicky Eddison

      BAPO Chair, Associate Professor / Consultant Orthotist 

      Presentation – The current status of the UK prosthetic and orthotic workforce and implications for the future

      Dr Nicky Eddison received her PhD in biomechanical optimisation of ankle-foot orthoses and footwear combinations in 2018 from Staffordshire University and currently holds the position of Association Professor at the Centre for Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Technologies at Staffordshire University. In addition, Nicky is a consultant orthotist and service manager at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.  In March 2024, Nicky will take the position of Chair of BAPO.

      Nicky has a portfolio of peer-reviewed publications, achieving impact within the orthotics profession both nationally and internationally and across the wider healthcare domain of Allied Health Professions. Her research interests include biomechanical optimisation, prescription footwear, gait analysis, digitalisation in healthcare, and health inequalities.

        Louise Henstock & Dr. Kim Stuart

        Exploring Enhanced Level Practice – a new career structure to shape the workforce

        Louise is a Senior Lecturer and Directorate Lead for Learning and Teaching across Allied and Public Health in the School of Health and Society with roles including leading on the implementation of Universal Design for Learning. Louise completed a BSc Physiology from the University of Leeds (1996), qualified as a Physiotherapist in 1999 (University of Bradford), and completed her Master’s degree in Sport and Exercise Management in 2003 (Leeds Metropolitan University). She has worked both clinically (NHS and private sectors) and within Higher Education Institutions (York St. John University, Cambridge University, and the University of Salford), completing her Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice in 2007. She is currently an external examiner for Birmingham City University, MSc Pre-registration Physiotherapy programme. Louise has been a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 2017 and has extensive experience in the design and delivery of both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, covering Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Medicine.

        Louise has a keen interest in innovation and design and has recently co-led an innovation partnership with Coventry University in the development of a National Schema in Enhanced Practice (across seven Allied Health Professions), on behalf of NHS England.

        The University of Salford, Directorate of Allied & Public Health, School of Health & Society, Frederick Road, Salford, M6 6PU

        l.henstock@salford.ac.uk

        Tel: 07751713298

        Kim is an Associate Professor in Occupational Therapy and is Allied Health Professionals Development Lead across the School of Health and Care with roles that include leading on the development of a new learning and teaching strategy for the pre-registration and foundation level curriculums.  Kim completed a BSc Occupational Therapy at the University of Derby (1999) and has undertaken an MSc and Professional Doctorate.

        She has worked both clinically (NHS and charitable sectors) and within Higher Education Institutions including holding roles in research, strategic commissioning and provider leadership within the NHS.

        Kim has been a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy since 2019 and has extensive experience in the design and delivery of both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, covering Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Social Care. Kim has a keen interest in innovation, curriculum review and design, most recently co-leading an innovation partnership with the University of Salford in the development of a National Schema and model curricula for Enhanced Level Practice across seven Allied Health Professions, on behalf of NHS England.

        Coventry University, School of Health and Care, Priory Road, Coventry

        ad5603@coventry.ac.uk

        Tel: 07714017733

          Paul Drayton

          A comparison study of three Transfemoral Sockets for an active teenager

          Graduating from University of Salford in 2005, Paul Drayton is a Prosthetist at Swansea Artificial Limb and Appliance Centre since 2007.

          Swansea Artificial Limb and Appliance Service is commissioned by the Welsh Health Specialist Services Committee (WHSSC) to provide all levels of upper and lower limb prostheses and devices to approximately 1300 service users from Aberystwyth to Bridgend.

            Chiazoka Ezeuzo

            My journey as an international Orthotist in the UK; challenges faced and solutions for easy integration

            Chiazoka Ezeuzo (Mary) is an internationally trained Prosthetist and Orthotist, with BSc in Prosthetics and Orthotics from Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria.


            Mary currently practices as an Orthotist with Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, having years of clinical and managerial experience.

            Mary is passionate about building greater intercultural leadership and management skills across culturally diverse teams with the purpose of improving the quality of prosthetic and orthotic services in the country.
            She also works with the AHP RWT Education team to deliver training sessions and actively engage AHP students.
            Being a preceptorship champion, she is creating more awareness on ease of transitioning for Newly qualified/ internationally qualified practitioners into full practice.

              Matthew Hill

              Development of a screening tool to assess the clinical suitability of Off-the-Shelf Stability Therapeutic Footwear (OSSTF) for mobility-impaired children

              Matthew has recently completed his PhD in children’s therapeutic footwear at Staffordshire University’s Centre for Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Technologies. He has previously worked within the NHS, specialising in children’s podiatry. He is a visiting lecturer at Staffordshire University and The University of Malta, delivering undergraduate and postgraduate modules on paediatric lower limb development and pathology.

                Gwen Roberts

                An exploration of the representation of the allied health professions in senior leadership positions in the UK National Health Service.

                Gwen Lyn Roberts is a Prosthetist in NHS Cardiff and Vale. Prior to graduating from Strathclyde University she worked in various healthcare settings, experiencing the complexities of navigating health and social care in the UK. She has a passion for patient-centred care and is a believer that the best care is received through multi-disciplinary involvement, which has led to a focus on leadership within the AHP community to advocate for professions, and to ensure patients receive gold standard care.

                  Paul Charlton

                  Orthotic management of SONK; Spontaneous Osteonecrosis of the knee. A case study

                  A practicing clinician of many years’ experience. Paul is passionate about the profession with a strong interest in academia and research he has held key roles in both ISPO and BAPO over his career.

                    Enza Leone

                    How does the prosthetic and orthotic workforce contribute to public health?

                    Enza Leone is a Research Officer within the Centre for Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Technologies (CBRT) at Staffordshire University. Enza is a physiotherapist and currently pursuing a PhD at Keele University. She has been involved in projects looking at the service of Allied Health Professionals.

                      Heather Bassett

                      Case study of joint MDT working across specialist services within south Wales and England with a complex burns patient.

                      Heather has been working in Cardiff as Prosthetist for a number of years.

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                        BAPO Virtual Symposium: Outcome Measures for Lower Limb Orthotics – Saturday 27 January 2024

                        We are delighted to be hosting a Virtual Symposium: Outcome Measures for Lower Limb Orthotics

                        Date: Saturday 27 January 2024
                        Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
                        Location: Zoom Webinar

                        Facilitator:
                        Conor McDaid – Clinical Lead Orthotist/Advanced practitioner, Wirral University Teaching Hospital.
                        Speakers:
                        Joshua Young – Senior Orthotist and Clinical Development Manager, John Florence Limited
                        Eileen Morrow – Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Oxford
                        Natalie Hall – Clinical Lead Orthotist, East Lancashire Hospital Trust

                         

                        Ticket prices:
                        BAPO Members £37.80 including VAT
                        Non-members £47.25 including VAT

                        Click here to purchase tickets:
                        https://my.bapo.com/public/report.aspx?memberqueryid=685E3D60-1639-4D77-9F66-F931F5C80B39&nodeid=B8491F55-7765-412B-B9D4-A29656132500

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                        AHP Student research experience survey

                        HP Student research experience survey

                         

                        Please can BAPO encourage students to share and complete the survey linked below;

                         

                        https://forms.office.com/e/k24cPqxymR

                         

                        Professor Chris Nester, Keele University, has been active in the national conversations in Health Education England (now NHSE) and REF and has  launched a survey of AHP student experiences of research on UK courses that lead to professional registration.  They are especially keen to hear from students expecting to join some of the smaller and less research active disciplines.

                         

                        The survey will not ask for any personally identifiable information from the student, nor will it identify your institution. The aim to create a baseline measure of pre-registration student experiences as a case for future investment nationally.