Melbourne Education Program

standUP for Yourself! – Helen Widdowson – Invacare

MEYRA – TBC

TBC

Active Controls Center Drive; The Biomechanical Benefits – Lauren Hunter – Linds Rehabilitation Equipment

Successful manual wheelcair assessment and prescription – It’s all how you configure it – Amy Bjornson – Sunrise

Proposed changes to the building code and the impact on the home – Jane Bringgolf – Centre for Universal Design

Mobile shower commode chairs and bidets – getting it right! – Emma Friesen – Raz Design Inc

Anatomy of a Wheelchair: Clinical Implications – Tina Roesler – Motion Composites

Understanding Vehicle Solution Assessments (Long session) – Amin Akbarian – Mobility Engineering

Identification, Prevention and Measurement of Postural Asymmetry in Adults with Cerebral Palsy – Carlee Holmes – St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne And Monash University

Let’s talk about toileting! – Emma Friesen – Raz Design Inc

AT Chat Assistive Technology Peer Mentoring Pilot Presentation – results from the AT Chat Living Labs, a thorough co-design of a new service delivering assistive technology peer mentoring to AT users – Kristy Harper – Ila

The When, Why, and How of Paediatric Powered Mobility – Rachel Fabiniak – Permobil

The Power of Touch – Helen Widdowson – Invacare

Lying and Seating: More Linked than you Think! – Joana Santiago -Medifab NZ

Wearable technology innovations for people with vision and literacy impairments – Rob Drummond – Quantum Reading Learning Vision

OT’s Exploring Assistive Technology – Assessment, Prescription, Process and Funding – Panel of three OT’s and a facilitator (TBC) – Occupational Therapy Australia

Prescribing Dynamic Manual Wheelchairs for Function and Independence – Lauren Hunter – Linds Rehabilitation Equipment

A new approach to transfer – Bruce Gillespie – Transfer Systems Pty Ltd

Best practise guidelines for assessment and selection of rehab shower commode chair – Lois Brown

Exploring Postural Care: A Family-Centred Practice for young Children with Physical Disability Clinical Instructional – Denise Luscombe – Postural Care Australia

Aquatic Therapy & Transfer Tips for Caregivers – Craig Slattery – Para Mobility

One switch, many devices, no problem – Emma Hughes – Zyteq

Navigating the NDIS assistive technology process; Case examples and panel discussion – Claire Fox – National Occupational Therapy