POWER ASSIST DEVICES: GAIN INDEPENDENCE WITH SOME POWER ASSISTANCE

(Topic 7 – Permobil Learning Pathways)

FOR COMPLEX REHABILITATION HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

3.5 AHPRA CPD HOURS

$25 with morning tea and continuous tea and coffee included

Kindly hosted at Mingara Events Centre

Aidacare Healthcare Equipment, Central Coast

A Power Assist Devices: Gain Independence with some Power Assistance

Objectives:

1. Identify how front, main and rear wheel PAD are installed and detached from a MWC.

2. List 3 reasons why you may choose one type of PAD over another (with reference to a case study that will be provided).

3. Identify the benefits of PADs with reference to relevant evidence-based practice (EBP).

Who benefits from a power assist device (PAD) and what do we need to consider during an assessment? Are all PADs compatible with all types of MWCs? This workshop looks at the different PAD options, exploring the benefits and challenges of each with reference to relevant EBP. We will work through what information is needed from an assessment, potential clinical reasoning strategies and how this relates to identifying the most appropriate device for trial.

We will finish with a hands-on trial so you can feel the difference in operating and installing front, main wheel, and rear PADs to better understand how these can be tailored to meet end user’s individual needs.

Agenda:

8:45am – Registration

9:00am – Start

9:00am – 10:30am – Session 1

10:30am – 10:45am – Morning Tea

10:45am – 12:45pm – Session 1 continued

12:45pm – Finish

PRESENTER

Tracee-lee Maginnity

Permobil Clinical Specialist

Occupational Therapist

Tracee-lee Maginnity joined Permobil Australia in July 2019, as a clinical education specialist. Originally from New Zealand, she graduated Auckland University of Technology with a BHSc (Occupational Therapy) in 2003 and has since worked in various roles related to seating and mobility including assessing, prescribing and educating. After gaining experience as an assessor and prescriber at Seating To Go / Wheelchair Solutions in prescribing for both disability and injury, she moved to Australia in 2011 to take on the Senior Occupational Therapist role in a custom moulded seating service. She then worked in clinical consulting and education roles until joining Permobil. Tracee-lee is passionate about maximising functional outcomes with end users and the importance of education within the industry. She has mentored many therapists interested in AT. Her experience includes working with complex postures to achieve custom outcomes. Tracee-lee is also an international wheelchair rugby classifier where she enjoys the task analysis of wheelchair propulsion and functional capacity identification of athletes.