Wheelchair & Seating Prescription Workshop - Geelong

Do you need to build confidence in assessing Adult clients for seating and mobility product ranges? Looking at Case by Case evaluation and translating clinical findings into effective seating and wheelchair outcomes for their clients. Then this workshop will be for you.

This is an intermediate workshop addressing the seating and wheelchair mobility needs of the adult population. We will take the process from the beginning: including client assessment, postural mat evaluation and possible solutions for abnormal postures. We’ll then translate this information into product prescription.

The day will cover Case by Case adult client assessment with a focus on the fundamentals of what, why, when and how of seating:

- What are we trying to accomplish? - What information needs to be gathered during the seating assessment?

- How can products, features and options enhance clinical outcomes?

- How can we translate the assessment findings into appropriate product selections?

Featuring core seating and mobility products, we’ll also have the opportunity to check out the latest products

from the Jay seating and Quickie wheelchair range.

This session will assist you the therapist in confident decision making, build and provide confidence through practice when conducting adult evaluation at assessment time.

To help us carry out this workshop Amy Bjornson from Sunrise Medical will be our presenter for the day. Amy is a dynamic speaker who has lectured extensively on seating and mobility, wound management and the physical therapy treatment of spinal cord injured clients

So, if you have an interest or need more confidence in assessment for wheelchairs and seating systems, and want to learn more about how to successfully provide options to your clients, please feel free to attend the day.

FREE to attend with lunch and refreshments being provided.

Numbers are limited, so please advise us of your attendance by booking today.

We look forward to seeing you on the day.

Guest speaker: Amy Bjornson, BS,MPT,ATP, Clinical Education Specialist, Sunrise Medical Pty,Ltd.

Trained in the United States, Amy has joined Sunrise Medical to bring her international expertise to Australia and Asia.

Amy has over 15 years experience as a physical therapist working with the adult and pediatric neurologic populations, with specialties in the treatment of spinal cord injury, and evaluation and provision of assistive technology for clients with physical challenges. She was the director of the Seating and Mobility Clinic in Boston, MA USA and provided consultation services to the United Cerebral Palsy Foundation. Amy came to Sunrise Medical – North America in 2000 as an Account Representative and joined the Education Department in 2002. She joined Sunrise-Australia in July 2007 as a Clinical Education Specialist to provide and enhance professional education, training and consultation regarding wheelchair seating and functional mobility.

Amy is a dynamic speaker who has lectured extensively on seating and mobility, wound management and the physical therapy treatment of spinal cord injured clients. She has also traveled to several developing countries, learning and sharing information with their medical communities. Amy received her ATP certification in 1995 and is a friend of NRRTS and a member of RESNA.