Workshop: Mobility & daily living aids at end-of-life (Normanton)

Prescribing wheelchairs, prescribing bathing & toileting aids, basic mechanical adjustment and setup, care and maintenance of equipment

This workshop is run by the Medical Aids Subsidy Scheme, with support of the First Nations Community-Based Palliative Care Program. Learn about mobility and daily living aids that are commonly required in palliative and end-of-life care. There will be a focus on wheelchairs, wheeled walkers, and bathing & toileting aids. During this session we will cover.

• Principles of assessment and measuring clients and their environment
• Selecting suitable equipment for a palliative care client
• Adjusting wheelchairs and other mobility & daily living aids for the right setup for your client
• Cleaning and maintaining mobility & daily living aids

This is a hands-on workshop that focusses on skill development. For further learning on these topics, MASS has a range of online learning on mobility and daily living aids (see our learning catalogue here).

This workshop is targetted at;

• Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Workers
• Allied health assistants
• Nurses
• Occupational therapists
• Physiotherapists

Light refreshements will be provided.

About the presenter

Dr Kieran Broome is an occupational therapist and clinical educator. He works as an Advanced Clinical Educator at the Medical Aids Subsidy Scheme, as well as a part-time rural generalist private practice occupational therapist.

As well as being well-versed in assistive technology in community and palliative care, Kieran has also conducted research specifically into assistive technology and end-of-life care. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and current Vice President of the Australian Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology Association.