Do you want to learn more about Neuromuscular Diseases? Consider attending the FORTH Study day, Flyer below
FMI: Click here
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Do you want to learn more about Neuromuscular Diseases? Consider attending the FORTH Study day, Flyer below
FMI: Click here
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Wednesday 13 – Friday 15 May 2020
The Malvern Diabetic Foot Conference is the longest standing, biannual international diabetic foot meeting held in the UK.
Want to attend?
The Malvern Diabetic Foot Conference has been running for over 33 years and was the original multidisciplinary team foot conference. In 2020 the event will be feature 2 major surgical joint symposia as part of the programme. One with the British Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society and the other with the British Vascular Society.
This three day conference is designed to bring together physicians, surgeons, podiatrists, orthotists and nursing staff with a common interest in diabetic foot problems. It is anticipated that the conference will improve our understanding of this disease which represents one of the main causes for in-patient treatment amongst the diabetic population.
FMI Click here
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Health Education England (HEE) have just published some great new Virtual Reality videos designed to show students and other professionals what some of the smaller AHPs do. This includes a video on P&O, alongside one on Podiatry, Othoptics & Therapeutic Radiography
These are view-able in 360deg with a VRHeadset and really show what each profession does in a new and exciting way.
To view the films please go to the web link https://hee-vr360.azurewebsites.net/
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All AHPs have been invited to join the National AHP Dementia WEBEX – sharing practice; connecting people, connecting support.
Date – Wednesday 27th November
Time – 3.30 – 4.20pm (50 min session)
Topic – The delivery of a person-centred, Food First model of care, for people living with dementia in Highland social care settings
Guest presenter –Evelyn Newman, Dietician NHS Highland
To join the WEBEX you need to
Please ensure you have registered by the 25th November
email: wendy.chambers@nhs.net
Twitter : @wendyAHPDem
work mobile: 07843345627
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#AOPA19 returns to Melbourne for three days of unmissable education, networking and collaboration for all professionals involved in orthotic and prosthetic care. Please join us at the purpose-built Crown Conference Centre from October 24th-26th for Australia’s premier orthotic and prosthetic event.
Date: 24th-26th October 2019
Location: Crown Conference Centre, Melbourne
Title: AOPA Congress 2019 “Innovation in Action”
Hyperlink: https://www.aopa.org.au/events/event/aopa-congress-2019
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To download the document click Here or visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/healthier-weight-conversations-support-for-professionals
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ORLAU is running a new course on Orthotic Management of Contractures on Thursday 24th Oct – For more information see their flyer below or to book see their website ORLAU
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RSPH have just launched a new framework for social prescribing for AHPs
Social prescribing, sometimes referred to as community referral, is a means of enabling people to be referred to a range of local, non-medical services.
Recognising that people’s health is determined primarily by a range of social, economic and environmental factors, social prescribing seeks to address people’s needs in a holistic way. It also aims to support people to take greater control of their own health.
Social prescribing can meet a wide range of needs, with many schemes aiming to improve mental health and physical wellbeing. It can be used to support adults, young people and children as well as people with learning disabilities or mental health problems. It can take place in primary and secondary care. Social prescribing can also help to address social issues such as debt, unemployment, gambling and loneliness.
Social prescribing and community-based support is part of the NHS Long-Term Plan’s commitment to make personalised care[i] business as usual across the health and care system in England. The NHS Long Term Plan[ii] published in January 2019 has a commitment to personalised care and increasing access to social prescribing for the whole population.
This approach to holistic care is not new to allied health professionals who frequently have conversations and provide support related to the wider factors influencing the health of the people they work with.
To illustrate the way AHPs already support this agenda and to provide a framework to support them to do more; a new social prescribing framework for AHPs[iii] has been developed by the Royal Society for Public Health, Public Health England, NHS Improvement and NHS England along with AHP professional bodies and voluntary sector partners.
The framework is divided into 4 sections to reflect the varying intensity of AHP interventions, these include:
Over 2500 AHPs engaged with the development of this framework by completing a survey, joining a twitter chat, providing feedback on early drafts and submitting case studies. This shows the enthusiasm for this agenda amongst the professions. We hope the framework will support all AHPs to articulate their current role in social prescribing and consider how they could do more.
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[i] https://www.england.nhs.uk/personalisedcare/
[ii] https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-term-plan/
[iii] https://www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/resources/ahp-social-prescribing-frameworks/ahps-promoting-growing-and-developing-social-prescribing.html
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The new Work and Health e-learning programme, developed by Public Health England and Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare, helps healthcare professionals to recognise the value in talking to patients about work.
The e-learning will support them to make brief interventions such as discussing the health benefits of work with patients, talking about return to work and advising on adjustments at work.
Good work is crucial to good health – in fact, unemployment increases the risk of early death by 63%. Healthcare professionals can play a key role in helping patients to improve their health outcomes by remaining in or returning to work.
In recognition of the impact that work can have on our health, the Association of Medical Royal Colleges, the Royal College of Nursing and the Allied Health Professions Federation have published a Health and Work Consensus Statement for Action – this sets out a commitment to support healthcare professionals in supporting this agenda.
For
more information about the e-learning programme and details of how to access it
visit: https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/work-and-health/.
The British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO) was established to encourage high standards of prosthetic and orthotic practice. It is committed to Continued Professional Development and education to enhance standards of prosthetic and orthotic care.
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