MAT Evaluation Refresher (Newcastle)

A MAT evaluation is a key component of the seating and wheelchair prescription process, but if you don’t perform them often, it’s helpful to sharpen your skills. Join us for a brief, hands-on workshop designed to refresh your MAT techniques — don’t forget to bring your yoga mat!

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• Identify and locate the anatomical landmarks necessary for mechanical evaluation
• Demonstrate and describe passive joint range of motion and body segment angles
• Translate body segment angles to support surface angles

Morning tea will be provided following the session.

Meet the Presenter: Kate Pain (GTK) 

Kate comes from an occupational therapy background, with two decades of experience in varied settings, specialising in wheelchair seating and positioning. She finds the evolution of power wheelchair alternate drive technology fascinating, and looks forward to exciting innovations becoming more readily available in power wheelchairs.

Kate really enjoys appointments with children who are trying out a wheelchair for the first time. She loves seeing the excitement in their eyes as they move independently for the first time – it’s contagious!

Kate also enjoys working with adults trialling a wheelchair for the first time, who have a lifetime of limiting perceptions about using a wheelchair, who then realise that the right equipment can amplify their abilities and enjoyment of life.