Trailblazing Mobility: Exploring and Prescribing Off-Road Powered Mobility (Ballina)

Step into the world of off-road powered mobility with our hands-on clinical education session! Designed for prescribing therapists, this immersive morning workshop covers the essential knowledge and skills needed to prescribe 4WD wheelchairs effectively. Learn about the unique capabilities and design differences between models, empowering you to make informed decisions with clients who seek independence beyond urban environments. Gain firsthand insights into their performance, adaptability, and suitability for various client needs by getting into the great outdoors!

Why not make a day of it? We’re also running an afternoon workshop, 'Powering Possibilities: Exploring Power Assist Devices'. If you’re attending the morning session, consider staying on to join us in the afternoon.

Lunch is on us!
If you decide to attend both workshops, we’ll be serving lunch between sessions. It’s a great chance to relax, network with fellow attendees, and recharge for the second half of the day. For those attending only the morning session, we’d love for you to stay and join us for lunch. It’s a great opportunity to connect with others, chat about the morning session, and enjoy a delicious meal before heading off. 

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.