Masterclasses

Friday 6th November

10.30 – 11.00
Hitting the Target: Helping People Hear More Effectively Through Currently Available Hearing Aid Technology
What are the latest devices available and how can you access these?

11.30 – 12.00
Care coordination for disabled children
With so much help available, from so many sources, it’s vital that disabled children, their families and professionals work together. How can you best ensure you have access to high quality services?

12.30 – 13.00
Solutions that make turning in bed easy
Many disabled people spend significant time in bed – how can this be best managed to avoid problems for both the disabled person and their carers?

13.30 – 14.00
Continence Care
People with spinal injuries and other conditions are often at risk of infection due to incontinence. What strategies can be used to manage this, and what products help minimise this risk?

14.30 – 15.00
Why Challenge Pain?
Living with painful conditions is depressing and debilitating, but in the majority of cases this does not have to be an inevitable consequence. What interventions, both medical and therapeutic can help minimise pain and discomfort?

15.30 – 16.00
Scooter Safety
With more and more people using scooters to maintain their independence its vital to ensure these are safe and roadworthy. Find out how, and what to do if you become stranded

Saturday 7th November

10.30 – 11.00
Intermittent Self Catheterisation and Continence Care
Clean intermittent self-catheterisation is the preferred option for patients who can manage this technique as it provides greater independence and personal control. What are the correct techniques, where can you access support and what choices of catheters are available?

11.30 – 12.00
Disabled and environmentally friendly - Making your home fit for purpose
Changing your home environment can make a huge difference to quality of life – find our how to do so in a environmentally friendly way

12.30 – 13.00
Access for all
Much of the countryside is opening up to disabled people – we find out where and how to access the natural environment

13.30 – 14.00
Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles - A Buyers Guide
Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (WAVs) are now commonplace on our roads and give disabled people real independence. What should you consider before buying?

14.30 – 15.00
Adapting Your Environment - Accessible kitchens

15.30 – 16.00
Man’s (or womans!) best friend
Guide Dogs for the Blind are one of the UK’s most well known charities, but it is not only blind people who benefit from their dogs.