As at 20 August 2018, there have been 36 Workshops held across Australia, providing training to 449 Health Professionals.
There are 7 Workshops upcoming - secure your place by registering below. More locations and dates announced soon.
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State or Territory | Region | Availability of Places | Registration | Workshop Day | Workshop Date | Workshop Time | Venue Address |
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TAS | Launceston | Available | www.trybooking.com/book/sessions?eid=355577&bof=1 | Monday | 2018-08-20 | 02 pm - 05 pm | St Giles 65 Amy Road, Newstead |
TAS | Hobart | Available | www.trybooking.com/book/sessions?eid=355585&bof=1 | Thursday | 2018-08-23 | 02 pm - 05 pm | St Giles 11A Gant Street, Lenah Valley |
QLD | Brisbane | Available | www.trybooking.com/book/sessions?eid=334465&bof=1 | Thursday | 2018-09-13 | 03 pm - 06 pm | Spinal Life Australia 109 Logan Rd, Woolloongabba |
QLD | Bundaberg | Available | www.trybooking.com/book/sessions?eid=395691&bof=1 | Saturday | 2018-09-15 | 09 am - 12 pm | Spinal Life Australia 2/290 Bourbong St, Bundaberg West |
NSW | Lithgow | Available | www.trybooking.com/book/sessions?eid=412984&bof=1 | Monday | 2018-09-24 | 04 pm - 07 pm | University of Notre Dame- Rural Clinical School (Medicine), 2B Col Drewe Dr, Lithgow |
NSW | Orange | Available | www.trybooking.com/book/sessions?eid=414692&bof=1 | Tuesday | 2018-09-25 | 11.30 am - 02 pm | Orange Hospital 1530 Forest Rd, Orange |
NSW | Broken Hill | Available | www.trybooking.com/book/sessions?eid=412551&bof=1 | Friday | 2018-09-28 | 01 pm - 04 pm | Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health (BHUDRH) 259 Morgan St, Broken Hill |
More locations and dates to be announced soon
If you have any questions, or are interested in hosting a future workshop, please email us at [email protected]
Due to circumstances beyond our control, these workshops have had to be rescheduled to a later date. Once the new dates are confirmed, full details of the workshops will appear under "Upcoming Workshops". We apologise for any inconvenience.
State or Territory | Region | Workshop Day | Workshop Date | Venue Address |
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VIC | Melbourne | Thursday | 2018-01-18 | Annecto 81 Cowper Street, Footscray |
VIC | Mildura | Monday | 2018-05-21 | Annecto 161 – 163 Langtree Avenue, Mildura |
The host venues for these workshops anticipate that all places will be filled internally, therefore they are not open for general registration. At a later date, further workshops in this region may be arranged with open registration.
State or Territory | Region | Workshop Day | Workshop Date | Workshop Time | Venue Address |
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State or Territory | Region | Workshop Day | Workshop Date | Workshop Time | Number of Participants |
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QLD | Noosa | Monday | 2017-10-30 | 03 pm - 06 pm | 16 |
NSW | Wagga Wagga | Monday | 2017-11-27 | 01 pm - 04 pm | 13 |
ACT | Canberra | Friday | 2017-12-01 | 01 pm - 04 pm | 17 |
NSW | Wollongong | Monday | 2017-12-04 | 03 pm - 06 pm | 13 |
NSW | Coffs Harbour | Saturday | 2017-12-09 | 09 am - 12 pm | 15 |
TAS | Hobart | Monday | 2018-02-05 | 02 pm - 05 pm | 26 |
TAS | Launceston | Wednesday | 2018-02-07 | 03 pm - 06 pm | 17 |
QLD | Brisbane | Thursday | 2018-02-15 | 03 pm - 06 pm | 14 |
NSW | Newcastle | Monday | 2018-02-19 | 01 pm - 04 pm | 16 |
QLD | Gold Coast | Thursday | 2018-02-22 | 03 pm - 06 pm | 9 |
NSW | Sydney | Friday | 2018-03-02 | 01 pm - 04 pm | 6 |
NSW | Gosford | Wednesday | 2018-03-07 | 01 pm - 04 pm | 12 |
NSW | Wyong | Thursday | 2018-03-08 | 09 am - 12 pm | 13 |
QLD | Toowoomba | Friday | 2018-03-09 | 01 pm - 04 pm | 13 |
WA | Perth | Monday | 2018-03-19 | 03 pm - 06 pm | 18 |
WA | Bunbury | Wednesday | 2018-03-21 | 12.30 pm - 02.30 pm | 12 |
WA | Albany | Friday | 2018-03-23 | 01 pm - 04 pm | 8 |
WA | Perth | Saturday | 2018-03-24 | 09 am - 12 pm | 19 |
WA | Geraldton | Monday | 2018-03-26 | 03 pm - 06 pm | 7 |
WA | Perth | Thursday | 2018-03-29 | 18 | |
NT | Darwin | Wednesday | 2018-04-11 | 01 pm - 04 pm | 4 |
QLD | Brisbane | Thursday | 2018-05-03 | 03 pm - 06 pm | 10 |
SA | Adelaide | Monday | 2018-05-07 | 02 pm - 05 pm | 23 |
SA | Adelaide | Friday | 2018-05-11 | 01 pm - 04 pm | 17 |
SA | Port Pirie | Tuesday | 2018-05-15 | 01 pm - 03 pm | 11 |
VIC | Bendigo | Wednesday | 2018-05-23 | 03 pm - 06 pm | 15 |
VIC | Melbourne | Friday | 2018-05-25 | 02 pm - 05 pm | 17 |
NSW | Sydney | Monday | 2018-05-28 | 01 pm - 04 pm | 4 |
NSW | Sydney | Tuesday | 2018-05-29 | 01 pm - 04 pm | 1 |
NSW | Port Macquarie | Monday | 2018-06-04 | 01 pm - 04 pm | 21 |
VIC | Geelong | Thursday | 2018-06-21 | 03 pm - 06 pm | 4 |
VIC | Ballarat | Friday | 2018-06-22 | 02.30 pm - 05.30 pm | 2 |
VIC | Melbourne | Saturday | 2018-06-23 | 09 am - 12 pm | 9 |
QLD | Rockhampton | Monday | 2018-08-06 | 03 pm - 06 pm | 10 |
QLD | Townsville | Thursday | 2018-08-09 | 03 pm - 06 pm | 7 |
VIC | Greater Dandenong | Wednesday | 2018-08-15 | 03 pm - 06 pm | 12 |
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Decades after the poliomyelitis epidemics in Australia, the aftermath of the disease is now becoming evident in our ageing ‘polio population’. An estimated 400,000 people may be experiencing the Late Effects of Polio (LEoP) or Post-Polio Syndrome (PPS). In addition, there is a younger population who have migrated to Australia who require management and support. There are many cross-overs in the treatment and management of other chronic diseases and LEoP/PPS, and there are also some very significant differences. If LEoP is not identified, the client can experience rapidly worsening symptoms due to inadvertently incorrect care.
Do you know how to recognise LEoP/PPS in your practice?
Free professional development workshop
Earn 3 CPD hours
Receive a Certificate of Attendance
Free clinical practice resources
Register as a LEoP practitioner
Refreshments provided
For many LEoP/PPS clients, biomedical and pharmaceutical treatments have limited efficacy. Polio survivors are turning their attention and hopes to allied health practitioners to help them improve their quality of life, and prolong their daily functional ability as they age. With a holistic approach to care and increased awareness within the greater health sector, LEoP/PPS clients can manage their symptoms, live better, and age well.
Who should attend?
Allied and other health practitioners such as: physiotherapists, occupational therapists, orthotists, exercise physiologists, nurses, podiatrists, speech pathologists, dietitians, social workers, case managers, and anyone else who is interested in knowing more about the post-polio body. See more about the post-polio interdisciplinary care team here.
Quality Education
Workshops offered by Polio Australia are developed and driven by best-practice research emerging from Europe and the USA. Paul Cavendish, Accredited Exercise Physiologist with a neurological background, delivers the workshop with vital contributions from ‘lived experience expert’ polio survivors.
Polio Australia wishes to build a complement of skilled and knowledgeable ‘polio’ practitioners across many different modalities around Australia to further increase awareness and standardise care provision for polio survivors.
As such, attendees complete a short assessment at the conclusion of the event, receive a certificate of attendance, and earn 3 CPD hours. After completing this training they can nominate as a preferred ‘LEoP Practitioner’ on the Polio Australia Interdisciplinary Post-Polio Health Professionals Register.
Clinical Practice Resources
As a thank you for attending, and to further your education, participants receive a complementary copy of Polio Australia’s “The Late Effects of Polio: Managing Muscles and Mobility” (PDF, 100 pages).
These manuals are fantastic ‘go to’ resources for any health professionals who are already working with LEoP clients, and for those who wish to enhance their expertise in chronic disease management.
