WAOTA students are back again with another interesting topic for our September PD! We hope that you all have been going well. This time, we have two presenters Alice Boyle, and Roisin Steadman who are passionate hand therapists currently working in Perth, WA.

Alice:
Alice graduated from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy) in 2012. Upon graduating, she started working as a hand therapist in Occupational Therapy at Specialised Hand Therapy Services in 2013 and worked there through to the end of 2017. She became an Accredited Hand Therapist with the Australian Hand Therapy Association (AHTA) in 2017 and then moved to the UK working in the private and public sectors in London for two years before returning to Australia and working for the Specialised Hand Therapy Services team again in 2020. Whilst away, Alice worked alongside orthopaedic and plastic surgeons and had the opportunity to attend hand therapy and surgeon conferences as well as courses such as a “Hands-on Dissection Course” in Amsterdam. She has contributed to the hand therapy community by supervising OT students on placement as well as New Graduate therapists and has presented on topics such as Mid-carpal Instability at WAOTA and AHTA hand interest group meetings.

Roisin:
Roisin graduated from Edith Cowan University with a Bachelor of Science (Occupational Therapy) in 2012. Upon graduating, she joined the Specialised Hand Therapy Services team and has worked here ever since to pursue her love of hand therapy. In October 2017, she was awarded Accreditation Hand Therapist status with the Australian Hand Therapy Association (AHTA) and has successfully completed a range of courses, such as the Advanced Trauma Course, Orthotic Fabrication Mobilisation Course and the ‘Sarah Mee Wrist Course’. Roisin has presented to both the WAOTA Hand Interest Group and to the AHTA on injuries to the ulnar side of the wrist and has a keen interest in the assessment and treatment of wrist injuries. She regularly supervises OT students on their hand therapy placements and trains New Graduate therapists who join the Specialised Hand Therapy team.

With some unique presenters within the highly sought-after field of Hand Therapy, be sure to purchase your tickets a soon as possible to avoid missing out! This will also be a unique seminar with lots to learn from, as Alice and Roisin are very experienced clinicians within Occupational Therapy.

Date: Wednesday 15th September

Time: 6.45pm

Location: Zoom, link will be emailed a few days prior to event

Cost

Member of WAOTA $1

Non-members $10