ATSA Sydney 2024 Registration

Welcome to the registration process for the ATSA Independent Living Expo 2024 taking place at Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park on Wednesday 22nd – Thursday 23rd May

Registration Process:
Please click the ‘Next’ button to start your registration, fill out all the information needed and continue by clicking the ‘Next’ button on each page.

If you have any questions regarding your registration process please call 1300 789 845 or email info@interpoint.com.au

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Test Track – check out vehicles available and test drive.

Get a proper feel for the solutions and how they will function in real life scenarios. The test track will bring to life how solutions can benefit users access to the community, so if you are a user of AT or curious about how solutions work within a vehicle, come and check out ATSA Test Track and experience this first of its kind opportunity.

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E-Newsletter and Magazine subscription offers

This expo happens once every two years in your city. To keep up-to-date on new products and developments in assistive technologies we are able to offer you three free newsletters and copies of LINK Magazine. Tick the box if you would like to sign up free of charge, you will be able to unsubscribe at any time.

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Exhibition Registration

To register for the ATSA Independent Living Expo - Sydney, please tick the box below indicating which day/s you would like to attend.
If you wish to attend both days, please ONLY tick the last box indicating your attendance for both days.

Wednesday 22 May FULL

Thursday 23 May FULL

Both Days FULL

Wednesday Session Registration

Please select one topic per time slot by ticking the box.

Note: If you do not wish to register for any sessions click the 'Next' button to proceed

Wednesday 8:00 - 8:45

Room 3: Wheelchair Scripting Mastery: A Skill-Building Process for Early Career Clinicians - Bianca Brady, APEX Mobility FULL

Wednesday 9:15 - 10:00

Room 1: Creating Success: Navigating client expectations, environmental and functional demands. Considering Power Wheelchairs vs Power Add On Devices - Amy Bjornson, Sunrise Medical FULL

Room 2: NDIS Rules and Guidelines - An OT's Playbook to AT prescription - Sarah Collison, Verve OT FULL

Room 3: Developing and Iterating the WeWALK Smart Cane - Joe Alfonso & Gökhan Meriçliler, WeWALK, Honorary Associate - Imperial College London FULL

Room 4: Start the Aquatic Access Conversation - Craig Slattery, Aqua Access FULL

Wednesday 10:15 - 10:45

Room 1: Bums, Bowels, and Bladder: Plane Travel and Things to Consider for Wheelchair Users - Tilly Brook, Permobil APAC FULL

Room 2: Benefits of gel materials in seating - Chris Hawkins, Blake Medical FULL

Room 3: Driving your wheelchair with your eyes - Loren Apokourastos, Link Assistive FULL

Room 4: The importance of user feedback for inclusive assistive technology products and services - Liza Maclean, Remarkable/Cerebral Palsy Alliance FULL

Wednesday 11:15 - 12:00

Room 1: Matching the Levels of Mobility Impairment to AT Solutions: Establishing Positive Client Outcomes - Lois Brown, ILS & Prithy Sivaraman, Sunrise Medical FULL

Room 2: Paediatric panel - Moderator Robert Norman, RTD FULL

Room 3: How Do People Actually Use Their Manual Wheelchairs, and What Really Matters? - David Fagan, Paragon Mobility FULL

Room 4: Caroma Age Lab Workshop - Dr Adeline Chu & Dr Peter Sweatman, Caroma Industries FULL

Wednesday 12:00 - 12:30

Room 3: Adaptive Cycling as an Effective Intervention - Lori Potts, Rifton FULL

Wednesday 13:00 - 13:45

Room 1: NDIS - Dr Lloyd Walker FULL

Room 2: Occupational Therapy Australia Panel Session: Beyond equipment: The occupational therapy role in assistive technology provision FULL

Room 3: Why 'nearables' will soon overtake 'wearables' in the smart bedroom! - Cameron van den Dungen, Sleeptite FULL

Room 4: On the Road Again: Transport Considerations Across the Lifespan - Jamie Cockle, Medifab & Amin Akbarian, Mobility Engineering FULL

Wednesday 14:15 - 14:45

Room 1: How accessibility accommodations and inclusion enabled a career in Antarctic science – and the trip of a lifetime! - Diana King, Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future (SAEF), University of Wollongong FULL

Room 2: Assistive Technology (AT) in Australia: Current opportunities and challenges for the AT sector. - A/Prof Libby Callaway & Dr Melanie Hoyle, ARATA FULL

Room 3: Suspension and Motors – Hidden, but not Forgotten. - Tilly Brook, Permobil APAC FULL

Room 4: Solving mental and physical health challenges through adaptive fashion! - Jessie Sadler, Christina Stephens FULL

Wednesday 15:15 -16:00

Room 1: The future of prescription – what role will AI play - Tracee-lee Maginity, Permobil APAC FULL

Room 2: Big and Brilliant: Accommodating the range of Bariatric shapes for patient handling and positioning - Elissa Coates, Novis Healthcare FULL

Room 3: Expanding the circle - Edward Leavy & Mike O'Brien, Ottobock FULL

Room 4: Staging Pressure Injuries- Getting it Right. - Tracey Nowicki, Clinical Nurse Specialist FULL

Thursday Session Registration

Please select one topic per time slot by ticking the box.

Note: If you do not wish to register for any sessions click the 'Next' button to proceed

Thursday 8:00 - 8:45

Room 3: Know your way around standing frames. A practical session measuring for both fitting and growth - Mellinda Fitzgerald, APEX Mobility & Rob Norman, RTD FULL

Thursday 9:15 - 10:00

Room 1: All about Power Assist Devices (PAD) - Amy Bjornson, Sunrise Medical FULL

Room 2: Are We Satisfied With Current Seating Technology Outcomes Or Should We Strive To Achieve More? - Filipe Correia, Stealth Products FULL

Room 3: Supported lying – implementing successful night time postural care - Jacinta Maurin, Sunrise Medical FULL

Room 4: Overcoming Pain Barriers: Maximising Participation and Achieving Lifestyle Goals for Wheelchair Users - Kate Pain & Romi Russek - GTK FULL

Thursday 10:15 - 10:45

Room 1: Myth Busting Palliative Care - Kirsty Blades, Palliative Care NSW FULL

Room 2: Prescriber Confidence in Complex Wheelchair Seating: Introducing a new digital platform to support clinicians - Joana Santiago, Medifab FULL

Room 3: Options for safely transporting adults and children with disabilities and medical conditions - Susan Teerds, Kidsafe Qld & Disability Safe Seating Solutions FULL

Room 4: Pediatric seating and the benefits of 24-hour postural support - Andrea Espei, Schuchmann Rehab FULL

Thursday 11:00 - 11:45

Room 1: The Impact of Lying, Sitting and Positioning on Respiratory System Function - Lois Brown & Sarah Uncle, ILS FULL

Room 2: Finding Balance: Creating functional stability for wheelchair users - Jacelyn Goh, Linds Rehab FULL

Room 3: Exploring the Potential: Maximising Independence Through Electronics in Complex Power Wheelchairs - Andrew Lopez, Quantum Rehab FULL

Room 4: Addressing Paediatric Hip Health: Practical Approaches for Positive Outcomes - Jamie Cockle, Medifab FULL

Thursday 12:00 - 12:45

Room 1: Pressure and Posture in Lying: A Vital Duo Often Overlooked - Joana Santiago, Medifab & Sarah Uncle, ILS FULL

12.15 - 12.30 - Room 4: Pressure Mapping Technology - Nabil Kodsi, Specialised Wheelchair Company FULL

Thursday 13:00 - 13:30

Room 1: Fashion Show FULL

Room 2: Applying evidence-based practice when assessing and prescribing for children’s car seating needs - Helen Lindner, MACA FULL

Room 3: Wheelchair secondary supports – clinical reasoning & selection process - Edward Milner, Medifab FULL

Room 4: Pelvic Belts – more than just an afterthought, and definitively not a seatbelt! - Tracee-lee Maginnity, Permobil APAC FULL

Thursday 14:00 - 14:45

Room 1: The 6 P’s For Success Supporting Fixed Postures – A Case Study. - Amy Bjornson, Sunrise Medical FULL

Room 2: Saying Assisted - The Challenge of AT Compliance - Elissa Coates, Novis Healthcare FULL

Room 3: Reaching New Heights: How Power Seat Elevation can Maximise Participation and Independence - Kate Pain & Romi Russek, GTK FULL

Room 4: Mobile Shower Commode Chairs for people with larger bodies - Emma Friesen, Paragon Mobility FULL

NEW Pre-show Seminar

Aquatic Access for All Abilities Seminar - Tuesday 21^st May

Inviting Assistive Technology Clinicians, Carers, Local Government service providers and Pool managers

A special seminar on what needs to be done to provide aquatic access for all abilities.

Program Summary:

9.00am - Registration and Welcome

9.15am - Aquatic Therapy – the benefits of aquatic therapy and why they should be available to everyone

9.35am - Pool Safety – pre planning and safety on entry, during and exiting the pool

10.00am - Reducing Barriers – a panel will discuss facility design and what it takes to create the right environment

10.40am - Where to go and What’s Available – the resources and associations who can make it happen

11.10am - Building Clinicians Confidence – practical assessment and gaining confidence

11.40am - Q&A

12.00pm - Lunch, followed by site tour of Aquatic Facility at Sydney Olympic Park.

Partners: IAKS ANZ, Aqua Access, AUSTSWIM, Rainbow Club, Disability Sport Australia

Lunch Sponsor: Fluidra

Cost: $40 +gst

For more details and full program see: https://expo.atsa.org.au/sydney-expo/#program

To register please tick the box below.

Aquatic Access for All Abilities Seminar

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