Steps into P&O
Keele Prosthetics & Orthotics (P&O) Summer School
10-11 September 2024
Our free Summer School includes an overnight stay on our beautiful award-winning Keele campus. We will introduce you to the vital prosthetics and orthotics allied health profession and show you our state-of-the-art facilities.
For any enquiries, please contact Naveed Ahmed on n.ahmed1@keele.ac.uk
Are you...
- Looking for a change of career?
- Fascinated by human movement?
- Interested in transforming people's mobility and health?
- Interested in joining a rewarding clinical profession in the NHS and private sector?
- Perhaps curious about improving health in developing countries?
Do you...
- Have a Bachelors degree? (or equivalent*)
- Want a meaningful health professional role with job satisfaction?
- Enjoy working practically and problem-solving?
Look no further... you could become a Prosthetist and Orthotist! Helping people who have lost a limb regain mobility and supporting people with complex movement problems.
Come and find out about our MSc in Prosthetics and Orthotics at Keele University!
*Places are limited, registration required.
Programme schedule
| Time | Session title | Teaching staff |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Refreshments on arrival |
All P&O staff |
| 10:30 | Welcome - Introduction to Keele University and history of P&O at Keele | Dr Anne O’Brien - Head of SAHP |
| 10:50 | Outline of Summer School programme | Mark McAloon – Programme Director |
| 11:00 | Introduction to the P&O team – summary of careers to date | P&O team |
| 11:30 | Ice breaker exercise (TBC) | All delegates |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 | Keynote speaker - 30 mins + Q&A |
Celebrity Speaker (Presenter/comedian/ writer) |
| 13:30 | Experience of being an Amputee / Relevance and impact of P&O services | Expert patients/ Demonstrators |
| 14:30 | Tea/Coffee break | |
| 15:00 |
Interactive demonstration workshops (Group work)
|
P&O team |
| 16:00 |
So what are Prostheses and Orthoses? –
|
P&O team |
| 17:00 |
|
Ali Khan/Naveed Ahmed/Mark McAloon |
| KPA – Group meal (Optional, TBC) |
| Time | Session title | Teaching staff |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Welcome and Day 2 Introduction |
Mark McAloon – Programme Director |
| 10:20 |
Participatory hands-on workshops
|
P&O team |
| 11:30 | Optional Heritage Tour of Keele campus with Ant Sutcliffe and lunch | Meet with P&O students – the Keele difference |
| 13:00 | Introduction to the British Association of Prosthetists and Orthotists (BAPO) - Life as a Consultant Orthotist |
Dr Nicky Eddison* |
| 14:00 | Veterans Society | BLESMA Representative |
| 14:15 | Comfort break | |
| 15:00 | Why is P&O profession important? |
Expert patients/ Demonstrators |
| 15:30 | Plenary and close | Mark McAloon – Programme Director |
| 16:00 | Interviews for interested delegates | All P&O academic staff |
| 17:00 | Close |
Travel and accommodation
The Summer School will be held in the P&O facilities in William Smith and Mackay building on the main Keele University campus, with accommodation provided on campus as well. For information on how to get to Keele, please visit this webpage.
For any enquiries, please contact Naveed Ahmed on n.ahmed1@keele.ac.uk