ISS:VPS Continues March 6 The second day of the International Seating Symposium’s Virtual Professional Summit (ISS:VPS) is Wed., March 6. The VPS provides two days of seating and wheeled mobility education, with CEUs available. The March 6 session can be viewed live, and will also be available to view on demand. The first day of…
Briefly: Day 2 of ISS:VPS Is March 6; CP Foundation Announces March Trials
CTF Releases ‘Scope of Practice for Seating and Wheeled Mobility Clinical Services’ Paper
The new resource defines OT, PT roles related to seating and wheeled mobility services.
The Clinician Task Force (CTF) has released a position statement, “Scope of Practice for Seating and Wheeled Mobility Clinical Services,” completed in December 2023. In a Feb. 27 announcement, the CTF said, “This document aims to define the occupational and physical therapy role and responsibilities in seating and wheeled mobility services for educators, rehabilitation professionals,…
ISS:VPS Day 2 Planned for March 6
Virtual International Seating Symposium courses will include panels on wheelchair repair and inpatient/outpatient AT provision.
The University of Pittsburgh’s International Seating Symposium (ISS) team is gearing up for the second of its two-day Virtual Professional Summit (VPS), planned for Wed., March 6. The first day of the VPS was Feb. 7, but seating professionals registering now can view that day’s educational sessions on demand. Registration is open for the March…
United Spinal Named Official Content Provider for Abilities Expo
The Abilities Expo has seven events planned this year.
United Spinal Association is the new content provider for the Abilities Expo show series, aimed at people and families living with disabilities. In a Feb. 12 announcement, Abilities Expo said the new partnership will open the door for United Spinal “to spearhead the on-site programming for the expos.” Vincenzo Piscopo, President/CEO of United Spinal, said…
ISS:VPS Begins Next Week
Day 1 of the Virtual Professional Summit is Wed., Feb. 7.
The inaugural International Seating Symposium: Virtual Professional Summit (ISS:VPS) begins next week, with a full day of education on Wed., Feb. 7. The second day of the VPS is Wed., March 6, though both days of the event will also be recorded for on-demand viewing. The first ISS:VPS day starts at 10 a.m. Eastern with…
U.S. Rehab Lists 2024 Tech Training Events
Courses were designed for both basic and advanced seating and wheeled mobility technicians.
U.S. Rehab has announced its 2024 in-person tech training events, “providing wheelchair repair technicians with the opportunity to receive in-person education and hands-on experience with manual and power wheelchairs from technical trainers representing key vendor partners.” The training sessions — available to U.S. Rehab and VGM Group members — comprise a Basic Track, described by…
Briefly: EPUAP Offers Support for New Researchers; UCLA Offers Disability Studies Major
Featuring the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and the University of California, Los Angeles.
EPUAP Announces Starting Grant The European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) is offering a €7,000 (about $7700 U.S.) starting grant to EPUAP members “to ignite innovative research ideas and empower the next generation of leaders in this important field.” Qualifying projects can be 12, 18, or 24 months long to provide flexibility to researchers, and…
What to Expect at the ISS Virtual Professional Summit
The ISS:VPS takes place online, Feb. 7 and March 6.
Following an in-person event last spring in Pittsburgh, the International Seating Symposium (ISS) won’t meet in person in 2024. But the University of Pittsburgh RSTCE team is still providing seating and wheeled mobility education — this year, in a virtual, two-day program designed to be optimally accessible to professionals around the world and with a…
University of Pittsburgh RSTCE Launches ISS 2023: On-Demand
Course bundles feature presentations from the live event in April.
If you’ve ever stressed out about attending just one International Seating Symposium (ISS) session while three or four great ones are happening simultaneously… the ISS team has a solution. In an Oct. 11 bulletin, the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Rehabilitation Science & Technology Continuing Education (RSTCE) announced the launch of an on-demand CEU program…