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Saves Your Progress
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CPD Points & Reflection
CPD reflection tool to count towards your CPD
Experienced Instructors
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About This Course
Prescribing Gait Aids is an essential skill in a clinician or coordinator’s repertoire when looking to improve a client’s mobility and reducing a client’s falls risk.
This on-demand training is a 20 minute presentation that covers:
- Purpose of a Gait Aid
- Types of Gait Aids
- Assessment Considerations
- Safety Considerations
The license of this course also includes downloadable resources, which are useful when differentiating between gait aids and factors to consider when prescribing a gait aid.
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- The Gait Aid Prescription Support Tool includes:
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- Assessment of a Client’s Person, Environment and Occupation
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- Re Assessment Considerations
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- The Gait Aid Prescription Support Tool includes:
- The Types of Gait Aids table includes the pros and cons to each of the Gait Aids reviewed in the presentation.
Outcomes for One Step at a Time – Prescribing Gait Aids
- Understand the purpose and use for gait aids to reduce a client’s risk of falls, support altered weight bearing status’ and improve a client’s functional mobility.
- Develop an understanding on how to identify and prescribe an appropriate gait aid.
- Develop an understanding of alternative gait aid options available and when these should be considered.
Skills You will gain
Ability to identify and assess a client for which gait aid is most appropriateGain extensive knowledge on the different types of gait aids available Understand the safety considerations of the different gait aidsAbility to systematically prescribe gait aids through additional resourcesCourse Syllabus
Enrolment Options
Individual License
Our training is suitable for:
- Allied Health Professionals
- Nursing staff working who frequently support patients using gait aids
- Disability Support Workers supporting NDIS participants
- Community Aged Care Support Workers supporting older adults
- Community Aged Care Coordinators of Support
If you are an individual, consider talking to your workplace about our bulk enrolments for your team or reimbursement for your continuing professional development.
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Multiple Licenses
We partner with small, medium and enterprise sized organisations across a range of sectors.
We take care of your teams enrolment and technical support.
Please contact us for bulk license pricing.
Contact UsOur Instructor
This course is instructed by Pratik Ahuja (B Physiotherapy):
- Physiotherapist (Community Therapy)
- Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) Member
Pratik is a Physiotherapist at Community Therapy with over 10 years of experience in the field. Pratik works across both disability and aged care funding bodies providing evidence based assessment and care for his clients.
He has assisted clients achieve personal goals leading to meaningful outcomes through exercise therapy, pain management and lifestyle modification education.
Pratik is passionate about delivering education to the broader allied health sector, assisting clinicians and coordinators to understand the positive work we do and how we can empower our clients to live a healthier life.
Outside of work, Pratik enjoys spending time with his young family and some time on the golf course.
Course Preview
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Course Certificate
On completion of our course, you will receive a certificate of completion.
We are able to provide organisations that bulk enroll their team with compliance reports for their training records.
FAQs about the One Step at a Time - Prescribing Gait Aids Course
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How long will I have access to the webinar for?
You will have access for 12 months from the date of purchase.
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I’d like to sign up my organisation. How does this work?
Please contact us with your request and we will provide a bulk enrolment quote.
We organise bulk enrolment of your team, all we require is a spreadsheet of your staff’s names and emails.
Staff are then granted access to the course.
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What types of gait aids do you cover in this presentation?
We cover a wide variety of gait aids which include 4WW, 3WW, Tray Walkers, Push down walkers, Forearm Support Frames, Walking sticks, Canadian crutches and Axillary crutches.
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Does this training include specific products and brands of gait aids?
While we do mention some specific brands and products to support learning – we focus on general features, which can be found across many different brands.
This allows clinicians to learn about the features their client requires, rather than just knowledge around popular brands on the market. This also supports rural clinicians who may not have access to specific brands – allowing them to discuss with suppliers what features they may need to address functional needs.
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I am new to prescribing gait aids, will this help me?
Yes! This course is designed for both clinicians / coordinators new to prescribing gait aids and experienced clinicians who need a refresher on the topic! We cover the purpose of a gait aid, assessment of an appropriate gait aid and what features to look out for, depending on what you are trying to address with your client.
