Clinical education
Medical Aids Subsidy Scheme provides regular education for prescribers, clients and carers. Students studying to become a health professional in any MASS designated prescriber category are also welcome to participate.
What education is available?
Most education is provided in a webinar format and these are free to attend. Workshops are also available; with a registration fee to attend.
To register for a webinar or workshop, please use the links on the PDF Education Calendar to book into events using an online bookings system. After making a booking for a webinar, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to enter the room and the calendar appointment attached. Our PDF Education Calendar details how to download The Teams app and participate in webinars using Microsoft Teams.
MASS Education Calendar
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Gather together a team of learners. MASS will send a selection of pressure cushions on short-term loan to your workplace, and work through self-paced online learning with interactive support from MASS staff. There is currently a waitlist, so please contact us if you would like to complete this sooner using an alternate model (e.g., inservice) or our face-to-face workshop (below) is available in September and November.
Refer to the information sheet to find out more. (PDF 246 kB)
Target Groups:
- Occupational Therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Rehabilitation Engineers
- Allied Health Assistants
- Students in the above professions
Note: you must have at least 3 people in your learning group and work in Queensland to be eligible.
Complete an expression of interest
This is a rolling program subject to pressure cushion pack availability.
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Complementing our existing pressure cushion program, our pressure mapping program allows you to develop hands-on skills in using pressure mapping technology and interpreting outputs to guide pressure cushion selection and postural interventions. Gather together a team of learners. MASS will send a pressure mapping kit on short-term loan to your workplace. Work through self-paced online learning with interactive support from MASS staff.
Refer to the information sheet to find out more.(PDF 254 kB)
Target Groups:
- Occupational Therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Rehabilitation Engineers
- Allied Health Assistants
- Students in the above professions
Note: you must have at least 3 people in your learning group and work in Queensland to be eligible.
Complete an expression of interest
This is a rolling program subject to pressure mapping kit availability.
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Find out about the guidelines, subsidy funding levels and SOA products at MASS. Refresh your knowledge base on the different features of wheeled walking aids and how some hidden anomalies may cause issues for your clients. Our guest presenter, Jim Shen, a product design engineer, will also share his insights into the design and functionality of rollators and provide information on his current research study.
Time and date: Thursday, 20 March at 1.00 – 2.00pm (1hr)
Target Group:
- Occupational Therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Rehabilitation Engineers
- Registered Nurses
- Allied Health Assistants
- Students of the above professions
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Appreciate more fully how to apply funding levels to mobility/daily living aids applications and what changes have been made to MASS-eApply. Review the considerations for trialing the most suitable mobility and daily living aids to ensure they will be appropriate for long term use at home, particularly when discharging from hospital.
Time and date: Thursday, 24 April at 1.00 – 2.00pm (1hr)
Target Group:
- Occupational Therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Rehabilitation Engineers
- Students of the above professions
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Keep up to date with MASS guidelines and subsidy funding levels for hoists and patient transfer platforms and become acquainted with these new SOA products. Including a focus on patient sling assessments, learn more on considerations and contraindications for prescribing different devices and compatibility with the home environment.
Time and date: Wednesday, 28 May at 1.00 – 2.00pm (1hr)
Target Group:
- Occupational Therapists
- Physiotherapists
- Rehabilitation Engineers
- Registered Nurses
- Allied Health Assistants
- Students of the above professions
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Develop an understanding of the different features of several text based and symbol based AAC apps available on iOS devices, suitable for adult users.
Time and date: Wednesday, 18 June at 1.00 – 2.00pm (1hr)
Target Group:
- Speech Pathologists
- Occupational Therapists
- Allied Health Assistants
- Students of the above professions