08 Oct

Highlights of our Steeper Upper Limb Training Course

The 2nd and 3rd October saw the second of our upper limb training courses being held at Steeper HQ. Designed to provide our prosthetic clinicians and technicians with a comprehensive understanding of the wide range of upper limb products that we manufacture and distribute including TRS and Hosmer. The course also featured special educational presentations and the opportunity to learn new practical skills in harnessing and control systems.

During the course, we had expert speakers from product managers and technicians both with expertise and knowledge on the specialist areas within upper limb prosthetics technology. Highlights of the course included a presentation on alternative harnessing and control systems, clinical discussions on experiences faced by our prosthetists and a practical demonstration from expert technician Roger Kay.

Alongside the presentations, the course gave the opportunity for delegates to take a look around our upper limb and polymer manufacturing areas which proved to be very popular, “I very much enjoyed the factory tour – I hadn't realised the skills and manual input in fabrications and Aaron, Andy, Dean and Glen were all enthusiastic and keen to share their knowledge.”

Overall the days were a great success, “The course was a great success and I am very pleased to have worked with the rest of the team to produce such a worthwhile course for our clinicians. The prosthetists and technicians that attended were very keen and we received some great feedback, with the delegates stating that they had learnt a lot from the two days. The course proved especially useful for our attendees in understanding more about clinical and practical applications alongside an update on our product offering.” Lorna Aitken

“Thank you, I really enjoyed the course. As a result of the days, I will be looking into reviewing the devices in use in the clinic to improve outcomes!”