THE SIA ACADEMY

Building essential knowledge in those who care for and treat SCI patients

Did you know that our Academy at SIA offers a range of virtual and face-to-face education and training sessions for personal assistants (PAs) and carers?

These sessions are also available to health and social care professionals and are tailored to each group’s level of learning.

These training courses offer valuable insight into the complex and sometimes unique issues that affect people living with a spinal cord injury.

We provide face-to-face, in-person training sessions for groups or offer virtual courses, which can be accessed remotely.

All training courses are CPD accredited and are delivered by our team of specialist spinal cord injury clinicians.

We look forward to launching two new modules this year and, for those who have completed our full ‘Managing the Neurogenic Bowel Following Spinal Cord Injury’ day, we will be launching refresher sessions.

The two new modules will cover the following important topics:

• Respiratory Management: Covering all aspects of respiratory need specific to people with a spinal cord injury, this module is designed for clinicians who have little or no experience of SCI and looks at the issues surrounding the respiratory system for people with acute and long-term spinal cord injury.

• Therapy: This course has been written by our in-house occupational therapist and covers a wide array of topics including rehabilitation, equipment for personal care/moving and handling and wheelchair provision and upper limb therapy.

Other key topics include:

Under Pressure – The Neurogenic Skin

This is a virtual module looking at best practice in managing neurogenic skin to support the prevention of pressure ulcers.

Managing Spinal Cord Injury

This is a virtual version of our Good Clinical Practice in Spinal Cord Injury training, which is a face-to-face training module. The sessions within this training can be tailored to an individual client or service.

A Fulfilled Life – The Final Chapter

This virtual course has been developed in collaboration with the Princess Alice Hospice, Surrey. This course aims to address the knowledge gap for healthcare professionals when spinal cord injured people who are coming to the end of their lives are sometimes being nursed in hospices or hospitals with limited knowledge or experience in caring for people with a spinal cord injury.

Managing The Neurogenic Bowel

Following Spinal Cord Injury

Participants will examine the theory and practice that underpins effective management of the neurogenic bowel.

“I have been working with spinal injured people since 2012, having induction training and annual update trainings, but you are the first who have shown me properly the impact of injury level on the muscles and limbs. Thank you.”

Jan 2022 – Pressure Ulcer module attendee

“I really appreciate the insight that has been given. I have a better understanding of things my client may be going through.”

For More Information

Nov 2022 – Bowel module

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All the above modules are chargeable; please do contact our Academy at academy@spinal.co.uk or visit our website for more information spinal.co.uk/healthcare-professionals/courses/