About this Event
Powered mobility bases can transform independence when prescribed and configured to match an individual’s capacity. However, strong clinical evidence is essential to justify funding and achieve successful outcomes.
This interactive workshop will guide you through the process of aligning participant capacity with the right powered mobility solution. You will explore practical considerations such as drive wheel configurations, suspension systems, and motor performance, and discover how powered seating functions can impact functional goals.
We will strip back a powered mobility base to help you understand how product specifications influence real-world outcomes. You will gain practical experience, evidence-based strategies, and take-home resources designed to support feature identification and provide a systematic approach to gathering trial data for successful procurement.
Join us for a hands-on, knowledge-rich session that will elevate your confidence in prescribing powered mobility solutions and improve participant outcomes.
Key Learning Areas:
- Motors, drive configurations, and suspension
- Power seat functions
- Clinical reasoning
- The trial and funding process
Location: Astris PME Canberra, 3 Dominion Place, Queanbeyan East, NSW 2620
Date & Time: Wednesday, 11 February 2026 | 9:00 am – 2:30 pm
Who Should Attend: Prescribing Therapists
Certificates and CPD credits will be awarded for full attendance of the session. Morning tea and lunch will be provided.
Tracee-lee Maginnity joined Permobil Australia in July 2019 as a Clinical Education Specialist. Originally from New Zealand, she graduated from Auckland University of Technology in 2003 with a Bachelor of Health Science (Occupational Therapy).
Tracee-lee has worked extensively in seating and mobility across a range of roles, including assessment, prescription, clinical consulting, and education. After gaining experience as both an assessor and prescriber, her clinical practice has encompassed disability and injury-related prescribing.
In 2011, Tracee-lee moved to Australia to take on the role of Senior Occupational Therapist at a non-government organisation providing custom moulded seating services. During this time, she identified that clients with complex postural asymmetries were not routinely receiving MAT evaluations. In response, she began introducing MAT training within the service—an area she remains deeply passionate about today.
She continued to work in clinical consulting and education roles before joining Permobil. Tracee-lee is passionate about maximising functional outcomes for end users and strongly advocates for high-quality education within the assistive technology industry.
Tracee-lee has presented at conferences, expos, rehabilitation centres, hospitals, and universities both locally and internationally. She has also contributed to government initiatives through participation in working groups, independently and in collaboration with local organisations. In addition, she has mentored many therapists with an interest in assistive technology and was involved in the pilot competency program that is now a requirement for prescribing therapists in New Zealand.
Her experience includes working with individuals with complex postural needs to achieve customised, client-focused outcomes, and adopting a holistic approach to ensure optimal user outcomes.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Astris PME Canberra, 3 Dominion Place, Queanbeyan, Australia
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