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Tilly Brook - Clinical Educator, MOccThy (Hons) (OT)

Tilly Brook graduated from the University of Adelaide in 2008 with a Bachelor of Health Science followed by a Masters of Occupational Therapy (Hons) in 2010 from the University of Sydney. Tilly worked within rehabilitation, working primarily with adults with a brain injury until 2015 when she moved to Singapore. In Singapore, she worked with children and adults at the Cerebral Palsy Alliance School (CPAS). In 2017 Tilly’s clinical knowledge continued as she worked with Mobility Solutions in Auckland, New Zealand. On her return to Australia, Tilly assisted in the development of the Clinical Hub Team at Sunrise Medical where her passion and experience for mentoring and educating therapists grew. Tilly Joined Permobil in January 2022 and is driven to grow therapists, enabling them to be the best therapist they can be.

Seeking the gold standard of intervention – but working in the real world.

Throughout some of my recent education sessions, I have had many conversations with therapists where the conversations and questions have started with “ …...

March 1, 2023

Supervision … How and Why?

Supervision. I think this word either excites clinicians or makes them want to run for the hills. In Australia particularly – and over the ditch too,...

November 28, 2022

Journal articles. Tedious and time consuming - but worth the investment!

September 28, 2022

Why cost should not be the first thought when prescribing a wheelchair.

A man and woman with a kelpie dog in the left image and a woman and man in the woods in the right image. Both men are using a wheelchair, the left using a TiLite, the right using a Permobil M5 power.

Over the last month or so, I have been reading and hearing from therapists that cost is often the initial factor that they think about when prescribing...

August 28, 2022

Transport Training

When Covid-19 hit the world, most jobs involved significant changes and mine, was equally transformed.

At the time I was working in an inpatient Spinal...

August 18, 2022

What is in Your Tool Kit?

I have been on the road and in the air more then I have been at home over the last couple of months. Although I have had to source a new coffee shop in...

August 3, 2022

Back to Foundations: Simulation of Positioning, to Inform Positioning

In today's blog we are going to take a deep dive into the simulation part of the Mechanical Assessment Tool (MAT). This is the third part of the...

July 7, 2022

Let's EmPOWER.

With the upcoming release of our new Power Seat Function (PSF) Brochures, I thought there was no better time to reflect on my own clinical application of...

June 22, 2022

Part 3: The fine line between a perfect script and an over script

In this third and final blog on navigating the fine line that is scripting a power wheelchair, I want to leave you with a couple of thoughts.

May 31, 2022

Part 2: The fine line between a perfect script and an over script

A Permobil M3 and M5 power wheelchair side by side.

In my last discussion we looked at how suspension impacts the ride comfort and stability of Power Wheel Chairs (PWCs), and the functional impact this can...

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