Frequently asked questions

Attending a webinar

Click here to view our current webinar programme.

Registration opens a few weeks before the webinar. Follow the Zoom registration link in the webinar advert. The advert for the next webinar can be found here.

The webinars are aimed at occupational and physiotherapists who see patients with hand injuries but do not have any specialized training in this area. However, anyone who is interested in hand-injury care is welcome to join.

No. Attendance is free.

Everyone who registered for the webinar will receive a link within a week of the webinar with access to the recording. The time period for which the recording will be available will be indicated during the webinar. Older webinars are also available on our YouTube channel.

Future webinars

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We are currently evaluating if the Open Hand webinars should continue next year. To do this we are carrying out a research study on this webinar series, which runs from July to December. If our research shows that the webinars are beneficial and feasible, then we will continue to offer them next year.

If you are a generalist occupational therapist or physiotherapist, meaning that you see a mixed caseload which includes hand injuries, and/or that you don’t have a post-graduate qualification in hand therapy, then you can help us by participating in our research study. The purpose of the research study is to determine how effective the webinars are and to help us decide if they should continue. We would really value your input.

 

All you have to do to participate is fill out the post-webinar questionnaire for any webinars that you attend (which is the same questionnaire that you have to fill out to get a CPD point or an attendance certificate), select that you agree to participate on the last page of the questionnaire, and fill out one extra questionnaire in December evaluating the whole webinar series.

 

You can also tell your colleagues who are generalist occupational and physiotherapists involved in hand-injury care about the Open Hand webinar series, and encourage them to join us and give us their feedback.

Continued education credits

Yes, you will receive 1 free CPD point for each webinar you attend. You will have the option to enter your HPCSA number during the registration process. You will then need to fill out the post-webinar questionnaire within 1 day after the webinar has ended. The CPD point will be allocated to you automatically.

Yes. You will have the option to enter your council registration number during the registration process. You will then need to fill out the post-webinar questionnaire within 1 day after the webinar has ended. You will receive a certificate of attendance via email as soon as it is ready.

You will need to attend the whole webinar in order to get a CPD point or attendance certificate. If the webinar happens to go over time you may leave without forfeiting your continued education credits.
No, CPD points and certificates are only available to participants who attend the webinar live and fill out the post webinar questionnaire within 1 day of the webinar.

Becoming an Open Hand presenter

Yes. If you have experience working in a low- to middle-income country and would like to volunteer as a presenter, then we would love for you to share your knowledge and experiences with us. If you would like to join us as a presenter please send an email to kirsty@openhandtherapy.org, or fill out the contact form on our website.

Do you still have questions?

If you still have any questions, you can email us at info@openhandtherapy.org, or you can fill out our contact form here.

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