APodA Hosts F2F | Live & Local - Launceston

Live and Local Sponsor & Exhibitor:

Helindie Pretorius
Occupational Therapist

Biography:
Helindie is the principal Occupational Therapist at Koala Paediatric Therapy. She is also a mother to two amazing children, and has personal experience with parenting challenges many parents face. Helindie has been a practicing Occupational Therapist since 2012. She has since worked in various fields of Occupational Therapy, including largely paediatrics, public and private hospitals, medico-legal, adult and paediatric rehabilitation centres and in provided school based supports. Helindie is passionate about finding the right supports for each child and family she works with, and enjoys working with families and communities to address everyday challenges children face. Her vision for Koala Paediatric Therapy is to grow and integrate neurodiversity affirming, evidencebased therapeutic supports offered in the community.

Rhys Pierce
Podiatrist

Biography:
Rhys Pierce is a La Trobe University graduate and well-reputed podiatrist based in the South East of Melbourne. Practicing since 2017, Rhys developed a curiosity for the mechanics of the lower limb and associated sporting injuries. After working for several years in the private practice sector, Rhys ultimately established a busy podiatry clinic within a multidisciplinary facility. He has since employed multiple podiatrists and enjoys providing a pathway for growth within the rehabilitation and injury management space. When the position became available for Production Manager at Footwork, Rhys saw this as both a challenge and opportunity to better his orthotic knowledge and play a role in the efficacy of orthotic therapy. Since his employment with Footwork, Rhys has transitioned from Production Manager to now General Manager, with eyes over the entire Footwork architecture. His experience as a practitioner and clinical director, turned senior manager in Orthotic Manufacturing is extremely unique and provides the foundation for an invaluable wealth of knowledge.

Hayley Uden
BPod, MHSc (Pod), Certified Paediatric Podiatrist APodA

Biography:
Beyond graduating in 2004 from UniSA, Hayley has held many different roles. Beginning in private practice, moving to rural community health, into academia where she has taught for over 12 years and to the ownership of her practice; The Podiatry Place @ Henley. Hayley has maintained a special interest and love of researching and working with a paediatric population. Completely the paediatric credentialling