AHP Bite Size Learning - Boom and BUST: Supporting People to Manage Fatigue - An AHP Approach
Thursday 25th September 2025
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Online

Who should attend:
Open to all Allied Health Professionals and Wellbeing Practitioners. The principles of fatigue management can be utilised in any health care setting. An opportunity to refresh your skills or learn new techniques.
Course Aims:
By the end of this session you will have a better understanding of why people often struggle with fatigue when living with a long-term health condition. You will leave with a range of practical theories and strategies to apply to your practice in order to enable your patients to self-manage, optimise their function and improve their quality of life.
Objectives:
- To be able to define fatigue and understand ‘boom and BUST’ concept
- To understand common pitfalls associated with fatigue management
- To come away with three practical techniques to support fatigue
- To share our resources and top tips for managing the impact of living with fatigue
Presented by

Manisha Cook
Lecturer Practitioner and Specialist Physiotherapist
Manisha has worked as a specialist physiotherapist at The Hospice of St Francis for 9 years and previously has worked in community and acute healthcare settings in London and Hertfordshire.
Manisha has recently completed her level 4 Certificate in Teaching and Education, and is committed to providing a specialist palliative education programme for Allied Health Professionals and the wider multi-disciplinary team.

Amy Smissen
Lecturer Practitioner and Community Occupational Therapist
Throughout her career she has worked in a range of settings including a community learning disability team, an inpatient neurological rehab unit and a local charity providing support to people living with long-term neurological conditions.
Amy joined the Hospice of St Francis in 2023 and works 3 days a week in the Community Team, bringing her unique OT perspective to enable community patients to optimise their function and ultimately, their overall quality of life. Amy has always enjoyed facilitating therapeutic groupwork sessions, running workshops and training sessions both for patients and carers and with fellow clinicians. These skills lend themselves well to her Lecturer Practitioner role, which she took on in early 2024.

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