This webinar is part of the series 'Demystifying the Difficult', organised by The British Association of Hand Therapists (BAHT).

The session will be presented by Annie Capon and Megan Blakeway.

Closed Central Slip injuries can be difficult to manage conservatively and there is a lack of published research to support evidence-based clinical decision making in practice. The hand therapy team at St Georges Hospital have undertaken a clinical audit over the last three years, to review & develop treatment guidelines within the team.

A retrospective review of outcomes, followed by prospective data collection helped us to review our clinical outcomes, and to develop a clinical pathway. This presentation will present the work that has been undertaken so far with reflections and discussion on thoughts for the future.

Annie Capon is a Highly Specialised Occupational Therapist who has worked in hand therapy for the last 10 years. She is an AHT and has completed her MSc in Hand Therapy at Derby. Annie developed and led on the audit for Central Slip management within the hand therapy team at St Georges and is interested in improving outcomes for patients who have sustained closed central slip injuries.

Megan Blakeway is Principal Occupational Therapist in the hand therapy team at St Georges Hospital. She is an AHT and is currently developing her skills at ACP level. Megan is interested in the management and rehabilitation of complex hand injuries and worked with Annie to develop the clinical audit for Central Slip management within hand therapy at St Georges Hospital.

With an introduction by Sam Fenning, Co-opted Director of e-bulletins at BAHT.