On Sunday the 25th of April, 1982, a Public Meeting on Juvenile Chronic Arthritis was held at the Royal Children's Hospital. Head Occupational Therapist at the Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Taplow UK, Sheila Lawton, was the third speaker at the meeting. This photo appears on page 2 of the Vol 26, September 1982 issue of the quarterly newsletter of the Rheumatism and Arthritis Association of Victoria (RAAV), News Review. It accompanies a detailed article on the benefits of splinting and its applications. The photo is captioned: "Miss Sheila Lawton demonstrating a splint during a workshop."Colour photo of one woman fitting an orthopaedic splint onto another woman's hand, wrist, and arm. Another person (partially obscured) is looking on. There is a chocolate cake on a table in the background.[Handwritten in blue ink] N.R. Dec. ['Dec' has been crossed out] Sep. 82 [Printed on a long piece of tape adhered to the photo ] APR. 82 APR. 82rheumatism and arthritis association of victoria, raav, splinting workshop, public meeting on juvenile chronic arthritis, royal children’s hospital, rch, sheila lawton, head occupational therapist, ot, canadian red cross hospital, taplow, united kingdom, uk, guest speaker, news review, 1982

Collection Items number 0899_2 and 0899_3 were found in this photo envelope.Colour photo of a red, yellow/orange, and white Kodak photo envelope with a handwritten pink sticky note stuck to the top flap.[On a pink sticky note, handwritten in blue ink, stuck onto a Kodak photo envelope] Splinting workshop RHPL Seminar Oct. 1988 Hilton Hotel

In October 1988, a Splinting Workshop was held during the RHPL Seminar, which was held at the Hilton Hotel. This photo depicts workshop participants learning how to construct a splint under the supervision of the instructors.Colour photo of two women holding a piece of white fabric while two other women look on. There are varioius items on the table, including an electric frying pan, plastic bottles with pump dispensers, metal scissors, drinking glasses, paper and other miscellaneous items. Two other people are predominently obscured from the photo image.

In October 1988, a Splinting Workshop was held during the RHPL Seminar, which was held at the Hilton Hotel. This photo depicts workshop participants practising putting on a bandage and constructing a hand/wrist splint under the supervision of the instructors.Colour photo of a woman wrapping a bandage around another woman's hand while two others (one predominently obscured) look on. There are various items on the table, including a carafe of water and glasses, some scissors and pliers, and other miscellaneous items.