Pressure Care Foundations
Are you an Occupational Therapist looking to build a strong foundation in pressure care management?
Do you want to develop essential skills to prevent and manage pressure injuries with confidence?
Learn fundamental principles of pressure care, explore evidence-based prevention strategies and gain practical tools to support clients across various healthcare settings in this essential OT workshop.
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What will you learn?
Pressure injuries can be life-threatening, making it essential for Occupational Therapists to confidently identify, prevent and manage them as part of a multidisciplinary team. This session provides practical strategies applicable in acute care, rehabilitation, community settings and specialised areas such as spinal cord injury and palliative care. Participants explore the 2019 International Pressure Injury Clinical Practice Guidelines, applied through real-life case examples.
Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is designed for Occupational Therapists and professionals involved in pressure injury prevention and management across various healthcare settings.
This session is ideal for you if:
You work in acute care, rehabilitation or community health.
You support individuals with high-risk conditions such as spinal cord injury or palliative care needs.
You want to strengthen your understanding of evidence-based guidelines and practical interventions for pressure injury management.
Why attend?
Enhance your ability to assess and manage pressure injuries in different clinical settings.
Gain practical real-world strategies to improve patient outcomes.
Understand the application of international clinical guidelines with real-life case studies.
Develop confidence in working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to prevent and treat pressure injuries effectively.
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Workshop duration: 2 Hour Workshop
Cost: $120.00
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Karen Maurer has over 25 years’ experience working as an OT, including many years as a senior clinician with a special interest in assistive technology for adults. She runs Capable Spaces, a private practice supporting clients with neurological conditions/ SCI/ TBI to live with dignity and empowerment, by maximising their independence in everyday life.
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Workshop duration: 2 Hours
Cost: $120.00
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This was great, a really good refresher, particularly heading back into acute hospital work. Key take away around intrinsic and extrinsic factors, prioritising these and reinforcement of current practoce, setting something up quickly in acute, but monitoring and changing as appropriate to meet client's needs.
The workshop covers details regarding pressure care injuries, risk factors and suitable interventions. It is great to know that it is crucial to intervene or prevent pressure injuries as soon as possible.
