Webinars

Something brand new is coming from Accora- and you can see it first.

The Presto is our groundbreaking innovation: the only bed on the market built around the entire equipment pathway, from prescription and delivery through to installation, maintenance and long-term use.

This session gives you a first look at how a single bed now covers ultra-low to full nursing height, moves and folds in under 30 seconds, and brings postural positioning, pressure area management and a memory function together in one solution- none of it shown publicly before.

The training will be delivered by Jayne Brewer, Occupational Therapist and Nicholas Drake, Category Lead. All attendees will receive a CPD certificate on completion.

Join us live to see the reveal, ask your questions in real time, and be among the very first to see what Presto means for service users, prescribers, technicians, warehouse teams and commissioners.

This podcast will take a relaxed and curious look at sleep and rest, the daily rhythms and habits that can support rest and sleep, and the barriers that life can throw in the way including illness, cultural expectations, stress and life roles.

As health and social care services continue to evolve, Technology Enabled Care (TEC) is playing an increasingly important role in supporting people to live safely, independently, and confidently in their own homes. This webinar will explore how digital solutions, remote monitoring, telecare, and connected technologies can enhance person-centred care, improve outcomes, and support proactive intervention.

The session will showcase practical examples of TEC in action, discuss implementation challenges and opportunities, and highlight how technology can complement clinical expertise while empowering individuals and their families.

Specialist seating and bed positioning are critical interventions for maintaining resident comfort, preventing pressure injuries, optimising posture, and promoting participation in daily activities. Due to the amount of staff working in a nursing home, it is common to encounter challenges in ensuring these recommendations are consistently implemented following clinical handover to nursing staff. Factors such as staff turnover, competing clinical priorities, limited understanding of positioning principles, and ineffective communication from both sides can result in inconsistent practice and reduced therapeutic outcomes.

This webinar will explore the barriers to successful implementation of specialist seating and bed positioning recommendations, identify strategies for effective interdisciplinary communication, and discuss practical approaches to embedding these interventions into routine nursing care to improve resident safety and quality of life.

For Occupational Therapists, seating and positioning are not only about posture- they directly influence skin integrity, function, participation, comfort, and long-term health outcomes. Poor alignment and inadequate support can significantly increase pressure injury risk, impact upper limb function, and limit occupational engagement.

In this webinar, we will explore how seating posture, pelvic alignment, and support surface selection influence pressure distribution in seated clients. Using an occupational therapy lens, the session will link biomechanical principles to functional performance, risk assessment, and real-world clinical decision-making.

A live demonstration using a pressure mapping system will compare alternative seating positions in real time, illustrating how subtle adjustments in pelvic positioning, trunk support, and cushion setup can dramatically change pressure distribution and risk profiles. All these factors can help better inform 24 hour positioning.

This session is ideal for Occupational Therapists working in wheelchair services, community practice, neurorehabilitation, long-term care, and complex seating provision who want to strengthen their pressure care assessment skills and intervention strategies.

Dysphagia affects millions of adults and is associated with significant health risks, including reduced quality of life, aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition, dehydration and avoidable hospital admissions. While assessment and management of established dysphagia are well recognised, it is clear that a proactive MDT approach can support longer term health outcomes.

This webinar explores some of the evidence underpinning this proactive approach. We will examine risk factors for dysphagia, recognise early clinical indicators, and consider how timely intervention can reduce complications and support person-centred care. The session will also highlight the role of multidisciplinary working, oral health, nutrition, rehabilitation, and education in preventing dysphagia-related morbidity.

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Graham will cover the key aspects of diabetes foot disease, underpinned by The Internal Working Group Diabetic Foot and will focus on strategies to heal foot ulceration and prevent amputation. Graham will reference the evidence based practice for the management of foot disease, supported by clinical case studies that will cover areas of:

• Offloading
• Infection management
• Wound care
• Debridement
• Vascular supply on diabetes  

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