How confident are we in addressing pressure care management as part of our 24 hour postural management and seating assessments?
Join us for an insightful live webinar with Sharon Sutherland, Nicky Phillips and Jenny Rolfe, as they delve into Clinical Considerations for 24 hour postural care with a focus on the pressure care elements.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Practice with increased confidence when addressing pressure care management as part of our postural/seating assessments and prescriptions
- Assess their clients/service users needs in accordance with the most up to date best practices
- Identify foundational strategies for effective pressure care management to reduce the risk of pressure injuries.
- Check for bottoming out on all seating surfaces
- Analyse causes of any existing or past pressure ulcers/injuries
Meet our Experts
Sharon brings over 3 decades of specialized expertise in 24- hour postural care, pressure care and related function. As a global leader, she has delivered dynamic and energetic instruction through over 2000 presentations worldwide. Sharon now focuses on offering virtual clinical consultation and mentorship for clinicians seeking to upskill in this specialized area.
Nicky is a dedicated Occupational Therapist with over 16 years of experience, specialising in disability, posture, and seating. She has worked in both in patient and community settings, and most recently served as a seating therapist within the HSE.
Jenny is a senior occupational therapist. She qualified in 1997 and completed her MSc in Neuro-rehabilitation in 2007. She has worked in Neurological Rehabilitation at the Battle Hospital in Reading, and the Rivermead Rehabilitation Centre in Oxford which became part of the Oxford Centre for Enablement in 2000. She moved into the Specialist Disability Service at the OCE from where she joined the Oxford MND Centre in January 2007.
Since August 2009 Jenny has been funded full-time by the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association to develop NHS wheelchair services across the UK, to improve wheelchair provision for people living with MND.
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