Webinars
Register for our free webinars which showcase the latest ideas and insights from industry experts. Long-term care professionals can also benefit from our bespoke learning live sessions tailored to the care home environment.
Upcoming webinars
24 hour positioning as sensorimotor integration therapy for people with more progressed dementia
In this webinar we will focuses on how the progressive deterioration of an individual with dementia impacts on sensory needs, and that by addressing these needs we can effectively support individuals with progressing dementia; with the aims of preserving body shape and enhancing quality of life. Participants will learn about implementing a sensory-informed and stabilizing positioning concept, which focusses on addressing the root causes rather than merely the symptoms. The approach adopted aims to manage known issues such as paratonia, fetal posture, contractures, structural movement restrictions & postural deviations, pressure ulcers and challenging care situations
Learning Outcomes
- You can describe how deterioration of the brain has an impact on the sensory needs of individuals with dementia.
- You can explain why a sensory-informed and stabilised positioning concept is important for preventing body shape changes relating to dementia.
- You can discuss 3 ways in which we can prevent elderly abuse in our clinical practice.
- You know the importance of the ‘turn-only-once’ bed care concept in preventing paratonia, contractures & fetal position.
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Introducing the Accora chair range - Choosing the right chair and promoting independence
This session will provide an overview of the Accora chair range and how they have been designed to promote independence. There are several factors to consider to ensure clinical outcomes are met when it comes to choosing the right chair for a service user, the overview of our products covered in this webinar will aim to assist in choosing the appropriate chair for your service users needs in relation to size, pressure and postural issues.
Learning Outcomes
- To improve knowledge of the functions and features of the Accora chair range - to include Configura Lite 2, Porter, Comfort, Advance and Bariatric chairs.
- To outline important factors which affect chair selection, such as transfer method, size, pressure and posture.
- To discuss the clinical benefits of the Chair range in relation to specific client groups.
- Live demonstration of the Accora Chair range.
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Optimising posture and positioning to support safe swallowing: a multidisciplinary approach
This session will be delivered jointly by SLT and OT. In this session we will explore the optimum positioning for swallowing and then investigate interventions on how to manage when a person is unable to achieve this optimum position.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the impact of optimal positioning on swallow function to support eating and drinking and why recommendations around positioning are so important
- Understand the ideal position & posture for people to adopt for swallowing and when / why recommendations might deviate from that
- Have an awareness of what may make this more important for people when they have difficulty swallowing
- Have an awareness of situations which may lead people to be unable to achieve the ideal position and posture
- Consider risk assessments and interventions required for people who have swallowing and postural difficulties
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How do I choose the right pressure relieving cushion?
Clinicians are often tasked in providing pressure relieving cushions for their service users but are occasionally either not sure or lack confidence on deciding which cushion is, the right cushion.
This webinar looks into these decisions and aims to help clinicians make informed choices about the cushion they could provide and what to look at even before they are considering the choice of cushion
Learning Outcomes
- Understanding the holistic assessment of need, prior to even thinking about a cushion
- Understanding what types of cushions are available and their best use
- Discuss the considerations when looking at certain cushions for your service user
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Pressure ulcers – definition, assessment, prevention and treatment
Pressure ulcers are a painful, debilitating condition that can, largely, be prevented. Seen as a measure of harm by NHS England/Improvement and reportable to the CQC in care home settings, understanding how best to protect those within your care from developing a pressure ulcer is an important aspect of care delivery.
Prevention of pressure ulcers is however not always easy and, in some cases, not possible. Understanding how they develop, how to recognise those at risk, how to prevent them and what to do when they do occur is vital knowledge for anyone involved in the care of those vulnerable to pressure ulcers.
Staff with different skill sets can work their way through the whole programme, or they can choose individual modules.
Learning Outcomes
- To understand how pressure causes skin damage
- To understand the cascade of events that lead to pressure damage.
- To recognise the primary factors that can increase risk of pressure ulcer development
- To understand other factors that might impact further on the risk
- To understand the place and relevance of risk assessment tools and why they score as they do
- To understand the aSSKINg bundle and how this supports the most important aspects of pressure ulcer prevention
- To gain deeper insight into each aspect of aSSKINg, what the key aspects of care within each element of the bundle are and the importance of documentation
- To recognise the early warning signs of pressure damage & what actions must be taken immediately
- To gain insight into the main aspects of care in the treatment of pressure ulcers (including categorisation)
- To understand your role in the treatment of pressure ulcers
- To gain insight into the different dressings that might be used and why
- To understand wound management with regard to pressure ulcers, including wound assessment and management decision-making
- To understand some of the dressings that may be used in the management of pressure ulcers
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