Looking after ourselves while performing manual tasks

Physiotherapists regularly perform manual tasks a a part of their daily work.  We are taught some basic principles as undergraduates, but often don’t expand our knowledge or understanding to protect us in the broad range of situations that might be encountered.

Presenter

Susan Mitchell, APAM, has been an APA member since moving to Tasmania in 1994 and has taken a keen interest in Manual Handling since she was a Senior Rehab Physio in Burnie. She became an accredited Manutention Trainer at the first Australian training course in 1998 and has also completed a Grad Dip in Occupational Health and Safety and Cert IV in Workplace Training and Assessment. As an older physio she is acutely aware of the injuries that can be sustained through poor manual handling practices and also the range of techniques that are demonstrated and practiced in Hospitals, Aged and Community setting. She currently lives in Adelaide and works as a Senior Consultant in a private practice and predominantly provides injury prevention services across a range of industries.

Host

Occupational Health, Gerontology, Musculoskeletal, Neurology, Paediatric, Disability, Cancer, Palliative Care & Lymphoedema, Animal, Cardiorespiratory, Advanced Practice (including Emergency Department) and Business National Groups

Date of Live Event

07/08/2024

CPD Hours

1.5 hours

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