At many stages of our life, through injury, illness, disability or aging, altered mobility will affect the ability to participate in physiologically and functionally required movement and transfers.
In a body designed pathophysiologically and biomechanically for mobility, the inability to complete natural movement and repositioning has multisystemic effects. Movement limitation in the bed carries significant risk when one is unable to effectively offload pressure on weight bearing tissue, at a frequency that prevents gross tissue damage.
Patient Handling and Pressure Injury prevention are unequivocally linked and only by addressing them together are we able to achieve best care outcomes at every stage of a person's life relative to their mobility and care dependency.
In this evidence-based session we will discuss:
Elissa Coates is a Clinical Specialist in prevention of adverse effects of immobility, facilitation of maximised function and the enabling of independence. Her focus is the clinical implementation of high quality, evidence based assistive technology. As a passionate clinician, trained as a Physiotherapist, she combines her clinical, ergonomic, human movement and Legislative background with extensive postgraduate study in Safety, Training and Management. Elissa has specialised in clinical education, device application, skills assessment and product management.
Occupational Health National Group
15/07/2025
1.0 hour
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