Date and Time: June 19, 2024 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Webinar Description:
This webinar aims to help you understand the wide range of span surfaces and how they address your clients’ skin health and functional needs. Determining what features of a surface are important for your clients’ functional needs is an essential tool in your clinical tool box.
In this webinar, we will explore:
- The purpose, features, and benefits of all span surfaces.
- The types of surface materials including powered and non-powered options.
- Considerations of surface features to address functional needs.
- Maintenance considerations once a surface is prescribed to ensure ongoing safety and suitability.
By the end of this webinar you will be able to:
- Understand the purpose and use of pressure redistribution surfaces to manage a client’s risk factors for developing a pressure injury.
- Develop an understanding of common materials and features and modalities of a surface including foam, air, alternating pressure (AP), lateral rotation (LR) and microclimate management (MCM).
- Develop an understanding of the considerations for prescribing a surface based on a client’s functional needs.
Presenter:
Triina Forbell (she/her), R.Kin. CSPHA is a Registered Kinesiologist with the College of Kinesiologists of Ontario and is the Canadian Clinical Educator for Savaria Patient Care. Triina is also a Certified Safe Patient Handling Associate with the Association of Safe Patient Handling Professionals (ASPHP). With over 20 years of clinical experience in acute, long-term care, community and home care, as well as in research and clinical education, Triina is passionate about delivering education and training to fellow clinicians to improve client outcomes and clinical confidence. Triina continues to engage in lifelong learning to refine skills and provide fresh and relevant education for clients and professionals in the healthcare setting.
Fees: (All fees are plus HST)
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