Hi everyone,
Many thanks for you interest in the 2014 Conference at the Brisbane Sofitel.
We have received a lot of fantastic abstracts from both local and international speakers for presentations and workshops. View a PDF copy of the program.
In line with the conference themes, some of the feature plenary sessions:
Remember to register early. Early bird registration has been extended to 30 March 2014.
regards
Tony Johnston
AAMHP - Executive Secretary and Conference Convener
Presentation series from acute, residential and community care settings including:
Presenters:
Simone Eggers (you will have her bio from the plenary session).
Megan Green (Ergonomics Physiotherapist, West Moreton Hospital and Health Service)
Mark Enders (Manual Handling Coordinator, Townsville Hospital and Health Service)
Donna Lee (Principal Advisor – Ergonomics, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland)
Purpose of workshop:
This workshop will focus on how to provide effective consultation for the installation of ceiling hoists, to support sound decision making by the project team.
The workshop will consist of a series of case study presentations, as well as an overview of some new tools and templates to support the development of a business case. The case studies will incorporate both new developments and refurbishments, covering topics such as:
Presenters:
Pippa Wright CFSIA, CSPHP,
Hal Robertson, Dip Physio NZ, Dip OHS
Jenny Smith, Physiotherapist RDNS
The primary aim of this workshop is to reacquaint persons with the dynamics and typical use of the humble slide sheet.
Based on issues that have come out of the discussion forums of AAMHP there is a need to explore some of our practices as well as challenge some of the postural techniques from various techniques whilst also testing the limits in some very “tricky” situations.
This is a hands’ on practical workshop suited to both novice and advanced manual handling trainers whom work in fields where help is not always readily available and where the need to ensure wellbeing of the worker is needing an answer “today”.
In recent times, questions have been raised by the members about hoist sling design, labels and maintenance. Join us for a Master Class to find out all you need to know about the hoist slings:
To get an overview of the hoist slings available across the market, the workshop session will involve small groups rotating between the following trade exhibitors:
Presenters:
Pippa Wright CFSIA, CSPHP,
Hal Robertson, Dip Physio NZ, Dip OHS
Jenny Smith, Physiotherapist RDNS
The primary aim of this workshop is to reacquaint persons with the dynamics and typical use of the humble slide sheet.
Based on issues that have come out of the discussion forums of AAMHP there is a need to explore some of our practices as well as challenge some of the postural techniques from various techniques whilst also testing the limits in some very “tricky” situations.
This is a hands’ on practical workshop suited to both novice and advanced manual handling trainers whom work in fields where help is not always readily available and where the need to ensure wellbeing of the worker is needing an answer “today”.
In recent times, questions have been raised by the members about hoist sling design, labels and maintenance. Join us for a Master Class to find out all you need to know about the hoist slings:
To get an overview of the hoist slings available across the market, the workshop session will involve small groups rotating between the following trade exhibitors:
This session will provide some insight in the legal aspects fo moving and handling of people. The topics covered will include:
Presenters:
Matthew Banan, Customer Service Manager, WorkCover Queensland
Matthew is a Customer Service Manager at WorkCover Queensland. Matthew is a registered physiotherapist having graduated with a Bachelor or Physiotherapy from the University of Queensland in 1996. Matthew has worked as a physiotherapist in the public and private health sectors both in Australia and the United Kingdom. He has worked at WorkCover for seven years, initially in the role of Physiotherapy Advisor for the organisation and has subsequently managed teams through various areas of the business including the customer services and common law divisions. He is currently managing a Health and Community Care industry aligned team (specifically QLD Health) in the North Regional Customer Service Centre at Brendale.
Scott Falvey, Principal, McInnes Wilsom Lawyers
Scott Falvey is Principal of McInnes Wilson Lawyers. Scott was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1994. He was awarded a Bachelor of Laws degree from Bond University and a Master of Health and Medical Law from the University of Melbourne. Scott successfully completed the course in mediation at the Harvard Law School in the United States of America. His current practice involves the representation of insurers in personal injury litigation throughout Queensland. He has a special interest in insurance litigation involving workplace injuries. Scott was appointed to the Queensland Law Society’s Accident Compensation Committee in 2000. He was elected to serve on the Council of the Queensland Law Society in 2002. Scott previously authored the Workers Compensation Law Manual (Queensland) with Gerry Mullins and the late Greg Senior. The Law Book Company published this service. Scott has lectured in workers compensation law at the University of Queensland. Scott sits on the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Human Research and Ethics Committee.