Whilst the program under construction, please feel free to consider the range of presenters and topics on show at the 2014 Conference.
Regards
Tony Johnston
Conference Convenor
Hanneke Knibbe, LOCOmotion Research and Consultancy in Health Care, Netherlands
Panel Discussion: Facility design and implementation of ceiling hoists: Review of international trends and implementation stratgies and lessons from the acute, aged care and community settings.
Legal insigths: Review of injury trends and case law. Mitigations strategies for the trainer and organisations to manager due diligence obligations and balance the rights of workers and clients.
Kent Wilson, Past President, Board of Directors for Association of Safe Patient Handling Professionals, USA
The role of professional certification: and American and international journey
Hal Robertson, South Australian Health
The new Royal Adelaide Hospital: Designed to manage safer handling of bariatric patients
Ken Cookson, Aintree Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Bariatric Risk Management - A systems approach
Ruth Wozencroft, Hill_Rom, UK
Dealing with the dementia deluge
Peter Pollnitz, South Australian Health
It's not easy being green: Reducing manual tasks risk in uncontrolled environments - How to keep your Paramedics safe?
Pat Alexander, Herts Handling Training Ltd, UK
Reducing Care Packages
... and many more presentations and case studies
Slide sheet masterclass: Various presenters - Hands on practical workshop to explore the ups and downs of slide sheets
Slings Masterclass: Various Presenters - Hands on practical workshop to to review sling selection strategies, range of slings available, use, application, inspections and testing.
Ceiling Hoist Workshop: Various Presenters - developing the business case for Ceiling
Hanneke Knibbe, LOCOmotion Research and Consultancy in Health Care, Netherlands - Measurements and biomechanics evaluation
Nico Knibbe, LOCOmotion Research and Consultancy in Health Care, Netherlands - Voila method: in depth and interactive workshop
Donna Lee: Workplace Health and Safety Queensland - Participate in PErforM: A particpatory ergonomics approach
Janet Hope: Aus BIG - Demystifying the complexities of communicating with the bariatric client
Aideen Gallagher: NSW Health - Prescribing a full lifting mobile hoist systematically
Peter Maindal, Vendlet - Moving, lifting and handling the passive patient in bed
Sonja Jennings and Jane Morrisey, St Joseph of God: Repositioning Sling - lifting and turning patients