Fundamentals of Pressure Care
Workshop Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $120.00
Are you confident identifying early pressure injury risks before they escalate?
Do you feel equipped to assess seating, bedding and daily routines that contribute to pressure, shear, friction and microclimate?
If you’ve ever been unsure where to start with pressure care or how to apply best practice guidelines in real NDIS settings, this training is for you.
Purchase this workshopWhat will you learn?
Pressure injuries can be life-threatening, making it essential for Occupational Therapists to confidently identify, prevent and manage them as part of a multidisciplinary team.
This session provides practical strategies applicable in acute care, rehabilitation, community settings and specialised areas such as spinal cord injury and palliative care.
Participants explore the 2025 Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers/Injuries: Clinical Practice Guideline, applied through real-life case examples.
Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is designed for Occupational Therapists and professionals involved in pressure injury prevention and management across various healthcare settings.
This session is ideal for you if:
- You work in acute care, rehabilitation or community health.
- You support individuals with high-risk conditions such as spinal cord injury or palliative care needs.
- You want to strengthen your understanding of evidence-based guidelines and practical interventions for pressure injury management.
Why attend?
- The 2025 Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers/Injuries: Clinical Practice Guideline has been released. Understand how the updates may impact your clinical practice.
- Enhance your ability to assess and manage pressure injuries in different clinical settings.
- Gain practical real-world strategies to improve patient outcomes.
- Understand the application of international clinical guidelines with real-life case studies.
- Develop confidence in working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to prevent and treat pressure injuries effectively.
What's included?
- Gain online access to the workshop – live workshops are delivered via Zoom, while self-paced options include access to recorded sessions
- Download workshop slides and any resources provided by the presenter
- Enjoy six months of access to the recording and resources via your Verve OT Learning Library
- Receive a certificate of completion for your CPD records, available via email upon completion of the workshop
About the Presenter
Karen Maurer has over 27 years’ experience working as an OT, including many years as a senior clinician with a special interest in assistive technology for adults.
She runs Capable Spaces, a private practice supporting clients with neurological conditions, spinal cord injury & traumatic brain injury to live with dignity and empowerment, by maximising their independence in everyday life.
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Quick add to cartWhat Are Others Saying?
"This was great, a really good refresher, particularly heading back into acute hospital work. Key take away around intrinsic and extrinsic factors, prioritising these and reinforcement of current practoce, setting something up quickly in acute, but monitoring and changing as appropriate to meet client's needs."
Lauren L, Occupational Therapist
"The workshop covers details regarding pressure care injuries, risk factors and suitable interventions. It is great to know that it is crucial to intervene or prevent pressure injuries as soon as possible"
Fiona O, Occupational Therapist
