Pressure Care Mattress Workshop at Smart Places, QLD
About this Event
Whether you're looking to refresh your skills or learn new techniques, this training is designed to boost your confidence and expertise in managing pressure-related issues.
Pressure Care Training for Occupational Therapists & Physiotherapists
Date: 16 July 2026
Duration: 4 hours
CPD Hours: 4
Session 1: 10 am - 12 pm
Part One - Theoretical Foundations
Lunch 30 mins
Session 2: 12.30 pm - 2.30pm
Part Two – Practical Applications
Agenda
Part 1: Theoretical Foundations
Welcome & Overview
Introduction to the session, CPD structure, and training objectives.
Interactive Quiz
Start with a short, engaging quiz to check baseline knowledge
Pressure Care Concepts and Principles
Understand how pressure, shear, friction, and microclimate affect skin integrity. Learn key concepts such as reactive hyperaemia, immersion, and envelopment through visual aids and real-world analogies.
Explore how these concepts relate to:
- Support surfaces (mattresses)
- Manual handling equipment (slings, transfer aids)
- Bed mobility solutions (profiling beds)
- Seating systems
Skin Assessment & Pressure Injury Staging
Brief overview of how to identify and stage pressure injuries, using simple, practical visual tools.
- Using Risk Assessment Tools
- Overview of validated tools with a focus on PURPOSE T
- Practice applying the tool through paper-based case studies
- Group discussion to interpret risk levels and inform care planning
2025 International Pressure Injury Guidelines – Key Updates
A summary of relevant updates for clinical practice from the new international guidelines, tailored for OT/PT application.
- Q&A and Review
Part 2: Practical Applications
Support Surface Comparison
Examine and contrast various mattress types including:
- Foam
- Hybrid
- Air mattresses
Understand how design features impact pressure redistribution and patient outcomes.
Elata Mattress Demonstrations
Interactive demonstration of different support surfaces, highlighting key features. Attendees will get a chance to test out different mattress features in different use scenarios of positions e.g. how the bed and mattress both affect pressure
- Mattress Selector App – Guided Exploration
Use the web-based Mattress Selector Tool to simulate decision-making. - Bring your own device (iPads/laptops preferred) if possible
- Learn how the app supports clinical reasoning and generates AI-assisted reports for documentation.
Case Study Integration
Apply the same paper-based case studies from earlier to trial different mattress options using the Selector App.
Discuss group findings to strengthen clinical decision-making.
Q&A and Final Summary
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Define and describe pressure injury aetiology, staging, and contributing factors (pressure, shear, friction, microclimate).
· Conduct structured clinical reasoning and risk assessment tools (e.g. PURPOSE T) to identify pressure injury risk
- Apply 2025 International Pressure Injury Guidelines to enhance to clinical decision-making.
- Describe differences between foam, hybrid and alternating air mattresses, including key pressure care principles (immersion, envelopment, shear, friction, microclimate)
- Assess and select appropriate support surfaces based on individual client factors (risk, mobility, body shape, environment)
- Demonstrate understanding of support surface properties through hands-on exploration
- Explain how alternating air systems function and how to adjust settings for individual patient needs
- Apply practical methods to assess pressure offloading, including heel loading
- Select appropriate support surfaces based on client factors (e.g. risk, mobility, body shape, environment)
- Utilise clinical reasoning and available tools (e.g. mattress selector) to justify and document evidence-based mattress selection
Agenda
🕑: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Part One: Theoretical Foundations
🕑: 12:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Part Two: Practical Applications
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
AUD 0.00
