OSOT - Scratching the Surface: The Science and Safety behind Choosing a Support Surface
Presenter(s)
Triina Forbell (she/her), R.Kin. CSPHA, Clinical Educator, Savaria Patient Care
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.
Complimentary for OSOT members. $25 + HST for non-members.