Unlocking the Potential of the Mattress

Name: Unlocking the Potential of the Mattress
Start: 2025-06-20T09:00:00+08:00
End: 2025-06-20T09:00:00+08:00
Location: Technology Park Function Centre

Unlocking the Potential of the Mattress Workshop

This session is recommended for practicing Occupational Therapists, Senior Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Senior Physiotherapists looking to feel more confident with prescribing pressure care mattresses to optimise pressure care, comfort, and quality of life.

Looking to gain confidence in pressure care mattress prescription? Wanting to enhance your understanding of pressure care mattresses? This knowledge is key when your primary focus is on quality patient care.Join us for this interactive journey designed to navigate you through the prescription process and level up your skills in enhancing your patient’s comfort, wellbeing, and meet their care needs.

Learning Objectives:

1. Develop your understanding of pressure care fundamentals, including the physiological impact of immobility and the role of pressure care mattresses in prevention and management.

2. Enhance your ability to make informed decisions through exploring the latest advancements in pressure care mattress technology, including alternating air mattress systems and other innovative solutions.

3. Enhance clinical reasoning skills for selecting pressure care mattresses based on individual user needs, considering factors such as mobility, and overall comfort.

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Ilissa Liew
Focused Educator - Sleep Support Surfaces

Ilissa is an experienced occupational therapist (OT) with 15 years of industry experience. Over the course of her career, Ilissa has undertaken extensive work as a Senior OT specialising in neurological disorders and community geriatrics.

Ilissa demonstrates competence in prescribing complex assistive technology (AT) through NDIS and various community aged care funding. She is known for being an excellent educator when it comes to increasing a client's knowledge and understanding of AT, while also empowering them to make informed decisions to address healthcare challenges. Ilissa has also worked in leadership roles as an OT Manager and Clinical Services Manager influencing sustainable change practice across the disability and community aged care sectors.

Her responsibilities as a Focused Educator at Unicare Health include facilitating clinical and product training on sleep support surfaces such as electric profiling beds, mattresses for pressure injury prevention and management, and sleep positioning aids. Ilissa aims to empower clinicians with the skills and knowledge to achieve better pressure care and positioning solutions through the intelligent use and application of sleep support surfaces.