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Pressure Injury Care: Global Trends and New Approaches

Name: Pressure Injury Care: Global Trends and New Approaches
Start: 2025-11-19T09:00:00+08:00
End: 2025-11-19T09:00:00+08:00
Location: Technology Park Function Centre

Unicare Health Seminar : Defining Pressure Care Excellence

Unicare Health invites you to a dynamic, full-day seminar designed to advance clinical expertise in pressure injury prevention and management. Drawing on the 4^th edition International Guidelines and highlighting emerging innovations in prevention and treatment, this event offers clinicians the latest evidence-based strategies and practical insights to improve clinical outcomes.
Held on the eve of Worldwide Stop Pressure Injury Day, this event marks our seventh consecutive year supporting Western Australia’s largest movement to #StopThePressure.

This year, we are honoured to welcome Tracy Nowicki, Clinical Nurse Consultant and leading authority in pressure injury care. Tracy will deliver the latest updates from The International Guidelines, share evidence-based strategies, and provide practical insights from her extensive frontline experience.

Learning Objectives

Clinical Knowledge & Assessment

Interpret and apply the latest International Pressure Injury Guidelines to inform best-practice care.
Accurately differentiate between pressure injuries, moisture-associated skin damage, and other wound types using validated staging frameworks.
Assess and manage pressure injuries in darkly pigmented skin using evidence-based clinical approaches.

Management Strategies & Interventions

Evaluate strategies for pressure redistribution, including seating systems, support surfaces, and bariatric care solutions.
Develop advanced skills in managing bariatric clients, including clinical risk assessment, equipment selection, and care planning to reduce pressure injury risk in this high-vulnerability population.
Integrate assistive technologies and emerging innovations into prevention and treatment plans to improve patient safety and outcomes.

Practical Skills Development

Gain hands-on experience with pressure care equipment, including dynamic support surfaces and seating solutions.
Develop competency in selecting, prescribing, and tailoring equipment for diverse user needs across clinical settings.
Implement practical strategies to embed new technologies and protocols into daily workflows, ensuring effective and sustainable clinical outcomes.

This seminar goes beyond theory, offering clinically relevant, evidence-driven learning that you can apply immediately in practice. You will leave equipped with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to deliver safer, more effective, and patient-centred care.

This seminar welcomes occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and nurses seeking to expand their expertise in pressure injury prevention and management, enhance their clinical decision-making, and gain exposure to innovative technologies.

Tracy Nowicki
Clinical Nurse Consultant

Tracy is a Clinical Nurse Consultant with extensive expertise in pressure injury and falls prevention, bariatric care, and quality risk management. A recognised leader in education and guideline development, she empowers clinicians through practical, engaging training that drives best practice in patient care across acute and community settings.

Ilissa Liew
Focused Educator - Sleep Support Surfaces

Ilissa, an experienced OT, is Unicare Health’s Focused Educator in Sleep Support Surfaces. She facilitates clinical training on electric profiling beds, pressure care mattresses, and positioning aids, empowering clinicians to prescribe effective solutions for pressure injury prevention and management while improving comfort, independence, and outcomes for clients.

Crystal Chan
Focused Educator – Bathroom Mobility Solutions

Crystal Chan, BHSc (OT), is Unicare Health’s Focused Educator in Bathroom Mobility Solutions. She delivers clinical training to empower therapists in prescribing and scripting equipment. Crystal specialises in customisation, modifications, and overcoming space limitations, creating practical bathroom solutions that enhance independence and meet the diverse needs of clients.