Moving & Handling People 2009. Everyday problems, everyday solutions. 29 – 30 January
Plus Pre-conference New Products Workshops 28 January 2009 Business Design Centre, Islington, London
The Disabled Living Foundation (DLF)'s Annual Moving & Handling People Conference has established a reputation as the number one conference for healthcare professionals in this field. In fact, it is far more than a conference; it's the premier moving & handling event of the year!
CPD accredited, this 15th Annual conference offers delegates a full programme of topical and practical information and guidance to help in their everyday work lives. The event is designed to enable you to attend all five plenary sessions, six concurrent sessions and four interactive practical workshops over two days.
Ivan Lewis MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Care Services will open Moving & Handling People 2009 with an update on new government initiatives. The programme also includes a Legal & Professional Forum, which provides delegates with the opportunity to question their peers and legal experts, Michael Mandelstam speaking on Assessment: Prevention and Cure of Legal Nightmares and a presentation by Dr Sue Hignett on Moving and Handling and Falls – Are they related?
This practically focussed event enables you to learn from a range of professionals and organisations, who are tackling the common problems of people handling in a range of situations to ensure safety and quality of service.
The diversity of handling issues which face practitioners are not limited to the movement and handling of an individual but include compliance with legislation and professional guidance, outcomes of legal cases, accepted good practice and in some cases, the urgency of the situation.
The conference is designed to help strategic leads and practitioners working in moving and handling to develop practical safer people handing solutions providing an effective advisory service. Attending this event is designed to help you to develop strategies to deliver a first class service with clear aims and objectives, discuss models of best practice and develop safer handing for you, your clients and your organisation.
Exhibition, New Products Gallery & Professional Resource Centre
The comprehensive exhibition features over 75 stands and is complemented by the New Products Gallery featuring posters of new equipment and the Professional Resource Centre, where you can meet and discuss your clients' needs with manufacturers & suppliers and professional matters with representatives from associated organisations.
New for 2009 – DLF celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2009 and to mark the occasion, delegates will be given a year's free access to an information portal of equipment for moving & handling people, taken from DLF Data.
Pre-conference New Products Workshops
Moving & Handling People 2009 also includes 3 optional Pre-conference New Products Workshops focussing on new products to assist carers in a range of situations when dealing with bariatric clients; bathing, toileting & personal care; lateral transfers, turning & proning the client & limb support. These practical and interactive workshops provide you with the opportunity to view and trial new products, while learning about their use in safer handling. There will also be an opportunity to see and discuss products in development and bespoke equipment with manufacturers & suppliers. Places in the pre conference workshops are limited, so you will need to book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment!
Only delegates attending the main 2 day conference may book places in these workshops.
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