Improving Client Safety Through Clinical Mattress Selection
Join Forté Healthcare for an in-person OT CPD training session with Regional Health and Mobility in Bundaberg.
This practical two-hour training session explores how appropriate mattress selection can support client safety, comfort and clinical outcomes. Designed for Occupational Therapists working across community, aged care and acute settings, the training focuses on clinical decision-making around pressure care and support surface prescription.
Participants will explore pressure care principles, pressure injury prevention strategies and the role of different support surface technologies, with opportunities to discuss their application in everyday clinical practice.
What You’ll Cover
Part 1 — Pressure Care Education
Pressure care principles, product fundamentals and current research relating to pressure injuries.
Pressure Care Fundamentals
A practical refresher on pressure injury risk factors, assessment and prevention strategies.
Clinical Mattress Selection
Matching support surfaces to individual client needs, environments and risk profiles, including static, hybrid and powered support surfaces.
Support Surface Technologies
An overview of contemporary mattress technologies and their application across different care settings.
Part 2 — Hands-On Forté Range Training
Introducing Aeris Plus
See and learn about Aeris Plus during the practical product component, alongside hands-on training with the Forté range, relevant use cases and available customisations.
Real-World Clinical Applications
Applying pressure care principles to everyday assessment, prescribing and clinical decision-making.
Interactive Discussion & Q&A
Case-study discussion, attendee questions and shared insights from the field.
Event Details
Date: Tuesday 10 November 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (QLD Time)
Location: Regional Health and Mobility Bundaberg
8 Woongarra St
Bundaberg Central QLD 4670
Duration: 2 hours training
Register Your Interest
Use the registration button to submit your RSVP. Your registration will be sent to Michelle Firth at Regional Health and Mobility.
For enquiries, contact Michelle Firth at m.firth@rhmobility.au.
