Upcoming Events for Postural Care Australia
Yes, Finally! New in 2023! 2-day 24-hour Postural Care Course
Date/s: Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th November 2023 -- REGISTER NOW!!!
Location: Perth, 99 The Blvd, Floreat WA 6014, Australia
Venue: The Boulevard Centre - Lake Monger Room
Duration: 2 Day Event
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/2-day-postural-care-course-protection-of-body-shape-14th-15th-november-2023
Facilitated by: Bas Jansen & Denise Luscombe
Description: Learn how to prevent or protect against changes in body shape with a focus on the chest, spine, and hips. Leave with practical strategies to use immediately with children and adults with a physical disability.
Past events
Workshop for Families and Professionals in Prague - Czech Republic (Eurlyaid Conference)
Date: 15th May, 2023
Venue: Vienna House Diplomat Hotel
Facilitated by: Denise Luscombe
Description: Workshop for families and allied health professionals on the basic biomechanics of supported lying, including use of everyday materials.
The SIM Suit!
Experience how muscle and joint contractures affect your movement and positioning!
The SIM (simulation) Suit will help you understand, how joint and muscle contractures lead to asymmetric positions in lying, and how this can lead to devastating body shape distortions without intervention.
2 day 24 hour Postural Care Course - private event - Perth
Date: 24th and 25th January, 2023
Facilitated by: Bas Jansen & Denise Luscombe
Description: Learn how to prevent or protect against changes in body shape with a focus on the chest, spine, and hips. Leave with practical strategies to use immediately with children and adults with physical disability.
2-day 24-hour Postural Care Course
Date/s: 9th and 10th June 2022
Location: Perth, 99 The Blvd, Floreat WA 6014, Australia
Venue: The Boulevard Centre - Lake Monger Room
Duration: 2 Day Event
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/postural-care-protection-of-body-shape-june-2022
Facilitated by: Bas Jansen & Denise Luscombe
Description: Learn how to prevent or protect against changes in body shape with a focus on the chest, spine, and hips. Leave with practical strategies to use immediately with children and adults with physical disability.
2 hour presentation on Postural Care for young children: Ukraine ECI Conference
Date: 27th January 2022 - virtual
Description: A summary of the key principles utilised in implementing postural care for children with physical disability
Facilitated by: Denise Luscombe
2 day 24-hour Postural Care Course
Date/s: 25th and 26th November 2021
Location: Perth, 99 The Blvd, Floreat WA 6014, Australia
Venue: The Boulevard Centre - Oceanic room
Duration: 2 Day Event
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/postural-care-protection-of-body-shape
Facilitated by: Bas Jansen & Denise Luscombe
Description: Learn how to prevent or protect against changes in body shape with a focus on the chest, spine, and hips. Leave with practical strategies to use immediately with children and adults with physical disability.
Measuring of Body Symmetry and Early Childhood Intervention Best Practice Course
Date: Postponed until 2021 (Date to be confirmed)
Location: Singapore
Venue: Rainbow Centre
Duration: 3 Day Event
Tickets: [ Eventbrite Link Coming ]
Facilitated by: Bas Jansen & Denise Luscombe
Description: Bespoke training: Learn how to measure body shape using the accredited and validated Goldsmith Indices of body symmetry and understand and apply contemporary practice in early childhood intervention
Fiona Stanley hospital Physiotherapy and OT department in State Rehab- PD - Session
24-hour postural care and the interrelationship with lying sitting, body shape, and neuro-rehab.
Date: 15th September 2021
Duration: 90 minutes
Desciption: People who find it hard to move are at risk of developing destructive changes in their body shape. These changes can make life much more difficult for the person and for those caring for them. They are also preventable. This presentation provides an introduction to postural care and how this can be of benefit to people with spinal cord injuries, traumatic and acquired brain injuries (including stroke).
Webinar hosted by Verve OT (Sydney)
Introduction to Postural Care (Night Time Positioning) - all ages
Date: 2nd September 2021
Duration: 90 minutes
Tickets: https://nqz.soundestlink.com/view/61270dbc4c8342001eab3bb4/0
Description: People who find it hard to move are at risk of developing destructive changes in their body shape. These changes can make life much more difficult for the person and for those caring for them. They are also preventable. This webinar provides an introduction on how to protect body shape using therapeutic positioning, particularly at night. This webinar is for the care of all ages.
Webinar hosted by Verve OT (Sydney)
Introduction to Postural Care (Night Time Positioning) - all ages
Date: 30th June 2021
Duration: 90 minutes
Tickets: https://www.facebook.com/Verve-OT-336584157147406/
Description: People who find it hard to move are at risk of developing destructive changes in their body shape. These changes can make life much more difficult for the person and for those caring for them. They are also preventable. This webinar provides an introduction on how to protect body shape using therapeutic positioning, particularly at night. This webinar is for the care of all ages.
ATSA Independent Living Expo - Perth
Postural Care for Adults and Aged Care
Date: 26th May 2021
Tickets/ link : https://www.atsaindependentlivingexpo.com.au/program-2021-perth/
Description: A person’s habitual and often static lying posture can have a distorting impact on their body shape and structure. The way you lie becomes the way you sit (1) This is particularly relevant when people lose their ability to move. Their reduced ability to effectively change position in lying and sitting is directly related to the development of destructive changes in body shape. Body shape distortion impacts on health, function, and quality of life. It appears that the interrelationship between position/posture, mobility, and gravity determines body shape (2,4,5,6,7,8). More research is needed to get a better understanding of how the body distorts and how this can be prevented (3) but this doesn’t mean that we can’t actively take positive steps to increase comfort, improve sleep, and manage pressure care while protecting body shape proactively
2 day 24-hour Postural Care Course
Date/s: 18th and 19th March, 2021
Location: Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Venue: To be confirmed
Duration: 2 Day Event
Tickets: Eventbrite Link
Facilitated by: Bas Jansen & Denise Luscombe
Description: Learn how to prevent or protect against changes in body shape with a focus on the chest, spine, and hips. Leave with practical strategies to use immediately with children and adults with physical disability.
3 hour summary of 24 Hour Postural Care - private event: Denise Luscombe
Date: 30th September 2020
Location: Online for Early Start Australia
Description: A summary of the key principles utilised in implementing postural care for children with physical disability
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Conference Presentations at Oceanic Seating Symposium: Bas Jansen, Carlee Holmes & Denise Luscombe
Date: 14th November 2019
Location: Melbourne
Description: A summary of the key principles utilised in implementing postural care for children with physical disability
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=102927381470892&id=102902468140050
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2 hour Lecture on Postural Care: Denise Luscombe
Date: 18th October 2018
Location: St Petersburg Russia
Description: Lecture to medical students: St Petersburg Paediatric University
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=102925358137761&id=102902468140050
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4 hour Postural Care Course: Denise Luscombe
Date: 18th October 2018
Location: Russia
Description: Half day Postural Care Course
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=144637150633248&id=102902468140050
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4 day Postural Care & Measuring Course: Bas Jansen & Denise Luscombe
Date: 1st-4th May 2018
Location: Oxley, Queensland
Description: Two day Postural Care Course plus two day Measuring Course
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=102924524804511&id=102902468140050
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Two Day Postural Care Course: Bas Jansen & Denise Luscombe
Date: 7th-8th December 2017
Location: Bunbury, Western Australia
Description: Two day Postural Care Course - South West Occupational Therapy
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=110211010742529&id=102902468140050
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1st Postural Care Course in Russia!! : Denise Luscombe
Date: 17th June 2017
Location: Russia
Description: First one day postural care course in Russia: Early interventionists
Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=102921354804828&id=102902468140050
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