Workshop – Home Modifications for People in the Bariatric Range

The next home modification workshop will be held on Friday4 April at LifeTec Qld, corner of Newmarket Road and Enoggera Road, Newmarket.

Registration will commence at 8am, with the workshop starting at 8.30am and concluding at 12.30pm. Morning tea will be provided.

The workshop aims to provide occupational therapy practitioners and people working in the building industry with:

Knowledge about broad principles for evaluating the product and design requirements of people in the bariatric range
Practical information on the process of measuring the person, their carer and equipment
Practical information on the process of measuring the existing home environment
Practical information on design solutions
Information about resources to assist clinical practice
Opportunity to discuss and problem solve case scenarios from their own work setting

Time	Topic
8.00 – 8.30	Registration
8.30 – 10.00	Principles for evaluating the product and design requirements of people in the bariatric rangeMeasuring the person, their carer and equipment and translating these measurements into features in the built environment
10.00 – 10.30	Morning Tea
10.30 – 12.30	Design solutions to commonly encountered problem areasResources to assist practice
Optional Extra Time12.30 – 1.30	Lunch and Discussion of Scenarios (participants to bring own lunch and cases to discuss with presenter)