Pressure Management Interest Group - 24 FEB 26
The Pressure Management Interest Group invites you to their February meeting
Program Overview
This is a free, member only session.
Please join the Pressure Management Interest Group Community via OTA Connect here before registering.
OVERVIEW
The pressure management interest group is convened to facilitate collaboration, knowledge sharing, and professional development among Australian Occupational Therapists.
The primary objectives are:
- Nurture a community of connected occupational therapists whose practice encompasses positioning and pressure management of people in any setting: build relationships and provide a sense of belonging; nurture novice therapists; share ideas and expertise
- Grow the capacity of Australian Occupational Therapists in seating, positioning and pressure care: promote and discuss best practice; share knowledge, advance Occupational Therapy knowledge and research about supporting the occupations and wellbeing of people who are at risk.
- Advocate for the role of Occupational Therapy in promoting the health and wellbeing of people with seating, positioning and pressure care needs, within Australian research, health, aged care and disability environments.
MEETING DETAILS
TOPIC:
What's new in Pressure Injuries?
PRESENTER:
Tracy Nowicki
DATE:
Tuesday 24th February 2026
TIME:
12:00pm - 1:00pm | NSW, VIC, ACT, TAS
11:30am – 12:30pm | SA
11:00am – 12:00pm | QLD
10:30am – 11:30am | NT
9:00am – 10:00am | WA
MEETING PLATFORM:
This session will be run on the Zoom Webinar Platform. Registrants will be sent separate login details one business day prior to the session. Please check all email folders for this information.
Please ensure you have created a Zoom account (Sign Up Free | Zoom) before entering the Meeting ID and Passcode provided by OTA day prior to meeting.
If you have questions regarding the Zoom system requirements please visit: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/200101697-Getting-Started
REGISTRATION FEES & INFORMATION
OTA Member: Free
If you are a non member who wishes to attend please contact us to discuss your options.
Registrations close Friday 20 February 2026 11.59 AEDT
MEETING DOCUMENTS & RESOURCES
Agendas, resources and meeting record form are available for members to download in the Community via OTA Connect, once we have received these from the convenors. This meeting will not be recorded.
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DISCLAIMER
Any material, content, advice or resources shared and discussed at interest groups is general in nature and is used to guide peer discussion and support only. Occupational Therapy Australia encourages all participants to think critically and appraise the content for individual circumstances. Occupational Therapy Australia does not necessarily endorse content delivered in these formats and accepts no liability for any consequences resulting from adhering to the content shared at interest groups. All opinions expressed by the convenor or other participants are the opinions of those individuals and do not represent or reflect the views of Occupational Therapy Australia, its affiliates or employees.
Interest Group Participants
By registering to attend, participants agree to actively contribute and show respect to all other participants. We ask you to take personal notes and monitor the Interest Group webpage for meeting resources. Occupational Therapy Australia reserves the right to remove members from an Interest Group at its discretion.
Presented By
Tracy Nowicki
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Tracy is employed as a Clinical Nurse Consultant in a major, acute care teaching hospital in Brisbane. Over the years, Tracy has acquired extensive clinical expertise and management knowledge while working across a number of clinical specialties. A significant focus of her current role is to bring innovation to the development of central equipment management so as to ensure optimal patient outcomes. Pressure Injury prevention, Falls Injury prevention, assisting staff to understand the complexities of obesity and quality risk management are the focus points of Tracy’s job. Tracy has been on the Steering Committee for the Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Guidelines and review of the Global Pressure Injury Guidelines (2019 & 2025). Tracy has been actively involved in simplifying Standard Comprehensive Care to assist clinicians to deliver best practice for their patients. She is the state lead for the Queensland Bariatric Special Interest Group: QBig. Tracy has presented Nationally and Internationally on Pressure Injury Prevention and Management and caring for the Bariatric Patient. Tracy believes in fun through learning and looking at new horizons of how we do business. Tracy is consistently highly evaluated by those who attend her educational sessions.