Australian Association for the Manual Handling of People

Why Attend?

Gain insights from the forefront of our field, delivered by top experts and innovators.

Connect with passionate professionals across various sectors, from health and community care to disability services and education.

Get hands-on with the latest advancements in moving and handling technology, designed to enhance care and safety for all.

Who Should Attend?

Whether you're a dedicated professional in health, community care, disability services, or the education sector, this conference is for you! We've curated a diverse program to ensure you leave with valuable knowledge AND practical tools.

Don't miss this opportunity to be part of an exciting knowledge-sharing event that promises to make real and lasting improvements in the moving and handling experience for our clients and consumers.

Join us at the forefront.

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This dynamic one-day workshop will focus on the manual handling of people when the situation is "unexpected".

The highlight of the day will be the opportunity to network with colleagues from various areas of health care and manual handling gurus with years of experience in this field.

The morning sessions will include presentations and panel discussions on:

• Medical emergencies
• Evacuation
• Post fall
• Challenging behaviours
• Managing patients with bariatric needs

Followed by an afternoon of hands-on practical sessions with:

• experts on slide sheet manoeuvres
• managing people with bariatric needs
• Compare the best equipment for each situation to see if it meets your organisation's needs.
• Review the newest equipment from local companies and supplier.

Arrive @08.30 for morning for coffee / tea and start your networking around the trade show.

Top the day off with a free flow networking event with delectable treats and drinks.

Please nominate dietary needs on the eventbrite site.

Click here to book!

Limited places - so hurry to book your place.

Club Paramatta
2 Macquarie St, Parramatta
NSW 2150

Parking vouchers available / Paramatta Train station only a 9min walk.
Check road traffic directions if attending by car.

Unfortunately the 2022 EveryBODY Matters conference has been cancelled due to COVID border closures.

The Future - Moving Forward

The Association is a multidisciplinary group of healthcare and OHS professions aimed at sharing ideas and prompting continuous improvement in the systems, training, equipment and assistive devices available to safely move and handle people in the health and community services environments. The theme of the 2018 Conference continues to build on these areas and incorporates three pillars:

• Predictions
• People
• Preventions

Registration is now OPEN

We have a line up of International and National speakers on subjects of great interest to all of us, from Robotics in nursing to single handled care, legislative compliance on slings, equipment selection compatabilities, and managing risk through building design and ergonomics.

Who Should Attend:

OHS/WHS professionals and practitioner, Nursing, Physiotherpist, Occupational Therapists, Allied health professionals, Manual handling coordinators and trainers

Industries: Acture healthcare, aged care, disabilities and communities services, ambulance, education and funeral industry.

For more information please visit the conference registration page.

Conference highlights not to be missed!!!

• Networking events at the famous Melbourne ICON MCC-Jim Stynes room with tours of the MCG
• Deborah Harrison (UK) - Single handed care
• Lynda Enos (USA) - Sling standards across the globe
• Dr Asama (Japan) - Robotics in nursing
• Craig Nelson (NZ) - Managing bariatric needs
• Alison Gembarovski and Dr Beth Costa