‘Counterbalance’
The NEWSLETTER OF the AAMP(WA)INC
Volume 3, Issue 2 June 2002
AAMP(WA) Committee . . .
nominate NOW for 2003! NOW is the time to commence
thinking about who YOU wish to nominate for YOUR 2003 committee - Heather Reid - Tina Barker - Meechan Wong - Chris McAlinden
& Scott McMahon (Loads) - Gisela Gmeinder (Health
Care) - Heather Reid & Tina
Barker
There is to be an AGM of AAMP(WA) Inc on
18
November 2002.
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A Trial of Manutention Refresher Courses! |
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Some Information & Recent Changes |
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A Research Abstract & a New Admin Assistant |
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Dates for your diary! |
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12 TRAINERS IN WA . . . . . . . MORE TO
FOLLOW! The
next AAMP Trainers Form in July 2002 at the University of South Australia,
could see the accreditation of even more Manutention Trainers. Watch
this space to see who may be added to the growing list in Western
Australia! WA
Trainers in both Loads & Healthcare are: §
Tina
Barker §
Jason
Diederich §
Peter
Duncan §
Marani
Hutton §
Veronica
Naughton §
Alison
Rayner §
Heather
Reid WA
Trainers in the Health care field are: §
Gisela
Gmeinder §
Colleen
Hansen WA
Trainers in the field of Loads are: §
Chris
McAlinden §
Scott
McMahon §
Averil
Riley The AAMP Home Page GOES LIVE! The Manutention Home Page has
now been officially placed on the Internet. The site address is: www.manutention.org.au Our
thanks go to Cliff Boer, the web-master, for engineering the website. Also, to Jason Diederich, Heather Reid
and others who provided information, photos, ideas and feedback. The site is set up to allow
each state to develop their specific pages independently. WHY NOT CHECK IT OUT !! So you want to learn more
about Manutention? Here is a summary of available
courses. . . This
qualification is achieved by completing a total of 3 compulsory modules
and 1 elective module as follows: ESSENTIAL
MODULES o
Hostel / Community Care o
Generic Hospital o
Rehabilitation or Orthopaedics ELECTIVE
MODULES o
Theatre / Day Surgery / Radiology o
Nursing Home o
Emergency Services o
Disability Services The AAMP Home Page GOES LIVE! The Manutention Home Page has
now been officially placed on the Internet. The site address is: TO BE ADDED Our
thanks go to Cliff Boer, the web-master, for engineering the website. Also, to Jason Diederich, Heather Reid
and others who provided information, photos, ideas and feedback. The site is set up to allow
each state to develop their specific pages independently. WHY NOT CHECK IT OUT !!
General Loads Handling Courses:
Manual Handling Courses for the Health Care Industry:
‘A Kinematic Evaluation of Current Best Practice and
Manutention Patient Handling Techniques’ Patient handling is widely recognised as a major manual handling
risk. Research on occupational groups involved in patient handling, such
as nurses and physiotherapists, has consistently shown a high prevalence
of work-related musculoskeletal injury. In response to this problem,
considerable effort has been devoted to training patient handlers in the
technique of least risk. However, there is little evidence to suggest
which techniques are the 'safest'. The aim of this study was to use kinematic data to determine the
relative risk of current best practice and manutention patient handling
techniques. Current best practice was based on anecdotal evidence and the
expert opinion of trainers in patient handling technique. Manutention is a
new system of patient handling in Australia, which claims to reduce
patient handling injuries and promote patient and carer comfort. To achieve this aim, six of the most important patient handling
tasks ('sit up', 'move up', 'sit out', 'bed to chair', 'chair to chair'
and 'slump') were chosen based on previous research. Twenty-one subjects
performed the tasks whilst the displacement, velocity and acceleration of
lumbar spine movement were measured using a lumbar motion monitor. The results of the study provide guidelines on which technique is
safer for each of the patient handling tasks based on least lumbar spine
displacement, velocity and acceleration. Manutention was found to be the
'safest' technique for the tasks 'sit up', 'move up', 'sit out' and 'bed
to chair'. Current best practice was found to be the 'safest' technique
for the tasks 'chair to chair' and 'slump'. These guidelines provide additional information to assist
individual patient handlers, employers, and patient handling experts in
selecting the 'safest' patient handling technique. As of January
2002 it is planned to tie the membership to a Calendar year rather than
the financial year. In addition, a
system of membership reminders is to be established to assist members in
renewing their membership with ease.
Please let us know by sending suggestions to our Admin
Assistant, Kerry Reid on: kerry.reid@ozemail.com.au A Return
to Work with Manutention, Results in a New Admin Assistant! Kerry became the first AAMP(WA) Inc Administrative
Assistant in late 2001, after she successfully completed a Certificate 2
in Loads. This was remarkable in itself, as it followed a 3-year history
of back pain, surgery and restriction following a workplace manual
handling injury. Her final rehabilitation resulted from changed postural
habits acquired through this Manutention course, and has now been so
successful, that she has been able to return to permanent employment as an
RN at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
In addition to this, she is currently preparing to qualify as a
Manutention Trainer herself! This new life in nursing has reduced her availability
for other work, and as a result Kerry handed in her resignation as
AAMP(WA)’s Administrative Assistant earlier this year We now have a new Admin Assistant! Janet Boer- Draffin has been appointed in Kerry’s place
as AAMP(WA) Inc Administrative Assistant. Our thanks go to Kerry for her contribution in setting
up the role for AAMP(WA). It was
not an easy task drawing everything together, but she did a terrific job
in the limited time available to her.
Despite her resignation from formal employment by the AAMP(WA), we
are pleased that Kerry has remained active on the AAMP(WA) committee. Kerry’s replacement in the role, Janet has already
proved her merit as she has picked up where Kerry left off and has made
her own mark on the role. Janet Boer-Draffin has been
appointed in Kerry’s place as AAMP(WA) Inc Administrative Assistant Janet is also a Manutention Practitioner who is working
towards becoming a Manutention Trainer.
She too received her basic Manutention training as part of a
retraining process following a workplace injury. We welcome her to new role and wish her all the best,
both in her employment with us, and in her studies towards accessing her
Certificate 4 in Manual Handling- Manutention in July this year.
Matthew MAY
Supervisor Leon STRAKER
Abstract
Many of you read Kerry Reid’s story in our last bulletin . . . .
Memberships are
now due for the next financial year.
Because of our desire to shift membership alignment from the
financial year to the calendar year, the cost of membership this year has
been adjusted to only $33.00 (rather than the usual $66.00). This will ensure
all memberships are due again in January 2003. If you have
completed a Certificate 2 in Health Care or Loads since July 2001, you are
automatically a member until December 2002, and membership renewal will be
offered again to you in January 2003. Please let us know
by sending suggestions to our Admin Assistant, Janet Boer-Draffin on: boer@bigpond.net.au Mark in your diary . . . . 2002 AGM for AAMP(WA) The next AAMP(WA) Inc Annual General Meeting will be
held at the Education Development Centre in ‘Q’ block at Sir Charles
Gardiner Hospital Nedlands on: 18th
November 2002, at 5.30pm. ALL
MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND. Another ‘Planning Day’ for AAMP(WA) 21st September 2002 At our Admin
Assistant, Janet Boer- Draffin’s Home 9 Witney
Place, Leeming WA 6149 10.30am – 4.30pm ALL WELCOME
Please bring yourself, your enthusiasm & a plate to share for lunch
