Join us at the OT Show on 26th & 27th November!

We have carefully selected products from our extensive range of patient handling, paediatric and mobility solutions for you so come and have your say in future product development and get involved with on-stand demonstrations by our team of experts. 

This year we have our new International Product Manager for Patient Handling - Mechanical Hoists, Kirsten Hvedegaard, visiting from Denmark. She'd love to meet you and get your feedback on our hoists and ideas for future product development!

Lecture Theatre Presentations

This year we are delighted to be hosting 2 presentations in Lecture Theatre 1 with our guest speakers Rose Aknai and Linda Keogh.

Day 1 - Lecture Theatre 1 - 14:15-14:45

Plus Size Turning Project with the Q2Roller® Lateral Turning Device

Our host is Rose Aknai, Occupational Therapist and Clinical Quality Lead & Co-author of Plus Size Turning Project at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. Also, Rob Glanville, Business Development Manager from our Hospital team who supported Rose with the Q2Roller used in this project.

Rose will explain the reasoning behind the Plus Size Turning Project in the allocated Plus Size Inpatient Unit at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. Also, how equipment options were explored to support safer moving and handling of plus size patients and reduce staff injuries. The Q2Roller® Lateral Turning Device by Etac was one of three products chosen for this research. Rose and Rob will also look at the results for Q2Roller Lateral Turning Device in the subsequent trial. 

Learning Objectives

·        Learn from the Plus Size Inpatient Unit’s experience of using the Q2Roller® Lateral Turning Device for Plus Size patients

·        Understand when and how Q2Roller can be used

·        Discover how this lateral turning device can benefit users and carers.

·        Find out the results of the product trail with Q2Roller

Day 2 - Lecture Theatre 1 - 11:30 – 12:00

F-Words in the Bathroom: Using the ICF to Guide Bathroom Participation from Childhood to Adulthood with Physical Disabilities.

Our speaker for this session is Linda Keogh, a Senior Occupational Therapist and Educational Consultant specialising in paediatrics, complex needs, and sensory integration.

Bathrooms are small spaces with big challenges for people with physical disabilities and those who support them. Linda uses the F-Words for Child Development (Function, Family, Fitness, Fun, Friends, Future), grounded in the ICF framework, to reframe bathing and toileting as meaningful occupations that evolve from childhood to adulthood. Through case-based examples, attendees will explore how occupational therapy reasoning can anticipate transitions, protect dignity, and reduce carer strain.

Learning Objectives

·        A clear understanding of the ICF and F-Words frameworks, applied to bathroom practice.

·        How to reframe toileting and bathing as participation-focused occupations, not just hygiene tasks.

·        How to link clinical reasoning to carer safety, postural support, and energy conservation.

·        Practical case studies show how Etac Products can support bathroom participation from childhood to adulthood.

As we get closer to the event you can follow us on LinkedIn where we’ll be posting details of our programme of on-stand product demonstrations shortly!

We hope to see you there!