Management of Seating and Postural Impairment

  • Location

    Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City

  • Phone

    +966 566055703

  • Website: www.humanitariancity.org.sa Join Event
  • Email Address: trainingcenter@sbahc.org.sa
  • Email Activity Coordinator: lbruce@sbahc.org.sa
  • Phone Activity Coordinator: +966 506911975

Event Audience

  • Prosthetics & Orthotics
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Nursing
  • Physiotherapy
  • Occupational Therapy

Event Goals

  • Recognize the importance of seating and positioning in rehabilitation
  • Apply appropriate skills for assessment, measurement and prescription for seating and positioning systems
  • Demonstrate fitting and adjustment procedure for seating solutions
  • Determine the differences between assistive seating, adaptive seating and customized seating
  • Increase awareness on various solutions for pressure relief to assist with prevention of and recuperation from pressure sores and skin ulcers.
  • Apply proper positioning techniques and solutions in performing the activities of daily living (ADL) including sleeping and bed-ridden patients.

Event Agenda

04/05/2025

Welcome and introduction

08:00:00 - 08:15:00
Speaker(s): No speakers assigned
04/05/2025

Concepts of Seating and Positioning

08:15:00 - 09:00:00
Speaker(s): يوسف فرحان الشرعه (YOUSEF FARHAN AL SHRAAH)
04/05/2025

Seating and positioning in rehabilitation setting

09:00:00 - 10:00:00
Speaker(s): يوسف فرحان الشرعه (YOUSEF FARHAN AL SHRAAH)
04/05/2025

Coffee Break

10:00:00 - 10:15:00
Speaker(s): No speakers assigned
04/05/2025

Assessment & measurement of patients for Seating solutions

10:15:00 - 11:00:00
Speaker(s): يوسف فرحان الشرعه (YOUSEF FARHAN AL SHRAAH)
04/05/2025

Seating Measurement

11:00:00 - 12:00:00
Speaker(s): يوسف فرحان الشرعه (YOUSEF FARHAN AL SHRAAH)
04/05/2025

Lunch Break and Prayer

12:00:00 - 13:00:00
Speaker(s): No speakers assigned
04/05/2025

Seating and positioning management for wound care patient

13:00:00 - 14:00:00
Speaker(s): مجد الدين محمد اشقر (MAJD ELDIN MOHAMMAD ASHQAR)
04/05/2025

Pressure ulcers risk factor assessment, using pressure mapping

14:00:00 - 15:00:00
Speaker(s): مجد الدين محمد اشقر (MAJD ELDIN MOHAMMAD ASHQAR)
04/05/2025

Type of cushions

15:00:00 - 16:00:00
Speaker(s): مجد الدين محمد اشقر (MAJD ELDIN MOHAMMAD ASHQAR)
04/05/2025

Proper use of cushion (especially air cushions)

16:00:00 - 17:00:00
Speaker(s): مجد الدين محمد اشقر (MAJD ELDIN MOHAMMAD ASHQAR)
05/05/2025

Seating products and accessories (Medium clinic)

08:00:00 - 09:00:00
Speaker(s): يوسف فرحان الشرعه (YOUSEF FARHAN AL SHRAAH)
05/05/2025

Principles of customized seating

09:00:00 - 10:00:00
Speaker(s): مجد الدين محمد اشقر (MAJD ELDIN MOHAMMAD ASHQAR)
05/05/2025

Coffee Break

10:00:00 - 10:15:00
Speaker(s): No speakers assigned
05/05/2025

CAD-CAM Foam seat Customization

10:15:00 - 11:15:00
Speaker(s): يوسف فرحان الشرعه (YOUSEF FARHAN AL SHRAAH)
05/05/2025

Process of decision for seating system. Foam in place seat ( FIPS)

11:15:00 - 12:15:00
Speaker(s): يوسف فرحان الشرعه (YOUSEF FARHAN AL SHRAAH) , مجد الدين محمد اشقر (MAJD ELDIN MOHAMMAD ASHQAR)
05/05/2025

Lunch Break and Prayer

12:15:00 - 13:00:00
Speaker(s): No speakers assigned
05/05/2025

Function of Active Seating Patient

13:00:00 - 14:00:00
Speaker(s): يوسف فرحان الشرعه (YOUSEF FARHAN AL SHRAAH) , مجد الدين محمد اشقر (MAJD ELDIN MOHAMMAD ASHQAR)
05/05/2025

Seating and Positioning for patient with swallowing disorders with speech language pathologist

14:00:00 - 15:00:00
Speaker(s): يوسف فرحان الشرعه (YOUSEF FARHAN AL SHRAAH) , مجد الدين محمد اشقر (MAJD ELDIN MOHAMMAD ASHQAR)
05/05/2025

Seating and Positioning for Adults with Spinal Cord Injury

15:00:00 - 16:00:00
Speaker(s): يوسف فرحان الشرعه (YOUSEF FARHAN AL SHRAAH) , مجد الدين محمد اشقر (MAJD ELDIN MOHAMMAD ASHQAR)
05/05/2025

Wrap-up Discussion

16:00:00 - 16:30:00
Speaker(s): يوسف فرحان الشرعه (YOUSEF FARHAN AL SHRAAH) , مجد الدين محمد اشقر (MAJD ELDIN MOHAMMAD ASHQAR)