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January 25, 2011
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PDG Fuze T50 TiltTilt wheelchairs offer an opportunity to safely involve individuals with limited mobility in their community.

The advantages include:
  • Pressure redistribution for treatment or prevention of pressure ulcers
  • Improved functional abilities with improved comfort and posture support for increased sitting tolerance and improved sight lines, especially for clients with kyphosis
  • Reduced reliance on restraints for positioning*
Disadvantages can be:
  • Cost, which can be higher than a manual wheelchair
  • More difficult to self propel - either due to the position of the rear wheels, the heavier weight of the chair, or the tilt mechanism lifts the users feet from the floor
  • Harder for caregivers to transport since most are heavier and non-folding
* Is a manual tilt wheelchair a restraint?  In the assessments where we have been supplying a tilt wheelchair, it is a functional piece of equipment meeting clear, clinical objectives. It is often a vital component of a pressure management plan that offers improvements in quality of life.

Only have 5 minutes? Look at our 5 favourite tilt wheelchairs.

Have you RSVP'd yet for the Lifts & Slings Inservice in February? And hopefully your name is on the list for the March Wound Care Conference (it is sold out!).

We look forward to providing you with useful information throughout the year. Please contact us at any time if you have any comments, questions or topics you want covered by an inservice by emailing kim.mackie@selfcarehome.com.
Five Favorite Tilt Wheelchairs

If you only have five minutes, here are our top picks...

> Five Favorite Tilt Wheelchairs
Tilt & Recline Manual Wheelchairs Reference Sheet

We have updated our tilt and recline manual wheelchair listing - Invacare, Future Mobility, PDG, Quickie, Orion and Broda models.

> Tilt & Recline Manual Wheelchair Reference Sheet
Tilt vs Recline Wheelchairs - What are the benefits vs disadvantages of both types?

Keep this handy reference easily accessible to help you access whether your client would be better suited to a tilt or recline wheelchair.

> Tilt vs Recline Wheelchair Benefits
February Inservice - BHM Lifts & Slings

Please join us at our SelfCare locations for a lunch time inservice on BHM lifts and slings. The presenter is Trevor Dunn, Regional Sales Manager for BHM Medical. Lunch will be served at 11:45am so that the 45 minute inservice can start at noon. It will conclude with a Q&A session and the option to use the lifts following the inservice.

Vancouver SelfCare store - Tuesday, Feb 15
Surrey SelfCare store - Tuesday, Feb 22
North Vancouver SelfCare store - Wednesday, Feb 23
Sechelt SelfCare store - Thursday, Feb 24

Please RSVP so we have enough food by:
  • Emailing janet.moore@selfcarehome.com
  • Faxing the RSVP to 604-990-9424
  • Calling Janet Moore at 604-990-9422 to let her know which location and how many people will be attending
> RSVP BHM Lifts & Slings

Wound Care Conference - March 4 - SOLD OUT

Note: This Conference is SOLD OUT. A waitlist has been started.

The Richmond Interdisciplinary Skin and Wound Task Group is excited to announce their first Wound Care Conference to be held at the Richmond Hospital on March 4th 2011.

They have invited world renowned speakers Dr. Barbara Braden and Dr. Mikel Grey as well as excellent local staff to present. SelfCare is exhibiting, so be sure to stop by to say hello.

Get your name on the waitlist! Register today

Cost: $20 (includes lunch)

> Announcement
Thank you for using SelfCare. Please call us for any equipment inquiries or to book an equipment demonstration. We have a wide range of demo and rental equipment.
In this issue...
5 Favorite Tilt Wheelchairs
Tilt & Recline Manual Wheelchair Ref Sheet
Tilt vs Recline Wheelchairs
Lifts & Slings Inservice
Wound Care Conference
Quick Links

Inservice Options

Do you have a product area - seating, mattresses, tilt wheelchairs or maybe just single products - that you would like to see at a lunch time inservice?

We are always available to bring product, reference sheets and lunch to you.

Just call 604-990-9422 or email Kim Mackie with your inservice request.
Contact SelfCare

YES, ...you can reply to this e-mail. It will reach a person. How refreshing! Or call us at 604-872-5800.

Need information on a specific product or want to demo a wheelchair? Contact a Seating & Mobility Consultant.
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Upcoming Inservices
'11 Inservices
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BHM Lifts & Slings Product Inservice
 
Tuesday, February 15th - Vancouver SelfCare store
Tuesday, February 22nd - Surrey SelfCare store
Wednesday, February 23rd - North Vancouver SelfCare store
Thursday, February 24th - Sechelt SelfCare store

RSVP
 
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Call Kim Mackie at 604-990-9422or email Kim
to book an inservice for your facility or organization.
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Vancouver SelfCare:
43 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver, BC  V5Y 1K2
T: 604-872-5800 F: 604-872-8388  E: infovan@selfcarehome.com

North Vancouver SelfCare:
1340 Pemberton Avenue, North Vancouver, BC  V7P  2R7
T: 604-990-9422  F: 604-990-9424  E: infonv@selfcarehome.com

Surrey SelfCare:
#108A, 17533 64th Avenue, Surrey, BC  V3S 1Y8
T: 604-574-5801  F: 604-574-5805  E: infosurrey@selfcarehome.com

 
Sechelt SelfCare:
5654 Dolphin Street, Sechelt, BC  V0N 3A0
T: 604-741-9920  F: 604-741-9921  E: infosc@selfcarehome.com