ABOUT THE INTRODUCTION TO SAFE PATIENT HANDLING
This online course is designed as an essential resource for those in the healthcare industry as well as for anyone involved with Safe Patient Handling.
In this three contact hour course presentation you will review principles, solutions and opportunities for improvement regarding Safe Patient Handling in all types of healthcare environments. Skills learned will include the correct methods for setting up and sustaining a world class Safe Patient Handling Program.
You will learn that a successful Safe Patient Handling Program guarantees the best patient care outcomes and enhances employee safety in the healthcare workplace.
The overall goal is to provide you with the expertise for the development and maintenance of a successful and sustainable Safe Patient Handling Program for all healthcare environments with a focus on patient care, employee safety and Return on Investment.
The time frame for completing the online course is 30 days for each participant. 3 Contact Hours CE.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Identify Safe Patient Handling principles and challenges in the workplace
Learn facts and figures related to healthcare workers and Musculoskeletal Disorders
Learn how we compare to other countries in Safe Patient Handling
Learn and understand the effects of prolonged bed rest
Be aware of the functional importance of a Mobility Assessment and how to perform a Mobility Assessment
Determine how to select the correct assistive equipment
Learn to develop a framework for a Safe Patient Handling Program
THESE COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS ARE FOR REGISTRANTS ONLY. BY REGISTERING YOURSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE FOR THIS COURSE YOU AGREE THAT YOU WILL NOT SHARE THESE MATERIALS WITH ANY THIRD PARTY.
REFUND POLICY
Refunds are not available for distance learning courses.
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Ron Porter, Director, PT, CEAS III
Ronald W. Porter is a nationally recognized expert in the field of Occupational Safety and Health, and Ergonomics.
In the past 35 years, since becoming Director of the Back School, he has instructed over 1000 workshops and seminars on Ergonomics Awareness and Musculoskeletal Disorder Prevention to physical and occupational therapists; medical doctors; chiropractors; occupational health nurses; and industrial health and safety professionals.
Ron has worked with over 300 companies, including Lockheed Martin Aeronautics; US Foods; Mars Incorporated; E.I. Du Pont; DS Waters; Shell Oil; International Paper; WestRock; Arizona Public Service Company; Association of California Water Agencies/Joint Powers Insurance Agency and the United States Navy; consulting on the development and implementation of innovative ergonomics programs for both individual plant sites and entire corporations.
He was chosen as the 2012 ASSE Ergonomics Practice Specialty Safety Professional of the Year, one of the 50 Most Influential People in Workers' Compensation by the 2014 SEAK National Workers' Compensation and Occupational Medicine Conference and received a 2016 Presidentís Award presented by the ASSE.
His recent presentations include:
The 2007 - 2017 American Society of Safety Engineers Professional Development Conferences - The 2016 Region IV ASSE Professional Development Conference | The 1995 - 2005 and 2011 American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Annual Conferences | The 2010 National Ergonomics Conference and Exposition | SEAK Annual National Workersí Compensation and Occupational Medicine Conferences in 2005 - 2007 and 2013 and a March 2010 national webinar on the Aging Workforce for the ASSE Virtual Classroom.
His Bachelor of Science degree is from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and his Graduate Degree in Physical Therapy from Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, American Society of Safety Engineers, the American Industrial Hygiene Association and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION & DEFINING ERGONOMICS AND SAFE PATIENT HANDLING
- Ergonomics in healthcare and patient handling
- Benefits of safe patient handling
- Paradigm shift
MODULE 2: FACTS AND FIGURES FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS REGARDING MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
- Ergonomics risk factors in healthcare
- Statistics related to injuries in healthcare
- Contributing factors for increased injuries in healthcare
MODULE 3: MYTHS & FACTS
- Myths and facts on safe patient handling
- OSHA guidelines for nursing homes and acute care
- Facts that need to be reinforced
MODULE 4: EFFECTS OF BEDREST
- Benefits of mobilization of the patient
- Effects of bedrest on circulatory and respiratory systems
- Effects of bedrest on integumentary and digestive/excretion
- Effects of bedrest on metabolism/hormones and neurological system
MODULE 5: MOBILITY ASSESSMENT AND SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
- Elements of the patient transfer/mobility assessment
- Safety considerations
- Rules to reduce risk for patient transfer/mobility
- Power Zones
MODULE 6: ASSISTIVE EQUIPMENT
- Assistive equipment for safe patient handling
- When to use what type of equipment
- How much equipment is needed
- Algorithms for safe patient handling equipment use
MODULE 7: DEVELOPING A SAFE PATIENT HANDLING PROGRAM
- Program development to mitigate risk for patients and employees
- Promoting a safety minded environment and getting hospital management on board
- Capital investment and return on investment (ROI)
- Evidence-based safe patient handling programs
