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Safe Patient Handling and Movement
Key Objective
To develop and test innovations and decrease risk related to patient handling and movement.
Conferences/Calls for Abstracts
Registration information coming soon for the
2008 Safe Patient Handling and Movement Conference
Attendees: Please contact the University of South Florida at (813) 974-4296 or (800) 952-5362 for registration materials, or visit their web site at: http://www.cme.hsc.usf.edu/sphm/
Call for Abstracts: Please contact Mary Matz at 813-558-3928 or Mary.Matz@va.gov.
Exhibitors: Please contact Valerie Kelleher at 813-558-3948 or Valerie.Kelleher@va.gov regarding registration
NEW:
Safe Patient Handling Nursing School Curriculum Module
Download the document (right click to open or save)
AACN Presentations
(right click to open or save presentations)
The Development of Policies for Patient Lifting in Acute Care Settings (Powerpoint)
Rick Barker, MA, CPE
Safe Patient Handling and Movement in High Risk Units (Powerpoint)
Audrey Nelson, PhD, RN, FAAN
Ergonomics and Caregiver Safety (Powerpoint)
Guy Fragala, PhD, CSP; Audrey Nelson, PhD, RN, FAAN; Rick Barker, MA, CPE
Patient Care Ergonomics Resource Guide
Ergo Guide, Part 1 (revised 8/31/05, PDF)
Ergo Guide, Part 2 (revised 8/31/05, PDF)
Algorithms for Safe Patient Handling and Movement
Assessment Form and Algorithms (PDF)
Bariatrics Toolkit
Bariatrics Toolkit Options
Slings Toolkit
Slings Toolkit Options
Technology Resource Guide
Technology Resource Guide (Word)
No Lift Policy Draft
Draft of a safe patient handling and movement policy in development for one of the nursing home units in Tampa (PDF)
Restraint Policy Draft
Draft of a national restraint policy being developed relating to fall prevention (PDF)
Safety Huddle
More information about this highly successful method of knowledge transfer (PDF)
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