Presentations from the February 6, 2008 Smart Moves:
A Forum on Safe Patient Handling
- The Link Between Safe Patient Handling and Patient Care Quality - by William Charney, DOH, Health Safety Consultant
(1.25MB)
- Patient Lift Teams - by William Charney, DOH, Health Safety Consultant (1.3MB)
- Risks Associated with Patient Handling in Physical Therapy - by Marc Campo, PT, PhD, OCS (97.5KB)
- Using "SAFE Response Techniques" When Moving the Aggressive Patient with Alzheimer's Disease - by Kelly Smith Papa RN MSN (76KB)
- Safe Patient Handling in Home Healthcare - Tales From the Field - by Winsome Donaldson, PT, MS (83KB)
- Pathway to Transformation - by Lena L. Deter, MPH, RN (2.36MB)
- Bedside Communication Tool
- Safe Patient Handling Policy
- Safe Patient Handling Fact Sheet
- Mobility Assessment Documentation Sheet
- No Manual Lifting from the Floor
Samples from Hebrew Rehabilitation Center
Presentations from the February 21, 2007 Smart Moves: A Forum on Safe Patient Handling
- Setting Up An Ergonomics Program - by Tim Morse, Ph.D., CPE (55KB)
- Safe Patient Handling: The Connecticut Experience - by Vivienne Friday, RN, BSN, MSN (c) (307KB)
- Smart Moves: A Forum on Safe Patient Handling (5.6MB)
- Safe Patient Handling -- Middlesex Hospital Homecare approach to clinical staff injuries related to Patient Handling (36KB)
- Safe Patient Handling Initiative -- Fairview Health Services (475KB)
- Creating a Safer Environment -- An Approach Developed by: Guy Fragala Ph.D., PE, CSP (1.12MB)