Tracks: Healthcare Ergonomics, Aging and Wellness, Wellness/Healthcare/Lab Ergonomics
Patient handling presents unique challenges based on the environment and patient-population-specific risks. View video case studies of real-life implementation solutions in both home and traditional healthcare settings. You’ll learn principles of safe patient handling and mobility, unique engineering controls, safety champions, and RCA tools for program improvement. You will also hear strategies to help staff adopt and sustain new safety practices based on change management principles.