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Event/Information |
| 9:00 - 9:45 AM |
General Session – Ergonomics 101 — 0.75 CH
Presenter: Valerie Beecher
Ergonomics in healthcare plays a vital role in the work place setting. Registered nurses, as well as other healthcare professionals, must be provided with an environment that maximizes productivity.
Objectives
- Define ergonomics
- Identify common musculoskeletal disorders and risk factors associated with them
- Discuss applications of ergonomics in healthcare
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| 10:00 – 11:00 AM |
Session 3 (Choose one) — 1.0 CH
(See Agenda, Day 1 for descriptions and presenters)
- Accountability: Fixing the Problems in a SPH Program without Fixing the Blame!
- SPH Bill Status and the Next Steps
- Nursing Home National Emphasis Program – How to Avoid Ergonomic Citations from Public Employee Safety and Health Program (PESH) & Occupation Safety Health Administration (OSHA)
- What Really Goes on Behind an SPH Program
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| 11:15 AM– 12:15 PM |
Session 4 (Choose one) — 1.0 CH
(See Agenda, Day 1 for descriptions and presenters)
- What an Effective Labor Management Collaborative Effort Should Look Like
- Facilitating Acceptance of a SPH Program in Your Facility – Hallmarks of a Culture of Safety
- The Combative Patient
- Healthcare Trends and Issues
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| 12:15 - 1:00 PM |
Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00 – 2:00 PM |
Endnote: Implementation of a Safe Patient Handling Program at VA Hospitals — 1.0 CH
Presenter: Meredith King-Jensen, RN
Implementation of a SPH Program was instrumental in quality outcomes for VA hospitals. Registered nurses and health care professionals will learn first-hand the process to incorporate and sustain an effective SPH program.
Objectives
- Identify at least two components upon which the foundation of the VA SPH program was built
- Cite at least two components of implementing a SPH program
- Name at least four outcomes from implementing a SPH program
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