Feb 11, 2026 – Integrated Safety: Ergonomics and Safe Patient Handling Strategies for the Ambulatory Setting

Live and recorded on Feb 11, 2026 from 2 PM – 3 PM Eastern

Title: Integrated Safety: Ergonomics and Safe Patient Handling Strategies for the Ambulatory Setting
Presented by Ruth Neuman PT, MBA/HA, CEAS II, REAS, CSPHP

Overview:

Musculoskeletal injuries remain a leading cause of disability and lost work time for healthcare professionals, even in ambulatory settings where tasks may generally seem less strenuous than acute care or equipment is less readily available. We’ll delve into common patient handling tasks in ambulatory care, identify high-risk scenarios, and introduce practical, cost-effective strategies to prevent injuries for both patients and staff. Empower your team with the knowledge to work smarter, not harder, fostering a safer, more efficient, and patient-centered environment.

 Objectives:

1. Identify opportunities for safe ergonomic principles in an ambulatory setting
2. Incorporate screening and assessment tools to manage patient and employee safety
3. Integrate principles of general workplace ergonomics with essential Safe Patient Handling and Mobility (SPHM) strategies, all tailored for outpatient clinic and MD offices.
4. Identify appropriate use of smaller assistive devices), and methods to safely assist with transfers, ambulation, and repositioning while identifying and addressing limitations of the clinic.
5. Opportunities to recommend use of large scale SPHM equipment based on site risk assessment 

Meet the Speaker

Ruth Neuman Is a Physical Therapist with over 40 years of experience in patient care as well as education and training in areas such as acute care, skilled nursing, pediatrics, rehabilitation, outpatient and home care including Higher education within the university system. She is currently the Lead Ergonomist at Northwell Health servicing over 120, 000 employees and is part of the core team for development and implementation of safe patient handling education and training. She has taken extensive post graduate studies in education, statistics and is presently focusing on Ergonomics, Safe Patient Handling continuing education and Data Metrics for incident code classifications.

In Higher education, she has been an instructor and adjunct Professor on the University level.

Since 2015, Ruth has developed and implemented online classes, hands on training, webinars and podium presentations on topics including Ergonomics, Development and us of Metrics and Safe Patient Handling and Mobility for team members including Acute care, ambulatory, Sonography, and Continuing care services for Hospice and Home Care. She has presented at the ASPHP educational events, National Ergo Expo, Association for Occupational Health Professions, and Bariatrics Solutions conference.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15826, for 1 contact hour.

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