Categories: Archived Webinars
April 10th, 2024 – ASPHP Webinar – “Almost LIVE from the 2024 ASPHP National SPHM Education Event”
Presented and recorded live April 10th, 2024 from 2 PM – 3 PM Eastern
Free to ASPHP Members
Overview
This annual webinar provides the most up-to-date science and patient handling tips presented at the 2024 ASPHP National SPHM Education Event held on March 5 to 7, 2024. If you couldn’t attend the Event this is the webinar for you!
Objectives – After this session, participants will be able to:
- Program sustainability
- Explore current trends in patient mobility tools and resources
- Explore the diverse, interdisciplinary nature of a successful SPHM program
- Identify all-new and emerging science associated with patient and worker safety
- Challenges brought on by the economic outcomes associated with the covid pandemic
Meet the Speaker(s)
Susan Gallagher, PhD, MA, MSN, RN, CBN, CSPHP
Susan Gallagher holds a PhD in Policy Ethics from the University of Southern California. Dr. Gallagher is certified in Bariatric Nursing and is a Certified Safe Patient Handling Professional. She is formerly a Bariatric Surgery Senior Risk Analyst for Stevens and Lee Lawyers and Consultant. Dr. Gallagher has served as Associate Editor for Workplace Health and Safety (AAOHN) since 2018. She is the 2023-2024 Immediate Past President for the Association of Safe Patient Handling Professionals and served as program director for the ASPHP National SPHM Educational Event from 2020 to 2024. Dr. Gallagher is the author of more than 200 peer-reviewed articles, books, and book chapters. She is currently executive program director for the National Bariatric Solutions Conference, an interactive, immersive, and interdisciplinary conference held each year in the Fall.
