January 13, 2021 – Safe Patient Handling for Gait Training and Transfers: A Case Study Presentation for Rehabilitation Team

Presented live January 13th, 2021 2 pm – 3 pm Eastern Overview Deformities, weakness and impairment cause difficult transfers and an altered gait cycle. Safe patient handling devices enable the therapist to efficiently focus in educating the patient during transfers and gait training. Positive feedback from both patients and therapists is identified as a significant […]

ASPHP National SPHM Conference

2026 ASPHP National SPHM Conference March 15-19, 2026 Dallas, TX Blazing New Trails in SPHM For more information on the conference, please visit Conference Official Site at  www.asphpevents.com. Make Your Case for Conference Attendance with Ease! Here’s a helpful justification letter template designed to support you in securing employer approval to attend the upcoming conference. […]

ASPHP, Who do you mask for?

The ASPHP Board of Directors are partnering to help flatten the curve. Here are a few our our reasons as to why and who we masks for. Share your picture and reason on any one of our Social Media sites…FB, Twitter, or LinkedIn. Visit ASPHP.ORG for excellent COVID-19 resources and information.

Vendor Resource

A Vendor Resource highlighting how equipment and technology can safely support patient handling and mobility activities. ASPHP’s corporate sponsors have created a variety of tools and other resources that promote safety to protect clinicians and patients during COVID-19. View the Vendor Page to review dozens of SPHM innovations to manage specific elements of care. Tollos, […]

Pandemic Resources

ASPHP Live Webinar

What about Benchmarking your SPHM program? Why metrics are important. Presented Live: March 10th, 2021 One hour interactive seminar to discuss benchmarking practices for SPHM programs. SPHM success can be measured in many different ways. Why measure the SPHM program? What are the metrics that your facility is desiring to change? What would be the […]

Health Care Workers Compensation Barometer Report

The fourth edition of Aon’s biennial Health Care Workers Compensation Barometer report, which explores trends in frequency, severity and overall loss rates related to workers’ compensation in the health care industry. This study is designed with health care risk managers in mind, to enable them to measure, maintain and reduce their workers compensation exposure, “measure” […]

Archived Webinar

Integrating SPHM Principles into PT and OT Evaluations Presented by: Margaret Arnold PT, CEES, CSPHP Recorded February 10, 2021 Click here for more information. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15826, for 1 contact hour. Safe Patient Handling: A Skilled Nursing Facility’s Perspective Presented by: Marifer V. Espocia Recorded […]

Comments on Expanding Employment

Comments on Expanding Employment, Training, and Apprenticeship Opportunities for 16- and 17-Year-Olds in Health Care Occupations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. ASPHP provides comments on the subject proposed rulemaking. Through this rulemaking, the US Department of Labor proposes to remove the prohibition regarding the independent operation of power-driven patient lifts by 16- and 17-year-olds […]

Whitepaper on Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Claims Coding

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