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November 20th, 2024 – ASPHP Webinar: Why a Mobility Assessment/Screen is Foundational to Safe Mobility including Fall Prevention
[FREE to Members] Presented and recorded live November 20th, 2024 from 2 PM – 3 PM Eastern Overview There are several mobility assessment tools that are being widely used in the healthcare setting. Implementing this can be challenging because it requires a significant shift in thinking on behalf of all stakeholders. A key barrier that […]
Read MoreNovember 13th, 2024 – ASPHP Webinar: Integrating Trauma Informed Care into SPHM
[FREE to Members] Presented and recorded live November 13th, 2024 from 2 PM – 3 PM Eastern Overview As we provide care, there is an unspoken reality innate in most of our patients. That is, trauma has taken place at some point in their life. When we become their caregiver, we do not know what […]
Read MoreASPHP National SPHM Conference
2025 ASPHP National SPHM Conference March 9-13, 2025 Atlanta, GA Shaping the future through knowledge and innovation For more information on the conference, please visit Conference Official Site at www.asphpevents.com. Call for Posters: 2025 ASPHP National SPHM Conference in Atlanta, GA! Deadline October 17, 2024 Click here for more information. Exhibit and Sponsor Opportunities […]
Read MoreLegislative Updates
What you need to know about current and pending regulation Dec 2017 ASPHP Commitment Statement on Clinical Well-Being The mission of the Association of Safe Patient Handling Professionals (ASPHP) is to improve the safety of caregivers and their patients by advancing the science and practice of safe patient handling and mobility. Inherent in our mission […]
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April 2016 Healthcare Recipient Sling and Lift Hanger Bar Compatibility Guidelines Download Guidelines here 2016 Health Care Workers’ Compensation Barometer Report The third 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. The report finds […]
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April 2016 Whitepaper on Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Claims Coding: A Pragmatic and Functional Approach Authors: Vicki J. Missar, Michael Fray, Mary Matz, Candy Raphan, Wendy Weaver Download Whitepaper here Public Citizen Report The Healthcare Industry’s Castoffs This report is the first in a 5-part series discussing the problem of injuries to healthcare workers […]
Read MoreArchived Webinars
PAGE MOVED TO: https://asphp.org/webinars-education-events/ Please click above link if you are not redirected automatically. Nationwide Health Care Data Analytics for Benchmarking Your Safe Patient Handling Program FREE to ASPHP members. Presented live May 2, 2019 2 pm – 3 pm Eastern Click here for more information. New and Emerging Bariatric Population – Exploring […]
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Worker Safety in Hospitals Did you know that a hospital is one of the most hazardous places to work? In 2011, U.S. hospitals recorded 253,700 work-related injuries and illnesses, a rate of 6.8 work-related injuries and illnesses for every 100 full-time employees. This is almost twice the rate for private industry as a whole. OSHA […]
Read MoreOSHA / NIOSH Training
Journey towards a National Coding Standard for Patient Handling Injuries The webinar provides insight into the journey and development of a national standard for Patient Handling Injury coding. The standardized coding once implemented universally, will provide a mechanism to measure and benchmark injuries and fully support further prevention and research. Recorded Link: Here is the […]
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