October 11th, 2023 – ASPHP Webinar: Playing It Safe: How to implement and apply safe patient handling practices in the pediatric hospital based setting.

Presented and recorded live October 11th, 2023 from 2 PM – 3 PM Eastern Overview Running, jumping, and playing, despite being hospitalized a child still wants to be a kid and it is our job to facilitate this as well as to keep them safe. The variability of the pediatric patient with multiple diagnoses, ages […]

March 8th, 2023 – Evaluating Mobility: Assessments, Screenings, Competency and Scope of Practice

Presented and recorded live March 8th, 2023 from 2 PM – 3 PM Eastern Overview This presentation will define, compare and contrast mobility assessments and screenings. Determining competency and scope of practice within various practice settings to use an assessment tool versus a screening tool will be described. The Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool (BMAT 1.0 […]

Addressing Negative Effects Of Bedrest Through SPHM Practices Advancing Patient Mobility

Teresa Boynton-NBCOT Award

Feb 2021 National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) Announces Recipients for the First-Ever Innovation Award Congratulations to Teresa Boynton, recipient of the NBCOT Innovation Award! NBCOT launched the Innovation and Impact Awards in 2020 to publicly recognize the exceptional work Registered Occupational Therapist (OTR) and Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA) certificants do in […]

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, 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.

SPHM COVID-19 webinar series

The all-new SPHM COVID-19 Webinar Series, featuring discussion by clinical, organizational, and financial experts. (FREE for ASPHP members. FREE until December 31, 2020 for non-members.) – Learn how to integrate SPHM into a safe, quality, financially-sound response to the COVID-19 pandemic across the plan of care. Recorded Webinar: SPHM in the COVID – 19 Pandemic […]

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 […]