Etown hosts a Safe Patient Handling Conference

SPHimage-300x282On Nov. 7th – Etown will host a one-day training conference in Safe Patient Handling.  This course is designed for OTs and PTs, and this conference will:

  • help you understand risk factors for work-related injuries when transferring or moving patients
  • demonstrate safer techniques and technology that benefit both you and your patients
  • describe recent interdisciplinary standards for Safe Patient Handling and Mobility
  • discuss strategies to implement safe patient handling in various practice settings.

Early registration is now through September 30th.  You can register HERE.

Cosponsored by Etown’s OT Department and the Lebanon Valley College PT department.

Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy.