ABOUT THE HEALTHCARE ERGONOMICS WORKSHOP
This 1-day Healthcare Ergonomics course will allow you to identify as well as resolve the common ergonomics risk factors facing Healthcare Workers today while gaining a fundamental understanding of general ergonomics principles. We will review common risk factors that we see today in the American worker as well as discuss issues affecting the aging workforce. We will cover practical ergonomic solutions for the office worker, clinical staff, laboratory and pharmacy.
Participants will learn to create a proactive ergonomics plan and also see real world "before and after" examples of Pharmacy, Central Processing, and Laboratory environments. Learners will also gain an understanding of a number of common ergonomics assessment tools (WISHA, NIOSH Lifting Formula, RULA, REBA, and Snook Psychophysical Tables).
This program also provides all of the components for creating an evidence-based Successful Safe Patient Handling Program as well as instructing on best practices for material handling tasks within environmental services, dietary services and central processing.
Finally, this course will instruct you on implementing a culture of safety while understanding cost benefit analyses to illustrate positive ROI. 7.5 Contact Hours
POLICIES
Tuition is refundable less $50.00 if canceled 14 days before the workshop date. Tuition is not refundable under any circumstance, for registrations or cancellations after the 14 days has expired. However, you may have
someone attend in your place or attend at another date. You may only change workshop dates or locations two times, then tuition will be forfeited. The Back School cannot be responsible for nonrefundable travel expenses, etc. should it become necessary to cancel a workshop.
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Testimonial
"Excellent presenter. Kept everyone engaged. Presented a lot of useful information, evidence based, lots of studies cited."
Val K, PT, OCS, CHT, Palo Alto, CA
Testimonial
"Good presenter. Gave informative strategies for flexibility."
Dianne G, OT, Cicero, IL
DAY 1
| CONTENT | TIME | OBJECTIVE | METHOD |
PRETEST |
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM |
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WHAT IS ERGONOMICS? RISK FACTORS IN THE AMERICAN WORKER |
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM |
Chronic disease and predisposition to the development of musculoskeletal disorders |
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MSD AND CUMULATIVE TRAUMA RISK FACTORS IN THE JOB |
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM |
Job Risk Factors (awkward posture, repetition, duration, force, contact stress). Ergonomics Controls (Engineering, Administrative, Work Practice) |
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CREATING A PROACTIVE ERGONOMICS PLAN |
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
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ERGONOMIC ASSESSMENT TOOLS |
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM |
Review WISHA, NIOSH, RULA, REBA, SNOOK TABLES |
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BREAK |
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM |
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EVIDENCE BASED SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR PUSHING TASKS |
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM |
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OFFICE ERGONOMICS |
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM |
Proper workstation set up, Review of equipment, Dealing with multiple monitors |
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COMPUTER ERGONOMICS FOR THE CLINICAL STAFF |
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
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LUNCH |
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
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PATIENT HANDLING |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
Risks, Equipment, Foundation for Safe Patient Handling Program |
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LABORATORY & PHARMACY ERGONOMICS |
2:30 PM - 3:20 PM |
Risk Factors (repetition, forceful pinching. Awkward postures, high precision demands, static postures, contact pressure), Manual pipetting, Microscopy, Biosafety cabinets, Laboratory and Pharmacy Ergonomic Checklists |
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BREAK |
3:20 PM - 3:30 PM |
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EVS AND DIETARY: MATERIAL HANDLING CONSIDERATIONS |
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
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ROI: HOW TO JUSTIFY ERGONOMIC RECOMMENDATIONS |
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM |
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EXAM |
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
