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The following resources are available for viewing/downloading. Some of these resources have been acquired as a result of client/patient handling community of practice webinars, conference presentations, or are resources/products created by the Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA). To view past webinars, go to the community of practice events page.
Conference presentations
The following resources are presentations and videos from the October 26, 2015 conference Reducing Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Healthcare Sector.
Presentations and videos
Setting the scene: Barriers and challenges (VIDEO)
What the research is telling us (VIDEO)
Case-based presentations
Back care and patient handling program
West Park Healthcare Centre (PDF)
West Park Healthcare Centre (VIDEO)
Transfers, assessments, tools, equipment
Project Uplift
Woodstock General Hospital (PDF)
Woodstock General Hospital (VIDEO)
The right fit
MSD mission impossible: Patient handling
Preventing back injury in healthcare: Development in patient handling and coaching tools
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (PDF)
Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (VIDEO)
New hospital design for better client/patient handling
Articles and fact sheets
Building a Safe Client Handling Program – PSHSA, 2013 (PDF)
PSHSA “Handle With Care” Client Mobility Logos
PSHSA Client Mobility Review Poster
PSHSA-Ergonomic Tips for Resident or Patient Bathrooms
PSHSA Community Care MSD Web tutorial (provides frontline care givers with an introduction to ergonomics and the MSD risks posed during client handling and client care)
Occupational Safety And Health Administration, 2013: Safe Patient Handling Programs (PDF)
12 Safe Patient Handling Experts Talk Musculoskeletal Injuries Among Nurses - Blog, 2015