Webinar description
Approximately 35% of all patients admitted to hospital have a body mass index classified as obese. Patients living with obesity are at a significantly higher risk in hospital settings for injury and complications due to inadequate facility design, equipment or staff competencies. Health care practitioners are also at risk for musculoskeletal injury. A group of researchers, hospital administrators, healthcare practitioners and patients have identified key interventions to improve the health care system’s capacity to provide quality care for patients with obesity and to develop employee competencies to deliver safe and effective care. This presentation will review specific issues and recommendations that focus on:
- weight bias and stigma
- bariatric safe patient handling and evaluation
- monitoring of key outcomes such as staff and patient injury
- delays in care, length of stay and access to equipment
This is a free webinar offered through the client/patient handling community of practice (CoP), presented in partnership with CRE-MSD and PSHSA.
Presenters
Mary
Forhan
Assistant
Professor
Department
of
Occupational
Therapy
Faculty
of
Rehabilitation
Medicine
University
of
Alberta
Kathy
Dmytruk
Senior
Advisor
Diabetes,
Obesity
&
Nutrition
Strategic
Clinical
Network
Alberta
Health
Services
Webinar resources
Webinar slide presentation (PDF)
Registration is now closed. For assistance, contact Betina Butler (bbutler@uwaterloo.ca).
Disclaimer: The
Centre
receives
funding
through
a
grant
provided
by
the
Ontario
Ministry
of
Labour.
The
views
expressed
are
those
of
the
presenters and
do
not
necessarily
reflect those
of
the
Centre
nor
of
the
Province.