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Safe Patient Handling Web Cast
April 23, 2009 | 12:00 – 1:30
p.m.
The Washington State Safe
Patient Handling Steering
Committee will share up-to-date information regarding the 2006 state
mandate
for implementation of safe patient-handling programs in Washington
acute care hospitals. The session will address many issues of
importance
for hospitals, most significantly the availability of the Business and
Occupation (B&O) Tax Credit for purchase of patient handling
equipment. Other
issues on the agenda include the deadlines for compliance with various
provisions of the Safe Patient-Handling Law.
Please join us for this web conference to discuss:
- Background
of the Safe Patient Handling legislation
- B&O
Tax Credit and where hospitals should be
by Jan. 2010
- Hazard
assessment for patient handling
- Equipment
purchasing and what to expect from vendors
- Safe
patient handling program evaluation
Presenters will
be Brenda Suiter, Vice President of Rural and Public
Health,
WSHA; Leslie Pickett, Ergonomics and Injury
Prevention
Specialist, Swedish Medical Ctr; Barbara
Silverstein, Research
Director, Safety & Health Assessment & Research for Prevention,
L &
I; Tim
Kuzma, Director, Alpha Modalities.
Feel free to invite
others from your hospital (e.g. administrators and direct
care, policy, and public relations staff) to participate.
Participation
in the web conference is free. All you need is a computer with an
internet connection and a telephone. Slides will be available at
www.wsha.org
under the web cast section prior to the presentation
We hope you can join us!
CONNECTION INFORMATION
INTERNET
CONNECTION:
1. Go to https://wsha.webex.com/wsha/j.php?ED=120357597&UID=0&PW=9717ca382568100d1211155d4355
2. Enter your name and email address.
3. Enter the meeting password: Safety101
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- Dial-in
International/Toll #: 617.614.2716
- Participant
Passcode: 591 181 30