A Therapist’s Guide to Bariatric Manual Handling
Obesity is all too common in the U.S. A survey conducted by the CDC in 2018 revealed the prevalence of obesity increased from 30.5% to 42.4% from 1999–2018. During the same time, the prevalence of severe obesity increased from 4.7% to 9.2%.
Healthcare workers experience one of the highest rates of musculoskeletal disorders worldwide, with 46% of nursing assistants reporting hurting themselves while lifting, moving, or helping a patient, and 40% were back injuries. This includes the staff working in hospitals, nursing homes, and emergency services who are required to handle and move bariatri...Read morec patients.
Common manual handling tasks include lifting, turning, repositioning patients, bathing patients, standing or transferring patients, and changing dressings. When the patient’s weight is unevenly distributed, or the patient is uncooperative or loses their balance, conventional manual handling practices can easily result in injury to the clinician.
This course addresses different manual handling techniques, considerations, and safety for patient transfers for everyone involved. This aids in staff retention, reduces workplace injuries and prolongs a clinician’s career in their chosen field of healthcare. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Identify risks, environment assessment and patient assessment tools.
- Apply bariatric handling algorithms to everyday transfers.
- Determine best transfer techniques and options.
- Differentiate between safe and unsafe transfers to both the staff and the patient.
Target Audience
Learning Levels
- Intermediate
Saturday, March 25, 2023
09:00 AM EDT - 12:15 PM EDT
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Agenda
9:00am - 10:30am Introduction, risk, assessments, patient tools and bariatric handling algorithms
10:30 am - 10:45am Break
10:45am - 12:05pm Transfer techniques, staff/patient transfer differentiation
12:05pm - 12:15pm Q&A, conclusion
CE Information - Earn 3 CE Credit Hours
CE Approvals
New York State Education Department's State Board for Physical Therapy
Texas Physical Therapy Association
Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
Ohio Physical Therapy Association
Michigan Board of Physical Therapy
Florida Board of Physical Therapy Practice
Michigan Board of Occupational Therapy
New York State Education Department's State Board for Occupational Therapy
Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers Board
New Jersey Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
Arkansas State Board of Physical Therapy
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