Does Safe Patient Handling and Mobility Training Work for PT Students and Novice Clinicians?
Course: #5220Level: Intermediate 2 Hours 781 Reviews
Safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) training is prevalent in health care education and practice. This course will discuss how laboratories equipped with SPHM equipment may increase the knowledge of SPHM principles and techniques and are valuable to students prior to their first clinical experience and clinicians early in their careers.
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Course Type: Recorded Webinar
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to define Safe Patient Handling (SPH) and its impact on work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
- After this course, participants will be able to discuss basic SPH principles and techniques.
- After this course, participants will be able to review SPH technology and techniques as they apply to physical therapy interventions.
- After this course, participants will be able to present case studies to apply and integrate the principles and techniques into physical therapy practice.
Course created on May 16, 2025
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Background, review of learning outcomes |
| 5-30 Minutes | Define safe patient handling (SPH) |
| 30-50 Minutes | Discuss SPH principles and techniques |
| 50-75 Minutes | Review SPH technology |
| 75-90 Minutes | Review SPH techniques |
| 90-115 Minutes | Case studies |
| 115-120 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
Reviews
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Christopher Voltmer
PT, DPT, PhD, NCS
Christopher Voltmer, PT, DPT, PhD, NCS, received his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from New York Institute of Technology in 2008. Upon graduation, he was awarded the Academic Achievement Award and the NYPTA Participation Award. Dr. Voltmer has worked in various clinical settings while specializing in Neurological rehabilitation. He has been board-certified as a Neurological Clinical Specialist by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties since 2013. He defended his dissertation in March of 2023 and received his PhD from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Voltmer has been a full-time Associate Professor at Touro College since 2014 and teaches the Neurologic curriculum.
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Michael Tautonico
PT, DPT, NCS
Michael Tautonico is a full-time faculty member of New York Tech's physical therapy program as an assistant professor after serving as an adjunct instructor in the areas of neurological rehabilitation, kinesiology, manual therapy 1, and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. Previous academic experience includes being the lead instructor for Physical Therapy Interventions 1 and an adjunct professor for modalities and therapeutic exercise at Touro College. Tautonico also participated on the Touro College Physical Therapy Advisory Board. Clinically, he worked as a therapist at Catholic Home Care, Winthrop University Hospital, Central Island Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Fox Rehabilitation.
Dr. Tautonico is an APTA American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties board-certified neurologic clinical specialist. He was accepted by New York Tech in the 3 + 3 program, which led him to receive his B.S. and doctorate of Physical Therapy. He has taken numerous continuing education courses specializing in neurological rehabilitation, including his LSVT certification for treating patients with Parkinson's Disease. His research areas of interest are Parkinson's Disease interventions and balance and fall prevention.
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Financial disclosures: Christopher Voltmer received an honorarium for presenting this course. Non-financial disclosures: Christopher Voltmer has no relevant non-financial disclosures.
Financial disclosures: Michael Tautonico received an honorarium for presenting this course. Non-financial disclosures: Michael Tautonico has no relevant non-financial disclosures.
Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by PhysicalTherapy.com, a Continued site.
Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.
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