Leading and Engaging to Drive Reductions in Healthcare Staff Injuries: Impacts of an Evidence Based Mobility Program

With increasing pressures to our health system, comes higher risks to staff injuries through patient or resident handling. Careworker injuries can impact patient and resident care and organisational efficiency and costs. In this session, we will discuss how evidence-based practices of the Arjo MOVE program can be leveraged to create improvements in quality of care and quality of work. We will discuss the importance of leadership in fostering a culture of safety and engagement, supporting the staff to be motivated and equipped to follow best practices in patient mobility. 

Learning objectives:

• Importance of accountability/governance structure – Why and how executive commitment is critical to drive change
• Leadership strategies – Explore techniques that engage and motivate healthcare staff to adopt and adhere to a new program
• Creating cultural change – Discuss ways to foster a sustainable positive cultural shift
• Impact Assessment – Using trusted data sources to measure the impact of the program