Professional Medical and Joerns Partner for Exclusive Safe Lifting Webinar ProMed is proud to announce that we've joined forces with Joerns Healthcare to present "Creating Safer Environments for Healthcare," a webinar designed to help attendees develop, structure and implement safe lifting programs at their own facilities. The webinar will be held on Thursday, April 12 from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. CST. Dr. Guy Fragala, a national expert on the application of ergonomics to the healthcare setting, will be hosting the webinar. Dr. Fragala has more than 35 years of experience as an occupational safety and health professional and currently serves as the senior advisor for ergonomics at the Patient Safety Center of Inquiry. He is also the champion for the Creating a Safer Environment (CASE) program at Joerns Medical.

During the webinar, Dr. Fragala will address: Proven approaches to safe lifting programs Ideas for expanding safe lifting programs to further improve safety for residents and staff Financial incentives that can help justify investments into these programs How a safer environment can improve quality of work life for staff as well as quality of care for residents Dr. Fragala will also be available to answer questions at the conclusion of the webinar.

Get Prepared for April 1 MDS 3.0 Updates! CMS has announced that changes and clarifications are coming to the MDS 3.0 and will go into effect on April 1, 2012. So what do you need to know? The changes contain: New definitions for planned and unplanned discharges Adjustments to Section Q that reduce the frequency of questions about a resident's preferences on returning to the community Less frequent edits to the resident assessment instrument (RAI)

Hoyer® Elevate Lift The Elevate is an active lift designed to improve the lifting experience for both the caregiver and the resident. It is compact and sturdy and can be configured with or without a weigh scale. Additional Features: 440 lb. weight capacity Weigh scale is seamlessly integrated with a digital display and user-friendly controls Option of a standing or a transport sling, providing the caregiver the option of performing various care duties Kneepad can be adjusted with one hand while the resident is positioned in the sling The safety belt can be used to secure one leg individually, two legs simultaneously or two legs independent of the other while transferring a resident Foot tray is angled and utilizes a removable polymer cover that can be easily removed for cleaning Removable foot tray also allows caregivers to provide residents with gait training while using the lift Two-year warranty

To purchase both the lift and a scale to simplify resident weighing activities, please refer to item #076-HOY-ELEVATEWSC Product pricing is only visible to registered promedsupply.com customers. If you are not yet registered, give us a call at (800) 648-5190 and our Customer Care Professionals will be happy to get you set up.