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Kimberly Santorufo, MHA, MS, OTR/L, CSPHA; Asha Roy, OTR/L, OTD, Ph.D., MBA, MS, MAS PSHQ, CSPHP, CEAS II, AOEAS
Abstract
Occupational therapy academic institutions continue to teach manual patient handling as the standard of practice despite recent evidence, legislation, and guidelines from the American Occupational Therapy Association on hazards of manual approaches. A paradigm shift is necessary in occupational therapy academic curriculums to include didactic education and hands-on training of safe patient handling and mobility informed approaches. There is currently no standard of practice available in occupational therapy education on how to incorporate safe patient handling and mobility into preexisting curriculum, which emphasizes manual patient handling as the standard of care. The guidelines presented offer academic institutions recommendations on how to safely and efficiently integrate safe patient handling and mobility informed approaches into curriculums that currently place emphasis on manual handling techniques. The integration of safe patient handling and mobility informed approaches will better prepare students for fieldwork and postgraduation careers while promoting safety, career retention, and longevity. This is Part 2 of a two-part series.
Recommended Citation
Santorufo, K., & Roy, A. (2025). From Theory to Practice: Integrating Safe Patient Handling and Mobility into Occupational Therapy Curriculum (Part 2/2). The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 13(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.2272
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The authors declare that they have no competing financial, professional, or personal interest that might have influenced the performance or presentation of the work described in this manuscript.