When: March 8, 2012 – 1PM ET In this seminar, presented by Lisa Pryse, CHPA, CPP, president-elect of the International Association for Healthcare Security & Safety (IAHSS), we’ll address best practices for prevention and response to active shooter incidents in hospital environments. Using guidelines developed by the IAHSS and the Joint Commission (JCAHO), this one-hour …
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Feb 15 2012
WA: State Senate Toughens Treatment Of Violence In Mental Hospitals
By John Ryan, KUOW Hundreds of employees at Western State Hospital in Lakewood are assaulted by their patients each year. Kate Severson is one of the Western employees KUOW interviewed last year for our series on workplace safety. Severson: “If a patient spits on a police officer in jail, or out there, that’s a fourth–degree …
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Feb 14 2012
National Conference for Workplace Violence Prevention & Management in Healthcare Settings
from University of Cincinnati May 11- 13, 2012 Marriott Kingsgate Hotel & Conference Center Cincinnati, Ohio Workplace violence places an incredible burden upon employees, patients, and employers. The negative effects of workplace assaults for employees include minor and serious physical injuries, temporary and permanent physical disability, decreased productivity, psychological trauma, and death. Less severe violence …
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Jan 26 2012
Nursing Homes Are Number One for Workplace Violence
By Amber Paley, NursingHomeAbuse.net When people think about nursing home abuse, the picture of a vulnerable, abused elder comes to mind, but never an abused health care worker. However, the fact is that nursing homes account for 27% of workplace violence in the U.S. (Hall et. al); effectively, nursing homes have the highest incidence of …
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