New Irish People Handling training DVD Launched

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The Health Management Institute of Ireland (HMI) are delighted to introduce their new People Handling training DVD.

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland., November 23, 2011 - (PressReleasePoint) -
Healthcare professionals are often involved in the movement of people within their daily work. This People Handling DVD offers employers and employees a best practice guide on safer patient handling. It has been developed specifically for the Irish healthcare sector. It will be of great benefit to all frontline and ancillary staff within the acute and community hospital sectors; carers working in long-stay institutions, respite care and nursing homes; those who deliver home help services; providers of nurse education and FETAC People Handling Instruction Level 6 (6S0243); and VEC’s delivering SKILLVEC.

This training DVD is produced by the Health Management Institute of Ireland, in partnership with the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists. The 30 minute DVD:

• describes safer people handling practices
• features specialist guidance from a chartered physiotherapist
• outlines the process for people handling risk assessments
• sets out the principles of safer handling
• demonstrates the key safer handling techniques:
  • rolling a person
  • inserting and removing sliding sheets
  • repositioning people using sliding sheets
  • assisting people to stand and walk with handling belts
  • the use of roll boards in lateral transfers
  • using hoists
• highlights the important role you play in safer people handling

The new People Handling training DVD will be launched on 3 December 2011. The DVD costs €200 +VAT.

For more information check out http://www.hmi.ie/educate/elearning/people-handling-training-dvd/