Creating a Culture for Safe Patient Handling:
The Washington Legislation and Beyond

April 30, 2008
SeaTac, WA

Speakers

Keynote: Audrey Nelson, PhD, RN, FAAN
Director, VISN 8 VA Patient Safety Center of Inquiry, Associate Chief Nursing Service for Research, James A. Haley VA Hospital, Tampa FL

Chris Barton, RN, BSN
Secretary-Treasurer, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW, Renton, WA

Dan Eisenman, BA SpCm
Leadership Development Consultant, MultiCare Health System, Tacoma WA

Lynda Enos, MS, CPE, RN, COHN-S
Ergonomist, Nursing Practice Specialist, Oregon Nurses Association, Tualatin OR

Leslie Gamble, BScOT, CEC
Ergonomic Specialist, Project Lead - IH Management and Prevention of Aggression and Violence Program, Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare, Kelowna, BC

Diana Knutsen, PT Assistant
Total Joint Coordinator, Allenmore Hospital Inpatient Services, Multicare Health System, Tacoma, WA

Lynn LaSalle, OT
Ergonomic Coordinator, Multicare Health System, Tacoma, WA

Jeannette Murphy, OTR/L, CEA
Ergonomics and Injury Prevention Specialist, St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute, Spokane, WA

Anne Tan Piazza
Director of Governmental Affairs and Communication, Washington State Nurses Association, Seattle, WA

Leslie Pickett
Ergonomics and Injury Prevention Specialist, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA

Nancy Rickerson, PhD, OTR/L
Director of Rehabilitation Services, Snoqualmie Valley Hospital, Snoqualmie, WA

Barbara Silverstein, RN, PhD, MPH, MSN, CPE
Research Director, Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention (SHARP) Program, Department of Labor & Industries, State of Washington, Olympia, WA

Beverly Simmons
Executive Director, Workers' Compensation Program, Washington State Hospital Association

Brenda Suiter, MHA
Vice President, Rural and Public Health, Washington State Hospital Association