Ms. Medlin is an RN with over 25
years experience in Critical Care and LTACH nursing. She has served as Nurse
Manager of the CCU and Transplant ICU at the University of Kansas Medical
Center, Director of Clinical Services and CEO of Intensiva Hospital of Kansas
City, CEO of Select Specialty Hospital Central Pennsylvania, Vice President of
Clinical Services for Select Medical Corporation, V.P. of Training and Back
Injury Reduction Program Coordinator for Select Medical, and Director of Medical Products, Ergolet America.
She has taught Safe Patient Handling and Movement Programs across the U.S. This
highly successful program realized significant cost savings in Work Comp Lifting
Claims.
Ms. Medlin is a certified B.I.R.N. (Back Injury Resource Nurse) trained by Mary
Matz, MSPH, who is internationally known for her expertise in Patient
Ergonomics.
Ms. Medlin has presented at the 9th Annual Safe Patient Handling Post
Conference. Her topics included Safe Patient Handling Program Elements,
Assessment, Algorithms and Care Plans for SPH, and Safety Huddles.
Ms. Medlin is the founder of CHAPS- Coalition For Health Care Worker and Patient
Safety. Our mission is to assist with passage of HR 2381- The Nurse and Health
Care Worker Protection Act of 2009.
"We currently have an vacancy of 100,000 RN's. NIOSH estimates that number to
increase to 340,000 by the year 2020. Every one of us will be affected by this
shortage, whether we are the patient or the caregiver. It makes sense to protect
the nurses we have.
Patient outcomes depend on the number of health care workers at the bedside.
Health care workers should not expect to be injured because they chose a
profession of caring for others. Manual patient lifting is NEVER safe. Call your
Congressman and ask him or her to co-sponsor HR2381. Now is the time to protect
those we love and those who choose to care for them."
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