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Health Care E-news 2010

image E-news for July 19, 2010
Highlight:
    • Invitation to a WorkSafeBC Information Session titled "Working Safely with Dementia" on Tuesday, October 5th

image E-news for June 28, 2010
Highlight:
    • "Care For Those Who Care For You" - Violence in Healthcare Videos
    • Information Session on Working with Dementia: Safe Work Practices for Caregivers
    • Innovation at Work

image E-news for April 9, 2010
Highlight:
    • Spaces still available in the afternoon session of the Patient Handling Workshop - May 4th
    • Patient Handling Videos from the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)

image E-news for March 30, 2010
Highlight:
    • Day of Mourning
    • Safety and Health Week
    • Public hearings on proposed regulatory changes

image E-news for March 19, 2010
Highlight:
    • Conduct risk assessments to determine the safest methods for patient handling
    • Use control measures to minimize risks of patient handling
    • What's wrong with this photo?

image E-News for March 1, 2010
Highlight:
    • Patient Handling Workshop

image E-News for February 18, 2010
Highlights:
    • Stay On Your Feet posters
    • Stay On Your Feet ad
    • WorkSafeBC's 6th Annual Health Care Professional Conference

image E-News for January 26, 2010
Highlights:
    • Online survey for information session on "Working Safely with Dementia"

image E-News for January 18, 2010
Highlights:
    • Ban on hand-held cell phones and texting while driving
    • Changes to WCB Standard OFA1: Certification of Occupational First Aid Attendants
    • 5th World Congress for Psychiatric Nurses

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