Amy Darragh, PhD, OTR/L, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Occupational Therapy, has been selected to represent the American Occupational Therapy Association on the American Nurses Association Safe Patient Handling National Standards Working Group. The group includes key stakeholders and is tasked with developing national standards for safe patient handling and movement programs. Dr. Darragh is a leader in field and has published widely on the topic.
Amy Darragh, PhD, OTR/L,
is representing AOTA on the
American Nurses Association
Safe Patient Handling National
Standards Working Group
Summit. The purpose of the
workgroup is to develop a set of
national, multidisciplinary standards
for safe patient handling
and movement programs across
multiple settings (e.g., hospitals,
long-term-care facilities,
home health care agencies).
