Leading the Way: 3 Day Virtual Workshop
10 Ways to Maximize Your Success as a Safe Patient Handling, Mobility, and Fall Prevention Program Leader.
September 23-25, 2025
If you are the leader of a Safe Patient Handling Program, an Early Mobility initiative, or a Fall Prevention Program, then the Leading the Way workshop is for you.
This 3 x half-day online workshop takes you through the reality of the challenges you are likely to experience in your leadership role, as well as working with you to provide practical solutions you can use immediately to help you maximize your personal and program’s success.
Objectives:
By the end of the workshop you will be able to:
- Discuss 10 ways to address the most frequent challenges to program leadership
- Understand how using a reflective approach to planning can pro-actively address potential challenges in program implementation and sustainability
- Identify resources available to help support effective program leadership in SPH, Early Mobility and Fall Prevention.
Workshop Materials:
All workshop attendees will be provided with:
- A printable workbook to use in real time as they progress through the workshop
- A reflective practice tool to use during the workshop and beyond
- A list of resources available to assist with the Program Leader role
- A downloadable PDF of the available presenters slides.
Agenda
Introduction
1) Be clear about your role: Understand others expectations of you, your level of authority, your budget, goals, and timeline.
2) Widen your network and knowledge base. Expand your contact list, your networks and relevant local, state and federal policies and legislation.
3) Recognize the priorities of other healthcare professionals. Engage all stakeholders, review regularly and be prepared to be flexible.
4) Manage your time effectively. Develop personal and organizational strategies to keep your program/project moving forward.
4) Manage your time effectively cont’d.
5) Focus on what you can do and do it. Work within your Circle of Influence. Utilize different strategies to educate others on your program.
6) Empower others and delegate. Build relationships with your colleagues. Facilitate the growth of others.
7) Kick the Perfectionism Paralysis Habit. Avoid unintentionally undermining the program and your goals.
7) Kick the Perfectionism Paralysis Habit cont’d
8) Understand why people are resistant to change. Identify the principles of change management and how to overcome resistance.
9) Find a Mentor. Find an effective mentor for your own personal growth and development and become one for others.
10) Don’t waste time re-inventing the wheel: Using the resources already available to you. There are many.
What’s Next?
Evaluation & Close.