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by ColoWrap, on October 15, 2024

When Dr. Marybeth Spanarkel first imagined a device that could help prevent endoscopy staff injury and patient discomfort during colonoscopy, she couldn’t have possibly known how deeply personal that vision …

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Topics:colonoscopyendoscopysafe patient handlinglooping in colonoscopyOSHAergonomicsendoscopy ergonomicsmusculoskeletal injurymsk injuryendoscopy staff injury

by ColoWrap, on July 29, 2024

In the ever-evolving healthcare landscape, screening procedures like colonoscopy have grown in prominence due to alarming colorectal cancer statistics highlighting the importance of early detection. Colonoscopy has become more prevalent …

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Topics:colonoscopyendoscopysafe patient handlinglooping in colonoscopygastroenterologistOSHAergonomicsmusculoskeletal injurymsk injuryendoscopy staff injury

by ColoWrap, on July 08, 2024

Ergonomics, the proper positioning that aligns with the natural movements of the body, significantly impacts gastroenterologists and their trainees in delivering quality care to their patients and contributes to possible …

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Topics:colonoscopyendoscopysafe patient handlinglooping in colonoscopyOSHAergonomicsendoscopy ergonomicsmusculoskeletal injurymsk injuryendoscopy staff injury

by ColoWrap, on June 20, 2024

Cathy Easley has been an endoscopy technician for over 30 years. She loves her job but not the pain and injuries that have taken their toll on her over her …

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Topics:colonoscopyendoscopysafe patient handlinglooping in colonoscopyendoscopistinjury endoscopistendoscopy techergonomicsendoscopy ergonomicsmusculoskeletal injuryendoscopy staff injury

by ColoWrap, on June 05, 2024

Gastroenterologists and their staff face the physical toll of colonoscopy procedures each day, and now they are acutely feeling the strain of a nationwide endoscopy personnel shortage. Now more than …

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Topics:colonoscopyendoscopysafe patient handlinglooping in colonoscopygastroenterologistergonomicsendoscopy ergonomicsmusculoskeletal injury

by ColoWrap, on April 23, 2024

Northfield Hospital, a venerable healthcare institution with over a century of service, stands as a beacon of integrated healthcare. Nestled within its serene, state-of-the-art premises lies a 37-bed facility offering …

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Topics:colonoscopyendoscopyergonomicsmorale

by Marybeth Spanarkel, M.D., on January 10, 2022

Within the endoscopy environment, unique patient handling duties during colonoscopy contribute to a significantly elevated risk of job-related musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders and injury amongst endoscopy personnel. Did you know? Nurses …

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Topics:colonoscopyinjury endoscopistwomen in GIergonomicsendoscopy ergonomics

by ColoWrap, on April 29, 2020

Colonoscopy is a high-touch procedure that has always placed staff at some risk for infections, but how have things changed since the onset of the COVID pandemic? Currently, in most …

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Topics:colonoscopyColoWrapergonomicsMSKCOVID-19coronavirus

by Larissa Biggers, on November 08, 2019

Anyone in involved in colonoscopy knows that applying abdominal pressure is risky business. But just how dangerous is it? An ergonomics expert weighs in …

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Topics:colonoscopynurseendoscopynursingpatientsafe patient handlingendoscopy nursingabdominal pressure colonoscopydifficult colonoscopynurse injurySPHMvideoergonomics

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