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A monthly topical blog written by our clinician team focused on providing tips, tricks, and how-to's on safe patient handling best practices in the field.

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6 Ways Band Slings Can Assist Caregivers

Now that we’ve covered the sling basics on how to select, inspect and apply slings, let’s take a closer look… Read More
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4 Reasons Why Sling Audits Are Critical in Safe Patient Handling

Let’s recap, picking up from the last blog post, you may recall we touched upon the pre-use sling inspection, the… Read More
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5 Steps to Applying a Universal Sling With Safety Checks

In our last blog post we walked you through the basic steps involved in the sling selection process. To recap,… Read More
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5 Steps to Choosing the Right Sling for Patient Transfers

Sometimes, finding the right sling can feel overwhelming with all the different styles, sizes, and fabrics to choose from. With… Read More
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National Clinical Trainer

Mark Flolo

With over 19 years of experience as a practitioner, trainer, and an account manager for Handicare, Mark Flolo is our US National Clinical Trainer for Safe Patient Handling. Mark is an Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) and practiced as one prior to joining Handicare. He is an advocate for injury prevention in patient handling and has been published in Advance Senior Care magazine. Mark focuses on supporting and empowering our customers with in-depth clinical knowledge, training, and best practices on the use of Handicare safe patient handling products.