The Certified Safe Patient Handling Professionals™ is governed by a distinguished group known as the Certified Safe Patient Handling Professionals Board (CSPHPB). The CSPHPB manages all aspects of the Professional Certification and oversees certification and renewal, as well as examination development and management.
Duties of the CSPHPB include:
- Developing and maintaining all policies and procedures related to Professional Certification, including certification activities, examinations, and fee schedules
- Maintaining all certification records, logos and seals
- Working with all committee members, advisors, and the ASPHP Executive Director to meet all standards for Accreditation status
Meet our CSPHPB
Kelsey L. McCoskey, MS, OTR, CPE, CSPHP
Chairperson, Professional Certification
Kelsey McCoskey has been an ergonomist with the U.S. Army Public Health Center for 20 years. In addition to performing applied research projects, site assessments, and handling regulatory issues, she is responsible for conducting training courses and the development and assessment of ergonomic programs. Her primary areas of interest include healthcare ergonomics and safe patient handling and mobility (SPHM) program implementation, sustainment, and consultation. Ms. McCoskey is Lean Six Sigma green belt certified. Ms. McCoskey earned a BA from the University of Delaware and a MS in occupational therapy from Shenandoah University. She is adjunct faculty at the Uniformed Service University of Health Sciences. She is a Certified Professional Ergonomist and a Certified Safe Patient Handling Professional.
Patti Wawzyniecki, MS, CSPHP
Chairperson, Certification and Renewal
Patti Wawzyniecki retired after working as an Ergonomist and Industrial Hygienist for over 35 years. She is a Certified Safe Patient Handling Professional. Patti initiated and supervised the SPHM program at an academic health center for 13 years and then conducted ergonomic risk assessments of SPHM programs at healthcare institutions around the country for HoverTech International. Patti also was employed by OSHA and the aerospace industry. She has spoken on SPHM at national conferences; presented webinars; and has published on this topic. She is the past president of the board of directors for ASPHP and is currently serving on several committees.
Brad Dugan, PT, CSPHP
Chairperson, Examination
Brad Dugan is currently an Account Executive for Hill-Rom. He has over 25 years of clinical leadership and expertise as a practitioner of physical therapy in the areas of acute care and acute rehabilitation. He has over 14 years of dedicated safe patient handling and mobility experience with an emphasis to providing early and progressive mobility for his patients through SPHM practices. Brad works closely with many healthcare organizations assisting them to develop, implement, and sustain SPHM initiatives. He lectures nationally on the topic of achieving positive clinical and safety outcomes through SPHM practice.
He is a certified professional in the field of Safe Patient Handling and Mobility, has served on the Association of Safe Patient Handling Professionals (ASPHP) Board of Directors, and is the chairman of the CSPHP & CSPHC Examination Committee for SPHM certification. Brad is passionate about the importance of mobilizing patients early and often in a safe and effective manner and provides solutions to healthcare providers to achieve positive clinical, safety and financial outcomes.