AT 780 - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH FOR ALLIED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

College of Health Sciences

Credits: 3

This course will focus on roles and responsibilities of credentialed clinicians (i.e Athletic Trainers, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physicians, Physician Assistants, etc) working in an occupational setting. This course is set up to cover three key areas to facilitate contributions to workplace safety: 1) Policies related to Injury management in the workplace. 2) Ergonomic and Functional Capacity Assessment. 3) Prevention and Intervention strategies to mitigate the occurrence of musculoskeletal injuries in the workplace by credentialed clinicians. This course will use credentialed clinicians’ skills in assessing and returning individuals to work efficiently and apply these skills to the workplace environment. The work environment operates under specific rules and regulations that are unique and must be understood to function effectively. Developing skills to facilitate communication between the occupational health team, federal agencies and employer will be discussed. A primary tool and function of credentialed clinicians will serve to understand functional demands of the job and physical capacity of the worker. This course will provide tools to facilitate the prevention and mitigation of injury risk by identifying unsafe body mechanics, unsafe environment, and maintaining overall good physical and mental health of the worker. The student will demonstrate proficiency in this skill with both written and practical examinations.

Prerequisite(s):
Prereq: Formal acceptance into the graduate certificate program in Musculoskeletal Injury Management at the University of Kentucky or by instructor permission.