Healthcare Ergonomics Training
Course Description
The healthcare ergonomics training program is designed for professionals who are interested in implementing or expanding their knowledge in the ever growing field of healthcare ergonomics. In the first half of the course, topics to be discussed will include general healthcare ergonomic principles, various healthcare ergonomic tools, the integration of healthcare ergonomic practice into current programs, best practices, and proactive ergonomic approaches.
The second half of the course will provide an interactive experience to facilitate the application of reviewed materials through real world healthcare ergonomic case studies and problem-solving situations related to various healthcare settings.
Dates - Location - Lodging
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Satisfactory course completion as an assessment of learned outcomes includes:
- Participation in one day of training
- Performing various healthcare ergonomic evaluations through interactive case studies
- Classroom presentations/critique of your ergonomic case studies
Learning outcomes
By the end of this training program learners will be able to
- Verbalize components required to introduce and implement an ergonomics program within a healthcare setting
- Demonstrate an understanding of general healthcare ergonomic principles
- Identify and understand the tools needed to conduct healthcare ergonomic evaluations
- Identify and understand various proactive healthcare ergonomic approaches
- Demonstrate the ability to apply ergonomic approaches and principles to various case studies taken from real world healthcare ergonomic issues.
- Understand the basic methods of identifying, selecting, and implementing healthcare ergonomic solutions
Course Overview
Who Should Attend: Tuition: Safety and Health Professionals $450.00 Physical Therapists Occupational Therapists Education Level: Human Resource Professionals Introductory - Intermediate Athletic Trainers Exercise Physiologists Content Domain: Allied Health Professionals Evaluation Engineers Course Instructors: Contact Hours: Yeu-Li Yeung, MS, OT/L, CPE 8 hours (1 day) Marissa Pentico, MS, OT/L, CPE
Course approval
OccuPro' prides itself in meeting the highest standard of continuing education course approval and providing medical professionals with continuing education units. This course has been approved by the following state and national approval bodies:
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