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The Evidence Base for Occupational Health Interventions
Explore the research that supports the techniques used in occupational health
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ACPOHE
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ACPOHE

The Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Occupational Health and Ergonomics (ACPOHE) is a Professional Network of the Chartered Society

Glykeria Skamagki
Course instructor
Glykeria Skamagki

Assistant Professor of Physiotherapy. She has a special interest in Occupational health and musculoskeletal conditions.

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Introduction

Occupational Health serves a vital function in supporting workers to remain in and return to work and it is an area of healthcare that is constantly evolving. However, there is currently no clear definition of Occupational Health research and there are limited high quality studies related to this field of activity. This course, which is the second in a series of courses from The Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Occupational Health and Ergonomics (ACPOHE), examines the evidence base for Occupational Health and explores these issues in detail.

Aims

This course aims to examine the evidence base for the field of Occupational Health.

Outline

This course is made up of videos, reading, and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:

  1. Videos
  2. Reading Activity
  3. Quiz

Target audience

This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.

Practicalities

Availability - this course is online and can be completed on your own schedule.

Hours of Learning - No deadlines are applied to this course and it can be started and completed in your own time according to your personal schedule. We expect the required elements to take around 1-1.5 hours depending on your schedule and learning style. Additionally there are many optional resources provided and if you choose to review these the course could take longer to complete.

Types of Activities - Watching videos, reading, a final quiz and participating in an international discussion forum.

Certificates - At the end of the course, when you have completed all of the required elements, you will be able to download a certificate of completion and 1.1 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Requirements to complete this course

In order to complete this course and receive a course completion certificate plus CEUs/CCUs/CPD points you will need to:

  1. Respect the Plus Community Culture.
  2. Log all the required learning activities as complete (represented by the orange icons!).
  3. Actively and appropriately participate in the course discussions.
  4. Pass a final quiz with a score of 80% or more.
  5. Complete a course evaluation form.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course you will be able to:

  • summarise the history of Occupational Health research
  • list the two key limitations of Occupational Health research
  • evaluate the strength of the recent findings of Occupational Health research in relation to musculoskeletal disorders

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

Glykeria Skamagki: No relevant relationships disclosed by instructor.

Accessibility

For special needs or accommodations please contact us with details of how we can meet your needs.

Featured reviews
This is a fantastic course that opens and sharpens a physiotherapist's vision from a "sky-view" perspective so that the workers that he/she manages gets the best outcome. The course also invigorates one's desire to do research
Gilson Timire
Physiotherapist
United Kingdom
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