This course has been pre-approved by the Physical Therapy Association of Georgia for 7.5 CEUs. We will be instructing on the use of the 5th Edition of the AMA Guide which is currently utilized in the following states:

* California	* Nebraska
* Connecticut	* Nevada
* Delaware	* New Hampshire
* Georgia	* Ohio
* Hawaii	* Utah
* Iowa	* Vermont
* Kentucky	* Washington
* Massachusetts

The Back School, in partnership with Impairment Rating Services of Alabama, LLC, are pleased to present "Musculoskeletal Impairment Rating Using the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fifth Edition," a 7.5 hour clinical education course. The purpose of the course is to gain competency in medical record review, physical examination methods, and report writing for musculoskeletal and nervous system impairment rating using the AMA Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, Fifth Edition. The course is an interactive lecture format with demonstration of examination procedures, practice sessions, case studies, and a written post-test. 

Attendees must present for at least 75% of the course, pass (80%) a written post-test consisting of 12 case studies, and complete a seminar evaluation to receive continuing education credits. Upon receipt of the post-test with a passing score and completed seminar evaluation, attendees will receive a course certificate.

 

It is time we make the switch from reactive to pro-active. We will never "find the time" to address these issues that we face daily. We must make the time and that time is now.

 

This 1-day Healthcare Ergonomics course will allow you to identify as well as resolve the common ergonomics risk factors facing Healthcare Workers today while gaining a fundamental understanding of general ergonomics principles. We will review common risk factors that we see today in the American worker as well as discuss issues affecting the aging workforce. We will cover practical ergonomic solutions for the office worker, clinical staff, laboratory and pharmacy. Application of these solutions can be used to greatly reduce the risk of work related injuries. 

 

Participants will learn to create a proactive ergonomics plan and also see real world "before and after" examples of Pharmacy, Central Processing, and Laboratory environments. Learners will also gain an understanding of a number of common ergonomics assessment tools (WISHA, NIOSH Lifting Formula, RULA, REBA, and Snook Psychophysical Tables).  

 

This program also provides all of the components for creating an evidence-based Successful Safe Patient Handling Program as well as instructing on best practices for material handling tasks within environmental services, dietary services and central processing.

 

Finally, this course will instruct you on implementing a culture of safety while understanding cost benefit analyses to illustrate positive ROI.