CAREER IN HEALTH SCIENCE Click to edit Master subtitle style (UCS1192)

UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCE PROFESSION

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Definition of AHP

Allied Health Profession means any profession which has direct or indirect effect on patient care or health of the individual or population. (KKM, 2009).

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GROUPING OF AHP
AHP

is grouped into 3 main groups according to nature of job:

1. Clinical group 2. Lab-based group 3. Public health group

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Clinical Group
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Audiologist Speech Therapist Diagnostic Radiographer Radiation Therapist Physiotherapist Occupational Therapist Dietitian Clinical Psychologist Medical Physicist Medical Social Worker

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Lab-based group
Clinical Clinical Clinical Dental

Biochemist Biomedical Microbiologist

Technologist Scientist

Embryologist Forensic MLT

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Public Health Group

Food

Technologist Health

Entomologist Environmental

Officer

Health

Education Officer

Nutritionist

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AUDIOLOGIST

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Audiologist
Allied

health professional trained in the prevention, identification, and management of hearing difficulties. worked ENT departments.

Majority

small number worked in schools, local government, health care stores and own practice.

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Speech Therapist
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Speech Therapist conducts assessments, makes diagnoses, plans and treats individuals with speech, language or communication problems.

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SPEECH THERAPIST

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Who needs speech therapy?

infants or children with communication problems. individuals with a stuttering problem. individuals who had difficulty in talking due to surgery or radiation at the throat area (i.e cancer of the larynx, tongue etc) individuals with feeding or swallowing problems (cerebral palsy, individuals on feeding tubes, those with medical complications etc).

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Radiographer

There are two types of radiographer, Diagnostic Radiographer and Therapeutic Radiographer (also known as Radiation Therapist). Diagnostic radiographers work mainly within the radiology and imaging departments of hospitals. Diagnostic Radiographers operate X-ray and other imaging equipment (CT, MRI, Gamma camera, ultrasound) to produce radiographs (X-ray films) and other images which are used in the diagnosis and subsequent management of disease or injury.
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Therapeutic Radiographer
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Therapeutic Radiographer (or Radiation Therapist) works as part of an oncology team, specialising in the planning and administration of radiotherapy treatment for patients who have cancer.

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Therapeutic Radiographer (Radiation Therapist)

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Physiotherapist

Physiotherapists treat patients with physical difficulties resulting from illness, injury, disability or ageing. They treat people of all ages including children, the elderly, stroke patients and people with sports injuries. The core skills used by physiotherapists include manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and the application of electro-physical modalities.

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Occupational Therapist (OT)

They work with individuals who suffer from a mentally, physically, developmentally, or emotionally disabling condition. Occupational therapists help clients to perform all types of activities, from using a computer to caring for daily needs such as dressing, cooking, and eating. Patients with permanent disabilities, such as spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, or muscular dystrophy, often need special instruction to master certain daily tasks. For these individuals, therapists demonstrate the use of adaptive equipment, including wheelchairs, orthoses, eating aids, and dressing aids.
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