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Practical Application Of Ergonomic Principles: Preventing Musculoskeletal Disorders In New Mothers

Course: #4335Level: Introductory 1 Hour 2041 Reviews
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This presentation will explore the ergonomic risk factors associated with caring for a baby while looking at postpartum mothers as a specialized population. Practical strategies to prevent or reduce the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders will be discussed.

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Course Type: Video, Text

CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Introductory, OT Service Delivery; CE Broker/1.0 Home Study, General (FL), Patient Related (AL), General Continuing Education (GA), Direct Client/patient Services In Occupational Therapy (SC), Related To OT (AZ), Related To OT (LA), Directly Related To OT (MS), Directly Related To OT (TN), CE Broker #20-733588; IACET/0.1; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Beginner, Health And Wellness

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Learning Outcomes

  • checkmarkAfter this course, participants will be able to list physiological and psychological factors that make mothers a specialized population for occupational therapy intervention.
  • checkmarkAfter this course, participants will be able to list ergonomic risk factors present when postpartum mothers are performing childcare related tasks.
  • checkmarkAfter this course, participants will be able to discuss a prevention and/or health promotion approach to caregiving for young infants/children and practical strategies for postpartum mothers to implement.

Course created on August 8, 2019

Agenda

0-5 Minutes Introduction
5-10 Minutes Overview of postpartum concerns and recognizing mothers as special population for OT
10-15 Minutes Overview of MSDs related to child rearing/care of others
15-25 Minutes Discussion of ergonomic risk factors related to child rearing/care of others
25-35 Minutes Analysis of prevention and health promotion model vs. rehabilitative
35-40 Minutes General recommendations to promote the reduction of MSDs during child care tasks
40-55 Minutes Practical application: Examples for specific activities
55-60 Minutes Summary, Q & A

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Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Sara Loesche received an honorarium for presenting this course. Non-financial: Sara Loesche has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by OccupationalTherapy.com, a Continued site.

Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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