Continuing Education / Outreach

Occupational Health and Safety Principles and Nursing Certification Review


Dates: Location:

Thursday-Friday, November 4-5, 2010 8:00 am - 5:30 pm

Registration: 7:30 am Tuesday

UCLA


Fee:  

Standard Registration Fee -- $595
Earlybird Fee -- $495 (no later than 10/8/10)

Fee includes course manuals (2 in set), refreshments, parking (parking is only free if instructions are followed).

Payment Terms (rev. 11/6/09): Substitutions may be made without additional charge. Cancellations must be in writing. Refund schedule:

Cancellation 15 or more business days before the class 80% of registration fee

Cancellation 7-14 business days before the class 50%

Cancellation less than 7 days before the class and "no shows" No refund

If course materials such as books have been sent to course participants in advance, the cost of that material will be subtracted from the refund.

UCLA reserves the right to postpone an offering 7 days prior to the course date should minimum enrollment requirements not be met. If a program is canceled, you will be notified and your registration fee will be refunded in full, less the cost of course materials sent in advance if they are not returned in the condition in which they were received. The liability of UCLA is limited to the course fee.

Overview:  

State of the art information in the field of occupational and environmental health and safety; Comprehensive workbook/resource manuals and classroom materials; Test taking techniques and strategies for examination preparation; Written tests prior, during, and at conclusion of seminar; Participative lectures.

Management/Coordinator/Consultant Functions: Provide advice and manage Occupational Health and Safety Programs, services and staff

Clinical Functions in OHN Practice: Clinical care, environmental relationships, counseling, client advocacy, and change agent

Advisor/Educator Functions in OHN Practice: Health protection, health promotion, health education, and research


Who Should Attend:  

Designed for Nurses who are:

Employed full or part-time in the field of Occupational Health;
Preparing for the American Board of Occupational Health Nurses Certification Exams—COHN or COHN-S;
Considering entering the field of Occupational Health Nursing ;
Setting up Occupational Health Programs

Valuable information for:

• Case Managers   • Risk Managers   • Safety Consultants • Physicians  
• Workers' Compensation Claims Personnel
• Directors/Administrators of Occupational Health Facilities


Agenda / Topics (subject to change):  

  • Management/Coordinator/Consultant Functions:
     Provide advice and manage Occupational Health and Safety Programs, services and staff

     

    Assessment of corporate, environmental and employee needs

     

    Analysis of health and safety data to identify program and organization status/needs

     

    Review of managerial roles, concepts, principles, applications, mission statement, strategic planning systems, staffing, facilities, policies and procedures, budgets, cost benefit/cost effective analyses

     

    Knowledge base necessary to the practice of OHN

     

    Review of collaborative relationships with management, employees, health and safety professionals, providers, and community agencies and representatives

     

    Establishment of networks of qualified providers of health and safety services

     

    Scope, definition, ethical issues and standards of OHN practice

     

    Recordkeeping systems in the OH setting/principles of confidentiality

     

    Review/design of legally mandated health and safety programs (OSHA, ADA, FMLA, DOT, CLIA, etc.)

     

    Design and evaluation of health and safety programs and expected outcomes/TQM/CQI


    Clinical Functions in OHN Practice:
    Clinical care, environmental relationships, counseling, client advocacy, and change agent

     

    Assessment of individual's physical and mental health status and needs

     

    Health and medical surveillance systems and programs

     

    Identification/symptomatology/management of occupational diseases and injuries

     

    Health effects and medical/environmental monitoring of environmental stresses (chemical, physical, biological, ergonomic), principles of toxicology

     

    Worksite walk-through surveys, industrial hygiene and safety principles

     

    Case management/managed care/rehabilitation

     

    Primary care, nursing diagnosis, nursing guidelines, interventions and expected outcomes

     

    Counseling/employee assistance programs


    Advisor/Educator Functions in OHN Practice:
     Health protection, health promotion, health education, and research

     

    Health protection/health promotion/health education program design

     

    Survey methods and identification of learning needs

     

    Knowledge of the work environment/control measures

     

    Planning interventions/expected outcomes related to health protection, promotion and education

     

    Health and safety training and education programs

     

    Research and epidemiology in OHN

Faculty:  

Annette B. Haag, MA, RN, COHN-S/CM, FAAOHN

 

President, Annette B. Haag and Associates, Past president of the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Trustee for the American Society of Safety Engineers Foundation. With over 39 years of experience, she is nationally and internationally recognized in the field of health and safety.

Professional Points:

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #13555 (SCERC) for 19.2 contact hours.

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