Unit 1 Introduction to Allied Health Profession

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CAREER IN HEALTH

SCIENCE(UCS1192)

UNIT 1:INTRODUCTION TO

ALLIED HEALTHSCIENCE PROFESSION


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Definition of AHP

Allied Health Profession means any

profession which has direct or indirecteffect on patient care or health of theindividual 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. Audiologist

2. Speech Therapist

3. Diagnostic Radiographer

4. Radiation Therapist5. Physiotherapist

6. Occupational Therapist

7. Dietitian

8. Clinical Psychologist9. Medical Physicist

10. Medical Social Worker


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Lab-based group

Clinical Biochemist

Clinical Biomedical

Clinical MicrobiologistDental Technologist

Embryologist

Forensic Scientist

MLT


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Public Health Group

Food Technologist

Entomologist

Environmental HealthOfficer

Health Education Officer

Nutritionist


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AUDIOLOGIST


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Audiologist

Allied health professional trained in theprevention, identification, and management ofhearing difficulties.

Majority worked ENT departments.

A small number worked in schools, localgovernment, health care stores and ownpractice.


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Speech Therapist

A Speech Therapist conducts assessments,

makes diagnoses, plans and treats individualswith speech, language or communicationproblems.


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SPEECH THERAPIST


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Who needs speechtherapy?

infants or children with communication problems.

individuals with a stutteringproblem.

individuals who had difficulty in talking due to surgeryor 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, thosewith medical complications etc).


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Radiographer

There are two types of radiographer, DiagnosticRadiographer and Therapeutic Radiographer (also known asRadiation Therapist).

Diagnostic radiographers work mainly within the radiologyand imaging departments of hospitals.

Diagnostic Radiographers operate X-ray and other imagingequipment (CT, MRI, Gamma camera, ultrasound) to produceradiographs (X-ray films) and other images which are used inthe diagnosis and subsequent management of disease orinjury.


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TherapeuticRadiographer A Therapeutic Radiographer (or Radiation

Therapist) works as part of an oncology team,specialising in the planning and administration

of radiotherapy treatment for patients whohave cancer.


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Therapeutic Radiographer(Radiation Therapist)


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Physiotherapist

Physiotherapists treat patients with physicaldifficulties resulting from illness, injury, disability orageing. They treat people of all ages includingchildren, the elderly, stroke patients and people

with sports injuries.

The core skills used by physiotherapists include

manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and theapplication of electro-physical modalities.


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Occupational Therapist(OT) They work with individuals who suffer from a mentally,

physically, developmentally, or emotionally disablingcondition.

Occupational therapists help clients to perform all types of

activities, from using a computer to caring for daily needssuch as dressing, cooking, and eating.

Patients with permanent disabilities, such as spinal cordinjuries, cerebral palsy, or muscular dystrophy, often need

special instruction to master certain daily tasks. For theseindividuals, therapists demonstrate the use of adaptiveequipment, including wheelchairs, orthoses, eating aids,and dressing aids.


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