Who Should Attend?

Designed for Nurses who are:

• Employed in the field of Occupational & Environmental Health
• Preparing for the American Board of Occupational Health Nurses Certification Exams—COHN or COHN-S
• Considering entering the field of Occupational & Environmental Health Nursing
• Setting up Occupational & Environmental Health Programs

Valuable information for:

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

Agenda*

Topics

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

*Subject to Modification