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SUMMARY:Physical Assessment for the Occupational Health Nurse – Fall 2026
DESCRIPTION:OCTOBER 8 – DECEMBER 31\, 2026 \nAccredited Provider:\nAmerican Association of Occupational Health Nurses \nJointly Provided by:\nUniversity of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering \n \nThis course consists of presentations\, discussion sessions\, readings\, quizzes and  self-assessment tasks to provide the occupational health nurse with knowledge needed to assess the physical health status of individuals specific to a variety of occupational health settings. Body organs and systems to be covered include: the skin\, head\, ears\, eyes\, nose\, throat and the respiratory\, gastrointestinal\, musculoskeletal\, cardiovascular and neurological systems. Information related to collecting a medical history\, documenting findings and adherence to HIPAA regulations will also be included. \nFormat \n\nVirtual hybrid course\nPre-recorded lectures released on October 8\, 2026\nThree “Discussion with the Instructor” sessions will be hosted using Zoom. The discussion sessions will be recorded for attendees who are not able to attend the sessions synchronously.\nRecorded lectures and notes are hosted in Canvas\, a learning management system. Lectures cannot be downloaded. However\, the presentation notes can be downloaded.\nRecorded lectures\, recorded discussion sessions and notes will be available in the learning management system\, Canvas\, until December 31\, 2026.\n\nWho Should Attend\nThis program is intended for occupational health nurses or other clinicians who provide direct health care services for workers. This program should be particularly valuable for service providers staffing medical stations or clinics within worksite facilities or plants. \nCourse Schedule and General Information \nWeek 1\nDiscussion with the Instructor (October 28\, 2026 – 6:00-7:30pm ET)\nTopics include: \n\nGeneral Approaches\nInterviewing\nDocumentation\nDermatologic System\n\nWeek 2\nDiscussion with the Instructor Discussion with the Instructor (November 4\, 2026 – 6:00-7:30pm ET)\nTopics include: \n\nHEENT\nCardiovascular & Peripheral Vascular System\nRespiratory System\nGastrointestinal Systems\n\nWeek 3:\nDiscussion with the Instructor Discussion with the Instructor (November 11\, 2026 – 6:00-7:30pm ET)\nTopics include: \n\nMusculoskeletal Assessment\nNeurological Assessment\nPutting It All Together\n\nDiscussion with Instructor includes: \n\nQuestion and Answer session\nCase studies\nSupplemental material\n“Peer to Peer Discussion”\n\nSuggested Reading\nThe textbook\, “Fundamentals of Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing: AAOHN Core Curriculum – 5th Edition\,” is available for purchase and is an excellent supplement to your studies.  Please note that this textbook is NOT included with your course registration\, and is NOT required reading for this course.  Available at:  https://aaohn.users.membersuite.com/shop/store/a7e69e88-00ce-cb51-1759-0b4446b38e1a/detail \nAccreditation\nThe American Association of Occupational Health Nursing\, Inc. (AAOHN) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses\, Inc. is additionally approved as a CNE provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing (#CEP9283). This course was approved for 25.05 CNEs. \nTo complete the course and receive CNE credits\, course participants are required to: \n\nview all course videos / content\ncomplete all assignments\ncomplete and submit the final course evaluation\n\nTo receive your course certificate\, certifying the CNE credits earned\, you must indicate that you would like to receive a certificate on the last page of the final course evaluation. The course evaluation will be anonymous.  However\, when you request a certificate a new survey will be initiated that will collect your name and email address. Please note that certificates are not immediately generated. It may take up to a few weeks to receive a copy of your certificate. If you need a copy of your certificate immediately upon course completion\, please email ce.programs@umich.edu after you’ve completed the final course evaluation. \nRegistration Fee:\nRegular registration: $750\nEarly-bird registration: $650 until September 8th\, 2026 \nCancellation Policy:\nWritten cancellation notification must be received no later than September 29\, 2026 in order to qualify for a refund\, less $75.00 administrative fee. Substitute attendees are welcome. In the unlikely event that this program must be cancelled\, the entire submitted registration fee will be refunded without further liability on the part of the organizers. \nCourse Comments from Former Attendees: \n\n“Great information for the occupational health nursing setting.”\n“I always love a great review – this was amazing!”\n“This was a good review of an overall head to toe assessment.”\n“I will start doing more comprehensive assessments.”\n“Excellent! Great review. Learned a lot! Great resources!”\n“Great information\, reviews\, updates\, and new assessment tips.”\n“This was a wonderful seminar I would recommend to any nurse I know. Great info from everyone. I learned a lot of new useful techniques.”\n“I am new to occupational nursing. This presentation provided very thorough assessment information that I can use in both my occupational health job and as my ER nursing role\, too.”\n“Very appropriate to my clinical setting.”\n“The presenters gave good information references from textbooks\, slides\, and personal work experiences.”\n“I feel like I have more assessment tools to help me better evaluate employees/patients so that I can more quickly recognize possible referral needs.”\n“I can be more confident with the assessments. Excellent info and presentations.”\n\nContact Us:\nIf you have any questions\, please feel free to contact us at ce.programs@umich.edu or 734-763-2243
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