OCT 809 - Conditions and Healthcare Environments

3 Credit(s) This course will focus on the complexities of health conditions commonly seen in occupational therapy practice across the lifespan. Students will explore epidemiology, etiology, signs and symptoms, pathophysiology, psychopathology, and disease course progression. The impact of these conditions on client motivation, body structures and function, occupational performance, and engagement in occupation are explored. Procedures and precautions ensuring safety for patients and caregivers will be reviewed. This course will provide students with an introduction to documentation regulations and associated practice settings in the healthcare industry and issues in reimbursement. Three lecture hours per week. Limited to OCT major.