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Instructor: |
William J. Moreau, DC, DACBSP |
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Course
Description:
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This course designed to help train the Arizona Chiropractic
Assistant, who will work under the license of a doctor of
chiropractic only, and the doctor must register the C.A. under his
or her license.
State of Arizona Letter
The class has several modules that are all included for
the $375 tuition price. The modules and featured topics are listed
below.
This course is
available at the
DConline Training
campus, look for the Arizona CA option
upon registration. |
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Course
Objectives Outcomes:
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In this course the learner will:
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Discover what is meant by a "chiropractic
philosophy" of care.
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Learn about a Doctor of Chiropractic's
education and look at the history of chiropractic.
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Learn about basic spinal
anatomy.
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Investigate the
musculoskeletal and nervous system anatomy.
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Identify what is meant by
the term "subluxation complex".
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Broaden the understanding of
the chiropractic profession as a whole.
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Learn the common vocabulary
terms related to chiropractic.
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Learn about the duties of a
chiropractic assistant.
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Learn about medical records
and the skills related to great medical records note taking
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Identify some of the keys to
working with worker's compensation and motor vehicle collision
cases.
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Discover what "informed
consent" is and how to apply this to chiropractic care.
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Get an overview of how to
use good office etiquette to keep the office a friendly work
environment.
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Develop an understanding of
what types of emergencies can present to a chiropractic office
and what you can do to provide the correct care.
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Learn about blood borne
pathogens and how to correctly clean up spills.
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Learn about working with
patients from different cultures.
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Develop skills related to
time management.
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Learn about the
presenting signs and symptoms of common cardiovascular
emergencies that you may or may not ever see in chiropractic
practice.
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Learn about biohazard waste procedure.
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Identify methods of controlling bleeding or hemorrhage.
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Learn about
common techniques of good listening skills.
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Learn why
listening skills are so important to the CA.
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Discover the
importance of reviewing all correspondence.
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Interpretation
some common body language signs.
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Learn what
vital signs are and how to obtain them.
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Learn the key
components of a good history.
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Know what "red
flags" are for chiropractic.
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Understand what "professional boundaries" are and how
these boundaries apply to duties and working
environment.
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Learn about
patient's rights.
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Discuss many of
the conditions that a Doctor of Chiropractic will encounter in
daily practice.
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Learn about
legal issues associated with physical medicine modalities and
therapeutic procedures.
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Learn about the
different forms of
physical medicine modalities and therapeutic procedures and how to safely apply
these procedures.
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Investigate the
concepts of exercise and rehabilitation.
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Learn about the
basic terminology of radiology and radiographic
guidelines that are used in chiropractic.
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Understand how
to protect the patient during radiographic examinations.
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Course
Outline:
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Module
1.Introduction:
Chiropractic philosophy, spinal anatomy, subluxation complex, and
spinal pain
2. CA Duties
Responsibilities of the Chiropractic Assistant, medical records,
patient communications, SOAP notes, and confidentiality
3. Emergency Procedures
Chiropractic Office Emergencies, red flags to care, includes
blood borne pathogens, recognition of emergency situations,
performing the primary and secondary survey
4. Communications
Patient communication skills, CA to patient relationships, office
etiquette, letters and report construction
5. Technical Skills
Obtaining a history, vital signs, record keeping skills, consents
to transfer records
6. Law and Ethics
Confidentiality, respondent superior, sources of malpractice,
professional boundaries; definitions, prevention, sexual
harassment, and developing professional relationships
7. Human Body in Health and Disease
Discusses 20 commonly encounter diseases and disorders seen in
chiropractic practice.
8. P hysical
medicine modalities and therapeutic procedures
The physiology of wound repair, applications, indications and
contraindications of heat, diathermy, electrotherapy, cryotherapy,
traction, and construction of exercise programs. Approved for CA
training in
physical medicine modalities and therapeutic procedures.
9. Radiographic Protection
Basics of x-ray physics, gonad shielding, and x-ray processing.
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Evaluation
Methods: |
The learner’s time spent studying
course materials is tracked electronically. A formal
multiple-choice examination is administered at the termination of
the course. |
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