Clinical and Health Conditions

Catalog description

Explores the pathology and pathophysiology of disorders pertinent to the practice of occupational therapy across the lifespan through lecture and clinical observations. An introduction to oncology and the pathophysiological disorders of the nervous system are examined. Explores medical and psychosocial aspects of chronic illness and disability as a change from normal aging and physiobiological functioning. Pharmacological and other medical interventions are introduced and integrated with material concurrently presented in other courses. The role of the occupational therapist discussed as functional implications of pathological change from an occupational perspective is explored.