Health Professions

• SAR HP 150: Freshman Year Experience
  This course is designed to provide an orientation to freshmen about the college experience. Expectations, guidelines and resources will be made available to aid freshmen in making informed decisions about the quality of their education while clarifying and enhancing the students' experiences with the Boston University community. Interaction with faculty advisors and peer mentors is provided.
• SAR HP 151: Introduction to the Health and Rehabilitation Professions
  Survey of the roles and functions of the health and rehabilitation disciplines, including athletic training, exercise science, communication disorders, human physiology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and rehabilitation counseling. Examination of the relationships within interdisciplinary teams and between health care providers and consumers. Introduction to the health care system; its place and impact on society. Sargent students only.
• SAR HP 200: Peer Educator I
  The course is open to any student who is interested in learning more about supporting health and wellness. An introduction to health promotion programs and presentation skills will be covered as well as information about how to engage with campus or community groups in activities that encourage positive behaviors. Additionally, this course is a pre-requisite (along with HP201, Peer Educator II) for those who wish to participate in the health ambassador program sponsored by BU Student Health Services
• SAR HP 252: Health and Disability Across the Lifespan
  Overview of healthy development across the lifespan followed by an examination of common conditions that typically begin in certain stages. Each condition will be examined for its individual, group and systemic impacts.
• SAR HP 345: Introduction to Sports Medicine
  Intended for students interested in sports, coaching, medicine and exercise, this course provides an introduction to prevention of injury and illness, basic exercise principles and first aid for an active population. 2 credits
• SAR HP 353: Organization and Delivery of Health Care in the U.S.
  Overview of the history and evolution of the U.S. health care system; analysis of current structure and its influences on the provision of services.
• SAR HP 412: Abnormal Behavior in Rehabilitation
  Survey of theory, research, and therapeutic interventions related to the rehabilitation of persons with psychiatric disabilities. Presents an overview of maladaptive problems in living from personal, biological, social, and environmental perspectives. Emphasizes issues of special relevance to health and rehabilitation professionals. 4 credits, 1st semester
• SAR HP 500: Helping Skills: Fundamentals of Health Communications
  The course is designed to improve the student's cultural competence, interpersonal and human relations skills. Through lecture, experiential activities and class discussions, students explore the meaning of helping/healing and identify the factors that facilitate counseling and professional relationships. These skills are also fundamental for health promotion programs.
• SAR HP 504: Clinical at Iii
  
• SAR HP 505: Clinical at Iv
  
• SAR HP 522: Health/Lifespan
  
• SAR HP 531: Clinical Medicine I
  An initial overview of tissue response to injury and pain transmission provide the foundation from which students will learn about specific conditions from a medical perspective. Students will become familiar with the theoretical and practical application of physical agents as they relate to tissue response to injury and pain control. The laboratory portion of this course emphasizes safe and effective application of these modalities. A problem-solving approach to treatment planning and implementation is used. This course also exposes students to typical surgical techniques used in musculoskeletal disorders of the upper extremity and links those interventions to athletic training and physical therapy practice.
• SAR HP 532: Clinical Medicine II
  This course introduces the athletic training and physical therapy student to the normal and abnormal physiology of different body systems, differential diagnoses in common medical conditions, and common orthopedic surgical management of the lower extremity. Factors associated with those body systems that influence AT or PT examination and intervention will be discussed. Also discussed is when referral to other practitioners is recommended and required.
• SAR HP 560: General Medicine Practicum
  Exposure to the practice of general medicine in a variety of settings. 1 credit
• SAR HP 561: Evidence Based Practice I
  This course is the first of a series of two courses on Evidence Based Practice for physical therapy and athletic training students. It is designed to develop essential skills for conducting evidence-based practice. There are about three forms of evidence supporting clinical practice, that is, 1)experience from clinical practice, 2) patient values and goals, and 3) the evidence that comes from the research literature. It takes skill combining these sources of evidence into effective and efficient physical therapy and athletic training practice. This course enhances the student's ability to formulate answerable clinical questions, search relevant research literature, and analyze the validity of the outcomes reported in these studies. Literature addressing clinical issues of intervention, diagnosis, and prognosis will be used througout to illustrate the arguments.
• SAR HP 565: Biomechanics of Human Movement
  This course provides an introduction to biomechanics and quantitative movement analysis, with emphasis on rehabilitation. Includes the theoretical basis and clinical application of biomechanics, including kinematic, kinetic, and electromyographic measures. Emphasis on the application of biomechanic principles and measures commonly used to improve our understanding of movement in populations with and without movement dysfunction.
• SAR HP 650: Health Care Management
  Health care is in constant change. Many health and rehabilitation professionals will assume the role of a manager or have supervisory responsibilities during the course of their career. This course introduces the fundamentals of management in the health and rehabilitation environment, and develops and enhances the student's understanding of the health care system, the social forces affecting health care, and the ability to function effectively. Emphasis is on leadership, teamwork, accounting, reimbursement, billing, process analysis, project management, marketing, feasibility plan development, and entrepreneurship. The student will actively engage in discussion and teamwork through written, oral, and website assignments.
• SAR HP 662: Evidence Based Practice II
  This course is the second in a series of two courses on Evidence Based Practice for physical therapy students. It is designed to develop essential skills for conducting evidence-based practice. There are about three forms of evidence supporting clinical practice, that is, 1) experience from clinical practice, 2) patient values and goals, and 3) the evidence that comes from the research literature. It takes skill combining these sources of evidence into effective and efficient physical therapy and athletic training practice. This course enhances the student's ability to formulate answerable clinical questions, search relevant research literature, analyze the validity of the outcomes reported in these studies, and combine the outcomes of different research studies in the form of a research synthesis (i.e., critical review and meta-analysis). Literature addressing clinical issues of intervention, diagnosis, and prognosis will be used throughout to illustrate the arguments.
• SAR HP 770: Health Care Management - PT
  This required course is the health care management course developed to instruct and reinforce the fundamental theories and skills of health care management for the physical therapist. The course is designed for the student who intends to be a full-time clinician, with acknowledgment that leaders in the health care environment rarely are able to ignore sound management principles for long. Many health and rehabilitation professionals will assume the role of a manager or have supervisory responsibilities during the course of their career, often sooner than expected. Additionally, the course will prepare the student to enter the workforce by introducing them to a variety of tools and experiences that will enable them to manage organizations, programs, resources, and people more effectively. Emphasis in this course is on U.S. policies and legislation, managing human resources, marketing, technology and information, accounting and finance, quality, and measuring performance. The course is largely based on a discussion/lecture format, with significant content being taught by guests who are experts in their fields.
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