The Occupational Health Nurse: A Valuable Resource Great Lakes Center for Occupational Health and Safety/OSHA University of Illinois at Chicago December 9, 2000 Mary C. Amann, RN, MS, COHN-S/CM

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The Occupational Health Nurse A Valuable
ResourceGreat Lakes Center for Occupational
Health and Safety/OSHAUniversity of Illinois at
ChicagoDecember 9, 2000Mary C. Amann, RN, MS,
COHN-S/CM
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RESOURCES FOR THE RESOURCES

• Professional Associations
• AAOHN
• State and Local OHN Associations
• Specialty OHN Associations
• Health Care
• Case Management
• Travel, Educators, Directors, etc.
• American Public Health Association
• American Nurses Association

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Benefits of Professional Associations

• Standards of Practice
• Educational Opportunities
• Specialty Updates
• Representation
• Legislative Issues
• Multi-Disciplinary Initiatives
• Network Building

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Professional Certifications

• Validate mastery of knowledge and ability to
  practice with proficiency
• Establish recognition to administer or provide
  services in regulated services and programs
• ABOHN
• COHN-S COHN
• CM
• ANA-
• ANP,FNP, CNS
• Functional Certifications Hearing, Ergonomics,
  Pulmonary Function, etc.

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NIOSH Educational Resource Centers

• Basic Education
• Specialty Training
• Outreach Services
• Access to Research
• Mentoring

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Vendor CommunityA 2-Way Relationship

• 1. OHNs Provide Input into the Design and
• Development of Products Services
• 2. Vendors Supply Products and Services
• to Support and Enhance Occupational
• Health Practice

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INFORMATION

• Journals
• Publications
• Guidelines
• TECHNOLOGY

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The Internet

• Expert Data Bases
• Global Interfaces
• Professional Association Sites
• Guidelines
• Publications
• Continuing Education
• Provider Networks
• Connection to Peers

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Useful Websites for OH Professionals

• Government
• National Library of Medicine
• CDC
• OSHA
• NIOSH
• ATSDR, TOXLINE,
• Healthfinder

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Professional Sites

• AAOHN
• ABOHN
• OEM
• University Sites (UIC.OHNurse.edu)
• ANA
• APHA

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List Serves Discussion Forums Connect
Practitioners Worldwide

• Provide Peer Support and Contribute to
  Decision-making
• Increase Awareness of Emerging Health Issues
• Provide a Forum for Discussion of Varying Aspects
  and Perspectives on OH Issues
• Allow Benchmarking to establish the state of
  the art or best practices
• Engage Policy-setters and Regulation-makers to
  Clarify Issues
• Duke OEM List
• OSHA OHN List
• OccEnvMedicine List
• ANA

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USEFUL LISTSERVES

• DUKE
• CDC - ENVIR.NURSE LISTSERVE
• OCC-ENV-MED LISTSERVE
• OEM CLINICS
• LEAH CURTIN
• ANA

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IT TOOLS

• Computerized Patient Record (CPR)
• System Integration Programs
• Compliance Assurance Systems
• Epidemiological Statistical Models
• Clinical Pathways
• Business Modeling Systems

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Internal Resources

• A Champion
• Employee Groups Safety Teams, Unions, Quality
  Teams
• Management Teams
• Intranets
• Company/Agency Publications

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SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
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The Bottom Line

• SKILL
• EDUCATION
• RESOURCES
• OPPORTUNITY
• EQUALS VALUE
• maryamann_at_worldnet.att.net