Course Descriptions - Allied Health (AH)
AH 094 PCE TOPIC
Non-credit professional and continuing education (PCE) courses offered to provide condensed coursework to meet the needs of working students and professionals. These courses are eligible for Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) and OPI Renewal Units and are transcribed on the student’s continuing education transcript.
AH 103 FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTH OCCUPATIONS
Credits: 2
Terms: (F, S, SU based on sufficient demand)
Students are introduced to the variety of professions in the healthcare industry and explore basic health care concepts and skills.
AH 104 INTRODUCTION TO DENTISTRY
NOTE: This is a pilot course effective 2009-2010.
Credits: 1 (15 lecture hours)
Terms: (F; S & SU Based on Sufficient Demand)
An introductory course in the history of dentistry along with its many facets including private and public health clinical settings. The various roles that make up the dental team along with their specific functions will be explored. Introduction to the levels of preventive dentistry as well as an introduction to dental terminology will be included.
AH 108 DISEASE CONCEPTS
Credits: 2
Terms: (F, S, SU)
Prerequisites: BIOH 104 or BIOH 112
This course is designed to provide students in the Health Sciences field with foundational knowledge of the general mechanisms of disease, and the clinical manifestations of disease commonly seen in the health care environment. Disease processes specific to each body system are studied, and treatment interventions and prognosis discussed.
AH 110 EXPLORING COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES
Credits: 2
Terms: (F, S, SU)
This course examines the vast selection of therapeutic interventions known as alternative or complementary medicines being presented to today’s consumers.
AH 120 INTRAVENOUS THERAPY
Credits: 1
Terms: (F,S,SU Based on Sufficient Demand)
Prerequisites: Students must be enrolled the last semester of the
Practical Nurse program, or be enrolled in the second year of the Respiratory Care program, or obtain instructor approval.
Intravenous Therapy covers IV therapy principles including anatomy of the arm and hand with particular attention to the veins, IV equipment, IV solution flow rates calculation, infection control,
potential complications and IV documentation. Each student will perform IV starts on a mannequin arm, and when proficient, initiate IVs on people.
AH 125 FUNDAMENTALS OF FORENSIC SCIENCE
Credits: 2
Term: (SU, Based on Sufficient Demand)
In Fundamentals of Forensic Science, students will examine the philosophical, rational and practical framework that supports a case investigation. The unifying principles of forensic science to the pure sciences will be examined, and students will be introduced to the unique ways in which a forensic scientist must think. Topics will include the experimental method and some of the ways in which a forensic analysis can be confounded. The various forensic science occupations will also be explored.
AH 140 PHARMACOLOGY
Credits: 2
Terms: (F,S)
Prerequisite: Successful completion of prerequisite courses for specific programs, or instructor approval.
This course reflects the ever-changing science of pharmacology and responsibilities in administering pharmacological agents. The purpose of this course is to promote safe and effective drug therapy by
providing essential information that accurately reflects current practice in drug therapy and facilitating the comprehension and application of knowledge related to drug therapy. Application requires the knowledge about the drug and the patient receiving it. General principles of drug
administration, terminology, drug regulation, standard references and legal responsibilities are included as well as major drug classifications and therapeutic implications.
AH 150 FITNESS FOR LIFE
Credits: 2
Terms: (F,S)
This course is designed to educate, support, and motivate individuals toward a life-long commitment to physical fitness including nutrition for health and weight management; establishing physical fitness goals; and planning for physical strength improvement and/or maintenance. Exercise laboratory experience allows students to apply physical fitness principles.
AH 180 BASIC PHARMACEUTICALS
Credits: 1
Terms: (F, S, SU)
This course provides basic knowledge of the most commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals needed to analyze health care information for various health science support functions. Emphasis is on classification, indications, therapeutic effects, side effects, interactions, and contraindications of new, current, and newly introduced applications of existing medications.
AH 194 PCE TOPIC
Credits: VARIES (Sufficient Demand)
Credit-bearing professional and continuing education (PCE) courses offered to provide students and professionals condensed courses for skills upgrades, Professional Certification requirements, and as electives for the Associate of Arts (AA) or Associate of Science (AS) degrees. These courses may be eligible for financial aid for students pursuing the AA or AS degrees and are transcribed on the student’s undergraduate transcript.
AH 260 Workflow Analysis & Redesign
Credits: 3
(F, S, SU)
Pre Req or Co-Req: Consent of Instructor
This course covers fundamentals of health workflow process analysis and redesign as a necessary component of complete practice automation. Process validation and change management are also covered to include workflow analysis and process mapping to support an EHR that will lead to quality and performance improvement.
AH 265 Electronic Health Record in Medical Practice
Credits: 3
Term: (F, S, SU)
Prerequisite: CAPP 120
Corequisite: AHMS 108
Students will learn the personnel functions and associated workflows required in an ambulatory care physician clinic and how to prepare for, implement and use an electronic health record (EHR) to achieve a paperless office environment and improved quality of care. Office function, associated workflow and EHR use will include all office personnel roles from receptionist through nurse and physician. EHR use will include both in-office functions and its role in Health Information Exchange (HIE) with other health care providers and organizations including laboratories, pharmacies, consulting physicians and payers.
