2. WHAT ARE THE ALLIED HEALTH
PROFESSIONS THAT WE
PRESENTLY HAVE IN THE
PHILIPPINES?
3. WHAT IS ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS?
Allied Health is a term used to describe the broad
range of health professionals who are not doctors,
dentists or nurses. Allied health professionals aim
to prevent, diagnose and treat a range of
conditions and illnesses and often work within a
multidisciplinary health team to provide the best
patient outcomes.
4. WHAT IS THE ROLE OF ALLIED HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS?
Allied health professions. ... They work
in health care teams to make the health care
system function by providing a range of
diagnostic, technical, therapeutic and direct
patient care and support services that are critical
to the other health professionals they work with
and the patients they serve.
5. PARAMEDIC
IS A SPECIALIST HEALTHCARE PROFFESIONALS WHO RESPONDS
TO EMERGENCY CALLS FOR MEDICAL HELP OUTSIDE OF A
HOSPITAL. PARAMEDICS MAINLY WORD AS PART OF THE
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, MOST OFTEN IN AMBULANCES.
THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF A PARAMEDIC VARIES AMONG
COUNTRIES, BUT GENERALLY INCLUDES AUTONOMOUS DECISION
MAKING AROUND THE EMERGENCY CARE OF PATIENTS.
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7. PHARMACIST
PHARMACISTS ARE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS WHO
PRACTISE IN PHARMACY, THE FIELD OF CHEMICAL
SCIENCES AND HEALTH SCIENCES FOCUSING ON SAFE AND
EFFECTIVE MEDICATION USE. PHARMACIST INTERPRET
AND COMMUNICATE THIS SPEALIZED KNOWLEDGE TO
PATIENTS, PHYSICIANS, AND OTHER HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS.
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9. RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST/
RADIOGRAPHER
A radiologic technologist is someone who works under
the supervision of a physician called a radiologist, and helps
them with specific task. The technologist will complete tasks
like operating MRI machines, taking X rays and CAT scans,
and assisting patients. They will also perform various other
duties throughout the work they as requested by the
radiologist.
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11. Physical therapist
The treatment of disease, injury, or
deformity by physical methods such as
massage, heat treatment and exercise rather
than by drugs or surgery.
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13. Speech Language Pathologist
Speech language pathologist must be able to listen
and communicate with their patient in order to
determine the right course of treatment. Speech
language pathologist assess, diagnose, treat and help to
prevent communication and swallowing disorders in
children and adults.
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15. Phlebotomist
Collects blood samples from patients
in hospitals, blood banks, clinics,
doctors’ offices by venipuncture or
micro techniques. Labels and stores
Blood containers for processing.
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17. RADIATION THERAPIST
RADIATION THERAPISTS OPERATE MACHINES SUCH AS
LINEAR ACCELERATORS, TO DELIVER CONSENTRATED
RADIATION THERAPY TO THE REGION OF A PATIENT’S TUMOR.
RADIATION TREATMENT CAN SHIRNK OR REMOVE CANCERS
AND TUMORS. RADIATION THERAPIST ARE PART OF THE
ONCOLOGY TEAMS THAT TREAT PATIENTS WITH CANCER.
