Public Health for Allied Health Professionals Masterclass Series

Understanding how AHPs can develop strategies to help empower people to improve their health

Did you know that the HCPC have recently introduced new standards for all AHPs and HCPC registrants about promoting public health and preventing ill-health. To help you meet these standards and increase your knowledge we have 5 new online CPD sessions to help you!

Are you an Art therapist, Dietitian, Drama therapist, Music therapist, Occupational therapist, Operating department practitioner, Orthoptists, Osteopaths, Paramedic, Physiotherapist, Podiatrist, Prosthetist and orthotist, Radiographer, or Speech and language therapist? Then these sessions can support you in terms of increasing your knowledge linked to aspect of public health. 

Course Description

The sessions will be delivered by our expert public health team supported by our AHP teams here at University of Salford, you will explore key topics around the fundamentals of Public Health, wider determinants of health and behaviour change to help you better understand the role you can play as an AHP/ HCPC registrant in empowering your clients, patients and communities to improve their health. There is also opportunity to understand the role of evaluation, research and data in better understanding population health and interventions.  There are 5 sessions available for you to choose from, each session is £25.  If you book all 5 sessions, you can get this discounted to £100.

Session 1:    Understanding what shapes population health and role of the wider determinants of health on patients and their health

Session 2:    Understanding how AHPs can develop strategies to help empower people to improve their health

Session 3:    Understanding the role of AHPs in relation to health promotion, education and preventing ill-health

Session 4:    Enhancing community health through evaluation and research for AHPs

Session 5:    Exploring ways to support the health and wellbeing of the wider health and social care workforce using the expertise of AHPs

Sessions will run online via Microsoft Teams, 6pm to 7.30pm