Home Ergonomics During COVID-19

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Join Dr. Scott Bautch for a webinar examining how doctors of chiropractic can keep their patients active, adaptive, and healthy at home through ergonomics during the COVID-19 pandemic. This course will help doctors of chiropractic to better understand the unique challenges of working and studying from home. This will include reviewing mechanical ergonomics versus human ergonomics; discussing the unique challenges of working from home, such as workstation design with limited resources and lack of mobility; designing a home care program for people working and studying from home; and reviewing what early data is saying about the health effects of working from home both physically and emotionally.

Learning Objectives

- Examine the difference between mechanical ergonomics and human economics.

- Discuss both in office and home strategies for patients working and studying from home.

- Review micro breaks and their benefits, macro breaks and their benefits and motion strategies and their benefits in relationship to their patients and community.

- Understand the unique challenges of virtual learning and virtual working from home.

The following states require the participant to enter the course approval number on their certificate:

California: View the list of course approval numbers and categories for California approved courses.
Missouri: View the list of course approval numbers and categories for Missouri approved courses.

Scott D. Bautch

Scott Bautch DC, DACBOH, CCST, CCSP, is the former CEO of Allied Health Chiropractic Centers, one of the largest doctor-owned chiropractic groups in the country; he has also served on the board of directors since the company was founded in 1994. Currently, Dr. Bautch maintains an active practice in Wausau, Wis.

In 1983, Dr. Bautch completed his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Logan University College of Chiropractic. He also completed a diplomate in occupational health, and several certificates and programs related to occupational health and sports injuries.

Currently, he sits on the American Chiropractic Association Business Development and Revenue Committee. He is a past chairman of NCHPP Chiropractic Quality Assurance Committee, past chairman of Security Health Plan Chiropractic Quality Assurance Committee, and past chairman of the Wisconsin Chiropractic Association on Occupational Health Board. He is also the past president of the American Chiropractic Association Council on Occupational Health and the International Academy of Chiropractic Occupational Health Board; and has served on the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Chiropractic Association, the American Chiropractic Workers Compensation Committee, and as an advisor on the 365 ANSI Committee on Carpal Tunnel. He previously participated on the WPS Chiropractic Committee and WPS Medical Committee.

Dr. Bautch also finds time to present to and consult with several industries. To date, more than 2,000 industries have benefited from his knowledge and passion for chiropractic. He also co-authored the manual “Industrial Carpal Tunnel Manual for Physicians” and the book Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Practical Guide for Those Who Work with Their Hands.