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Hearing instrument practitioners

Examine adult clients to assess hearing loss using diagnostic evaluation and electro acoustic testing

Recommend and dispense or sell appropriate type of hearing instrument

Take earmold impressions for use in the manufacture of hearing devices

Fit, adjust and make minor modifications to hearing instruments

Educate clients in appropriate use, care and maintenance of hearing instruments

Communicate with audiologist or other health care professionals regarding patients' condition

Perform follow-up examinations and readjustments.

Communicative disorders assistants and speech-language pathology assistants

Assist speech-language pathologists and audiologists during assessment of patients

Carry out treatment programs, document results and develop materials for use with patients, under the supervision of speech-language pathologists or audiologists

Document patient rehabilitation progress

Check and maintain therapeutic equipment and materials.

Ophthalmic medical technologists and technicians

Take patients' general medical and ophthalmic history

Conduct specialized testing such as refractometry, ultrasonography, fluorescein angiography or ocular motility testing to aid ophthalmologists in assessing patients' vision

Instruct patient on diagnostic test and record, interpret and troubleshoot results

Assist ophthalmologists in performing ophthalmic procedures and surgeries

Administer topical ophthalmic or oral medications as directed by ophthalmologists

Prepare specimens for culture and staining

Maintain ophthalmic instruments or equipment

May instruct and supervise other ophthalmic staff and perform various administrative duties

May participate in research activities.

Physical rehabilitation therapists

Collect and analyse information from clients' file upon referral from the physiotherapist or physician.

Develop, implement and monitor treatment plans of clients in collaboration with the physiotherapist or physician.

Use a variety of therapeutic modalities such as manual techniques (e.g. massage), exercises, electrotherapy, hydrotherapy and thermotherapy (ice or heat) to achieve treatment objectives.

Advise clients on postures, lifestyle and exercises to help them improve their physical condition.

Physiotherapy assistants and occupational therapy assistants

Under the direction of physiotherapists and/or occupational therapists, carry out treatment programs such as thermotherapy, traction, hydrotherapy and electrotherapeutic techniques to rehabilitate patients with various injuries or disabilities to maximize their ability to independently manage daily activities.

Hearing instrument practitioners require completion of a two or three-year college diploma in a hearing instrument specialist program, and a period of supervised training.

Licensure with a regulatory body is required for hearing instrument practitioners in all provinces except in Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Ontario. Ontario requires membership with the Association of Hearing Instrument Practitioners of Ontario (AHIP). Hearing instrument practitioners can prescribe and dispense hearing instruments except in Ontario where dispensing is dependent on a prescription from a physician or audiologist.

Communicative disorders assistants and speech-language pathology assistants require completion of a three- to four-year college program.

Ophthalmic medical technicians require completion of a one-year hospital based ophthalmic technician training program or a minimum of one year on-the-job training working as a Certified Ophthalmic Assistant under the supervision of an ophthalmologist.

Ophthalmic medical technologists require completion of a two-year hospital-based training program in ophthalmic medical technology, or a 4 year bachelor's degree program in Ophthalmic Medical Technology or a minimum of two years of on-the-job training working as a Certified Ophthalmic technician under the supervision of an ophthalmologist.

Certification by the Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology may be required by employers.

Physical rehabilitation therapists, who are only found in Quebec, require completion of a three-year physiotherapy or rehabilitation techniques college program and a period of internship.

A permit to practice issued by the Ordre professionnel de la physiothérapie du Québec (OPPQ) is required for physical rehabilitation therapists.

Physiotherapy assistants require completion of a two-year physical therapy assistant (PTA) college program, or a two-year rehabilitation therapy assistant program and supervised practical training.

Occupational therapy assistants require completion of a two-year occupational therapy assistant (OTA) college program.

Ophthalmic medical technicians may progress to ophthalmic medical technologists' positions with training, experience and certification.

Certified Ophthalmic Technician and Certified Ophthalmic Medical Technologist may have additional specialty certification such as Registered Ophthalmic Ultrasound Biometrist (ROUB) or Certified Diagnostic Ophthalmic Sonographer (CDOS).

In most provinces occupational therapy assistants (OTA) and physiotherapy assistants (PTA) receive training through a single OTA/PTA program in community colleges.

In Quebec, hearing instruments practitioners provide services to adults and children.

communication disorders instructor

Licensed practical nurses (See 32101 Licensed practical nurses)

Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations (See 33101 Medical laboratory assistants and related technical occupations)

Medical technologists and technicians (See 3212 Medical technologists and technicians)

Opticians (See 32100 Opticians)

Other assisting occupations in support of health services (See 33109 Other assisting occupations in support of health services)

Paramedical occupations (See 32102 Paramedical occupations)

Physiotherapists (See 31202 Physiotherapists)

Practitioners of natural healing (See 3220 Practitioners of natural healing)

Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists (See 32103 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists)