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| OaSIS profile | Broad occupational category | Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities | Lead statement | Similarity rating | Last modified date |
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| 31209.03 – Doctors of naturopathics medicine | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Doctors of osteopathic Medicine use natural healing methods to treat patients' diseases and disorders. |
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| 31201.00 – Chiropractors | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Chiropractors assess, diagnose, treat and prevent patients' neuromuscular-skeletal disorders of the spine, nervous system, pelvis and other body joints using corrective manipulation including spinal column adjustments or other complementary therapies. |
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| 31202.00 – Physiotherapists | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Physiotherapists assess clients and plan and carry out individually designed treatment programs to maintain, improve or restore physical functioning and mobility, alleviate pain and prevent physical dysfunction in clients. |
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| 31302.00 – Nurse practitioners | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Nurse practitioners are registered nurses with additional education, advanced knowledge and nursing experience, and a specialty of practice. They provide a range of health services to patients and deliver preventive and continuous care toward the management of patients' health. Nurse practitioners work in conjunction with physicians and collaboratively with other nursing colleagues and health-care providers, or they may work independently. Nurse practitioners may specialize in primary healthcare or acute care. |
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| 31303.01 – Physician Assistants | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Physician assistants provide a range of health services to patients delivering preventive and continuous care toward the management of patients' health. |
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| 31303.02 – Midwives | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Midwives provide full-course care to women and their babies during the pre- and post-natal period. |
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| 31100.05 – Allergists and immunologists | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Allergists and immunologists diagnose, treat, and help prevent allergic diseases and disease processes affecting the immune system. |
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| 31120.01 – Community pharmacists and hospital pharmacists | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Community pharmacists and hospital pharmacists compound and dispense prescribed pharmaceuticals and provide consultative services to both clients and health care providers. |
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| 31203.00 – Occupational therapists | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Occupational therapists develop individual and group programs with people affected by illness, injury, developmental disorders, emotional or psychological problems and aging to maintain, restore or increase their ability to care for themselves and to engage in work, school or leisure. They also develop and implement health promotion programs with individuals, community groups and employers. |
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| 31301.03 – Community Health Nurses | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Community health nurses are registered nurses who provide health education and direct nursing care in public health units and through home visits. |
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| 31100.02 – Internists, general | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Internists, general diagnose and provide non-surgical treatment of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems. |
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| 31100.03 – Pediatricians, general | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Pediatricians, general diagnose, treat, and help prevent children's diseases and injuries. |
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| 31100.09 – Dermatologists | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Dermatologists diagnose, treat, and help prevent diseases or other conditions of the skin. |
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| 31102.00 – General practitioners and family physicians | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
General practitioners and family physicians diagnose and treat the diseases, physiological disorders and injuries of patients. They provide primary contact and continuous care toward the management of patients' health. Residents in training to be general practitioners or family physicians are included in this unit group. |
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| 31209.01 – Doctors of Podiatric Medicine | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Doctors of podiatric medicine diagnose and treat diseases, deformities and injuries of the human foot. |
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| 31209.02 – Chiropodists and diploma or first-degree trained podiatrists | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Chiropodists and diploma or first-degree trained podiatrists treat diseases, deformities and injuries of the human foot. |
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| 31300.00 – Nursing coordinators and supervisors | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Nursing coordinators and supervisors coordinate and supervise the activities of registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, licensed practical nurses and other nursing personnel in the provision of patient care. |
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| 31301.02 – Occupational health nurses | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Occupational health nurses are registered nurses who develop and implement employee health education programs and provide direct nursing care in businesses and industry. |
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| 31301.04 – Registered psychiatric nurses | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Registered psychiatric nurses provide direct nursing care and supportive counselling and life skills programming to patients. |
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| 31301.05 – Nursing researchers and consultants | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Nursing researchers and consultants engage in research activities on issues relevant to the practice of nursing and provide consultative services regarding issues and concerns relevant to the practice of nursing. |
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| 31301.06 – Clinical nurses | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Clinical nurses are registered nurses who provide leadership, advice and counsel on the provision of research-based care for specific patient groups within the care of particular health care organizations. |
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| 41310.02 – Coroners and medical examiners | Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Coroners and medical examiners conduct death investigations, perform autopsies and other medical tests, issue death certificates, and testify in proceedings about observations made during investigations. |
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| 31100.13 – Other specialists in clinical medicine | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Other specialists in clinical medicine diagnose and treat diseases and physiological or psychiatric disorders, prescribe medications and treatments and refer patients for surgery. |
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| 31111.00 – Optometrists | Health occupations | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Optometrists examine eyes to assess and diagnose ocular diseases and disorders. They prescribe and fit eyeglasses and contact lenses and recommend treatments such as exercises to correct vision problems or ocular disorders. |
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| 41400.01 – Ergonomists | Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services | Occupations usually require a university degree |
Ergonomists or human factors specialists conduct research, prepare reports and provide consultation and advice on, and intervene in, the physical, social and psychological interrelationships between persons, their equipment and the environment. |
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