Allied health professions

health profession that aims to address the illnesses or injuries that limit a person's abilities to function in everyday lives

Radiographers (radiologic technologists) are healthcare professionals who perform medical imaging and radiation therapy. Medical imaging is used for the diagnosis of pathology, while radiation therapy is used for treatment.

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A nutritionist is a person who advises others on matters of food and nutrition and their impacts on health. Some people specialize in particular areas, such as sports nutrition, public health, or animal nutrition, among other disciplines. In many jurisdictions, a person can claim to be a nutritionist even without any training, education, or professional license, in contrast to a dietitian, who has a university degree, professional license, and certification for professional practice.

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A prosthetist, as defined by The World Health Organization, is a healthcare professional with overall responsibly of prosthetics and orthotics treatment, who can supervise and mentor the practice of other personnel. They are clinicians trained to assess the needs of the user, prescribe treatment, determine the precise technical specifications of prosthesis and orthosis, take measurements and image of body segments, prepare model of the evaluation, fit devices and evaluate treatment outcome.

allied health professional working as a part of the team delivering surgical care

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