Repetitive Strain Injury Guidebook: Introductory But Comprehensive OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health) Training for the Managers and Employees in a ... and Computer Injuries Among Office Workers - Softcover

Daniel Farb; Bruce Gordon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1594912742 ISBN 13: 9781594912740

Publisher: UniversityOfHealthCare, 2005

Synopsis

This informative book will train readers on industrial stress injuries as well as increasingly common computer injuries. Take a journey with Ms. Work A. Holic as she wants to know why she has so much pain at work and then hires some experts to teach her about repetive strain injury, its causes, and what to do about them.

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About the Author

M. DANIEL FARB, M.D., CEO of UniversityOfHealthCare and UniversityOfBusiness, is a leader in the field of interactive management and healthcare e-learning. He received a BA in English Literature from Yale (where he set an academic record and studied with writers like Robert Penn Warren), an M.D. from Boston University, a degree in Executive Management from the Anderson School of Business at UCLA, and is currently working on a degree at UCLA in International Trade. He is a practicing ophthalmologist. He also has received two patents in ophthalmology and is working on others, has worked with the World Health Organization in Geneva and the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C. He has written scientific and popular articles, and has worked as a newspaper reporter. He helped Dr. Robbins edit one of the editions of Robbins' "Pathology" textbook for readability. He wrote an article on humor for the Massachusetts Review. He has experience in theater and television, including acting, directing, and stage-managing. He has programmed his own patient records database. He has written and edited hundreds of e-learning courses. Dr. Farb is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Union of American Physicians and Dentists, the AOJS, the American Association of Physicians and Surgeons, the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), the E-Learning Forum, the Southern California Biomedical Council, the PDA (Parenteral Drug Association), and the Medical Marketing Association. BRUCE GORDON is the Creative Director for UniversityOfHealthCare. After receiving a BA in Economics from UCLA, he began a freelance writing career that included technical writing (such as a manual for Princess Cruise Lines), stand-up comedy routines for nationally known comedians, and screenplay writing. He has done production support work with famous Hollywood personalities on such well-known productions as Aaron Spelling's "Dynasty" and "Love Boat" TV shows. An audio-visual software specialist, he is a versatile artist, with published works in a variety of media, including music, motion graphics, and digital video short film.

About this edition

• Publisher: UniversityOfHealthCare
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1594912742
• ISBN 13: 9781594912740
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 57