COVID-19: Clinical Considerations for the Outpatient Post-Acute Physical Therapist
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Target Audience
Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants, Rehab Leaders
Description
ALERT - The health and safety of our learners is of the utmost importance to us. We are closely monitoring the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. After much consideration and with circumstances changing so rapidly, Charlotte AHEC has decided to offer this program as a Livestream Webinar. We are fully committed to ensuring that our attendees, faculty and staff remain safe and well.
This webinar is intended for physical therapists, physical therapist’s assistants, and rehabilitation leaders struggling to cut through the clutter for actionable information on the physiology, clinical course, do’s and don’ts of treatment, and evidence-informed treatment guidelines relative to COVID-19. This is an introductory course designed to clarify the roles, responsibilities, and clinical considerations of the physical therapist and physical therapist’s assistant, at every phase of patient care.
Featuring Expert Faculty from the Atrium Health Learning Academy:
Andrew Ball, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, CMTPT, CertMSKUS, NASM-PES
Charlotte AHEC, as a part of the NC AHEC System, is an approved provider by the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners with regard to activities directly related to Physical Therapy for continued competence.
This event is supported by the Atrium Health Essential Needs Fund at Atrium Health Foundation.
Webinar Information
Participants who are interested in taking this workshop as a webinar, please go to our webinar requirements page for more information and to test your computer and network your computer will be on prior to the class.
Objectives
- Familiarize the non-acute PT with physiology and inpatient course of patients with COVID-19;
- Familiarize the acute PT with post-acute considerations;
- Introduce the learner to the pathophysiology and clinical course of COVID-19;
- Review with the learner, the value (or not) of postural drainage and chest PT;
- Review mortality rates and transmission risks;
- Review mobility considerations in the acute and post-acute phase;
- Review evidence-informed materials for public education.
Contact
Chanyne Cupil BS
Sessions
May 29, 2020
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
- Status
-
Closed
- Presenter(s)
- Andrew Ball PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, CMTPT
- Date(s)
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May 29, 2020
- Time
- 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
- Check-In Time
- 11:30 AM
- Credit
- 0.10 - CEU
- 1.00 - Contact Hours
- 1.00 - NCBPTE Contact Hours
- Location
- South Piedmont AHEC
- Room
- Live Webinar
- Description
- ALERT - The health and safety of our learners is of the utmost importance to us. We are closely monitoring the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. After much consideration and with circumstances changing so rapidly, Charlotte AHEC has decided to offer this program as a Livestream Webinar. We are fully committed to ensuring that our attendees, faculty and staff remain safe and well.
This webinar is intended for physical therapists, physical therapist’s assistants, and rehabilitation leaders struggling to cut through the clutter for actionable information on the physiology, clinical course, do’s and don’ts of treatment, and evidence-informed treatment guidelines relative to COVID-19. This is an introductory course designed to clarify the roles, responsibilities, and clinical considerations of the physical therapist and physical therapist’s assistant, at every phase of patient care.
Featuring Expert Faculty from the Atrium Health Learning Academy:
Andrew Ball, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, CMTPT, CertMSKUS, NASM-PES
Charlotte AHEC, as a part of the NC AHEC System, is an approved provider by the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners with regard to activities directly related to Physical Therapy for continued competence.
Webinar Information
Participants who are interested in taking this workshop as a webinar, please go to our webinar requirements page for more information and to test your computer and network your computer will be on prior to the class.
- Objective(s)
- Familiarize the non-acute PT with physiology and inpatient course of patients with COVID-19;
- Familiarize the acute PT with post-acute considerations;
- Introduce the learner to the pathophysiology and clinical course of COVID-19;
- Review with the learner, the value (or not) of postural drainage and chest PT;
- Review mortality rates and transmission risks;
- Review mobility considerations in the acute and post-acute phase;