Rehab Roadie: Treating YOUR patients with evidence: A truly interactive course.

Great Seminars Online

Format(s):   Home-study
Discipline(s):   Physical Therapy / Occupational Therapy
Contact Hours:   5
Registration Fee:   $150.00

Objectives

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:
1.Determine the principles of intensity of exercise for older adults
2. Describe characteristics of clients levels of cooperation or compliance
3.Understand research that dispel the myths of aging
4. Recognize documentation that supports skilled intervention
5.Differentiate the requirements of community ambulation

Target Audience

Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapist Assistants, and other Rehabilitation Professionals.

Confirmation Notes

Level
This course is at an intermediate level.

Educational Credit
Great Seminars and Books is an Approved CE Provider in NY, KY, IL, TX and NC. This course is approved in CA, MD, DC, AR, TN, OK for 5 clinical contact hours. Courses also meet the guidelines for approval in VA, AZ, MS, NH, OR, RI, UT, MO, AK, and WI. Courses are accepted for CEU’s in ID, MT, WA, CT, IA, ND, GA and NE.

All of our courses have Board of Certification Approval (NATA) and AOTA approval #5363.

A certificate of attendance for 5 contact hours of educational activity will be awarded. Please check with GREAT Seminars for additional approvals. Check with your state association for their online CEU approval guidelines. Your tuition is tax deductible. All expenses of Continuing Education (including registration fees, travel, meals, and lodging) taken to maintain or improve professional skills are tax deductible according to Treasury Regulation 1.162-5 Couglin vs. Commissioner, 203 F2d 307.

Agenda

Roadie Rehab:
You never knew skilled PT could be this fun!

EXERCISE - 1 hour
Determining Intensity
Utilization of Resistive Band
Diabetes
Vestibular Hypofunction
Osteoporosis
Pushers Syndrome
Wii/ Tai Chi / Yoga

PSYCHOLOGY - 1 hour
Working with Caregivers
Improving Client Participation
Over-Compliance
Pain, Psychological Aspects
Behavioral Economics

GAIT - 1 hour
Duel Tasking
Gait Speed
Fear of Falling
Compliance with Assistive Devices
Fall Risk Factors
Parkinson’s Disease and Gait
Community Ambulation

DOCUMENTATION - 1 hour
Medicare
Documenting Skilled Services
Writing Goals
Documenting Non-compliance
Frequency

TREATMENT TIPS - 1 hour
Myths of Aging
Urinary Incontinence
Constraint Reduced Therapy
Hospice Issues
OASIS

Description

Rehab Roadie takes you on a fun filled continuing education journey into the world of home health. Using call-in questions, Dr Carol Schunk and her co pilot and back seat driver, Dr. Carole Lewis, respond with evidence-based research and information related to treating patients in their home environment. Topics include exercise, documentation, gait, psychology and treatment tips. Therapists can maximize their car time by earning CEU’s, improving their clinical skills and have a few laughs all while driving to see the next patient. Join us for maximum learning entertainment as a “Rehab Roadie.
This seminar is available as 5 CD’s or it is downloadable from GSO to an iPod or other MP3 device. A list of references and a “Take Home Message” handout are included.