Full Course Description
Putting the ‘Fun’ in Functional: Demonstrations of Evidence Based Therapy
Program Information
Target Audience
Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants
Outline
- Literature Review
- Patient Demonstration 1 Gladys
- Patient Demonstration 2 Harriet
- Patient Demonstration 3 Hubert
- The Role of Occupational and Physical Therapy in Geriatric Rehab
- Assessing Tools of the Trade
- Bonus – Patient Demo 4 David
Objectives
- Apply evidence based principles to evaluations and treatment of older patients with functional deficits
- Assess psychosocial, physical, and endurance deficits of patients after viewing the application of evidence based principled that are applied in the case studies
- Described how disciplines can work together to maximize service delivery, without duplicating services and jeopardizing reimbursement
- Compare and contrast a variety of standardized tools that will assist in identification of deficit areas, goal setting, and treatment ideas.
- Apply the principle of “therapeutic use of self” in order to motivate geriatric patients.
- Utilize tips for providing therapy on a budget, use creating thinking to provide cost effective equipment for therapists and patients.
Copyright :
01/02/2019
Testing Muscle Strength: Practical Considerations for Clinicians Working with Older Adults
Program Information
Target Audience
Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants
Outline
- Introduction to strength testing
- Rationale and purpose of strength testing
- Safety, mechanical, measurement properties and norms
- Manual muscle action testing
- Hand-grip dynamometry
- Hand-held dynamometry
- Field Tests
- Other measures
- Case Study
- Conclusion
Objectives
- Explain why the measurement of muscle strength is important in the physical therapy management of the older adult
- Identify mechanical variables that must be controlled if reliable measures of muscles strength are to be obtained.
- Using the grading schemes recommended by Bohannon, assign appropriate manual muscle test grades based on observation and handling of older adult patients.
- Demonstrate measurement of grip strength as recommended by the American Society of Hand Therapists
- Perform skilled application of hand held dynamometry for measuring limb muscle forces.
- Interpret dynamometer and field test measurements for a patient from whom they have obtained.
Copyright :
01/02/2019
Bonus Module 1: Documentation – Reporting Skills and Evaluations
Third party payers such as CMS and private insurers believe that documentation is a tool that can drive good patient care. Therapists typically see documentation as a necessary evil that takes time away from patient care, but allows them to get paid.
In truth, both are correct.
Documentation has improved over the years, but capturing the essence of skilled patient assessment and treatment quickly and succinctly is an ongoing challenge. We are doctors now, thus more is expected of our profession than ever before.
How do we do it in a way that doesn’t take excessive amounts of time from patient care? That is the point of this course.
This 5hour video course presents real patient examples, hilarious interactive vignettes, shortcuts and skilled terminology handouts and flow sheets to help clinicians become more efficient and effective documenters.
Program Information
Outline
- Introduction and pre-test
- Documentation Essentials
- Case Study Reviews
- Documenting a live case (high level patient)
- Documenting a live case (low level patient)
- Take home message
- Culminating assignment: Design aspects of a drop down electronic reporting system OR improve documentation for a case study
- Post Test
Objectives
- Compile an arsenal of helpful tools to make documenting skill and progress easier and more user friendly
- Appraise the quality of initial, progress, and discharge notes
- Design drop down menus that reflect therapist skill in daily notes
- Compose an initial progress or discharge note that contains excellent examples of skill and progress
- Adapt one’s current methods to incorporate useful tools and words that demonstrate skill and progress
Target Audience
Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants
Copyright :
01/02/2019
Bonus Module 2: Documentation - Case Studies
Third party payers such as CMS and private insurers believe that documentation is a tool that can drive good patient care. Therapists typically see documentation as a necessary evil that takes time away from patient care, but allows them to get paid.
In truth, both are correct.
Documentation has improved over the years, but capturing the essence of skilled patient assessment and treatment quickly and succinctly is an ongoing challenge. We are doctors now, thus more is expected of our profession than ever before.
How do we do it in a way that doesn’t take excessive amounts of time from patient care? That is the point of this course.
This 5hour video course presents real patient examples, hilarious interactive vignettes, shortcuts and skilled terminology handouts and flow sheets to help clinicians become more efficient and effective documenters.
Program Information
Outline
- Introduction and pre-test
- Documentation Essentials
- Case Study Reviews
- Documenting a live case (high level patient)
- Documenting a live case (low level patient)
- Take home message
- Culminating assignment: Design aspects of a drop down electronic reporting system OR improve documentation for a case study
- Post Test
Objectives
- Compile an arsenal of helpful tools to make documenting skill and progress easier and more user friendly
- Appraise the quality of initial, progress, and discharge notes
- Design drop down menus that reflect therapist skill in daily notes
- Compose an initial progress or discharge note that contains excellent examples of skill and progress
- Adapt one’s current methods to incorporate useful tools and words that demonstrate skill and progress
Target Audience
Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants
Copyright :
01/02/2019