Feel like you are treating one body part, but not the whole person? Try fully incorporating Physical Activity into your practice. Physical Activity can help you to justify medical necessity for your patients. Confused as to what Physical Activity entails? This course will show you everything you need to know to include physical activity in your practice.
Watch three patient cases where you’ll see the real time application of the best, research-based tools, techniques and treatment progression. Discover why physical activity is such an important factor to add to your routine practice. Walk away with a strong understanding of what the Physical Activity guidelines are and how addressing them with every one of your older patients will have long term, positive impact form them and you. Receive specific guidance on how to screen for appropriateness of exercise for every patient. Learn several ways to measure intensity for three types of exercise.
Kele Murdin will present the strengths and weaknesses of research-based tools to assess physical activity and behaviors surrounding activation. Experience a deep dive into specific tools to help you improve patient engagement, a common area of weakness for many clinicians.
Including physical activity in your practice is simple, quick, and will uplift your care you are providing to older adults and your patients engagement and long-term sustainability will radically improve.
What participants are saying . . .“This course got back to the importance of looking at the whole person, not just the diagnosis they came in for. That’s so important! Use patient goals as motivation to perform HEP, and tailor your HEP to this. Importance of assessing optimal heart rate for patients’ activities.”
“It was great to observe the instructor’s thought processes during the evaluation and how the patients were educated and kept engaged throughout the sessions.”
“I enjoyed seeing the evaluation of several patients and how to incorporate the information in a real-life context.”
“I really loved the format of this course. Using 3 separate and different patients for an extended demo was very helpful, especially seeing the way the PT speaks with and listens to the patient. I love the use of what the patient says & feels to guide the treatment. I also like the brief Top 3 Picks after each explanatory session.”
- Introduction – 5
- Back/Hip/Shoulder pain, low activity patient case: learn how to work with a patient – 100
- Prevalence and impact of Physical Activity – 20
- Assessment Tools – 20
- Global LE weakness/moderate activity patient case – 60
- Exercise prescription and Sustainability – 30
- Poor balance/low activity patient case – 60
- Wrap-up – 5
- TOTAL – 300
Upon completion of the course participants will be able to
- Describe how to integrate physical activity into clinical practice
- Recognize failure in a strengthening and balance exercise program
- Demonstrate competence in calculating heart rate training zones
- Summarize the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
- List components of the Enhanced Medical Rehab Sustainability Tools
- Compare and contrast assessment tools for physical activity
- Document how physical activity assessment and treatment meets medical necessity
Upon completion of the course, a certificate of completion for 5 contact hours of educational credit will be awarded.
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Great Seminars Online (GSO) is an Approved CE Provider for PTs and PTAs in CA, IL, NM, NY, OK, TX.
This course has received CE approval from the following state licensure boards or associations: AR, FL, NJ, OH.
This course meets the guidelines for CE approval in: CO, CT, ID, IA, KS, ME, NH, NE, SD.
This course has been accepted for CE credit by these states because it has been approved by another state’s board or association: AK, AL, AZ, DE, GA, HA, IN, KY, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NC, ND, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, UT, VT, VA, WI, WY, WA.
INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS
If you do not see your state listed, please visit your state board or association’s website and request information for an individual application.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
This course has received CE approval from the following State licensure association: FL
Great Seminars Online courses meet occupational therapy state licensure renewal requirements including but not necessarily limited to these states: AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, GA, ID, IA, KY, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NH, NM, NV, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
5 Contact Hours - $149.00
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Educational Level:Intermediate
Course Format: Online video course
Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant.