Therapists and other healthcare practitioners have an increasingly complex role in discharge planning from acute care as hospital stays become shorter and 30 day readmission rates are more closely scrutinized. It is imperative that acute care therapists not only identify but also be able to quantify functional impairments and fall risk. Standardized testing in hospitals is complicated by the frailty of the patient population, management of multiple lines and medical issues, as well as time constraints.
This course is designed to help healthcare practitioners by familiarizing them with the variety of tests to choose from, and to assist them in making sense of test outcomes. Attendees will learn and practice tests that can be used on patients with high levels of mobility, as well as those tests that are appropriate for the ICU. During this lab-intensive course, you will be introduced to an array of objective measures that can be used to enhance assessments and documentation, to guide treatment, and to aid in discharge planning.
Course Content
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
PSYCHOMETRICS- A REVIEW OF TERMS
FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT TESTS
GAIT: WHEN DOCUMENTING DISTANCE AND LEVEL OF ASSIST ISN’T ENOUGH
BALANCE TESTS
BENEFITS OF ICU STANDARDIZED TESTING
ADLS AND STANDARDIZED TESTS
CVA SPECIFIC TESTS
PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
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Course Manual_Fall Risk and Functional Impairments (15.15 MB) | Available after Purchase |
RACHEL BLACKWOOD, PT, DPT, is a licensed physical therapist with nearly 15 years of experience. She graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with her M.S. in Physical Therapy, then went on to earn her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of South Alabama. Although she has experience in a variety of settings, the majority of her career has been in acute care. She has been involved in program development, staff training, and clinical education. Ms. Blackwood has also served as adjunct faculty at the Jefferson State LPTA program. Her interests include acute and medically complex patients and she has been a team leader in critical care units. She is currently employed by Duke University Health Systems in Raleigh, NC as a weekend therapist. As a weekend PT, she encounters many patients who are “discharge issues,” where her use of standardized tests is a critical consideration for recommending the appropriate discharge placement.
Disclosure:
Financial- Receives a speaking honorarium from Vyne Education.
Nonfinancial- No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Please note: There will be a lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion.
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