THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2010 - FREE 30-Minute "Lunch & Learn" Teleconference on elevated error rates RE: therapy documentation related to plan of care/signature requirements. There is NO pre-registration required however, phone slots are LIMITED, so you need to dial in early!

To participate in this lunchtime teleconference on Thursday, August 5, 2010, dial 1-888-276-8689 and enter participant code 487794 when prompted.

The ACTUAL START TIME is 12 NOON...BUT you need to dial-in at least 5 minutes prior to the teleconference start time (i.e., no later than 11:55 AM Eastern) .  If the call has reached attendee capacity you will hear the message "conference is full".

Physical Therapy Plan of Care 08/05/2010 12:00-12:30 PM

CLICK HERE for handout materials and to look for the topic of interest.

APTA's live courses, face-to-face learning opportunities, focus on evidence-based approaches to patient/client management, with an emphasis on examination and selected interventions. Top instructors help you build on your knowledge and skills with practical information that you can put to use in your practice right away.

This two day seminar focuses on changes specific to the aging process that lead to decreased function and loss of independence in the elderly. An evidence-based strategy is presented for assessing anatomic, physiologic and functional changes associated with aging and pathologies that result in infirmity, changes in postural control, balance and falls in the elderly. This coursewill examine the medically complex elderly providing the course participants with the most advanced and up to date information on the evaluation and treatment of the elderly individual with multi-system involvement. Practice in integrating evaluative information in medically complicated patients towards a comprehensive intervention program will follow the APTA guidelines of care. Recent research in strength and flexibility training using hands-on and videoguided exercise protocols will be presented. The complications of multi- and poly-pharmacy, poor nutrition, and consequences of dehydration will be discussed. The use of complementary therapies in improving function will be offered with substantiating research provided to establish efficacy. Rehabilitation for medically complex older adults will include discussions relevant to
all care settings from acute care, sub-acute, nursing home, outpatient, assisted living, home, senior, and community centers, to fitness facilities. Clinical decision making stratagem is presented for therapeutic involvement in the rehabilitation therapies across this spectrum of care. Reimbursement issues will be discussed and current legislative initiatives involving health maintenance and promotion will be covered. Preventive interventions and screening for problems to prevent disability, falls and identify risk factors leading to frailty is provided via practical tools for the implementation and ongoing reassessment of the elderly client. Exercise strategies for preventing falls, improving balance, and enhancing functional independence are reviewed, demonstrated and practiced. Each participant is asked to bring a write-up of a difficult case study for evaluation, discussion, and clinical decision making in small groups. The focus of this course will be an interdisciplinary approach to gaining strength, flexibility, and function in the inactive and medically complex elderly.

LEVEL : Intermediate

American Physical Therapy Association - Advanced Clinical Practice Series

APTA's live courses, face-to-face learning opportunities, focus on evidence-based approaches to patient/client management, with an emphasis on examination and selected interventions. Top instructors help you build on your knowledge and skills with practical information that you can put to use in your practice right away.