Two COVID-19 Webinars: Saturday, May 23, 2020 |
![]() In collaboration with the The Academy of Acute Care Physical Therapy, the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy, the Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology & Wound Management, and the Home Health, Geriatrics, and Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Sections, HPA The Catalyst brings you: Webinar #1: COVID-19 Expert Panel: You’ve Got Clinical Questions, Let’s See if We Have Answers Saturday, May 23, 2020 Register Today! COVID-19 has changed many things in our day-to-day lives, including how we interact with patients. Different practice settings face unique challenges in meeting the needs of this patient population and the COVID-19 disease process itself continues to evolve. Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants must continue to change as well. Join our group of content experts for a Q&A session to discuss solutions and lessons learned during this pandemic. By the end of this session, the participant will be able to:
Speakers: Brian Hull, PT, DPT, MBA Kyle Ridgeway, PT, DPT, CCS Stephanie Woelfel, PT, DPT, CWS, FACCWS Giuliana DeMaio, PT Meghan Gushurst, PT, DPT, CCS Todd E. Davenport, PT, DPT, MPH, OCS Ellen R. Strunk, PT, MS, GCS, CEEAA Webinar #2: COVID-19: Implications for Physical and Occupational Therapy in the Acute Care Setting – Putting Evidence into Clinical Practice Saturday, May 23, 2020 Register Today! There has been emerging evidence about COVID-19 but no definitive resources on how to translate this evidence into clinical practice. This course will highlight the steps that one institution took to create an inpatient Clinical Standards of Care, for physical therapy and occupational therapy related to this new condition. During this course, presenters will share emerging evidence from this updated resource which includes pathophysiology, cardiac and neurological considerations, common lab values, common images, and medical management of the patient with COVID-19. This information provides the foundation to their approach to evaluate and treat patients with COVID-19 and was incorporated in a clinical decision tree to assist with clinical reasoning in that facility for ICU and floor level patient care. Examples of workflows and interventions related to therapeutic intervention and education for patients and other bedside team members will be shared. By the end of this session, the participant will be able to:
Ashley Bella-Klepps, PT, DPT Whitney Kortuem, OTR/L Jenna Schmid, PT, DPT We do NOT apply for CEU approval for webinars, however your state licensure may allow credits for this education activity. We do provide a certificate of attendance, which can be downloaded after the webinar has been completed. You will receive an overview email from the Acute Care office which will include the certificate of attendance. The certificate will also be available on our COVID-19 page the following Tuesday (due to Monday, May 25 being Memorial Day). You will need to contact the agency or organization in your state, which handles your professional licensure, in order to determine whether credit is available for webinars, and without applications for approval. Download Past AACPT COVID-19 Webinars
Visit Academy of Acute Care Physical Therapy’s COVID-19 page to download additional past webinar recordings and information.
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