Course Description
In the geriatric population Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a very prevalent disease. The focus on COPD in healthcare has increased exponentially recently due the rate of frequent re-hospitalizations in this population.
In order to reduce this rising number of re-hospitalizations, all healthcare professionals must play an active role, including rehabilitation professionals. The role for rehabilitation includes the acute treatment of the disease, patient/family education, and long term management.
This course discusses at an in-depth level how to treat patients with COPD at all stages of the disease. This includes evaluation components, assessment techniques, properly monitoring vital signs, coordinating care between all disciplines, treatment interventions, energy conservation techniques and education. In addition, this course provides the health care professional with an overview of normal pulmonary and cardiac anatomy and physiology as well as the normal aging process.
This Seminar-On-Demand is 3 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).
 Contact Hours: 3 |
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 Target Audience: NHA, OT/COTA, PT/PTA, RN, SLP |
Instructional Level: Advanced |
Accreditation Information:
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Course Outline:
Hour 1
- Recognize normal anatomy and physiology of the cardiopulmonary system including properties of the lungs and the process of gas exchange.
- Identify three cardiopulmonary changes that accompany the aging process
- Identify two signs and symptoms of emphysema from chronic bronchitis.
Hour 2
- List the two most common classes of medications used to treat COPD
- Identify at least four key areas involved in assessment of a patient with COPD.
Hour 3
- Identify at least four areas of treatment that are essential in the management of a patient with COPD.
Course Goals & Objectives:
Course Goals:
This course is intended to instruct the professional on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the geriatric population.
Professional Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the participant will be able to:
- Recognize normal anatomy and physiology of the cardiopulmonary system including properties of the lungs and the process of gas exchange.
- Identify three cardiopulmonary changes that accompany the aging process
- Identify two signs and symptoms of emphysema from chronic bronchitis.
- List the two most common classes of medications used to treat Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
- Identify at least four key areas involved in assessment of a patient with COPD.
- Identify at least four areas of treatment that are essential in the management of a patient with COPD.
Criteria for Completion:
A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.
Disclosures:
Contact Hours: 3
Target Audience: Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapist Assistants, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Speech-Language Pathologists, Registered Nurses, Nursing Home Admins, Respiratory Therapists.
Instructional Level: Beginner/Advanced
Course Type: Seminar-On-Demand
This course is offered for 0.30 ASHA CEUs (Advanced level, Professional area).
Personnel Disclosure:
- Financial - Suzanne Greenwalt is employed by Belmont University and receives a salary. She receives royalty payments from HomeCEUConnection.com for the presentation of this course.
- Nonfinancial - Suzanne Greenwalt is the Belmont University Faculty contact to the Student Assembly of the APTA.
- No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.
Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service.
Authors:
Suzanne J. Greenwalt, PT, DPT, CCS, GCS
Suzanne Greenwalt, PT, DPT, CCS, GCS has been a physical therapist since 2002. She is an Instructor in the School of Physical Therapy at Belmont University. She is also a physical therapist with a long term care company. In addition, she is a mentor and educator in one of the APTA’s credentialed Geriatric Residency Programs. She received her GCS in 2011 and is an APTA Certified Clinical Instructor.
Suzanne has been working in geriatrics for most of her career in a variety of settings including skilled nursing facilities, acute care hospitals, and out-patient rehabilitation. She received her Masters degree in Physical Therapy and her Bachelors degree in Exercise Science, both from Saint Louis University. Her interest areas in both patient care and research are geriatrics and cardiopulmonary comorbidities in the geriatric population.
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