Explore the latest interventions for improving functional mobility, strength, independence, and outcomes in acute care rehab.
Cindy Bauer – Acute Care & ICU Rehab, Strategies for the Medically Complex Patient
Explore the latest interventions for improving functional mobility, strength, independence, and outcomes in acute care rehab.
Designed for all practice levels, from the new grad to the veteran acute care professional, this hands-on course will provide you with an updated knowledge base for making appropriate decisions within the ICU and acute care environments, implementing assessment and treatment tools, integrating existing treatment plans with progression into the plan of care, and adjusting or accommodating treatment interventions across the hospital stay through transition out of the hospital.
Discover the latest assessment techniques and learn how to integrate treatments into rehab plans during acute and post-acute phases. Practice the latest interventions, strategies, and best practices in hands-on labs throughout the live webcast.
Discover new treatments for:
Early mobilization
Management of lines, wires, and tubes
Respiratory distress
Intubation/Vent dependency
Discharge planning
Caregiver training
State the critical elements of analysis and assessment in mobilizing medically fragile patients.
Develop an appropriate plan of care for patients who present with a critically ill cardiac, neurological, or respiratory diagnosis.
Distinguish the characteristics, similarities of, and differences between, medically fragile and general acute care patients and methods to implement successful therapeutic interventions with each.
Demonstrate an understanding of the outcome tools available for assessment of the acute or critically ill patient.
Evaluate strategies for addressing the behaviorally challenging patient and successful methods for patient engagement.
Identify methods to effectively document progression throughout the acute care spectrum.
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PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN ACUTE CARE
Effects of immobility on organ systems
Respiratory
Cardiac
Digestive
Musculoskeletal
Early and aggressive mobilization and intervention
ENSURING SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL TRANSFERS AND MOBILITY FOR ANY PATIENT
Decision-making process
Weight-bearing restriction mobilization
Specific mobility restrictions
Pulmonary embolism
Deep vein thrombosis
Mobilization management
Chest tubes
Arterial lines
IV management
ICU/IMC SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT
Fecal management systems
Various catheter types
ADVANCED TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS FOR IMPROVED OUTCOMES
Orthopedic interventions
Orthopedically complex patient
Cutting-edge interventions
Transitioning to same day ortho discharge
Shorter length of stay with improved outcomes
Transfer considerations
Alternative techniques for NWB
Transfers for all WB restrictions
Burn injury across the lifespan
Types and degree of burn injury
Burn management and surgical interventions
Current trends in therapeutic burn intervention
Cardiac diagnoses
Cardiac surgery and appropriate therapeutic progression
Sternal precautions
Implementation of strength training
Neurological emergencies and trends in intervention
tPA administration and impact on therapeutic intervention
Management of the severe stroke
Patients with brief neurological deficits
Respiratory compromised patient
High-flow oxygen management
COPD
Fresh take on energy conservation techniques
INTERVENTIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH COGNITIVE/PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSES
Addressing the behaviorally challenging patient
TBI
Dementia
Aggression
Motivation of the chronically-refusing patient
Major depression and its impact on therapeutic intervention
OUTCOME EXPECTATIONS AND GOAL CONSIDERATIONS
Short-term vs. long-term goal implementation
Timing of PT/OTR reassessments
Predicting the future
Appropriate goal development
CREATING AN EFFECTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL DISCHARGE PLAN
Importance of an interdisciplinary approach
Pros/cons of sub-acute, home health, and other discharge destinations
CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER
Client-centered practice and inclusion of the patient’s support system
Managing the challenging family/caregiver
BILLING AND DOCUMENTATION
Effective and successful documentation during acute and post-acute stay
Documenting progression in patients with limited function
Understanding G codes, payment, and billing
ACHIEVING PRODUCTIVITY
History of productivity requirements and their necessity
Current trends in productivity expectations
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