Physical Therapist Management of Individuals with Advanced Heart Failure and End-stage Lung Disease: A Home Health Care Approach
Course: #4722Level: Intermediate 2 Hours 2304 Reviews
This session illustrates physical therapist management of patients with advanced heart failure and end-stage lung disease, emphasizing the unique considerations of the home healthcare setting. Emphasis is on the physical therapist’s role within the palliative care team, determining clinical stability, symptom management through education and exercise, and other approaches to enhance the quality of life in the home health care environment.
This course is part of our 2023 Home Health Friday Summer Series.
On Demand
Course Type: Recorded Webinar
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to articulate the role of palliative care in the home health care setting and the physical therapist's function within the palliative care team.
- After this course, participants will be able to classify advanced disease states of the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems, including appropriate triage processes and examination techniques.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify evidence-based tests and measures to determine functional prognosis to help guide comprehensive care planning in individuals with advanced and end-stage cardiovascular and pulmonary conditions.
- After this course, participants will be able to select and prioritize physical therapist interventions appropriate to individual patient disease severity, symptom burden, and goals.
Course created on August 11, 2023
Agenda
| 0-15 Minutes | Background, review of learning outcomes |
| 15-25 Minutes | Describe palliative care as a home health care approach for patients with chronic cardiopulmonary conditions. |
| 25-35 Minutes | Summarize physical therapists' role as palliative care team members using research-based outcomes, service delivery models, psycho-emotional issues, and clinician burnout. |
| 35-45 Minutes | Description of classification and triage strategies aimed at identifying advanced disease states |
| 45-60 Minutes | Discuss available evidence for best choices in a multisystem evaluation and outcome measures of the complex cardiopulmonary patient. |
| 60-90 Minutes | Provide an overview of and evidence for interventions with an emphasis on managing pain, home-based vital sign trends, and energy conservation. |
| 90-115 Minutes | Case example that integrates the evaluation and interventions previously covered. |
| 115-120 Minutes | Summary, Q&A |
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Sara Arena
PT, MS, DcSPT
Dr. Arena is a Professor and the Director of the Physical Therapy Program at Oakland University in Rochester, MI, and a licensed physical therapist practicing in the home health practice setting for Henry Ford Home Healthcare in Detroit, MI. She received her physical therapy degree from Grand Valley State University, a Masters in Exercise Science from Oakland University, and a Doctor of Science in Physical Therapy with a certificate in teaching and learning from Oakland University. Her teaching and clinical practice areas include health promotion and wellness, cardiopulmonary, therapeutic exercise, and home care. Her research focus aims to advance practice models of 1) cardiovascular examination specific to blood pressure methodology and its significance in physical therapy practice, 2) cardiovascular and pulmonary interventions in the practice of physical therapy on the health and wellness of both community-dwelling and home-bound individuals, and 3) cardiopulmonary and health promotion and wellness practices specifically related to lifestyle and fitness levels that impact primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. She is the co-founder and co-principal of HOP-UP-PT, L.L.C. and the HOP-UP Foundation research initiatives aimed at examining strategies to empower older adults to stay safe and active in their home and community using physical therapist-led prevention-focused approaches. Her scholarly efforts in this area have received more than ½ million dollars in grant funding, resulting in multiple peer-reviewed publications and state and national presentations.
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