Lower Limb Amputation: Outpatient Community-Based Rehabilitation
Tracking # 20-748656
$48.00
Course overview
This home study course is focused on the community- based rehabilitation of people with lower limb amputation and is intended for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. The course is of intermediate-level difficulty, but provides a brief introduction to basic information about lower limb amputation and prosthetics. Information regarding all systems relevant to amputation rehabilitation with current evidence-based concepts for risk assessment and suggestions for outpatient rehabilitation activities are presented. Knowledge obtained through this course can be used by professionals and paraprofessionals in nursing and the allied health professions to improve the community-based care and clinical outcomes for people with lower limb amputations.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
South Carolina Board of Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist
Physical Therapy Assistant
Disclosure statements
Elite’s policy is to avoid any situation or suggestion of conflict of interest. The company does not commercially support or work with any external commercial interests. To ensure freedom from bias, Elite’s policy is to inform participants of any potential conflict of interested in writing at the beginning of the course and/or throughout the course, as appropriate. To this end, Elite requires signed disclosures of potential conflict of interest from course authors and planning committee members.