Clinical Considerations in Geriatric Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Course overview

This one-day course emphasizes key considerations applicable to the physical and occupational therapist in effectively managing the geriatric patient with multiple chronic cardiopulmonary diseases. The course accentuates specific management considerations for addressing the cardiac, pulmonary, vascular and metabolic issues in older adults. Medication management, examination and evaluation strategies, organized clinical decision making, evidenced-based contemporary treatment techniques and case examples will collectively provide the learner with a best practice approach for managing the unique cardiopulmonary needs of the geriatric patients. Specific considerations will be delineated for use along the spectrum of care from acute hospitalization to rehabilitation, home health and outpatient care.