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PT/PTA, OT/OTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.
Have you ever considered dance as an evidenced-based intervention? In this episode, we talk with Dennis Klima, PT, PhD, DPT, GCS, NCS, a professor of physical therapy, geriatric and neurologic clinical specialist, and Polka dance enthusiast, about dance as an effective way to meet the optimal dose of therapy to produce functional changes while providing an opportunity for the patient and the therapist to have a fun and meaningful interaction.
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(02:28) A Patient Example to Set the Scene
The content for this course was created by Dennis Klima, PT, PhD, DPT, GCS, NCS
The content for this course was created by Tiffany Shubert, PT, PhD.
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Royalty Free Music: All Categories: https://www.fesliyanstudios.com
SLP – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.
Do your current formal and informal evaluation tools meet your patients’ clinical needs? Can you find useful assessment products on the market? This podcast will explore trends in assessment tools and processes for time-efficient and effective evaluations. In this episode, we talk with professor and ASHA Fellow Dr. Pamela Smith about assessment trends in speech-language pathology.
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(02:28) Key Takeaways
The content for this course was created by Pamela A. Smith, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, FNAP.
The content for this course was created by Susan Almon-Matangos, MS/CCC-SLP.
Access your Relias Library offered by your employer to see course certificate information and exam;
Learn more about Relias at www.relias.com.
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Lists of assessment tools:
Revised “Cookie Theft picture” (Berube et al., 2019): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6437702/
OT, OTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.
As occupational therapy professionals, you already have the skill and training to treat chronic pain. In this episode, we talk with Kimberly Breeden, MS, OTR/L, and Niccole Rowe, BA, COTA/L, co-authors of the AOTA official document “Occupational Therapy’s Role in Treating Pain” about the role and value of OTs/OTAs in managing chronic pain.
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(02:06) Key Takeaways
The content for this course was created by Niccole Rowe, BA, COTA/L.
The content for this course was created by Kimberly Breeden, MS, OTR/L.
The content for this course was created by Wendy Phillips, PT, BSPT.
Access your Relias Library offered by your employer to see course certificate information and exam;
Learn more about Relias at www.relias.com.
Legal Disclaimer: The content of Stretch: Relias Rehab Therapy Education is provided only for educational and training purposes for healthcare professionals. The educational material provided in this podcast should not be used as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others.
Pain Disability Index (PDI):
http://www.med.umich.edu/1info/FHP/practiceguides/pain/detpdi.pdf
Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force Report: https://www.hhs.gov/opioids/prevention/pain-management-options/index.html
Pain Self Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ):
https://www.workcover.wa.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2015/07/pain_self_efficacy_questionnaire.pdf
Pain Toolkit:
https://www.paintoolkit.org/pain-tools
PEG Scale Assessing Pain Intensity and Interference (Pain, Enjoyment, General Activity):
http://www.med.umich.edu/1info/FHP/practiceguides/pain/PEG.Scale.12.2016.pdf
PT, PTA, OT, OTA, SLP – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.
What is a digitally enabled rehab therapist? Is this the next new fad? In this episode, we talk with digital health expert Anang Chokshi, DPT, to define digital enablement for rehabilitation therapists and discuss the value of adopting digital health as a tool in your clinical practice toolkit.
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(01:43) Importance of Being a Digitally Enabled Therapist
The content for this course was created by Anang Chokshi, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS.
The content for this course was created by Tiffany Shubert, PT, Ph.D.
The content for this course was created by Susan Almon-Matangos, MS/CCC-SLP.
Access your Relias Library offered by your employer to see course certificate information and exam;
Learn more about Relias at www.relias.com.
Legal Disclaimer: The content of Stretch: Relias Rehab Therapy Education is provided only for educational and training purposes for healthcare professionals. The educational material provided in this podcast should not be used as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others.
Digital health (FDA): https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/digital-health-center-excellence/what-digital-health
APTA foundational paper on the digitally enabled physical therapist: https://www.apta.org/your-practice/practice-models-and-settings/digital-health-technology/digitally-enabled-physical-therapist
Digital PT task force report: https://world.physio/sites/default/files/2020-06/WCPT-INPTRA-Digital-Physical-Therapy-Practice-Task-force-March2020.pdf
The Playbook: Digital Healthcare Edition (Digital Medicine Society and Department of Veterans Affairs): https://www.dimesociety.org/wp-content/uploads/The-Playbook_-Digital-Healthcare-Edition-7_26_22v-2.pdf
FDA guidance document on clinical evaluation using software as a medical device (SAMD): https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/software-medical-device-samd-clinical-evaluation
PT, PTA, OT, OTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.
Older adult patients in all rehabilitation settings are chronically under-dosed when it comes to the intensity of rehabilitation therapy. In this episode, we talk with Aimee Perron, a physical therapist, patient advocate, and national presenter, about best practices in prescribing exercise to improve strength, balance, endurance, and aerobic capacity in our older adult clients.
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(01:38) Takeaways From Today’s Discussion
The content for this course was created by Aimee E. Perron, PT, DPT.
This course was created by Wendy Phillips, PT, BSPT.
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Legal Disclaimer: The content of Stretch: Relias Rehab Therapy Education is provided only for educational and training purposes for healthcare professionals. The educational material provided in this podcast should not be used as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others.
American College of Sports Medicine’s Recommendations for Exercise Participation Health Screening: https://www.acsm.org/docs/default-source/files-for-resource-library/updating_acsm_s_recommendations_for_exercise-28-(1).pdf?sfvrsn=3aa47c01_4
American Physical Therapy Association: Choosing Wisely: https://www.choosingwisely.org/
General Physical Activities Defined by Level of Intensity: https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/pdf/pa_intensity_table_2_1.pdf
Prescription for Health Series (A series of common chronic conditions and their exercise prescriptions): https://www.exerciseismedicine.org/eim-in-action/health-care/resources/rx-for-health-series/
Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease 6-item Scale: https://selfmanagementresource.com/wp-content/uploads/English_-_self-efficacy_for_managing_chronic_disease_6-item.pdf
Quick Health Check Up: http://www.healthconfidence.org/
OT, OTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Yvonne Monti about the significant impact sleep deprivation has on one’s health, and the critical role of occupational therapy in addressing maladaptive thoughts and behaviors that contribute to sleep dysfunction.
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(02:19) Key Takeaways from Todays Discussion
The content for this course was created by Yvonne Monti, OTD, OTR/L.
The content for this course was created Wendy Phillips, PT, BSPT.
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Legal Disclaimer: The content of Stretch: Relias Rehab Therapy Education is provided only for educational and training purposes for healthcare professionals. The educational material provided in this podcast should not be used as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others.
Consensus Sleep Diary: https://www.sleep.pitt.edu/wp-content/uploads/Study_Instruments_Measures/Consensus-Sleep-Diary-Morning-and-instructions.pdf
Insomnia Severity Scale:
https://www.ons.org/sites/default/files/InsomniaSeverityIndex_ISI.pdf
Epworth Sleepiness Scale:
https://nasemso.org/wp-content/uploads/neuro-epworthsleepscale.pdf
Fatigue Severity Scale:
https://www.mercy.net/content/dam/mercy/en/pdf/fatigue-severity-scale-epworth-sleepiness-scale-questionaire.pdf
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index:
https://www.sleep.pitt.edu/instruments/
PT, PTA, OT, OTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.
In this episode, we explore opportunities for rehabilitation therapists to apply a population health lens to addressing pelvic health with patients, communities, and globally with Dr. Laura Keyser and Dr. Jessica McKinney.
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(02:54) Takeaways From Today’s Discussion
The content for this course was created by Laura Keyser, DPT, MPH.
The content for this course was created by Jessica L. McKinney, PT, DScPT, MS.
The content for this course was created by Tiffany Shubert, PT, PhD
Access your Relias Library offered by your employer to see course certificate information and exam;
Learn more about Relias at www.relias.com.
Legal Disclaimer: The content of Stretch: Relias Rehab Therapy Education is provided only for educational and training purposes for healthcare professionals. The educational material provided in this podcast should not be used as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others.
Implementing Physical Rehabilitation Services into Comprehensive Fistula and Maternity Care: A Training Guide for Health Workers: https://www.themamas.world/training-guide
World Health Organization Rehabilitation Competency Framework: https://www.who.int/teams/noncommunicable-diseases/sensory-functions-disability-and-rehabilitation/rehabilitation-competency-framework
PT, PTA, OT, OTA, SLP – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.
As more states legalize medicinal marijuana, rehabilitation therapists are seeing cannabis as a viable alternative for managing chronic pain. How will cannabis impact patients’ clinical presentation and plan of care? How do they know what type to use, and how much? In this episode, Ellen Anderson, PT, PhD, and Lori Zucker, PT, DPT, MA, discuss clinical cases where a patient participating in rehabilitation therapy used cannabis to therapeutically manage chronic pain.
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(03:44) Key Takeaways from Today’s Discussion
The content for this course was created by Ellen Anderson, PT, PhD.
The content for this course was created by Lori Zucker, PT, DPT, MA.
The content for this course was created by Tiffany Shubert, PT, PhD.
Access your Relias Library offered by your employer to see course certificate information and exam;
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Legal Disclaimer: The content of Stretch: Relias Rehab Therapy Education is provided only for educational and training purposes for healthcare professionals. The educational material provided in this podcast should not be used as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others.
Resources
Consensus Recommendations on Dosing and Administration: https://jcannabisresearch.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42238-021-00073-1
PTcannabisinfo.com: https://www.ptcannabisinfo.com/
State Medical Cannabis Laws: https://www.ncsl.org/research/health/state-medical-marijuana-laws.aspx
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: The Health Effects of Cannabis ad Cannabinoids: https://www.nationalacademies.org/ocga/briefings-to-congress/the-health-effects-of-cannabis-and-cannabinoids-the-current-state-of-evidence-and-recommendations-for-research
PT, PTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.
Have you ever considered that your patient’s quality of sleep may be impacting their outcomes? In this episode, we talk with published author, educator, and founder of Healthcore Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Wendy Price, about the importance of good sleep on health and performance, and how physical therapy professionals can address sleep dysfunction with their patients.
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(02:11) Takeaways From Today’s Discussion
The content of this course was created by Wendy Farnen Price, PT, DPT, MS, WCS, DipACLM, NBC-HWC.
The content for this course was created by Wendy Phillips, PT, BSPT.
Access your Relias Library offered by your employer to see course certificate information and exam;
Learn more about Relias at www.relias.com.
Legal Disclaimer: The content of Stretch: Relias Rehab Therapy Education is provided only for educational and training purposes for healthcare professionals. The educational material provided in this podcast should not be used as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others.
Resources
The Role of the PT and the APTA in Sleep Health: https://www.apta.org/siteassets/pdfs/policies/role-pt-and-apta-sleep-health.pdf
Consensus Sleep Diary: https://consensussleepdiary.com/
Standardized Assessments:
PT, PTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.
Do you think of incontinence treatment as part of a specialty practice? Do you avoid asking about or addressing incontinence? In this episode, pelvic health experts Laura Keyser, DPT, MPH and Jessica L. McKinney, PT, DScPT, MS shed light on how generalist therapists can screen and initiate treatment for incontinence and then refer to a pelvic health specialist when necessary.
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(01:49) Key Takeaways From Today’s Discussion
The content for this course was created by Laura Keyser, DPT, MPH.
The content for this course was created by Jessica L. McKinney, PT, DScPT, MS.
The content for this course was created by Wendy Phillips, PT, BSPT.
Access your Relias Library offered by your employer to see course certificate information and exam;
Learn more about Relias at www.relias.com.
Legal Disclaimer: The content of Stretch: Relias Rehab Therapy Education is provided only for educational and training purposes for healthcare professionals. The educational material provided in this podcast should not be used as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others.
See additional Relias courses on incontinence assessment and treatment.
3IQ – Incontinence Questionnaire: https://www.racgp.org.au/getattachment/1bd242ff-e656-4fa3-8b36-b51f7cc57706/Appendix-13A.pdf.aspx
Female UI Evidence-Based Treatment Pathway: An Infographic for Shared Decision Making: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8972010/
Implementing Physical Rehabilitation Services into Comprehensive Fistula and Maternity Care: A Training Guide for Health Workers: https://www.themamas.world/training-guide
Well Woman Care: https://womenshealthalliance.com/well-woman-care-exam/
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