Stroke Rehab in the Acute Care Setting

Online Course

Includes all course content in digital format

Prerequisites Required
2 hours - Provided by Summit Professional Education

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Description

According to the CDC, stroke causes 1 of every 20 deaths in the United States, killing nearly 130,000 Americans each year. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in theUnited States. Despite the increase in technology, physical and occupational therapists are frequently called upon to collaboratively plan for post-acute care services. This course will focus on discipline-specific interventions in the acute caresetting as well as collaborative interdisciplinary approach to care, while minimizing duplication of services.

This course is aimed to provide a systematic approach to understanding the acute care examination and implementation of POC for the patient who has suffered from a stroke. The attendees will take home specific strategies to provide comprehensive evaluations and focus on functional outcomes. Through interdisciplinary discussion and real-life case studies, attendees will make insightful and accurate recommendations for the next level of care.

Highlights

  • Pathology of different types of strokes to implement an effective evaluation and treatment for the patient
  • Safely apply individualized interdisciplinary assessment and intervention in the acute care setting with patients who have suffered from a stroke
  • Promote safe and effective disposition recommendations and discharge plans from the acute care setting in complicated cases

Learning Objectives

  1. Examine different types of strokes and anticipated functional deficits of each.
  2. Differentiate interdisciplinary scope of practice and implement discipline-specific plan of care.

Course Content

Stroke Rehab in the Acute Care Setting
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Module
  1. Types of Strokes and Functional Deficits
    1. Ischemic versus hemorrhagic
    2. Functional presentation of arterial compromise
  2. Interdisciplinary Scope of Practice and Discipline Specific Plan of Care
    1. Effective stroke-specific evaluation and treatment at the acute bedside
    2. Identify appropriate next level of care recommendations
    3. Interdisciplinary team approach to care with clinical case review
Mary Vanesko, MOT, OTR/L, CIMI has extensive clinical training and experiences as she has practiced in 4 different neonatal intensive care units, including level II, III and IV NICUS over the last decade. Mary has assisted in the implementation of an outpatient pediatric program and recently performed as the NICU expert in the build and development of a level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Mary completed her undergraduate degree at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania, with a bachelor's of the arts degree in Psychology. Mary soon after received her Masters of Occupational Therapy degree from Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mary has since been certified as an infant massage instructor and yoga instructor. She has practiced occupational therapy in many facilities across the country, including both adult and pediatric inpatient acute care and inpatient rehabilitation settings, skilled nursing facilities, outpatient pediatrics, school settings, early intervention and neonatal intensive care units. Mary has provided guest lectures at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is an active member of American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) as well as the National Association of Neonatal Therapists (NANT). Mary has practiced Occupational therapy in 5 states and in over 10 facilities. She provides course instructor trainings for the International Loving Touch Infant Massage Foundation, certifying professionals in infant massage. She continues to work in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as well as provide independent consulting services to NICU programs and therapists. She works independently to provide her occupational therapy services to the neonatal and pediatric populations and their families.

DISCLOSURES

FINANCIAL: Mary Vanesko is compensated by Summit as an Instructor. She is compensated as the owner of and consultant to WELL-Nurtured Development. She also receives compensation by Philips Health Care Solutions as a consultant, and by the International Loving Touch Foundation as a Certified Infant Massage Instructor.

NONFINANCIAL: Mary Vanesko is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) as well as the National Association of Neonatal Therapists (NANT).

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