Community Rehabilitation - Allied Health Management of Chronic Conditions

Community rehabilitation - Allied health management of chronic conditions
In this course, the learner will explore updates in the rehabilitation care and support/monitoring for those with chronic conditions such as Frailty, Arthritis, COPD, and Long-COVID. This course is taught in a remote format of online lectures, knowledge checks, case studies, and virtual instructor interaction.
Now registering for the course running September 18 - October 28, 2023.
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Course Goals
- Review the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of select chronic conditions
- Highlight key components of rehabilitation assessment for select chronic conditions
- Provide learners with up-to-date and evidence-based interprofessional management
strategies for select chronic conditions - Demonstrate how technology can be used in the assessment and/or treatment of
chronic conditions
Course learning objectives
- Discuss the pathophysiology, prevalence, and clinical presentation of frailty, arthritis,
COPD and Long-COVID - Identify key components of the rehabilitation assessment, including objective measures
appropriate for specific chronic conditions - Demonstrate an understanding of the rehabilitation strategies, education, and training of
clients with chronic conditions from an interdisciplinary lens - Explain how technology such as telerehabilitation or mobile applications can be used in
the assessment and treatment of clients with chronic conditions - Apply theory learning to practical case study examples
- Discuss the pathophysiology, prevalence, and clinical presentation of frailty, arthritis, COPD and Long-COVID
- Identify key components of the rehabilitation assessment, including objective measures
appropriate for specific chronic conditions - Demonstrate an understanding of the rehabilitation strategies, education, and training of
clients with chronic conditions from an interdisciplinary lens - Explain how technology such as telerehabilitation or mobile applications can be used in
the assessment and treatment of clients with chronic conditions - Apply theory learning to practical case study examples
COURSE HOURS
The course is approximately 1 credit equivalent (13 content hours). However, you should expect to spend somewhere between 18-35 total hours on the course (varies depending on the individual). We do equate the course on the high end of that and 35 educational hours appear on the digital certificates that are issued after course completion

Course facilitator
Gabriela Abbud is a physiotherapist and has worked as an Assistant Teaching Professor with the University of Alberta at the Calgary Satellite since 2016. She has clinical experience in acute care, outpatient neurological rehabilitation and chronic disease management, return to work and transition hospitals. She is involved in teaching several different topics in the MScPT program and is the Clinical Education Coordinator at the Calgary Satellite.
More Information
Part 1 (online course): $250 Course Fee
Payment at: Course Payment
A 100% refund of the $250 course fee is available to students who withdraw before the first day of the course.
certificate noting the number of educational hours.
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