CEU Courses for PTs

This session will review the foundations of client advocacy for individuals at risk for skin breakdown and introduce strategies for implementing client-centered treatment interventions across rehab settings. Learners will review common wound management interventions and then apply components of advocacy to this client population using case examples. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

This webinar will address the unique needs of treating patients with COPD in the home. Specific topics will include medication management, smoking cessation, and pulmonary rehabilitation

Review of basic wound care including wound evaluation, pressure injuries, diabetic foot ulcers, venous stasis wounds and arterial wounds, debridement, various wound dressing categories and standards of care. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

Types of pre-cut, pre-formed and sheet-based splint fabrication techniques are explored as well as instruction on the fabrication of a foot plate for external fixator application, the application of lower extremity splints and orthotics as well as splinting considerations for specific diagnoses including burn injury. A focus on creative splinting techniques is emphasized. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

Please note: This course is also offered in a series of recordings titled "Static Splinting Series" course 4063, which is offered for 4 CEUs.

The most common elimination disorders in children are bedwetting and dysfunctional elimination syndromes. This course focuses on the treatment of children with day or nighttime urinary and/or fecal incontinence and constipation This is Part 2 of a 2-part series. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

The purpose of this course is to educate allied health care professionals on HIV fundamentals. Incidence, transmission, and infection control considerations relevant to patient management will be outlined. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and athletic training and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA and AT.

The most common elimination disorders in children are bedwetting and dysfunctional elimination syndromes. This course will focus on the treatment of children with day or nighttime urinary and/or fecal incontinence and constipation. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

Patients with COVID-19 present with different symptoms, impairments, and challenges in home health compared to other people with other medical diagnoses. This course will discuss specifics related to the clinical presentation or the patient with COVID-19 in the home setting and considerations and interventions for the rehab therapist treating the patient. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

This course will introduce seating/positioning needs common to the client with spinal cord injury, wheelchair selection related to client’s level of spinal cord injury, and training strategies to meet client’s independent mobility goals. Brief discussion of documentation requirements to obtain complex rehab technology for the client with spinal cord injury as well as outcome measures to assess effectiveness of training and intervention selection related to wheelchair training will be performed. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

A review of the Alabama Physical Therapy Practice Act and Administrative Code, along with key compliance-related updates (mandatory reporting for child abuse, HIPAA) for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants licensed in the state of Alabama. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.