Telehealth CEU Courses for PTs

Master skills to implement in your practice immediately with continued Master Class. This course provides an overview of telehealth through the individual lens (PT/ST/OT) as well as the collaboration of services. It provides an overview of telehealth, important terminology, advantages/disadvantages, and evidenced-based practice. 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 introduce the vestibular clinician and researcher to the emerging concept of remote telehealth for vestibular rehabilitation and the use of digital tools that may enhance outcomes. This course will cover limitations of current clinic-based practice and how they can be addressed with digital health tools, the user-centered iterative design process for developing a gamified gaze stability exercise program, validation procedures, challenges associated with the development of digital health tools for vestibular rehabilitation, feasibility and efficacy study design and preliminary pilot study outcomes. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

The demand for telehealth services has significantly increased, while many patients are looking to take advantage of virtual services many practitioners are left trying to figure out how to safely and effectively offer telehealth. In this CE you will learn the fundamentals of how to offer telehealth and how to immediately implement services into your practice. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

This course uses case studies to explore how a program of high-quality, evidence-based, intensive physical therapy can help patients post-stroke achieve their true full potential through applied motor learning and motivational principles. Participants will gain ideas for fostering patient motivation and increasing independence in self-care across a variety of practice settings, with specific ideas for how to modify activities based on equipment and personnel availability – including telehealth applications. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

The program describes the multiple considerations required for the initiation of a successful telehealth (digital practice) program. Key criteria include reasons for implementation, patient types in your practice, vendor evaluations, technology availability, patient informed consent, federal/state/practice regulations, insurance/billing, and support of evidence. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

Individuals with upper limb loss/difference (ULL/D) are likely to encounter secondary conditions that include pain, overuse, and perceptions of isolation, and social stigma often require specialized services. This course highlights the development, implementation, and evaluation of a telehealth program that offered preventive information, strategies, and peer interaction.