PACER Series: Geriatric Considerations: COVID-19

This is one module in a series of modules presented by the a group of APTA sections: Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Section, and the Academy of Acute Care Management. This series is free to the profession. Please check back often as we create and add modules.

This one-hour course will provide clinicians with an overview of how and why COVID-19 has had such a significant impact on older adults. It will examine the expected clinical presentation in older adult COVID-19 patients in the post-acute phase as well as discuss assessment and treatment interventions. This course will also examine the impact that social isolation has on older adults and how rehabilitation clinicians can make a positive impact on this.

Meet our Presenter

Suzanne Greenwalt, PT, DPT, CCS, GCS

Course Code:

LMS-1032-14

Completion Instructions

Review recorded content, complete assessment with at least a 70% score, download and save certificate

Course level

Multiple

Delivery method

Online

Instructor(s)

Suzanne Greenwalt, PT, DPT, CCS, GCS

Learning objectives

  1. Describe why older adults have an increased risk of contracting COVID-19.
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  3. Describe the expected post-acute presentation of an older adult who has been hospitalized with COVID-19.
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  5. Discuss exercise prescription for older adults in the post-acute phase of COVID-19.
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  7. Describe 2 negative side effects of social isolation for older adults

Partner(s)

  • Veterans Administration (VA)
  • COVID
  • Students

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1PACER Series Geriatric Considerations_compressed.mp4
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Overview
Type:E-Learning Course
Credits:0.1
Credit Categories
Domains:COVID19
Key Dates
Enrollment:Prior to  06/29/2022
Enrollment