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ELECTIVE - Provision of Telehealth: Geriatric Physical Therapy

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This course will provide participants with a variety of examination and treatment tools for older adults to use with telehealth. Real world cases will demonstrate how to apply these tools for our older adult population.

Learning Objectives:

1. Learner will be able to identify three considerations for telehealth implementation to promote physical activity with an older adult.

2. Learner will be able to list at least 3 evidence-based interventions for balance using telehealth.

3. Learner will be able to adapt an evaluation and treatments to meet the telehealth and medical needs of a geriatric patient.

Donald Hayes

PT, DPT

Christina Crawford

PT, DPT, PhD

Rebecca Smith

PT, MPT, MS

Course Instructions

  1. Click on the Contents tab to watch the course recording.
  2. Click the Take Quiz button to complete the assessment. Learners will have 3 attempts to pass and must answer at least 70% of questions correctly.
  3. Click Fill Out Survey under the Evaluation listing to provide valuable course feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
  4. Click the View/Print Your Certificate button under the Certificate listing. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the APTA Learning Center and clicking the CEU Certificate/Transcript link on the left-hand side of the page. 

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15 Questions  |  3 attempts  |  11/15 points to pass
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12 Questions
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CEU Certificate
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