Inpatient Rehabilitation Following Lower Limb Amputation
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- Non-Member - $149
- PT Member - $99
- PTA Member - $99
- Student - $29
- Post-Professional Student - $99
- Staff - Free!
This course focuses on the inpatient treatment of individuals following lower limb amputation in the pre-prosthetic phase. It includes common challenges impacting recovery following lower limb amputation, wound management and limb shaping in the pre-prosthetic phase, outcome measures and interventional care examples, and identifying resources available. This course includes actionable takeaways that can be applied immediately to patient care.
Key Features:
- Format: Asynchronous recorded webinars, allowing you to complete at your own pace.
- Cost: $29 for student, $99 for members, $149 for non-members
- Earn CEU: 0.1 CEU (1 contact hour)
Target Audience: This course is designed as a refresher for clinicians treating individuals with lower limb amputation in the inpatient setting. It follows guidelines recommended by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guidelines from 2025 and incorporates findings from recent research.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify common challenges impacting recovery following lower limb amputation.
- Describe wound management and limb shaping in the pre-prosthetic phase.
- Determine appropriate equipment, outcome measures, and interventional care following lower limb amputation.
- Identify resources available for amputees.
- Apply learned material to case examples.
Corrine Fritcher-Nelson, PT, DPT
Physical Therapist
Encompass Health Valley of the Sun
Corrine Fritcher-Nelson is a Physical Therapist with Encompass Health Valley of the Sun in Glendale, Arizona. She received her Bachelor's in Biology from Augustana University in 2015, and her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from A.T. Still University in 2019. She is a board certified neurologic clinical specialist (NCS) and certified brain injury specialist (CBIS). She is an active member of several teams at Encompass Health including the Amputee Team, Wound Team, Equipment Team, Brain Injury Team, and Spinal Cord Injury Team. Through these appointments she educates staff, patients, and the community on amputee care, fall prevention, and diabetes management. She is also an adjunct faculty member assisting in neuro, geriatrics, and complex patient management courses.
Jaclyn Yaden, PT, DPT
Physical Therapist
Encompass Health Valley of the Sun
Jaclyn Yaden is a Physical Therapist with Encompass Health Valley of the Sun in Glendale, Arizona. She received her Bachelors in Kinesiology from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2012, and her Doctor in Physical Therapy from Franklin Pierce University in 2015. Jaclyn is currently the Regional Wound Program Coordinator for the western region of Encompass Health and a regional trainer for the Satori Method (crisis prevention). Additionally, she is a board certified neurologic clinical specialist (NCS) and certified brain injury specialist (CBIS). Jaclyn is an adjunct faculty member at two local physical therapy schools assisting in a multitude of classes.
Course Instructions
- Click on the Contents tab to watch the course recording.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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