This course is included in the Post-Acute COVID-19 Exercise and Rehabilitation (PACER) Project, which brings together multiple courses focused on rehabilitation strategies for patients recovering from COVID-19. If you’re interested in the full collection of courses in this package, click here.

This course provides foundational knowledge of heart and lung anatomy, physiology, and histology, with a focus on how these systems interact in health and disease. Participants will learn key pathophysiology related to COVID-19, including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), common transmission pathways, and comorbidities associated with COVID-19-related hospitalizations.

Key Features

• This course is available until 12/31/2026
• Cost: 
  • Free for Members
  • $99 for Non-Members
• Earn CEU: 0.1 (1 contact hour)

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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