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PACER Series: Vital Signs, Exercise Prescription, Oxygen devices

Recorded On: 04/13/2020

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    • Non-Member - $99
    • PT Member - Free!
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    • Student - Free!
    • Post-Professional Student - Free!
    • APTA Staff - Free!

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 focuses on interpreting vital sign responses and oxygen needs during exercise to support safe and effective clinical decision-making. Participants will learn how to identify normal and abnormal heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation responses, understand oxygen delivery devices and dosing, apply findings from long-term oxygen trials, and use case-based scenarios to adjust exercise intensity and oxygen levels appropriately.

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)

Ellen Hillegass

PT, EdD, CCS, FAPTA

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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Video
Open to view video.  |  90 minutes
Open to view video.  |  90 minutes
Assessment
10 Questions  |  3 attempts  |  7/10 points to pass
10 Questions  |  3 attempts  |  7/10 points to pass Please complete the post-course assessment with a score of 70% or better. You have three attempts to obtain a passing score.
Course Evaluation
9 Questions
CEU Certificate
Up to 0.10 contact hours available  |  Certificate available
Up to 0.10 contact hours available  |  Certificate available Please download and save certificate for future use.