Justifiable Aquatic Therapy – Precautions & Contraindications for PT, OT & Speech
0.15 CEUs/$19.00
Live webinar date: Thursday 6/30/16
Broadcast times: 11am Central time (Noon Eastern; 10am Mountain; 9am Pacific)
Course Description:
Aquatic therapy is wonderful, but it is not for everyone. So how should PT, OT & SLP providers make the choice whether to take patients into the pool or not? Sadly, many therapeutic pools across the country have established their own unique (and contradictory) lists of which conditions should be “forbidden” from the pool. Many such lists are based on outdated information or evidence. This course will guide the learner through a comprehensive look at how individual facilities should determine which conditions should be precautions (left to the discretion of the therapist) and which should be actual contraindications. Finally, the learner will have a better understanding of how to make case-by-case judgements on patients with precautionary conditions. NOTE: While not all disciplines will treat all conditions discussed during this course as a primary diagnosis, each provider must have a satisfactory knowledge of comorbidities that are considered precautionary or contraindicated. E.g. The SLP should have a reasonable understanding of whether it is safe to take a patient with a recent stroke into the water for speech services when that patient has non-speech-related comorbidities such as a recent total hip, incontinence, or rheumatoid arthritis.
Target Audience: SLPs, SLPAs, PTs, PTAs, OTs, OTAs
The material will be presented at an introductory/intermediate educational level. Continuing education hours are being considered for the respective target audience. Certificates will be added as approvals are received.
Webinar Objectives
1. Explain at least 1 reason is it important to maintain a very short contraindications list and a very long precautions list in the aquatic therapy setting.
2. Describe 3 conditions under which it is important to seek additional orders from the referring provider.
3. Generate an evidence-based precautions list containing at least 10 precautions for use in an aquatic setting.
4. Generate an evidence-based contraindications list containing at least 5 contraindications for use in an aquatic setting.
Presenter: Andrea Salzman, MS, PT
Andrea Salzman, MS, PT graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a Master’s of Science, Physical Therapy degree in 1992. She has more than 20 years of experience in home health, skilled nursing and outpatient therapies, with a singular focus on the therapeutic procedure “aquatic therapy”. Salzman has assisted hundreds of therapy facilities during the start-up and training phases of their practices; served as Vice President of 10K Rehab Corps; and is the Founder and Owner of the Aquatic Resources Network, the largest multidisciplinary clearinghouse of information on aquatic therapy in the world. As the Director of Programming for Aquatic Therapy University, Salzman has created over 400 hours of live instructional content for the post-graduate therapist. She has served as an author or a subject matter expert for over 100 trainings and webinars. In addition, Salzman has served as: • Editor-in-Chief, Section Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association • Manager, Regions Hospital Therapy Pool • Adjunct Faculty, College of St. Catherine's PT program • Aquatic Therapy Database Creator for 19,000 aquatic professionals • Aquatic Health Research Database Creator; 8000 abstracts and growing • Author of five physical therapy related texts • Monthly columnist for Aquatics International, Advance for PTs, Onsite Fitness • Grant writer, National Swimming Pool Foundation Salzman has received one of the highest honors given to a physical therapist from the American Physical Therapy Association, the Judy Cirullo Leadership Award. She continues to blaze trails in aquatic therapy, for physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech & language pathologists. In 2010, Salzman co-authored and co-instructed the first live aquatic therapy instructional designed exclusively for the Speech & Language Pathologist; this 16 hour course continues to be granted ASHA CE Credits every time offered.
Accreditation Information and Disclosure Statements
Andrea Salzman, MS, PT has no relevant financial or nonfinancial relationships to disclose.
This course is offered for 0.15 CEUs (Introductory level; Professional area)
The speaker has no relationships with a commercial interest organization that could create a conflict of interest in presenting this material.
All planning committee members and presenters have declared no conflict of interest when planning and developing this course.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.