My OT CEUs

So much about the COVID-19 era feels unpredictable and beyond our control. 

But, the research analysis covered in this course will open your eyes to some ways where we can be extremely helpful. Not only can you use your occupational therapy skills to help patients in acute care, but you can even help those who are home with mild symptoms.

I know we say this at OT Potential a lot, but your skill set is desperately needed.

The course will begin with a breakdown of some current research on COVID. Then, Torrie Niewohner, an occupational therapist who treats patients with COVID-19 in the inpatient setting, will join us to discuss practical takeaways.

Supplemental Materials

Download the handouts about COVID-19 recovery from John Hopkins that are discussed in the podcast.

Primary Research Explored

Wang, Tina J. MD; Chau, Brian MD; Lui, Mickey DO; Lam, Giang-Tuyet MD; Lin, Nancy MD; Humbert, Sarah MD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COVID-19, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: September 2020 - Volume 99 - Issue 9 - p 769-774

Learning Objectives

1. You will be able to identify 4 specific considerations for patients with COVID-19 in the inpatient setting. 
2. You will be able to identify 4 specific considerations for patients at home with mild symptoms resulting from COVID-19.

Agenda

Intro (5 minutes)

Breakdown of research analysis of COVID-19 Rehab (10 minutes)

• Who wrote this paper and why we chose it 
• General principles for COVID rehab 
• Outpatient management of mild COVID cases 
• Acute inpatient management of COVID cases 
• Post-acute COVID rehab 
• Assessments recommended 
• Recommended further reading 
• What the authors concluded/discussed 
• Takeaways for OT practitioners
  
  

Discussion on practical implications for OTs (with guest Torrie Niewoner) (45 minutes)

• Walk us through how your hospital structured rehab for patients—starting with when you got some of the earliest cases in the US—and explain how your care has evolved over time. 
• Walk us through an average day on the COVID unit, and an average session working with a patient who has COVID. 
• What specific considerations do you have when you see COVID patients? 
• How is treating patients with COVID similar to/different than how you’d treat other patients? 
• What unique considerations do you have when thinking about discharge for these patients? 
• Did any recommendations from the article we read jump out to you?  
• What do you think is the most important takeaway for those listening to this podcast episode?