Safe Strategies for Managing the Bariatric Patient

Obesity is now at crisis levels in the United States in both children and adults. It is no longer a question of IF a clinician will manage a bariatric patient, but WHEN. Rehab professionals learn strategies to safely interact with patients in their schooling, but bariatric issues can create a formidable barrier to even the most experienced clinician.

This course will provide the therapist with tools tocircumnavigate these barriers and learn successful outcomes. Through hands-on labs and video assessments practice, clinicians will learn about assessment strategies to treatment ideas. This seminar will provide the rehab professional with tools to optimize success.

Highlights

• Management strategies for different comorbidities, trends, and medical management for the obese patient
• Case examples of over a dozen different modified interventions that the rehab professional could immediately incorporate into a plan of care
• Develop a proper plan of care to modify assessments and treatments for the bariatric population and maintain safety of both the patient and the caregiver

Target Audience: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants