Stroke Rehab in the Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting

According to the CDC, stroke causes 1 of every 20 deaths in the United States, killing nearly 130,000 Americans each year. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in theUnited States. Despite the in-crease in technology, physicaland occupational therapists are frequently called upon to collaboratively plan for post-acute care services.

This course will focus on discipline-specific interventions in the inpatient rehab setting as well as collaborative interdisciplinary approaches to care, while minimizing duplication services. The goal for this course is to provide a systematic approach to understanding the inpatient rehab examination and implementation of POC for the patient who has suffered from a stroke. Attendees will take home specific strategies to provide comprehensive evaluations and focus on functional outcomes. Through interdisciplinary discussionand real-life case studies, attendees will make insightful and accurate recommendations for the next level of care.

Highlights

• Implementing an effective evaluation and treatment for the patient by fully understanding the impact of strokepathology in the rehab setting
• Safely apply individualized interdisciplinary assessmentand intervention in the rehab setting with patients who havesuffered from a stroke
• Promote safe and effective disposition recommendations and discharge plans from the post-acute setting incomplicated cases