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Introduction to Acute Care
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An overview of Treatment Strategies in the Acute Care of Stroke Survivors, including specific guidelines for occupational therapists and physical therapists treating stroke survivors in the acute care setting, are introduced.
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SAFE Guidelines for Optimal Care
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SAFE guidelines for occupational therapists and physical therapists provide the foundation for this video course and will be used throughout the program.
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ICF: International Classification of Functioning, Disability & Health
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Components of the ICF model provide a foundation for this program. The ICF is useful to therapists because it identifies and addresses specific impairments that affect a person’s level of functional activity.
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Six Elements in the Continuum of Acute Care
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Assessment and intervention in the acute care setting are two of a continuum of components, beginning prior to the initial patient contact and continuing though each treatment session.
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Guidelines for Assessment of Body Functions & Structure
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This video provides practical tips in the assessment of patients during the early stages of stroke recovery. Observe therapists demonstrating how to assess motor control and sensory status with acute stroke survivors.
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Observation of a Patient Assessment
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Observe a therapist perform an initial assessment. This video helps ‘pull it all together’ and begin the clinical reasoning process in order to determine the patient’s key problem areas.
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Bedside Assessment of Swallowing
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Acute stroke survivors may have difficulty swallowing, which could lead to aspiration. Observe a speech and language pathologist perform a bedside oral motor assessment and outline protocols for aspiration precautions.
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Guidelines to Therapeutic Intervention in the Acute Care Setting
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This video includes treatment strategies and important information that will help occupational therapists and physical therapists initiate safe and effective intervention in the acute care setting.
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Patient #1: Mary
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Intervention methods with this stroke survivor include scapular mobilization, two-person sit to stand, lower extremity facilitation, compensation for visual field deficits and methods used to encourage longer sitting tolerance in low level patients.
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Patient #2: Calvin
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A therapist works with a patient who has a complex medical history and appears to refuse therapy. The therapist demonstrates a variety of methods to encourage better participation in therapy, and includes factors to consider in discharge planning.
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Patient #3: Ellanora
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The occupational therapist and physical therapist demonstrate in-depth intervention methods while treating the patient bedside, including facilitation of dynamic trunk and limb control, bedside ADLs, bed mobility, and sitting at the edge of the bed.
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