Different manual handling techniques, considerations, and safety for patient transfers for bariatric clients, clinicians, and caregivers are addressed in this course. This aids in staff retention, reduces workplace injuries, and prolongs a clinician's career in their chosen field of healthcare.
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Course Type: Text
CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.35 Intermediate, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge, 04945; CE Broker/3.5 General (FL), Patient Related (AL), General Continuing Education (GA), Direct Client/patient Services In Occupational Therapy (SC), Related To OT (AZ), Related To OT (LA), Directly Related To OT (MS), Directly Related To OT (TN), CE Broker #20-926278; IACET/0.4; NBCOT PDUs/4.38 Intermediate, Rehabilitation
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to differentiate the three types of bariatric body types.
- After this course, participants will be able to analyze three safe techniques of manual handling of bariatric patients.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify three environmental risk factors.
Course created on July 14, 2022
Agenda
| 0-10 Minutes | Review of learning outcomes, background of the topic |
| 10-35 Minutes | Body types (along with skin considerations) |
| 35-65 Minutes | Safety checklist and risk identification (B-E S-A-F-E-R) |
| 65-95 Minutes | Pathways for transfers in hospital admission, community, ambulance, and manual handling risks |
| 95-125 Minutes | Handling the bariatric patients with algorithms |
| 125-175 Minutes | Safe patient handling and mobility techniques |
| 175-210 Minutes | Case Scenarios; Summary |
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Dr. Rina’s physical therapy career spans more than 20 years, in the UK, the US, and the Middle East. She has worked in nationalized healthcare services, American healthcare, and self-pay services in acute care, in-patient rehab, skilled nursing facilities, home healthcare, and outpatient clinics. In addition to being a clinician, she has developed specialty programs based on evidence-based practice in her role as a project manager. She has also managed the physical therapy department as the department head in a premier private hospital in Oman.
Rina is an internationally published webinar presenter; many of her courses are highlighted on Physiopedia/Physio Plus. Her pocketbooks are now available on Amazon titled-- Orthopedic Assessments Made Easy.
Dr. Pandya graduated from Manipal University, India in 2000 as well as the University of Michigan, in 2018 with a Doctor of Physical Therapy. Rina conducts live webinars and is part of the continuing professional development teaching community with courses published in the UK, US, South Africa, Ireland, and Australia. Rina is a member of APTA, HCPC-UK.
Rina is a senior lecturer MSK, at the University of West England, Bristol, UK, involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate studies. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and has a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP).
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