Educational Seminars

Continuing Education/Seminar Presentations offered by Clinical Resource Services:

Presentation: PPS Long-Term Care
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, ST, Nursing
CEU Credit Hours:  4.0

• Discuss overview of Prospective Payment System (PPS)
• Define terminology related to PPS
• Discuss strategies for management to improve utilization and ensure accurate reimbursement
• Review updates and changes established by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Practice with case study application

Presentation: HIV/AIDS for Healthcare Professionals
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, ST, Nursing
CEU Credit Hours: 2.0

• Define terminology associated with HIV/AIDS
• Describe history and origin of HIV/AIDS
• Describe characteristics of a virus and means of replication
• Describe the response of the immune system to viral infections
• Define the mode of transmission for HIV
• Identify means of infection control
• Describe the symptoms and stages of HIV/AIDS
• Discuss treatment approaches to HIV/AIDS
• Discuss specifics of HIV testing and patient rights

Presentation: Prevention of Medical Errors for Healthcare Professionals
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, ST, Nursing
CEU Credit Hours: 2.0

• Define medical errors
• Discuss the scope and severity of medical errors
• Discuss the impact of medical errors on patient safety
• Identify situations and processes that impact the incidence of medical errors
• Define the processes for analysis of medical errors
• Identify special safety needs of specific patient populations
• Discuss educational needs of patients and families
• Identify the role of healthcare providers in the prevention of medical errors

Presentation: Breaking Down the Barriers to a Successful Part B Caseload
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, ST, Nursing
CEU Credit Hours: 4.0

• Define Omnibus Reconciliation Act (OBRA) ‘87 Summary and identify how it set national standards of care and rights for people living in skilled nursing facilities
• Discuss Medicare regulations to as related to goal development
• Identify service delivery barriers and design methods to break through identified barriers, utilizing proven problem-solving techniques
• Identify conceptual mental blocks that inhibit creativity of service delivery
• Participate in various techniques to assist in program development
• Discuss guidelines of group problem-solving and provide practical application example

Presentation: Physical Agent Modalities Certification
Intended Audience:  PT, OT
CEU Credit Hours: 24.0

• Describe the biophysical and bio-physiological changes that occur with the application of the various physical agent modalities
• Identify the indications, contraindications and precautions for the application of various physical agent modalities
• Demonstrate the clinical reasoning and proper application technique for the various physical agent modalities
• Demonstrate an understanding of the various terminologies associated with physical agent modalities
• List guidelines for educating the client and/or family in the purpose, benefit and potential risk(s) for the application of the various physical agent modalities
• Demonstrate an understanding of universal precautions, sterile/clean techniques, infection control and the use of physical agent modalities
• Demonstrate an understanding of current research trends regarding the use of physical agent modalities

Presentation: Customer Service for Everyone
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, ST, Nursing
CEU Credit Hours: 6.0

• Define external and internal customers
• Identify tangible and intangible customer values
• Define principles of self-esteem and attitude
• Discuss techniques for creating bonds with customers
• Discuss and practice listening and non-verbal communication skills
• Identify tactics for dealing with difficult customers
• Discuss tips for developing teamwork
• Clarify individual roles in organizational cultures

Presentation: Dementia Management for the Interdisciplinary Team
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, ST, Nursing
CEU Credit Hours: 8.0

• Define the different types of dementia
• Identify formal, standardized and informal assessment tools used to evaluate dementia
• Identify functional deficits that can contribute to dementia
• Discuss skilled treatment interventions useful for the treatment of dementia
• Discuss staging of dementia
• Provide appropriate documentation related to dementia including reason for referral, appropriate prior level of function, functional and objective goals and skilled treatment intervention
• Discuss the role of the interdisciplinary team in dementia management

Presentation: Dysphagia Management for the Interdisciplinary Team
Intended Audience:  OT, ST, Nursing
CEU Credit Hours: 4.0

• Define the different types of dysphagia
• Identify risk factors for dysphagia
• Identify formal, standardized and informal assessment tools used to evaluate dysphagia
• Identify functional deficits that can contribute to dysphagia
• Discuss skilled treatment interventions useful for the treatment of dysphagia
• Provide appropriate documentation related to dysphagia including reason for referral, appropriate prior level of function, functional and objective goals and skilled treatment intervention
• Discuss the role of the interdisciplinary team in dysphagia management

Presentation: Functional Mobility: Breaking Down Gait, W/C Mobility, Transfers and Bed Mobility for the Interdisciplinary Team
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, Nursing
CEU Credit Hours: 4.0

• Define the different areas of functional mobility
• Identify risk factors for decline in functional mobility skills
• Identify formal, standardized and informal assessment tools used to evaluate functional mobility
• Identify functional deficits that can contribute to a decline in functional mobility skills
• Discuss skilled treatment interventions useful for the treatment of functional mobility
• Provide appropriate documentation related to functional mobility including reason for referral, appropriate prior level of function, functional and objective goals and skilled treatment intervention
• Discuss the role of the interdisciplinary team in functional mobility intervention

Presentation: Fall Management and Restraint Reduction for the Interdisciplinary Team
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, Nursing
CEU Credit Hours: 4.0

• Define falls and restraints
• Identify risk factors for falls and the use of restraints
• Identify formal, standardized and informal assessment tools used to evaluate falls and restraints
• Identify functional deficits that can contribute to falls or the use of restraints
• Discuss skilled treatment interventions useful for the treatment of falls
• Discuss the pattern of restrictive devices from most to least restrictive
• Provide appropriate documentation related to falls and restraint use including reason for referral, appropriate prior level of function, functional and objective goals and skilled treatment intervention
• Discuss the role of the interdisciplinary team in fall management and restraint reduction

Presentation: Activities Management for the Interdisciplinary Team
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, ST, Nursing
CEU Credit Hours: 4.0

• Define activities management
• Identify formal, standardized and informal assessment tools used to evaluate activities participation/performance
• Identify functional deficits that can contribute to decline in performance/participation of activities
• Discuss skilled treatment interventions useful for the treatment of activities management
• Provide appropriate documentation related to activities management including reason for referral, appropriate prior level of function, functional and objective goals and skilled treatment intervention
• Discuss the role of the interdisciplinary team in activities management

Presentation: Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Grooming for the Interdisciplinary Team
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, ST, Nursing
CEU Credit Hours: 4.0

• Define the various areas of ADLs and grooming
• Identify risk factors for a decline in the ADLs and grooming
• Identify formal, standardized and informal assessment tools used to evaluate ADLs and grooming
• Identify functional deficits that can contribute to a decline in ADLs and grooming
• Discuss skilled treatment interventions useful for the treatment of ADLs and grooming
• Provide appropriate documentation related to ADLs and grooming including reason for referral, appropriate prior level of function, functional and objective goals and skilled treatment intervention
• Discuss the role of the interdisciplinary team in ADL management and grooming

Presentation: Multi-Level Dining for the Interdisciplinary Team
Intended Audience:  OT, ST, Nursing
CEU Credit Hours: 4.0

• Define the various levels of multi-level dining
• Identify risk factors for a decline in dining performance
• Identify formal, standardized and informal assessment tools used to evaluate self-feeding and swallowing
• Identify functional deficits that can contribute to a decline in self-feeding/eating
• Discuss skilled treatment interventions used during multi-level dining
• Provide appropriate documentation related to multi-level dining including reason for referral, appropriate prior level of function, functional and objective goals and skilled treatment intervention
• Discuss the role of the interdisciplinary team in multi-level dining

Presentation: Positioning for the Interdisciplinary Team
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, ST, Nursing
CEU Credit Hours: 4.0

• Define concepts and various types of positioning systems
• Identify risk factors for falls and the use of various positioning devices
• Identify formal, standardized and informal assessment tools used to evaluate positioning
• Identify functional deficits that can contribute to functional deficits causing a need for specialized positioning
• Discuss skilled treatment interventions used for positioning
• Provide appropriate documentation related to positioning including reason for referral, appropriate prior level of function, functional and objective goals and skilled treatment intervention
• Discuss the role of the interdisciplinary team in positioning

Presentation: Cognitive Management for the Interdisciplinary Team
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, ST, Nursing
CEU Credit Hours: 4.0

• Define cognition
• Identify risk factors for decline in cognitive ability
• Identify formal, standardized and informal assessment tools used to evaluate cognition
• Identify functional deficits that can contribute to cognitive deficits
• Discuss skilled treatment interventions useful for the treatment of cognition
• Provide appropriate documentation related to cognition including reason for referral, appropriate prior level of function, functional and objective goals and skilled treatment intervention
• Discuss the role of the interdisciplinary team in cognitive management

Presentation: Pain Management for the Interdisciplinary Team
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, Nursing
CEU Credit Hours: 8.0

• Define pain
• Identify risk factors for increased pain
• Identify formal, standardized and informal assessment tools used to evaluate pain
• Identify functional deficits that can contribute to pain
• Discuss skilled treatment interventions useful for the treatment of pain
• Provide appropriate documentation related to pain management including reason for referral, appropriate prior level of function, functional and objective goals and skilled treatment intervention
• Discuss the role of the interdisciplinary team in pain management

Presentation: Contracture Management and Splinting for the Interdisciplinary Team
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, ST, Nursing
CEU Credit Hours: 4.0

• Define contractures and the role of splinting
• Identify risk factors for contractures
• Identify formal, standardized and informal assessment tools used to evaluate contractures
• Identify functional deficits that can contribute to increased contractures
• Discuss skilled treatment interventions for contracture management and splinting
• Provide appropriate documentation related to contracture management and splinting including reason for referral, appropriate prior level of function, functional and objective goals and skilled treatment intervention
• Discuss the role of the interdisciplinary team in contracture management and splinting

Presentation: Wound Management for the Interdisciplinary Team
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, ST, Nursing
CEU Credit Hours: 4.0

• Define types of wounds
• Define stages of pressure ulcers
• Identify risk factors for the development of wounds
• Identify formal, standardized and informal assessment tools used to evaluate wounds
• Discuss skilled treatment interventions for management
• Provide appropriate documentation related to wound management including reason for referral, appropriate prior level of function, functional and objective goals and skilled treatment intervention
• Discuss the role of the interdisciplinary team in wound management

Presentation: Visual Impairment, Seeing the Solution
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, ST, Nursing
CEU Credit Hours: 4.0

• Define visual impairments
• Identify formal, standardized and informal assessment tools used to evaluate visual impairments
• Identify functional deficits that can result from visual impairments
• Discuss skilled treatment interventions useful for the treatment of visual impairments
• Provide appropriate documentation related to visual impairments use including reason for referral, appropriate prior level of function, functional and objective goals and skilled treatment intervention
• Discuss the role of the interdisciplinary team in the management of visual impairments

Presentation: What to Say About Communication
Intended Audience:  ST, Nursing
CEU Credit Hours: 4.0

• Define types of communication
• Identify formal, standardized and informal assessment tools used to evaluate communication
• Discuss skilled treatment interventions useful for the treatment of communication
• Provide appropriate documentation related to communication including reason for referral, appropriate prior level of function, functional and objective goals and skilled treatment intervention
• Discuss the role of the interdisciplinary team in communication

Presentation: Urinary Incontinence for the Interdisciplinary Team
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, Nursing
CEU Credit Hours: 8.0

• Define the various types of urinary incontinence
• Identify risk factors for the development of urinary incontinence
• Identify formal, standardized and informal assessment tools used to evaluate urinary incontinence
• Identify functional deficits that can result from urinary incontinence
• Discuss skilled treatment interventions useful for the treatment of urinary incontinence
• Provide appropriate documentation related to urinary incontinence including reason for referral, appropriate prior level of function, functional and objective goals and skilled treatment intervention
• Discuss the role of the interdisciplinary team in urinary incontinence

Presentation: Standardized/Informal Assessment Tools
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, ST
CEU Credit Hours: 8.0

• Identify the factors that impact the ability of the therapist to evaluate the patient
• Identify probing patient questions to enable goal setting and skilled treatment interventions based upon the patient perspective as well as the root of the problem
• Discuss several formal/standard and informal assessment tool per functional skill area
• Develop an effective skilled treatment plan, listing skilled interventions, based upon both informal and formal patient assessments
• Define key elements necessary for skilled documentation requirements to support clinical need for skilled services
• Recognize functional deficit areas during a patient evaluation
• Provide clinical justification to establish continuation of skilled services and determine patient readiness for discharge

Presentation: Understanding Long-Term Care
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, ST
CEU Credit Hours: 8.0

• Designed to orient the clinician to fundamental principles involved in long-term care rehabilitation programs including:
• Medicare coverage requirements
• Key elements of PPS and Medicare B payment systems
• Model of care of rehabilitation for older adults
• Patient documentation to reflect skilled, objective, clinical reasoning for medical necessity requirements
• Appropriate billing procedures as defined by CMS and the federal government
• Compliance to reduce fraud and abuse among health care providers
• HIPAA/OSHA guidelines
• Strategies of customer service success in the long term care setting

Presentation: Rehab Manager Training
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, ST
CEU Credit Hours: 24.0

• Discuss how to represent the manage with integrity and accountability
• Discuss the philosophy and implementation of the core values of rehabilitation
• Define key responsibilities of a site manager within the rehabilitation field and culture of an organization
• Identify concepts and differences of “leader” and “manager”
• Define daily “accountability” of a site manager
• Identify “time management” techniques to enhance department efficiencies
• Discuss methods to assess performance of self and others to promote professional growth
• Provide strategies to facilitate teamwork
• Identify strategies for effectively managing the “difficult” customer
• Discuss the role of the interdisciplinary team in program delivery
• Discuss regulatory guidelines and resident’s rights in the long-term care setting
• Identify systems for identification of residents who require skilled rehabilitation treatment
• Develop facility rehabilitation programs and skilled treatment strategies to address the residents’ therapeutic needs
• Discuss billing practices, as defined by CMS, federal government and local FIs related to rehab services
• Define fraud and abuse relating to provision of rehab services
• Discuss documentation to support skilled, objective service delivery and clinical reasoning for medical necessity requirements
• Identify key elements of PPS and Medicare B payment systems
• Analyze financial reports, identify key variables to management for positive financial impact
• Discuss employment identification and verification process, compliant with government regulations
• Discuss employee retention, evaluation and discipline techniques
• Provide strategies for effectively managing employee performance
• Define role in marketing to customers, both internal and external

Presentation: How to Perform Patient Screens
Intended Audience:  PT, OT, ST
CEU Credit Hours: 4.0

• Provides a user-friendly template for performing efficient patient screens
• Includes lists of both major and subtle improvements or declines that can impact daily function
• Includes guidelines and suggestions for interdisciplinary patient screens to promote efficiency
• Provides suggestions for supportive documentation to justify skilled treatment intervention