Online Course
Atypical Presentation of COVID in the Elderly
Effectively manage the ternary medical crisis of frail, elderly and COVID

1-1.5 hours

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Scott Buxton
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An advanced practice physiotherapist specialising in frailty

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Introduction

The COVID pandemic has affected people of all ages, but 75 percent of the proven cases of coronavirus have been in the frail population. Frailty is a complex and multisystem syndrome that is distinct from ageing. COVID-19 disproportionately affects older people living with frailty - it is even described in the literature as an accelerated frailty process. Understanding and recognising the atypical presentation of COVID in the frail, elderly population is key to early intervention and successful rehabilitation.

Aims

The purpose of this course is to introduce COVID-19 symptoms in frail and elderly populations to guide early diagnosis and multimodal, multidisciplinary interventions.

Outline

This course is made up of videos, reading, discussions and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:

  1. Video
  2. Reading activity
  3. Quiz

Target audience

This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.

Practicalities

Availability - this course is online and can be completed on your own schedule.

Hours of Learning - No deadlines are applied to this course and it can be started and completed in your own time according to your personal schedule. We expect the required elements to take around 1-1.5 hours depending on your schedule and learning style. Additionally there are many optional resources provided and if you choose to review these the course could take longer to complete.

Types of Activities - Watching videos, reading, a final quiz and participating in an international discussion forum.

Certificates - At the end of the course, when you have completed all of the required elements, you will be able to download a certificate of completion and 1 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Requirements to complete this course

In order to complete this course and receive a course completion certificate plus CEUs/CCUs/CPD points you will need to:

  1. Respect the Plus Community Culture.
  2. Log all the required learning activities as complete (represented by the orange icons!).
  3. Actively and appropriately participate in the course discussions.
  4. Pass a final quiz with a score of 80% or more.
  5. Complete a course evaluation form.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course you will be able to:

  • define frailty
  • describe immune system deterioration in the elderly
  • identify four atypical COVID presentations in the elderly
  • discuss the role of rehabilitation in the management of frail, elderly patients who have COVID

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

No relevant relationships disclosed by instructor.

Accessibility

For special needs or accommodations please contact us with details of how we can meet your needs.

Featured reviews
Very informative and highly recommended for those in care homes, elderly care and geriatrics!
Ryno Erasmus
Physiotherapist
Singapore