COVID-19 Post-Acute Rehabilitation

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Fill your knowledge gaps with evidence for acute COVID-19 rehabilitation as the key to long term recovery

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Introduction

People with severe COVID-19 infection have rehabilitation needs in the acute, post-acute and long-term phases of the disease. Many people who have suffered from COVID-19 may now be at risk of long-term impairment or disability. Physiotherapists are critical to the rehabilitation efforts in all phases of this disease. Rehabilitation has a positive effect on health and functioning outcomes, it improves recovery and can reduce disability, it may facilitate early discharge and reduce the risk of readmission. Physiotherapists also play a key role in supporting and empowering people through rehabilitation process.

Aims

This course aims to provide you with knowledge on the benefits of post-acute rehabilitation in COVID-19 patients, the clinical picture of these patients in the post-acute phase and rehabilitation strategies that can be applied by physiotherapists in the post-acute phase of COVID-19.

Outline

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

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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.

Featured reviews

The content is relatable & very detailed. Good work by Team Physioplus! This course gives you the confidence & clarity to treat COVID 19 patients better, using specific guidelines & resource articles.

Sonal Joshi

Physiotherapist

India

An excellent course that gives an in-depth view of the therapy needs of past acute COVID care and suitable treatment interventions and outcome measures to monitor benefits of treatment and progress of patient recovery and function

Kim Jackson

Physiotherapist

Saint Lucia

The best course for physiotherapist to learn about the management and rehabilitation of covid 19 patients

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This course amazingly highlights a physiotherapists role in battling with the current pandemic and shows the necessity for the working of various health care professionals together to allow the patient for a smoother transition into normalcy.

Physiotherapist

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This course has equipped me with another dimension of how I can go with COVID 19 survivor who needs rehabilitation. I can now face them since I was too scared to face them before this course.

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