This course is designed to improve the participant’s understanding of what Geriatric Rehabilitation entails, what are age-related changes versus physiological changes, how to address these changes, and how to implement Evidence-Based Practice. The material will provide participants with the basic principles of geriatric rehabilitation and provide a foundation for future courses in the curriculum.

Course Objectives/Outcomes

By the end of the course, a successful learner will be able to:

• Translate the evidence informed practice to the Geriatric Care Model
• Describe how the International Classification of Function (ICF) Model can be integrated into clinical practice
• Identify the role of ageism and its impact on the healthcare system and opportunities for aging in place for older adults
• Identify the multiple roles and appraise the value of the physical and/or occupational therapist on the interprofessional medical team
• Differentiate between pathological and physiological aging in the cardiopulmonary, neuro-cognitive, integumentary, and musculoskeletal systems and their impact on rehabilitation
• Explain the role of physical activity in managing physiological effects of age and lifestyle-related decline on multiple body systems.

Applicability

• Advanced Geriatric Certification 

Evidence in Motion is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 4658. This distance learning-independent activity is offered at 18 Contact hours/1.8 CEUs Introductory, OT Service Delivery. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.