Apr 13, 2020
For many of us #GeriPT's, treatment looks VERY different from what we are used to.
Sicker, younger, highly contagious patients, changing mindsets, scaling back treatment plans - or getting pulled from "comfortable and familiar" and being sent to a faster paced, less comfortable setting.
It's a whole new ball game - or is it?
Brush up on your pulmonary skills, strap on your N95 ( and gown, hair cover, face shield, booties, gloves ) and listen in while two East Coast therapists (spoiler - it's Tali and Nicole) who don't (usually) work in acute care talk about what they are seeing clinically.
**This was recorded 4/4/2020 and we're sure something has changed since then. Life comes at you fast.**
World Confederation of Physical Therapy COVID-19 Recommendations for Clinical Practice
2007 Role of Physiotherapy in the Management of Chronic Lung Disease
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