Text

Accreditation Information:

Author

Andrew Hodgdon, PT

Pharmaceuticals and Physical Therapy: Movement with Medication

Pharmaceuticals and Physical Therapy: Movement with Medication

4 Hours
Text
Delivery Type
Select State
Select Discipline
$64

Description:

Physical therapy and pharmacology have operated alongside each other for thousands of years. Physical therapy has been traced to ancient Greek civilizations, with Hippocrates in particular promoting medical treatment with massage application, manual therapy and hydrotherapy dating back to around 400 B.C. (Wharton, 1991). As a professional entity, physical therapy has existed for approximately 200 years, dating back to Per Henrik Ling and the Royal Institute for Gymnastics in Sweden. Pharmacology has also developed alongside humanity since ancient times, with recorded application on or before 1550 B.C., across a number of cultures around the world. The term pharmacology means “the study of medicine or the study of remedy and poison” (Watkins, 2013, p. 4). Over the course of human history, “healers,” also known as shamans, witch doctors, and/or medicine men and women, were sought after due to their knowledge of the medicinal properties of plants. Modern pharmacology is earmarked around 1800, when scientists were able to sequester the pure chemicals needed from specific plants.

Full Course Description
Physical therapy and pharmacology have operated alongside each other for thousands of years. Physical therapy has been traced to ancient Greek civilizations, with Hippocrates in particular promoting medical treatment with massage application, manual therapy and hydrotherapy dating back to around 400 B.C. (Wharton, 1991). As a professional entity, physical therapy has existed for approximately 200 years, dating back to Per Henrik Ling and the Royal Institute for Gymnastics in Sweden. Pharmacology has also developed alongside...

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

Physical therapy and pharmacology have operated alongside each other for thousands of years. This course will prioritize essential components regarding pharmaceutical principles and will discuss common pharmaceutical categories relative to application in physical therapy clinical settings.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Describe and critique U.S. federal law regarding pharmaceuticals.
  2. Recognize chemical and physiologic components of pharmacology.
  3. Recall and sequence pharmacodynamic physiology.
  4. Describe and assess fundamental pharmacokinetic processes.
  5. Compare pharmaceutical and physiologic variability.
  6. Justify concern regarding biological antibiotic resistance.
  7. Distinguish pharmaceutical effects upon the autonomic and central nervous systems.
  8. Summarize multi-modal pharmaceutical management of hypertension.
  9. Determine the role of vasodilators in multi-modal medical care.
  10. Interpret pharmaceutical intervention for cardiopulmonary pathologies.
  11. Construct the role of physical rehabilitation in the context of sedatives, hypnotics and multi-modal anesthetics.
  12. Assess the role and objective danger associated with opioid prescription.

 

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

Physical therapy and pharmacology have operated alongside each other for thousands of years. This course will prioritize essential components regarding pharmaceutical principles and will discuss common pharmaceutical categories relative to application in physical therapy clinical settings.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Describe and critique U.S. federal law regarding pharmaceuticals.
  2. Recognize chemical and physiologic components of pharmacology.
  3. Recall and sequence pharmacodynamic physiology.
  4. Describe and assess fundamental pharmacokinetic processes.
  5. Compare pharmaceutical and physiologic variability.
  6. Justify concern regarding biological antibiotic resistance.
  7. Distinguish pharmaceutical effects upon the autonomic and central nervous systems.
  8. Summarize multi-modal pharmaceutical management of hypertension.
  9. Determine the role of vasodilators in multi-modal medical care.
  10. Interpret pharmaceutical intervention for cardiopulmonary pathologies.
  11. Construct the role of physical rehabilitation in the context of sedatives, hypnotics and multi-modal anesthetics.
  12. Assess the role and objective danger associated with opioid prescription.

 

Disclosures:

TEXT COURSE

Text courses are viewed on your web browser if the online version is purchased, or sent via mail if the physical copy is purchased.

Contact Hours: 4 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant

Instructional Level: Beginner

Criteria for Completion: Depending on your state requirements you will be asked to complete either: An affirmation that you have completed the educational activity  or a mandatory test (a passing score of 70 percent is required). Test questions link content to learning objectives as a method to enhance individualized learning and material retention. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.

Personnel Disclosure:

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

Disclosures:

TEXT COURSE

Text courses are viewed on your web browser if the online version is purchased, or sent via mail if the physical copy is purchased.

Contact Hours: 4 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant

Instructional Level: Beginner

Criteria for Completion: Depending on your state requirements you will be asked to complete either: An affirmation that you have completed the educational activity  or a mandatory test (a passing score of 70 percent is required). Test questions link content to learning objectives as a method to enhance individualized learning and material retention. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.

Personnel Disclosure:

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.