Making Sense of Inpatient Edema Management

Course level: Beginner
Continuing Education contact hours - 2.5
 
Intended audience - beginner to edema therapists (OT, PT, COTA, PTA) serving patients in Fairview inpatient settings who have completed their Edema orientation. 
 
PT/PTA: Course will be submitted to the MN Board of PT for continuing education credits but will not be reviewed until May of 2024 which is the Boards next review of online CE.  You may want to hold on taking course until officially approved.
 
OT/OTA: You will receive a certificate of course completion with total CE contact hours. M HEALTH Fairview is not an approved provider through AOTA and has never been for distance learning. You may still submit the hours towards your licensure and receive a certificate of completion with all information provided to submit.  For additional information about CE requirements for license, please see MN Statute 148.6443: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/148.6443
 
MN statutes 143.6443, subdivision SUBD.2 “Standards for determining the qualified education activities” will continue to be utilized in determining appropriate OT related CE courses.
(Submitting credits through the organizations does not guarantee approved credits or the full credits. All participants will receive a certificate of completion which you may be able to use towards your professional license).
 
  
Bio - Lisa Karrow, MPT, CLT-LANA is a certified Lymphedema therapist who has worked for Fairview for over 20 years.  She obtained her Master of Physical Therapy from Mayo's School of Health-Related Sciences in Rochester, MN in 1993 and in 1997 earned her lymphedema certification.  She became nationally certified through the Lymphology Association of North America (LANA) in 2001.  Lisa has completed advanced level Edema/Lymphedema and Cancer Rehab Courses and has lectured on Edema management and lymphedema to both the University of MN, St. Catherine’s Physical therapy programs, and Fairview Rehab services.  She currently serves as an adjunct educator for Fairview's Pelvic Health Residency program in her specialties.  
  
Course description- This course is designed to assist beginner to intermediate edema therapists (OT, PT, COTA, PTA), serving patients in Fairview's inpatient settings, become more familiar with edema management including the medically complex patient.  Lymphedema certification is not required.  Medical conditions to be examined include liver disease, kidney disease, CHF, DVTs, decreased skin integrity, cellulitis, oncology related edema, post-surgical, scrotal edema, and medical edema.  It is recommended that individuals attending this course complete the 'IP Edema Orientation' process or are familiar with the orientation materials.  This course will review etiology of edema, precautions, and contraindications for treatment, follow the care plan continuum including when to initiate, hold, discontinue, and provide appropriate discharge recommendations, and examine variations in edema management techniques through case studies with emphasis on critical thinking. 

 

Learning objectives:   

  • Comprehend anatomy & physiology of the lymphatic/circulatory systems as they relate to both normal function as well as etiology of edema.
  • Recognize and understand precautions and contraindications of edema management interventions.
  • Develop critical thinking skills to apply appropriate edema management techniques in    the inpatient settings.
  • Recognize when and how edema management interventions and care plan should be modified.
  • Identify when to refer a patient to Outpatient/Home Care Edema Services
 
AGENDA:  
  • Criteria to consider in the inpatient edema assessment 
  • Conservative inpatient edema interventions 
  • Advanced inpatient edema interventions 
  • Anatomy & Physiology of the lymphatic and circulatory systems 
  • Differential diagnosis, treatment, precautions 
  • Detailed patient assessment 
  • Care plan continuum 
  • Case studies 
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