How to Empower Patients to Manage Their Own Health

Course Code: REL-RTS-0-EPMTOH

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027

Learning Objectives:
Identify potential barriers to and the value of patient empowerment.
Choose effective patient empowerment strategies to integrate into your treatment approach.

Outline:
Section 1: Patient Empowerment

What Is Patient Empowerment?

Barriers To Empowerment

Meet Joselyn 

Key Takeaways

Section 2: Empowerment Through Evaluation

Therapeutic Strategies

Joselyn’s Evaluations

Goal Setting

Key Takeaways

Section 3: Empowerment Through Treatment

Tools for Empowerment

Joselyn’s Treatment

Physical Therapy

Speech-Language Pathology

Occupational Therapy

Discharge

Key Takeaways

Section 4: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

Resources

References

Subject Matter Expert: Sara Dydyn OTR/L, ATP

Sara considers themself a lifelong learner and holds degrees from Sacred Heart University (MSOT) and Wagner College (BS Psychology) and is a nationally board-certified OT. Graduating in 2018, Sara began their journey as an outpatient occupational therapist focusing on adult neurological and orthopedic conditions and durable medical equipment (DME). Sara’s passion for assistive technologies, specifically wheelchairs, led them to achieve their Assistive Technology Professional specialty certification in 2021. They also went on to become certified in CBIT, a specialty modality for individuals with Tourette’s Syndrome. In addition to DME and Tourette’s Syndrome, Sara is most passionate about their work with individuals experiencing Long COVID, and adolescents and adults with hypermobile spectrum disorder/Ehlers Danlos and dysautonomia.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Basic level Physical Therapist; Introductory level Occupational Therapist; Introductory level Speech-Language Pathologists; in the following settings: All Healthcare Facilities.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.