Assessment and intervention for bariatric care will be reviewed in this course.
Live Webinar
Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 12:00 pm ESTCEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Introductory, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge, 08237; CE Broker/1.0 CE Broker #20-1126484; IACET/0.1; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Beginner, Rehabilitation
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to identify at least two ways that occupational therapy can assist clients and children with obesity with 100% accuracy.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify at least two factors to evaluate prior to assisting an obese client with transferring with 100% accuracy.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify at least two variables that affect safe patient handling when working with an obese client in 1/1 trials.
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-10 Minutes | OT’s Role With Obesity and Bariatric Care |
| 10-15 Minutes | Assessments |
| 15-30 Minutes | OT Intervention |
| 30-40 Minutes | Childhood Obesity Intervention |
| 40-50 Minutes | Safe Patient Handling |
| 50-55 Minutes | Conclusion |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary; Q&A |
Presented By
Jennifer Phillips
OTD, OTR
Jennifer Phillips, OT, OTD, OTR, earned her doctorate in occupational therapy from Boston University, her master’s in occupational therapy from Sacred Heart University, and her bachelor’s in psychology from Sacred Heart University. She works with adults and the geriatric population in the home setting, specializing in obesity and bariatric care, and has developed a continuing education program for occupational therapy students and practitioners on the subject matter. She has been an academic mentor and lecturer at Boston University’s online Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (PP-OTD) program since 2018, teaches for the Bachelor of Science in Behavioral and Health Program at Boston University, and has been a facilitator for the Boston University Interprofessional Leadership in Healthcare Certificate. Jennifer is also an active volunteer for the University of Guyana’s occupational therapy program, teaching occupational therapy students and advocating for the profession.
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American Occupational Therapy Association
OccupationalTherapy.com is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development, #7659. Course approval ID# 08237. This distance learning - interactive course is offered at 0.1 CEUs (Introductory level, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge Area). The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
CE Broker
OccupationalTherapy.com is an approved provider for CE Broker, provider #50-14558. This course is offered for 1.0 hours, category/categories. If you are an OT/OTA in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina or Tennessee, CE Broker may be of interest to you.
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National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
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