About this course

Learning Objectives

• Discuss the foundational physiology of COVID-19 and the underlying disease process.
• Describe common mild, moderate, and severe COVID-19 patient presentations and related complications and the impact on physical functioning.
• Differentiate when to initiate examination, evaluation, and/or interventions in the acute setting with considerations for likely impairments.
• Discuss approaches to creatively optimize patient physical functioning post-COVID in the acute and ICU settings.

Learning Levels

• Intermediate

Target Audience

Course Instructor(s)

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  Katelyn Whitlock, PT, DPT, MEd, CCS

  ICU Physical Therapist, Emory University Hospital

  Katelyn Whitlock is a Board-Certified Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Clinical Specialist currently serving as one of the ICU physical therapists on the Heart Transplant, Lung Transplant, LVAD and ECMO team at Emory University Hospital. She graduated from Emory University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program in May of 2018. Following her DPT she completed the Emory Acute Care Residency in 2019. Prior to her DPT she earned her bachelors and masters degrees in Exercise Physiology from the University of Virginia. In September of 2022 she joined the faculty at Brenau University teaching in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. She has ongoing research and has presented locally and nationally in the areas of ICU Physical Therapy, ECMO and advanced mechanical support and COVID-19.

Disclosure

References

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