Description: This webinar will review the common medical comorbidities and complications seen during and after stroke rehabilitation, discussing frequencies, recognition, and management approaches. The review also will summarize the existing literature on the impact of these conditions on rehabilitation and long-term outcomes.

Objectives: Upon completion of this webinar, participants will be able to: 

• Name the common medical comorbidities and complications seen during rehabilitation and long term follow up of people with strokes.
• Describe some of the common prevention and treatment interventions of these complications.
• Summarize what is known about the impact of these complications on rehabilitation long term outcomes.

Instructor:  Elliott J. Roth, MD

Audience:  Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants and Speech-Language Pathologists

Note: You will have 3 months from the date of purchase to complete and review the course material. You will receive a reminder email 2 weeks before the expiration date.

Continuing Education Credits

Nursing:

The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This CNE is being offered for 1.5 contact hours of continuing nursing education.

In order to receive contact hours for the live event, nurses must attend the entire webinar and complete the evaluation.  For the on-demand self-study they must also complete a post-test with a minimum passing score. Contact hours will be available until 6/30/2025.

Occupational Therapists:

The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID# 03139. This distance learning interactive webinar is offered at .15 CEUs [intermediate, OT service delivery/ Foundational Knowledge]. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.

Physical Therapists:
The Illinois Physical Therapy Board has approved this self-study course for 1.5 Contact Hours. Approval #216-000069

The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is recognized by the California and New York State Education Department’s State Board of Physical Therapy as an approved provider of physical therapy and physical therapist assistant continuing education. This self-study course has been retroactively approved for 1.5 Contact Hours on 2/9/2024. 

Speech-Language Pathology

This course is offered for 0.15 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Related area).

Disclosures 

Elliott J. Roth, MD
Financial: Receives a salary for teaching this course from the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Non-financial: Member of ACRM, AAPM&R, American Stroke Association

Additional requirements include:

• Web browser: latest version of Chrome, Firefox, or Safari
• JavaScript and Cookies enabled
• Speaker or headset to listen to recorded audio files
• Speaker and microphone, or headset with microphone, or phone to listen to webinar facilitators
• Do NOT use Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge as they are not supported.

Cancellation Policy: To request a cancellation of an on-demand program, please provide written notice by letter, email, or fax or contact us by phone within 24 hours of placing your order and we will refund you the full course fee. If you cannot give notice within 24 hours, a credit towards a future course of equal value would apply.