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Webinar: Home Care 101
Wednesday, May 24, 2023, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
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Webinar: Home Care 101

When: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm ET (Free to All!)

This interactive session is designed to provide students and practicing therapists who may be contemplating home health care employment with a broad understanding of what this setting has to offer. A variety of topics will be covered including variation of home environments, reimbursement, regulation, quality/satisfaction reporting, clinical interventions, problem-solving, and case study. The session will also touch on common myths, employment opportunities, benefits, challenges, technological advances, student affiliation, and entry level practice. Participants can expect to become well informed of home health practice and gain a better understanding as to whether or not this setting may be of interest in their career.

Learning Objectives

  1. Describe the role of the home care physical therapist in the continuum of care and patient lifespan.
  2. Describe the value of physical therapists as a part of the interdisciplinary home care team
  3. Define challenges posed to the home care physical therapist
  4. Inventory how varied demographic, cultural, intellectual and philosophical differences are managed in the provision of physical therapy in the home care setting.
  5. Describe how technological advances have impacted home care practice.

Speaker: 

Chris Chimenti earned his Masters of Science in Physical Therapy degree from Slippery Rock University in 1997. He is currently employed as the Senior Director of Clinical Innovation at HCR Home Care, a Rochester-based certified home health care agency operating across Upstate New York State. He has over 23 years of experience in the home health setting and is an accomplished speaker at both regional and national conferences on the topics of home health practice and regulation, clinical research, student affiliation, care redesign, and joint replacement rehabilitation. Chris has conducted a number of studies throughout his career across a variety of special interest areas including falls prevention, Parkinson’s Disease management, evidence-based standardized measures, pain assessment, sepsis screening, total knee replacement rehabilitation, and home health response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chris has served APTA Home Health in a variety of leadership roles including Research Committee Chair, Treasurer, and Vice President.

 

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