Date: Saturday, April 19th, 2008
Check-In Time(s): 7:30am-8:00am
Class Time(s): 8:00am-12:00pm
Location: 323 Stinson Blvd; Rooms 106 and 107

Speaker(s):
Eva Gold graduated from Florida State University with a BA in Biology after which she interned at Emory University Hospital in Medical Technology earning her MT(ASCP). She worked for 10 years in that field in a general hospital lab, a specialty coagulation laboratory, and in blood banking. Then in 1999 she earned her Master’s in Physical Therapy from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. She has been working since 2000 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview on the University campus. She has been a member of the APTA since 1997.
Stacy Hennis graduated from The Sage Colleges in 1998 with her Master’s in Physical Therapy. She developed her interest in laboratory values while working at Washington Hospital Center, a large teaching hospital in Washington, DC. She worked at Fairview Ridges Hospital from 2001 until 2007. She has experience in acute care, transitional care, home health and outpatient. Stacy now works in a private practice in the Palm Springs, CA area where she specializes in treating adults with neurological deficits. She has been a member of the APTA since 1996.

Course Description:
This course is applicable to OT, COTA, PT, PTA, and SLP therapists.
Knowledge of lab values is a critical component to treating patients in all settings. Certain medical conditions affect the patient’s tolerance for activity and require monitoring to determine appropriate progression of activity to avoid jeopardizing patient safety. In this world of increasing autonomy, it is imperative to understand the medical condition of our patients. In this course you will be given the tools to understand the physiological processes behind the lab values.

Course Objectives:
1. The participant will be able to recognize associations between medical diagnoses and lab values.
2. The participant will be able to verbalize an understanding of the effect of certain lab values on patient tolerance for therapy.
3. The participant will be able to recognize critical values resulting in necessary treatment modification and/or discussion with nursing or MD.

Course Agenda:
7:30-8:00 Registration
8:00-8:10 Welcome, Introductions
8:10-9:20 Hematology
9:20-9:35 Coagulation Measurements
9:35-9:45 Break
9:45-10:40 Chemistry
10:40-11:00 Cardiac
11:10-11:20 Liver Function
11:20-11:50 Renal Function
11:50-12:00 Questions