Course Description:

This two-contact-hour course overviews professional ethics relevant to PTs, PTAs, OTs, OTAs, and all other rehab professionals. Issues addressed include Code of Ethics principles and standards for PTs, PTAs, and occupational therapy professionals; core values; fiduciary duty to patients under care; the HIPAA and children rule; malpractice liability exposure and prevention; restrictive contractual covenants (“covenants not to compete”); and the modern blending of health law and professional ethics. The course content is applicable to physical and occupational therapists and assistants in all settings – clinical, educational, academic, home health, and research. Select case studies and clinical vignettes offer model solutions to problems posed. Salient focus topics addressing problem areas with correlation to APTA’s and AOTA’s Codes of Ethics are analyzed. Pre- and post-course questions assess viewers’ knowledge and learning.