Course Description:

This intermediate-level course provides rehabilitation practitioners with an opportunity to review the normal anatomy and physiology of the cardiopulmonary system, the pathophysiology of heart failure, and current medical, surgical, and therapy-based interventions. Appropriate for all therapy-based clinicians who work with persons with heart failure, this intermediate-level course reviews basic examination skills before progressing to the more advanced skills of auscultation and exercise testing interpretation. Upon completion of this course, clinicians will have a stronger grasp of the pathophysiology of heart failure and will be better able to apply current evidence when prescribing a therapy plan of care for this patient population.