Burn Rehabilitation Concepts

Fort Sam Houston, TX US
October 7, 2024 to October 9, 2024

Program Description: 

This live course provides information on key clinical components that clinicians address in the burn rehabilitation clinical environment. This course features didactic and interactive sessions covering the following: anatomy/physiology of skin, burn/wound assessment and management, hand anatomy and assessment, skin and scar biomechanics, rehabilitation management of burn injuries, scar management, critical care considerations for rehabilitation, and a review of common wound dressings for the burn patient.

Target Audience

This activity provides continuing education for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. A certificate of attendance is available for other attendees.

Learning Objectives

  1. Summarize skin function and complexity of skin/scar management after burn injury.
  2. Describe rehabilitation assessment and management of a burn patient.
  3. Outline burn wound dressings, wound healing, and its rehabilitation implications.
  4. Illustrate hand anatomy and key clinical assessment strategies.
  5. Discuss compression needs for burn patients.
  6. Explain specialized needs for lower extremity burn management.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.75 American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
    DHA, J-7, CEPO is an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Approved Provider of continuing education. This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive 0.375 APTA CEUs. The assignment of APTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by APTA. APTA CEUs are accepted by most state PT licensing boards. Learners are encouraged to check with their local chapter or state board to ensure that they accept APTA accredited courses for licensure renewal.
  • 3.75 Certificate of Attendance
Course opens: 
09/30/2024
Course expires: 
10/23/2024
Event starts: 
10/07/2024 - 8:30am EDT
Event ends: 
10/09/2024 - 4:00pm EDT
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Brooke Army Medical Center
3551 Roger Brooke Dr
Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234
United States

Scott Dewey, PT, CHT. Presenter has no financial or non-financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure: DHA J-7 staff, Planning Committee Members and reviewers have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose. All faculty members have no financial or non-financial interest to disclose.

Available Credit

  • 3.75 American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
    DHA, J-7, CEPO is an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Approved Provider of continuing education. This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive 0.375 APTA CEUs. The assignment of APTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by APTA. APTA CEUs are accepted by most state PT licensing boards. Learners are encouraged to check with their local chapter or state board to ensure that they accept APTA accredited courses for licensure renewal.
  • 3.75 Certificate of Attendance
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Access Codes: Some courses require an access code to register. Please reach out to the point of contact at the organization providing the activity for the registration code. The Continuing Education Program Office (CEPO) does not provide access codes.

Accommodations: CEPO provides captions and transcripts to hearing-impaired learners upon request. For real-time closed captioning, contact CEPO at least three (3) business days before the event. If we cannot arrange for live captioning, a video recording and audio transcript will be provided after the event, typically within ten business days. For events delivered by CEPO’s partners, please contact the course instructor to inquire about accommodations.

For more details, or to submit a request, email [email protected].