Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/11/25 - 10/12/25
8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Location
Fairview Rehabilitation Services
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course provides an in depth review of cardiovascular and pulmonary (CVP) pathophysiology for the commonly seen CVP diagnoses including medical management and medications. Diagnostic testing for CVP diseases will be discussed to determine how to analyze these findings and understand the PT implications. Participants will learn about AV blocks, sinus, atrial, and ventricular rhythm’s and how to interpret these on telemetry monitors. Clinical tips will be assimilated into all course material for direct application to daily patient care experiences. You will learn acute interventions for adult CVP patients including primary and secondary prevention for CVD, breathing and airway clearance exercises/techniques, exercise prescription, and advanced interventions for complex CVP patients. This course also provides a comprehensive study of how CVP outcome measures can be utilized in the rehabilitation setting to assist with case management, discharge recommendations, assessment of deficits, and progression of the treatment plan. Content is based on evidence and is designed to allow direct application to the Practitioner’s clinical practice.
Level of Education: Intermediate – Advanced
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
By the end of this course, participants will be able to independently:
- Explain the pathophysiology of 3 commonly seen CVP diseases,
- Interpret 3 CVP diagnostic tests,
- Perform a thorough chest exam,
- Design a beathing and airway clearance program for patients with CVP disease,
- Select, administer and analyze 3 CVP outcomes measures,
- Identify sinus, atrial, ventricular rhythms and AV blocks on telemetry monitors,
- Develop an exercise prescription for patients with CVP disease,
- Define ARDS and respiratory failure, and integrate treatment approaches to improve patient performance,
- Analyze the impact of ventilation on the respiratory muscles, and incorporate inspiratory muscle training into treatment options for appropriate CVP patients.
FACULTY BIOGRAPHY:
Morgan Johanson, PT, MSPT
Board Certified Cardiovascular and Pulmonary (CVP) Clinical Specialist
Morgan has 22 years of experience practicing Physical Therapy (PT) in the CVP patient population. She is a an APTA certified Advanced Clinical Instructor. She is ACLS certified.
Morgan is the President of Good Heart Education, a continuing education company that provides live and online seminars in PT for patients with CVP disease across the spectrum of care and mentoring for the ABPTS CVP Specialty (CCS) Examination. She has worked as a Level 3 Acute Care PT at the California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) and as the Coordinator for the Inpatient and Outpatient CVP Rehabilitation Programs at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (VAAAHS). In addition, she was a Co-Director, mentor and faculty member for the VAAAHS CVP PT Residency Program. She has been a guest lecturer at the University of Michigan, Flint, and an adjunct faculty member at the University of Toledo, Ohio Doctorate of PT Program. She is currently a full-time professor at St. Catherine University and adjunct faculty for the VAAAHS CVP PT Residency Program.
In 2004, she received the Service Star for excellence in patient care from CPMC. She is the 2022 recipient of the Merit Award from the Academy of CVP PT. She is the Vice President for the Academy of CVP PT. She is a contributing author to the 4th and 5th Edition of the Essentials of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy by Ellen Hillegass. She was the lead investigator for the Entry Level Physical Therapist Competencies in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy.
Molly Piech, PT, DPT
Board-Certified Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Specialist
Molly received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) from Saint Louis University (SLU) in May of 2019 and her American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) in Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Physical Therapy in June of 2023. Molly has been practicing for 5 years as an acute care therapist at University of Chicago Medicine (UCM) in Chicago, IL. She is the primary PT for the UCM cardiac surgery and heart transplant programs, whose patient outcomes are consistently recognized as the best in the country based on the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR). Molly is a faculty member of the UCM Acute Care Physical Therapy Residency and a clinical instructor for UCM’s robust PT student program. Within the UCM Acute Care PT residency, Molly leads the cardiothoracic surgery module by providing high quality lectures and thoughtful mentorship sessions with complex ICU patients. She participates in interdisciplinary projects at UCM to improve hospital processes, such as the creation of a video about VTE and fall prevention, which is shown to all admitted patients. She is the therapy representative for the UCM Safe Patient Handling committee. Molly assists with the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Program in Physical Therapy’s cardiopulmonary labs. She is passionate about education and interdisciplinary collaboration. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the APTA Academy Cardiovascular and Pulmonary PT, the APTA Academy of Acute Care, and the APTA Illinois Chapter.
TARGET PARTICIPANTS:
Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, PT and OT Assistants practicing in all settings with patients who have CVP diagnoses
COURSE AGENDA:
Day 1: Cardiovascular
8-9: Cardiovascular Pathophysiology
9-10:CV Diagnostic Testing
(15 minute break)
10:15-12:30: Cardiovascular Interventions
(30 minute lunch break)
1-3: ECG Recognition
(15 minute break)
3:15-5: Venous Thromboembolism
Day 2: Pulmonary
8-9: Pulmonary Pathophysiology
9-10: Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing
(15 minute break)
10:15– 11:15: CVP Outcome Measures
11:15-12:30: CVP Chest Examination
(30 minute lunch break)
1-3: Breathing Exercises and Airway Clearance Techniques, Pulmonary Interventions
(15 minute break)
3:15-5: Complex Pulmonary Patients
CLOCK HOURS:
16 hours lecture/lab/discussion – CEUs available
PRICE:
$475 per person
*Discounts available for employees affiliated with a hosting center
* Discounts available for groups of 5 or more contact morgan@goodhearted.org for details
To register for this course please contact: Juliet Zarich, Rehab System CE specialist jzarich1@fairview.org