COURSE TITLE: Certified Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Specialty (CCS) Examination Preparatory Course
COURSE FACULTY:
Course Coordinator: Morgan Johanson, PT, MSPT, Board Certified Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Specialist
Course Instructor: Morgan Johanson, PT, MSPT, Board Certified Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Specialist
CLOCK HOURS: 18 2-hour webinars/discussions; 12 1-hour case study/discussions
CEUS: 48 hours (4.8 CEUs) – Completion certificate issued upon course completion
PREREQUISITES:
1. Physical therapy degree from a CAPTE accredited physical therapy program
2. Approved by ABPTS to take the CCS Examination
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course provides didactic instruction in physiology, anatomy, pathology, medical, and therapeutic concepts related to specialty-level cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapy practice across the life span. The course also presents specific Physical Therapy instruction in examination, evaluation, patient care program development, intervention, and progression of the cardiovascular and pulmonary patient across settings. Content is correlated to the Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Description of Specialty Practice (DSP), thus, participants will also receive instruction on administration, leadership, teaching, ethics and research. The course is designed to allow direct application to the practitioner’s clinical practice.
TEACHING METHODS: Evidence-based case studies, webinars, discussion, and reading assignments.
Online Webinars: all 18 2-hour webinars will be scheduled on dates and times that are mutually agreeable to the participant and the instructor, following the weekly course schedule below.
Case Studies: all 12 written case studies with associated questions will be issued via email following the course schedule below. Participants will have 1 week (work done on your own time) to complete the associated case questions. Answers will be discussed during an online 1-hour meeting that will be scheduled on dates and times that are mutually agreeable to the participant and the instructor. It is preferred that answers to the questions are typed. All answers must be emailed to the instructor the day of the scheduled discussion session. Instructor feedback will be provided to ensure accuracy and understanding of the topics associated with each case.
COURSE TEXT:
- Hillegass EA, and Sadowsky HS, Essentials of Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy, 4th ed., Elsevier, 2017.
OTHER COURSE RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
- American College of Sports Medicine, ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing & Prescription, 9th ed., ACSM, 2009
- American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention Programs, Human Kinetics, 5th Edition
- American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Guidelines for Pulmonary Rehabilitation, 5th Edition
- McCardle WD, Katch FI, and Katch VL, Essentials of Exercise Physiology, 4th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011
- Paz JC & West MP, Acute Care Handbook for Physical Therapists, 4th ed., 2008
ADDITIONAL HELPFUL TEXTS:
- Frownfelter D & Dean E. Principles and Practice of Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy 5th ed. & accompanying Clinical Case Study Guide Mosby, 2012
- DeTurk W, Cahalin L. Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy: An Evidence-Based Approach., McGraw Hill, 2004
- Tecklin J. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 3rd ed. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 1999
- Irwin S, Tecklin J Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy, 4th: A Guide to Practice Mosby, 2004
- Kloth L, McCullough J: Wound Healing: Alternatives in Management, 3rd FA Davis, 2002
GRADING: This course is not graded.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: At the completion of this course the participant will be able to:
- Describe the anatomy and physiology of the human oxygen transport system
- Explain the pathophysiology, diagnosis and medical management of frequently seen and rarely seen CVP diseases
- Interpret ECG tracings for CVP patients
- Interpret CVP diagnostic testing
- Describe the mechanism of action, indications for prescription, ramifications for Physical Therapy, and adverse side effects for CVP medications
- Perform a thorough chest exam and a complete mobility examination for adult patients with CVP diagnoses
- Conduct appropriate exercise tests and interpret results of exercise testing
- State primary and secondary prevention recommendations, including exercise prescription principles for cardiac patients for Phase I-III
- Impact the performance of the fragile CVP patient with breathing and airway clearance exercises and techniques
- Explain the pathophysiology, diagnosis and medical management of CVP pediatric conditions
- Appropriately select and progress Physical Therapy interventions with pediatric CVP patients
- Select appropriate outcome measures and interpret the results for CVP patients
- Explain the pathophysiology, diagnosis and medical management of Diabetes, Renal Failure, Liver Failure, Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome, and describe how the cardiac and pulmonary systems are involved
- Explain the pathophysiology, diagnosis and medical management for Pulmonary Hpertension, Shock and Heart Failure and describe the Physical Therapy interventions used to treat these complex cardiovascular diseases
- Describe the lines, leads and monitoring equipment used in the ICU, discuss the ramifications for physical therapy and state normal and abnormal values for the various equipment
- Discuss exercise physiology principles
- Define the rationale for heart and lung transplant, state eligibility, patient selection criteria, diagnostic testing and medical management for these patients, and describe the pre and post Physical Therapy treatment for these patients
- Define Ventricular Assistive Device and Total Heart, and describe the medical management, monitoring capabilities and Physical Therapy interventions for these patients
- State research principles, define various forms of bias, select appropriate tests to answer a research question and interpret research studies
- Integrate the above knowledge and apply it to case studies for adult and pediatric CVP patients
COURSE COST: $1695.00
COURSE SCHEDULE AND READING ASSIGNMENTS:
Activity | Date/Time | Topic | Recommended Readings |
Webinar 1 | Week 1 | CVP Anatomy and Physiology (2 Lectures) | CH 1-2 |
Case Study 1 | Week 2 | Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Myocardial Infarction | TBD |
Webinar 2 | Week 3 | CVP Pathophysiology (2 Lectures) | CH 3-6 |
Case Study 2 | Week 4 | Coronary Artery Bypass Graft and Valve Replacement | TBD |
Webinar 3 | Week 5 | ECG Recognition | CH 9 |
Case Study 3 | Week 6 | Atrial Fibrillation | TBD |
Webinar 4 | Week 7 | Diagnostic Testing and Procedures | Ch 8, 10 |
Case Study 4 | Week 8 | Heart Failure | TBD |
Webinar 5 | Week 9 | CVP Medications | CH 14-15 |
Webinar 6 | Week 10 | CVP Examination | CH 16 |
Case Study 5 | Week 11 | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | TBD |
Webinar 7 | Week 12 | Exercise Testing | CH 8 |
Case Study 6 | Week 13 | Pulmonary Fibrosis | TBD |
Webinar 8 | Week 14 | CVP Interventions | CH 17-19 |
Case study 7 | Week 15 | Lung Cancer | TBD |
Webinar 9 | Week 16 | CVP Pediatric Conditions | CH 20 |
Case Study 8 | Week 17 | Asthma | TBD |
Webinar 10 | Week 18 | CVP Pediatric Physical Therapy Interventions | CH 20 |
Case Study 9 | Week 19 | Cystic Fibrosis | TBD |
Webinar 11 | Week 20 | Diabetes, Renal Failure, Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome | CH 7 |
Case Study 10 | Week 21 | Diabetes and Peripheral Vascular Disease | TBD |
Case Study 11 | Week 22 | Renal Failure and Liver Failure | TBD |
Webinar 12 | Week 23 | Pulmonary Hypertension, Shock, Heart Failure and Electrophysiology | CH 21 |
Case Study 12 | Week 24 | Cardiogenic Shock | TBD |
Webinar 13 | Week 25 | ICU Leads, Lines and Monitoring | CH 13 |
Webinar 14 | Week 26 | Heart and Lung transplant, VADs and Total Heart | CH 12 |
Webinar 15 | Week 27 | Exercise Physiology | TBD |
Webinar 16 | Week 28 | Research and Statistics | TBD |