Help

Course Information

Acute Care in Occupational Therapy (OCT 5 200)

Term: 2016-2017 Academic Year Summer

Faculty

Dr. Tally Foster
Email address is hidden, click here to email
Kelly Anne Layne
Email address is hidden, click here to email
Email all faculty members

Schedule

Sat-Sun, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (5/4/2017 - 5/7/2017) Location: *
Sun, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (5/21/2017 - 5/21/2017) Location: *
Sun, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM (7/16/2017 - 7/16/2017) Location: MAIN

Description

This course is intended to clarify medical conditions and issues routinely encountered by occupational therapists working in an acute care setting. The units include: ICU, pulmonary, cardiac, vascular, infectious disease, oncology, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary. Students will apply occupation-based practice and address the contextual issues of delivering occupational therapy services in a challenging medical model setting. Laboratory activities will provide experience with typical equipment, evaluations, and interventions utilized in the acute care setting.