Cardiopulmonary Considerations for the Outpatient Non-Cardiopulm PT OT
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Cardiopulmonary Considerations for the Outpatient Non-Cardiopulm PT OT

Thursday, December 4, 2025
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM PST
$47
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Event Details

December 4, 2025
4:00pm - 6:00pm US Pacific Time
(7:00pm - 9:00pm US Eastern Time)
2 CE Credits
Live Event

About the Event

Cardiovascular disease is the single largest cause of death in the United States, killing more than 800,000 people per year. More than 16 million Americans have heart disease and almost 8 million have had a heart attack and 7 million have had a stroke. There is a significant shortage in primary care health care providers and due to this shortage, physical and occupational therapists, and other health care providers, are essential in the screening and management of their patients' health conditions.

There are currently only 507 ABPTS Certified Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Clinical Specialists in Physical Therapy across the country and despite the cardiopulmonary systems being a significant portion of both the national PT and OT licensing exams, many therapists feel uncomfortable with screening for and managing these health conditions in their patients.

This live interactive course is geared towards the non-cardiopulmonary PT and OT in the outpatient setting. This course will review current evidence-based practice to improve examination and assessment skills to promote the improved ability to screen for cardiopulmonary conditions and discuss management techniques for co-morbid conditions that patients may present with.

This is a live online event. It will be conducted via Zoom Webinar.

Live Event Instructor

Katelyn Whitlock, PT, DPT, MEd, CCS

Katelyn Whitlock, PT, DPT, MEd, CCS

Katelyn Whitlock is a faculty member in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Brenau University. She is a Board-Certified Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Clinical Specialist and currently practices as an physical therapist primarily in the CVICU. She currently serves as the co-chair of the PT in Critical Care Clinical Practice Guidelines committee. She earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree from Emory University in May 2018, followed by the completion of Emory’s Acute Care Residency in 2019. Prior to her DPT, she obtained both her bachelors and masters degrees in Exercise Physiology from the University of Virginia. She is passionate about ICU rehabilitation and outcomes especially for complex patient populations including mechanical circulatory support and ECMO. Dr. Whitlock is actively involved in research and has presented at local and national conferences on topics including ICU physical therapy, ECMO, advanced mechanical support, and COVID-19.

Target Audience

This live interactive webinar is intended for Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants, Occupational Therapists, and Occupational Therapy Assistants. (PT, PTA, OT, COTA)

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Describe diseases of body systems outside of the cardiopulmonary system that affect or are affected by cardiopulmonary function and describe the PT/OT implications for these conditions
  2. 2 Describe cardiopulmonary conditions that present with overt non-cardiopulmonary signs and symptoms and be able to describe assessment techniques to develop a simple differential diagnosis
  3. 3 Explain the differences in cardiopulmonary presentation of men versus women
  4. 4 Implement simple practice changes to improve cardiopulmonary screening and assessment for all patients regardless of primary diagnosis to improve the health and wellness of all patients

Disclosure to Learners

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The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Faculty

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