House Call: A MedBridge Podcast MedBridge

When you aim to practice at the top of your license, you don’t have to go it alone. Research has given us a clear picture of our obligations and opportunities as a doctoring profession, including characteristics of professional behavior applied to clinical, educational, and research settings. We must maintain an active responsibility for the growth of the physical therapy profession and the health of the people we serve. Think about why you chose physical therapy as your career and whether you have found your purpose, specifically in the care of older adults. This audio course will invite you to reflect on how you practice. Consider your own maturity as a clinician and expert in the continuum of professional development. We will discuss barriers and explore opportunities to fulfill the guiding principles in geriatric physical therapy practice. Defining the foundations of clinical competency and expert practice will help us identify where we as individuals may need to invest in ourselves, as well as advocate for research evidence and policy change to provide optimal access and care for our patients.

Learning Objectives


Recognize elements of professional behavior relevant to physical therapy clinical, educational, and research settings
Identify common societal barriers limiting outcomes potential for older adults that need to be addressed by patient care teams
Identify opportunities to apply guiding principles in their own practice

Geriatric Physical Therapy is brought to you by MedBridge Education. If you’d like to see if you can earn continued professional development  credit for listening to this episode, log in to your MedBridge account and navigate to the course where you’ll find accreditation details. If applicable, complete the post-course assessment and survey to be eligible for credit.


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The scope of practice in physical therapy continues to expand with greater opportunity for clinicians to deepen and focus their expertise, improving quality of care for patients/clients. As a doctoring profession, we are accountable for commitment to professional development and clinical excellence, integrity, moral agency, and competence. With experience, proficiency, and credentials, comes expectations and accountability beyond the daily performance of your job. This course will challenge you to consider these opportunities and potentially set some personal goals for the next steps in your career. This course is appropriate for physical therapists pursuing board specialty in geriatrics, or at least deepening the focus of your practice to specifically serve the aging population.

Learning Objectives


Identify current privileges and obligations of physical therapist practice through the 100-year history of the profession
Translate ethical and moral foundations to their practice, reflecting their accountability in a doctoring profession
Identify action items needed to advance their personal professional growth

Geriatric Physical Therapy is brought to you by MedBridge Education. If you’d like to see if you can earn continued professional development  credit for listening to this episode, log in to your MedBridge account and navigate to the course where you’ll find accreditation details. If applicable, complete the post-course assessment and survey to be eligible for credit.


To hear more episodes of Geriatric Physical Therapy or view other MedBridge content, visit

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In order to collect accurate information using the OASIS tool, the clinician must have a clear understanding of the official guidance connected to each item. In addition, the ability to connect concepts to the reality of clinical assessment is a specific skill the home care clinician needs to be successful.



Learning Objectives


Determine the OASIS definitions that impact data collection specific to medications
Distinguish the key elements that should be documented with respect to medications and medication management
Link clinical decision-making to meaningful patient outcomes

Candid Conversations is brought to you by MedBridge Education. If you’d like to see if you can earn continued professional development  credit for listening to this episode, log in to your MedBridge account and navigate to the course where you’ll find accreditation details. If applicable, complete the post-course assessment and survey to be eligible for credit.



To hear more episodes of Candid Conversations or view other OASIS-E content, visit ⁠⁠https://www.medbridge.com/oasis-e⁠⁠



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Accurate OASIS data collection is a critical element of both financial and clinical success for home health agencies. It is one thing to understand the official guidance and another to effectively integrate them into patient care strategies and defensible documentation. This course will explore issues that are impacting the assessment and management of wounds.



Learning Objectives


Determine the OASIS definitions that impact data collection specific to wounds
Distinguish the key elements that should be documented with respect to wounds and wound care
Link clinical decision making to meaningful patient outcomes

Candid Conversations is brought to you by MedBridge Education. If you’d like to see if you can earn continued professional development  credit for listening to this episode, log in to your MedBridge account and navigate to the course where you’ll find accreditation details. If applicable, complete the post-course assessment and survey to be eligible for credit.


To hear more episodes of Candid Conversations or view other OASIS-E content, visit ⁠https://www.medbridge.com/oasis-e⁠



If you’d like to subscribe to MedBridge, visit ⁠https://www.medbridge.com/pricing/

Accurate OASIS data collection is a critical element of both financial and clinical success for home health agencies. It is one thing to understand the official guidance and another to effectively integrate them into patient care strategies and defensible documentation. This course will explore issues that are impacting the assessment and management of functional ability.



Learning Objectives:


Determine the need for harmony between the OASIS responses to the M1800s and their GG counterparts
Analyze the risks associated with upcoding OASIS responses in the functional assessment
Link clinical decision-making to meaningful patient outcomes

Candid Conversations is brought to you by MedBridge Education. If you’d like to see if you can earn continued professional development  credit for listening to this episode, log in to your MedBridge account and navigate to the course where you’ll find accreditation details. If applicable, complete the post-course assessment and survey to be eligible for credit.


To hear more episodes of Candid Conversations or view other OASIS-E content, visit https://www.medbridge.com/oasis-e



If you’d like to subscribe to MedBridge, visit https://www.medbridge.com/pricing/

Recognizing friction when working with a patient allows the clinician to gain insight into potential barriers to change. By recognizing this friction, the clinician creates an opportunity to facilitate moving toward positive health behavior outcomes. In this course, we explore ways to recognize friction in the health behavior change process during a home health visit.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, learners should be able to


Identify the difference between pushing and pulling change methods
Recognize friction-reducing strategies to facilitate change
Demonstrate why pushing change is not as effective as pulling

House Call is brought to you by MedBridge Education. If you’d like to see if you can earn continued professional development  credit for listening to this episode, log in to your MedBridge account and navigate to the course where you’ll find accreditation details. If applicable, complete the post-course assessment and survey to be eligible for credit.

To hear more episodes of House Call, visit https://www.medbridgeeducation.com/house-call

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