Intrapartum Topics of Obstetric (OBI) Physical Therapy (Lab)

Intrapartum Topics of Obstetric (OBI) Physical Therapy (Lab) is organized by Texas Children's Hospital and will be held on Oct 06, 2024 at Texas Children's Hospital Feigin Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America.

COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Intrapartum Topics of Obstetric Physical Therapy course is a two-part course series composed of (PART I) Lecture and (PART II) Lab. The Part I (Lecture) is a prerequisite for Part II (In-Person Lab). Part I is conducted 100% virtually through a live webinar format. In PART II, labs offer skills that are immediately applicable and include: preparation for childbirth, positions for promoting efficient labor, hands-on interventions for dysfunctional labor and labor with orthopedic considerations, physical and mental coping, including hands-on techniques. All participants will participate in comprehensive standardized patient lab scenarios to demonstrate skills integration competency. Upon completion of this lab course, participants will have expanded therapeutic and educational strategies to support the pregnant client in optimizing labor, delivery, and acute postpartum recovery. Participants will be working in groups of two-to-three during labs. All participants will participate in labs as both “clinician” and “patient.” These labs are appropriate for all participants to fully participate, including pregnant, post-partum, and male participants.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course, participants will:

Cognitive Domain:

1. Learners will value their unique qualifications and position to provide therapeutically focused education to the antepartum client in support of the intrapartum period
2. Learners will examine numerous variables involved in providing education for therapeutic support of the antepartum and intrapartum client
3. Learners will select and support appropriate methods of providing therapeutic support for the antepartum and intrapartum client

Psychomotor Domain:

1. Learners will demonstrate appropriate integrated biomechanical and psychosocial strategies for therapeutic and educational support of the antepartum and intrapartum client
2. Learners will adapt strategies in response to numerous variables when providing therapeutic and educational support of the antepartum and intrapartum client, as demonstrated through simulation
3. Learners will create a basic educational marketing resource aimed at promoting the physical therapist's role providing therapeutic and educational support of the antepartum and intrapartum client

Affective Domain:

As demonstrated through simulation activities

1. Learners will display cultural competence toward all those in attendance during simulation of therapeutic and educational support of the antepartum and intrapartum client
2. Learners will favor the client's autonomy during therapeutic and educational support of the antepartum and intrapartum client
3. Learners will weigh the client's right to a safe and healthy birth as defined by the client