Course Curriculum

    1. Overview

    2. Course Requirements

    3. Learning Objectives

    4. Staying on Beat: Transdisciplinary Heart Rate Monitor Implementation during Inpatient Rehabilitation

    5. Course Review

    6. Post-Course Assessment

    7. Course Feedback

About this course

  • $25.00
  • 0.8 contact hour
  • Online Course
  • Video

Course Objectives

Following completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  • Define cardiovascular training intensity and describe associated barriers to attainment of optimal training intensity.

  • Indicate one effective knowledge translation strategy for implementing continuous heart rate monitoring in an inpatient rehabilitation setting.

  • Describe one barrier to transdisciplinary use of heart rate monitors and list one effective strategy to overcome this barrier.

  • List effective session training targets that may facilitate attainment of target heart rate zones during inpatient rehabilitation.

Instructor(s)

Zachary Crump

Physical Therapist- Locomotor Specialist

Zachary Crump, PT, DPT, NCS has served as a Physical Therapist at Sheltering Arms for the past 13 years. He graduated from Old Dominion University with his Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2010 and became board certified in neurologic physical therapy in 2015. He currently serves as the Locomotor Specialist at the Sheltering Arms Institute- a novel role that involves transdisciplinary collaboration, extra practice coordination, advanced rehab technology coaching, and research creation. In 2021 he received the APTA Virginia John L. Echternach Research Award for top researcher in the state of Virginia. His research involvement includes extra functional electrical stimulation cycling for persons with stroke, heart rate monitor implementation during inpatient rehabilitation, and cardiovascular intensity for walking recovery for persons with sub-acute stroke and spinal cord injury. He lives in Richmond, Virginia with his wonderful wife and 4 amazing children.

Brittnay Grimm

Physical Therapist

Brittnay Grimm PT, DPT, CBIS serves as a Clinical Lead Physical Therapist on the Brain Injury unit at Sheltering Arms Institute in Richmond, VA. Brittnay received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, PA in 2019. From there, she has provided inpatient therapy to a variety of patients with neurological diagnoses with special interest in locomotor training. Her current research pursuits include using advanced rehabilitation technology to optimize function during locomotor recovery while integrating heart rate monitoring for increasing intensity and maximizing outcomes.

Course Requirements

This online course is designed for allied health professionals (e.g., OT/OTA, PT/PTA, SLP, etc.). To participate in this course and receive credit, the participant must be a licensed clinician, complete the content of the course in its entirety, score ≥80% on the post-course assessment, and complete the course evaluation. Completion of this course will reward the participant with 0.8 contact hour(s)

*Sheltering Arms Institute is designated to provide certified CEU’s to physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech and language pathology clinicians licensed in the state of Virginia. Attendees of different disciplines or licensed in other states should verify with their licensing body if credit can be utilized toward regulatory requirements.

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