Ethical Practice in Physical Therapy

Clinicians are faced with a variety of ethical decisions on a daily basis. From outside pressure to provide potentially unnecessary treatments to discharging patients due to third party payer pressures, physical therapists and physical therapist assistants must navigate complex moral dilemmas toprovide quality care in an ethically compliant manner. This seminar delves into ethical considerations inherent to the 21^st century healthcare environment with a specific look into the home health environment. Through a review of the APTA code of ethics for the Physical Therapy Profession as well as real life case studies, clinicians will explore the science and art of ethical decision making with the goal of leading physical therapists and assistants to hold themselves and their co-workers to the highest level ofethical standards.

Target Audience: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants

Highlights

• Immediately improve your understanding of how theAPTA code of ethics applies to current patient care.
• Integrate ethical decision making through real life case scenarios.