Activity Number and Title
20CE108 - Bleeding Disorders Interactive Primer: Sports and Physical Activity in Moderate and Severe Hemophilia
Purpose Statement
Upon completion of this learning activity, the learner will be able to recommend appropriate sports and physical activity in persons with hemophilia, taking into account severity of hemophilia, treatment product and regimen, potential injury risk, required conditioning, and special considerations to ensure safe participation.
Educational Objectives
- Describe the evolution in perspectives on participation in sports and physical activity among persons with hemophilia (PWH)
- Review the benefits of sports and physical activity among PWH and recommendations for participation
- Evaluate the potential for injury in sports and physical activity participation by PWH
- Discuss the selection of appropriate sports and physical activities by PWH
- Identify considerations in managing care for PWH involved in sports and physical activity
Target Audience
This learning activity is intended for nurses, nurse practitioners, physical therapists, and other members of the multidisciplinary hemophilia comprehensive care team employed at federally recognized U.S. Hemophilia Treatment Centers (HTCs) who treat patients with moderate and severe hemophilia and require enhanced knowledge of recommendations and considerations for sports and physical activity participation in these patients.
Topics/Content
This online learning activity utilizes a brief literature review, case studies, and interactive questions to describe evolving perspectives on participation in sports and physical activity among persons with hemophilia, the benefits of participation and potential for injury in these activities, considerations in management of patients with hemophilia who participate in sports and physical activity, and selection of appropriate activities for persons with hemophilia. After reviewing the Reading Room content, learners are invited to proceed to the case studies, interactive questions, program evaluation, and posttest.
Faculty w/ credentials
Reviewers
- Sharon Funk, PT, DPT
- Jennifer Newman, MSPT
- Lacey Schadrie, BSN, BA
Date of Original Release
August 6, 2020
CPTA approval valid beginning: September 1, 2020
Expiration Date
5:00 PM Eastern, September 1, 2021
Method of Participation
The estimated time to complete this activity is 60 minutes. In order to receive contact hours, you must complete the following prior to the course expiration date:
- Read the Program Announcement Form
- Complete the learning activity
- Complete the evaluation
- Complete the post-test with a score of 70% or better
- Upon successful completion of the post-test your certificate of completion will be available to print or save
Accreditation Statement and Contact Hours
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing Continuing Nursing Education is accredited with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Centers Commission on Accreditation.
This activity is provided for 1.0 contact hour under ANCC criteria.
This activity is approved for physical therapy continuing education units (CEUs) through the California Physical Therapy Association (CPTA) (Approved for 0.1 CEU by CPTA #20-353). While many states recognize continuing education credits from CPTA, please verify with your state Board that these credits are acceptable in your state. To learn more about CPTA, visit https://www.ccapta.org
Contact Information
System Requirements
- 2 gigabytes of RAM
- High speed internet connection
- Any one Internet browser:
- Firefox (Most Current Version)
- Safari (Most Current Version)
- Google Chrome (Most Current Version)
- MS Internet Explorer (Most Current Version)
- Cookies and JavaScript must be enabled in all browsers.
- All browsers must have flash plug in installed and enabled.
- Cookies and JavaScript must be enabled in all browsers.
- All browsers must have flash plug in installed and enabled.
