Ethicolegal Issues for Pediatric Physical Therapists (2024)
Presented by Ron Scott
Video Runtime: 72 Minutes; Learning Assessment Runtime: 28 Minutes
This course overviews ethicolegal issues affecting pediatric physical therapists, including: Code of Ethics principles, core values, education law, fiduciary duty to patients under care, HIPAA and children, malpractice liability exposure and prevention, restrictive contractual covenants (“covenants not to compete”), and the modern blending of health law and professional ethics. The course content is applicable to pediatric physical therapists and assistants in all settings – clinical, educational, academic and home health. Select case studies and clinical vignettes offer model solutions to problems posed. Salient focus topics addressing problem areas with correlation to APTA’s Code of Ethics are analyzed. Pre and post course questions assess viewers’ knowledge and learning.
This course overviews ethicolegal issues affecting pediatric physical therapists, including: Code of Ethics principles, core values, education law, fiduciary duty to patients under care, HIPAA and children, malpractice liability exposure and prevention, restrictive contractual covenants (“covenants not to compete”), and the modern blending of health law and professional ethics. The course content is applicable to pediatric physical therapists and assistants in all settings – clinical, educational, academic and home health. Select case studies and clinical vignettes offer model solutions to problems posed. Salient focus topics addressing problem areas with correlation to APTA’s Code of Ethics are analyzed. Pre and post course questions assess viewers’ knowledge and learning.