Prognosis: A Case-Based Approach to Help with Effective and Efficient Care of Patients

Brief outline (Detailed outline)

Derived from early Greek the word, “prognosis” means a prediction or forecast.  Prognosis is defined as:“determination of the level of optimal improvement that may be attained through intervention and the amount of time required to reach that level.”  Prognosis is strongly linked to diagnosis, classification, choice of intervention and outcome measurement and is an essential component of physical therapy patient management.  At the level of the individual, a prognosis acts to provide the practitioner and patient with critical information regarding expected status at a given time in the future, and when to start and stop care.  This information is also critical for family members, employers and third party payers who need to plan the episode.

Objectives

• Introduce the concepts of prognosis, prognostic factors and risk factors.
• Present four well defined case scenarios where the groups would be able to estimate the prognosis over a certain period of time.
• Present the differences between predictors of outcome and predictors to response to intervention.

Organiser

Roger Nelson (United States of America)

Dr. Nelson has taught continuing education courses for the past 40-years.  His area of expertise is in clinical electromyograpy, clinical reasoning skills, clinical prediction rules and prognosis of care.  He has been a Professor of physical therapy for the past 20-years.  Prior to his Professorship, he was a research scientist with the National Institute for Occupational Health where he presented 20-lectures/talks to other scientists in the occupational health arena.  He is the former advisor to the US Surgeon General.

Speakers

Paul Beattie (United States of America)

Dr. Beattie has more than 50 publications in peer reviewed journals.  He is a college level Associate professor of physical therapy at a large university.  He is a board certified clinical specialist. He has more than 40-presentations related to delivery of care options for patients with orthopedic problems.  Dr. Beattie has lectured extensively on the value of prognosis in the delivery of care.

Kevin Basile (United States of America)

Kevin has a broad range of experience in orthopedic conditions and is the Director of Clinical Services for a large provider organization.  He has demonstrated and proven experience in the development of prognosis and significant experience in public speaking.

Leonardo Costa (Brazil)

Leo’s primary research and publications support this individual as one who knows patient evaluation and the development of prognosis in a deep and meaningful manner.  Has more than 20 publications; is a University professor and has many grants to examine patient response to treatment.

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