APTA South Carolina Webinar
September 10, 2025
6:00 - 8:00 pm
.2 CEU (2 Credit hours)
Topic: Maximizing the Impact of Home Exercise: Challenges and Opportunities of Telehealth
Speaker: Dr. Catherine Lewan, PT, DPT, C-IAYT
Session Description:
Physical therapists are tasked with creating effective home exercise programs (HEP) for patients who may have complex presentations, chronic illness, and limited ability to travel to the clinic to be seen. Telehealth is a viable option for expanding our reach and optimizing care. In 2024, the APTA published Clinical Practice Guidelines for the use of telehealth in PT, which advised that PTs do the following based on moderate to high evidence:
“…recommend telerehabilitation or hybrid care, as they are at least equivalent to in-person PT with respect to patient acceptability and satisfaction and are superior to in-person PT with respect to adherence and attendance for certain health conditions.”
“…identify and work to reduce barriers and promote facilitators identified from the patient’s perspectives and experiences when planning and providing telerehabilitation services.”
This course explores the barriers and facilitators in optimizing physical therapy treatment sessions by examining a telehealth-supported research trial that involved post-stroke patients. Participants will have the opportunity to practice skills with their peers in a supportive environment to improve their ability to implement telehealth services effectively.
APTA SC Members are complimentary and need to register
Non-members $25
Registration closes 9/10/25
Questions? Contact the APTA South Carolina office [email protected]
