Course curriculum
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Welcome to the course!
- A message from the instructor
- Course description and outline
- Course time requirements
- Some questions before we begin...
- Required readings
- ALS Practice Resources
- ALS Equipment Resource List
- How to use this course
- Handouts
- ALS Clinical Summary
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Chapter 1. Course and case introduction
- Topic 1. People Living with ALS
- Topic 2. Overview of ALS
- Survey: ALS Case Study Reflections
- Knowledge Checks Lesson 1.2
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Chapter 2. ALS Trivia- Part 1: Neuropathology, epidemiology, symptomology and medical diagnosis and management
- Lesson Intro from Dr. Held Bradford
- ALS Trivia - Part 1: Review Questions
- ALS Trivia - Your Answers
- ALS Trivia - Part 1: Answers
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Chapter 3. Trivia - Interdisciplinary Care and Physical Therapy
- Intro from Dr. Held Bradford
- ALS Trivia - Part 2: Interdisciplinary Care and Physical Therapy
- ALS Trivia - Your Answers
- ALS Trivia - Part 2.1: Answers
- ALS Video - Interdisciplinary Care
- ALS Trivia - Part 2.2 Answers
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Chapter 4. It Takes a Village
- Intro from Dr. Held Bradford
- Topic 1. It Takes a Village
- Knowledge Checks Lesson 4.1
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Chapter 5. Being Mortal
- Intro by Dr. Held Bradford
- Topic 1. Being Mortal Part 1
- Topic 2. Being Mortal Part 2
- Topic 3. Being Mortal Part 3
- Knowledge Checks Lesson 5.3
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Chapter 6. Case Presentation - Early ALS
- Intro by Dr. Held Bradford
- Topic 1. Early ALS Case Presentation
- Lesson 6 Summary
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Chapter 7. Case Presentation - Mid Stage ALS
- Intro by Dr. Held Bradford
- Topic 1. Mid Stage ALS Case Presentation
- Lesson 7 Summary
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Chapter 8. Case Presentation - Late Stage ALS
- Intro by Dr. Bradford
- Lesson 8. Late Stage ALS Case Presentation
- Lesson 8 Summary
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Chapter 9. Care of Self
- Intro by Dr. Bradford
- Topic 1. Care of Self
- Lesson 9 Summary
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Chapter 10. Course Summary
- Intro by Dr. Bradford
- Topic 1. Course Summary
- Goodbye from Dr. Bradford
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Chapter 11. Knowledge Checks for Required Readings
- Bello-Haas, 2018 - PT for ALS review
- Knowledge Checks Lesson 11.1
- Macpherson & Bassile, 2016 - Systematic review of pulmonary interventions in ALS
- Knowledge Checks Lesson 11.2
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Tutorials
- Inspiratory Muscle Training - Setting the Threshold
- Inspiratory Muscle Training - How to Train
- Inspiratory Muscle Training Demo
- Inspiratory Muscle Training - Ensure you are training correctly
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References
- ALS Course References
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Next steps
- Thank you and Feedback Survey
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Resources
- Resources 5/12