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WCD Webinar: Exercise Prescription for the Geriatric Client
Tuesday, March 14, 2023, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EDT
Category: Districts

Register today to join the Westcentral District for their upcoming webinar! Learn more details below.

Title: WCD Webinar: Exercise Prescription for the Geriatric Client

In-person social will start at 6:30. Zoom-based business meeting and con ed to start at 7:00 pm.

Speakers: Jennifer Randall, PT, DPT, Geriatric Clinical Specialist

Course Description: Physical activity is essential to maintaining functional mobility, general health, quality of life, and preventing hospitalization and falls for the aging adult. This lecture will provide physical therapists and physical therapist assistants with the knowledge needed to prescribe and implement evidence-based, individualized exercise programs for aging adults to prevent underdosing.

Location: Hybrid (In-person & Virtual): UPMC Outpatient Center Ebensburg | 152 Zeman Dr | Ebensburg, PA 15931

Speaker Information: She was a 2010 graduate of Saint Francis University and has worked in a variety of settings, including inpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing facilities, and home health. She began teaching as a lab instructor in the Saint Francis University Physical Therapy Department in 2012 and became full-time in 2021. Jennifer has a passion for treating the geriatric population and became a Certified Exercise Expert for Aging Adults in 2017 and Board Certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist in 2018. She is pursuing her DHSc at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. Jennifer enjoys being outside with her husband and two kids and reading a good book for enjoyment.

This course has been approved for 1 General Contact Hour.

Please note: Attendees joining virtual events that offer contact hours must be sure to include their full names for attendance and certificate purposes. It is not recommended to share computers while attending a continuing education course, as certificates will only be sent to the individual whose full name is shown on the participant list.


Contact: Shannon Scanlan | [email protected]