Hudson Valley District | December CE Event

Description

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome: A Primer for Physiotherapists

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is increasingly recognized. This is a disorder that largely affects women of childbearing age and is associated with significant functional disability. This talk will review the clinical diagnostic criteria for POTS and then review its clinical presentation. There are critical non-pharmacological foundations of care that can be implemented by physiotherapists, physicians, and other clinicians. We will then touch on some commonly used medications to treat POTS to provide a broader perspective on how these patients may present to a physiotherapist. This will be a lecture with information and some general Q & A at the end of the session.

Continuing Education Credit

PT/PTA CEH's: 2.4

CEH's will be earned following the viewing of the presentation and subsequent submission of an evaluation form.

Speaker Details

Satish R. Raj, MD

Satish Raj | UCalgary Profiles | University of Calgary

Satish R. Raj, MD, MSCI is a heart rhythm cardiologist. He spent 12 years at the Vanderbilt Autonomic Dysfunction Center in Nashville, TN. After moving back to Canada in 2014, he founded the Calgary Autonomic Investigation & Management Clinic. He is currently the Director of Education at the Libin Cardiovascular Institute and Professor of Cardiac Sciences at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine. He runs an active Human Autonomic Physiology research program. His primary research interests relate to understanding and better treating postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), vasovagal syncope, orthostatic hypotension, and Initial Orthostatic Hypotension.