Speaker: Eva Gold, MPT, MT (ASCP)

Contact Hours: 6 MN BPT Cat. 1 CEUs

Course Description

Knowledge of lab values is a critical component to treating patients in all settings. Certain medical conditions affect the patient’s tolerance for activity and require monitoring to determine appropriate progression of activity to avoid jeopardizing patient safety. In this world of increasing autonomy, it is imperative to understand the medical condition of our patients.  In this course you will be given the tools to understand the physiological processes behind the lab values, from common tests to more specialized tests used in complex medical acute care settings. 

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course:

• The participant will be able to recognize associations between medical diagnoses and lab values.
• The participant will be able to verbalize an understanding of the effect of certain lab values on patient tolerance for therapy.
• The participant will be able to recognize critical values resulting in necessary treatment modification and/or discussion with nursing or MD.

Speaker Biography

Eva Gold graduated from Florida State University with a BA in Biology after which she interned at Emory University Hospital in Medical Technology earning her MT(ASCP).  She worked for 10 years in that field in a general hospital lab, a specialty coagulation laboratory, and in blood banking.  In 1999 she earned her Master’s in Physical Therapy from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill.  She has been working since 2000 at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview on the University campus.  She has been a member of the APTA since 1997.  

Registration Information

Registrants: Course is limited to 40 participants

Registration Prices:

Cancellations: Except for medical emergencies, cancellations two weeks before the course will be completely refunded, cancellations one to two weeks before the course will be refunded at the rate of 50%, and cancellations less than a week before the course will not be refunded. Questions: Please contact the MNPTA office with any questions at:651-635-0902info@mnapta.org