Educating Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residents in Subacute Rehab Facilities: Opportunities and Barriers (Free)-Educating Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residents in Subacute Rehab Facilities: Opportunities and Barriers (Free)

Educating Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residents in Subacute Rehab Facilities: Opportunities and Barriers (Free)

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In this video, the presenters discuss the importance of educating PM&R residents in subacute settings, specifically skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). They highlight the need for residents to have exposure to SNF care, as there is a significant number of patients admitted to SNFs each year. However, many residency programs exclusively focus on inpatient rehab facilities, leaving residents ill-prepared for SNF care in their future practice. <br /><br />The presenters discuss the objectives of rotating through a SNF, including learning about educational opportunities for residents in subacute settings, defining objectives for rotations in subacute rehab, identifying barriers to resident participation in SNFs, and describing best practices for overcoming these barriers. They emphasize the importance of SMART goals (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-related), and how these goals should relate to the core competencies of patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning, interpersonal skills, communication, professionalism, and system-based practice. <br /><br />They also address the financial and regulatory barriers to incorporating SNF rotations into residency programs, as well as the importance of developing faculty expertise and relationships with SNFs. They mention alternative funding mechanisms, such as using non-Medicare funds or leveraging relationships with VA hospitals and hospital-owned SNFs. <br /><br />Overall, the presenters encourage residency programs to prioritize SNF education for their residents to ensure they are well-prepared for the growing need for physiatry in SNFs. They stress the value of the SNF rotation in preserving the inpatient rehab focus of PM&R and expanding residents' pure PM&R identity. By engaging residents in SNFs and teaching them how to navigate challenging issues in SNF care, residency programs can better prepare residents for their future practice.

Keywords

educating PM&R residents

subacute settings

skilled nursing facilities

SNFs

importance of SNF care

residency programs

inpatient rehab facilities

SMART goals

core competencies

financial and regulatory barriers