SIG 15 Perspectives Vol. 18, No. 1, January 2013

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This issue of Perspectives addresses treatment in home health settings, treatment strategies for COPD in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence applications in medical settings, ethical considerations and the ASHA Code of Ethics, and a discussion about functionality of treatment.

Learning Outcomes
You will be able to:

discuss treatment considerations for home health settings
list the stages of COPD and explain how cognitive impairment can complicate treatment for each
define evidence-based practice and practice-based evidence and apply both to treatment decisions
apply knowledge of the ASHA Code of Ethics to ethically based clinical treatment decisions
identify at least two ways to make treatment more functional for geriatric patients

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