Course Code: REL-RTS-0-23POD2
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2026
Learning Objectives:
Define the three most common subtypes of UI and who is at risk.
Determine how to integrate UI screening and a stepwise treatment approach into clinical practice.
Identify at least three evidence-based interventions for UI and benefits of treatment.
Outline:
Introduction
Key Takeaways From Today’s Discussion (1:49)
What Are Pelvic Floor Disorders? (2:45)
Three Primary Subtypes of UI (4:53)
Risk Factors for UI (8:40)
Screening (11:19)
Stepwise Approach to Care (16:39)
Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise: What Not to Do (21:49)
The Therapist’s Role: Practical Application (23:32)
Clinical Examples (34:29)
Teaching Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises (40:03)
The Role of Digital Health (48:38)
Does Evidence Support Using Vaginal Weights? (51:20)
Does Advanced Age Matter? Addressing Self-Ageism (53:26)
Research Regarding Intravaginal Estrogen (55:05)
Conclusion (57:00)
Subject Matter Expert: Laura Keyser, DPT, MPH
Laura is a physical therapist and public health professional with expertise in women’s and pelvic health. She is a skilled researcher, writer, speaker, and educator with demonstrated professional competence in several key areas including maternal/women’s health, life course health development/health disparities, public/population health, digital health, capacity building, and health care delivery models with a focus on low resource and conflict settings. In the U.S., Dr. Keyser has worked with a women’s health company focused on digital therapeutic innovations for female pelvic floor disorders, contributing to product development and research efforts including efficacy trials, real-world evidence generation, health economics work, and clinical decision-making tools. Dr. Keyser has served as a consultant for local and international organizations, including EngenderHealth, USAID, Panzi Hospital & Foundation, and Global Strategies. She serves as an assistant clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco, as co-founder of Mama LLC, and most recently as a founding member of Axena Health.
Subject Matter Expert: Jessica L. McKinney, PT, DScPT, MS
Jessica has over 20 years of experience as a physical therapist, educator, and advocate. Her current roles include Vice President at a women's digital health company (Renovia, Inc.), adjunct faculty at Andrews University, and consultant in global/community women's health (Mama, LLC). Her career has included over 10 years as faculty in a female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery fellowship program and mentorship of physical therapy students and early-career professionals. Recent relevant work includes an open-access infographic addressing female urinary incontinence, co-authorship of an open-access training manual on physiotherapy care for reproductive morbidities in low-resource settings, and a listing in the Product Library of the Digital Therapeutics Alliance for the leva® Pelvic Health System. Dr. McKinney provides programmatic and research support in global health and development and has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications, abstracts, and academic videos in the areas of pelvic pain, global and domestic maternal and female pelvic health, fistula, and surgical ergonomics and is a regular educator and speaker on these subjects. She has presented on women’s health aspects of rehabilitation, obstetric fistula, reproductive morbidities, gender-based violence, and health and human rights at numerous national and international meetings and has related publications.
Writer: Wendy Phillips, PT, BSPT
Wendy holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida State University in Biology, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Florida A&M University. She has more than 25 years of experience working as a Physical Therapist in multiple care settings, including acute care, inpatient rehab, independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and outpatient orthopedics. Wendy has a strong manual therapy background and has completed additional training in McConnell taping, geriatric care, McKenzie MDT, Maitland Mobilizations for the joints and spine. She is most passionate about using her manual skills to improve mobility and reduce pain in individuals of all ages. As a Lead Physical Therapy writer for Relias, Wendy enjoys being able to combine her clinical knowledge with her interest in research and staying up-to-date with changes and advances in the field of rehabilitation.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Physical Therapists; in the following settings: Rehabilitation Settings.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.