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Rehabilitation Techniques for Persons with Limb Loss
TIRR Speakers:
Danielle Melton, MD
Kristine Higgins Lopez, PT, MS
Kristin Reeves, PT
Guest Speakers:
Jon Holmes, PT, CP
Fanny Schultea, MS, MS Ed, CPO, LP
Lisa Smurr Walters, MS, OTR/L, CHT
General Info
Open to:
Physical Therapy (PT), Physical Therapy Assistants (PTA), Occupational Therapists (OT), Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTA), Music Therapy (MT), Therapeutic Recreation (TR), all rehab healthcare providers
Course Date:
Saturday, June 19, 2021
Time:
Registration at 7:30a.m., Course from 8 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
Location:
Distance Learning – Interactive; Live Stream over Zoom
Handouts:
Electronic handouts will be shared with all attendees prior to the course via email. Please print or download the materials prior to the course for your use.
Recommended Pre-requisites:
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Board Review 3rd edition Sara Cuccurullo, MD; From Chapter 6, Prosthetics and Orthotics by Uustal, MD, Edgardo Baerga, MD, and Kacklyn Joki, MD pages 471-518.Lower Limb: Gait, p 471-474; Prosthetics, p. 490-518; Upper Limb: Upper limb amputation levels and prosthetics p. 478-490.
Review and know Medicare K Levels (pdf)
Course Description:
This one-day seminar will educate participants on medical concerns, therapy treatment approaches, team planning, prosthetic information, and collaboration across the rehabilitation team for those with an amputation. This will include medical and rehabilitation considerations for pre-amputation, acute post-surgical, pre-prosthetic, and prosthetics.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:
Analyze the influences of medical complications on the long-term use of prosthetics and patient outcomes.
Categorize prosthetic candidates and equate them with functional outcomes and prosthetic componentry.
Choose appropriate assessment and outcome measures for client specific to their limb loss and functional needs.
Illustrate how to maximize movement with an understanding of prosthetic components and therapy interventions.
Assessment of Learning Objectives
: Discussion, Question and answer, course feedback form.
Instructional Methods Used:
Lecture, Discussion, PowerPoint presentations
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