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Advancing Clinical Practice in Neurodegenerative Disease
Live Streamed Course:
Rehabilitation Foundations in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Speakers: Nikola Dragojlovic, DO; Anna de Joya, PT, DSc; Carolyn Da Silva, PT, DSc; Gregory Brusola, PT, DPT, PhD, MSCS; Mya Schiess, MD; Erin Furr-Stimming, MD;
George Hutton, MD; Thy Nguyen, MD; Lydia Sharp, MD; Nicole Oberlin, OTR, MOT, CLT; Heather Smith, MA, CCC-SLP; Lauren Soirez, PT, DPT
General Info
Open to:
Physical Therapy (PT), Physical Therapy Assistants (PTA), Occupational Therapists (OT), Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTA), Speech Language Pathologists (SLP), Nursing, all healthcare providers
Course Date:
February 12, 2022
Time:
Sign In at 7:30 a.m., Lectures are 8:00 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Location:
Distance Learning - Live Streamed 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.
Course Description:
The focus of this course is to provide the foundation from which rehabilitation specialists managing patients with Neurodegenerative Diseases can develop a clinical framework to effectively manage patients with neurodegenerative disease, including Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Huntington’s disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Post-Polio Syndrome, Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS), Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP), among others.
Topics will include the nature and disease course of neurodegenerative diseases (NDD) and its rehabilitation implications, role of rehabilitation specialists, pathophysiology of different neurodegenerative diseases, neuroscience concepts related to neurodegenerative diseases and clinical decision-making framework as they apply to best practice in rehabilitation. In addition, knowledge translation of evidence-based practice will be addressed. The course format will include lecture-based presentation and active dialogue through the use of case studies and discussions.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:
Describe the nature and disease course of neurodegenerative diseases and its rehabilitation implications.
Discuss the role of the rehabilitation specialist in the management of patients with neurodegenerative disease.
Identify the pathophysiologic changes in the neurologic system and the correlating clinical presentation.
Appraise and integrate the current evidence on principles of neuroplasticity and motor learning.
Indicate the importance of evidence based practice and outcome measures as they relate to clinical decisions to promote best practice across disciplines throughout the continuum of care.
Analyze and apply recommended standardized outcome measures for the different neurodegenerative diseases across the care continuum across disciplines.
Develop and apply a clinical decision making framework implementing the domains of the ICF model based on presented information.
Apply the concept of knowledge translation into clinical practice across disciplines.
Assessment of Learning Objectives
: Discussion, course feedback form.
Instructional Methods Used:
Lecture, Discussion
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