Advancing Clinical Practice Stroke 2025: Treating Clients with a Stroke

TIRR Memorial Hermann Advancing Clinical Practice (ACP) Series

Treating Adult Clients with a Stroke in the Post-Acute Setting:

Medical Implications & Therapy Interventions

Speakers:

Day 1: Ryan Stork, MD; Cindy Ivanhoe, MD; Richard Huang, MD; Sheng Li, MD; Ajaj Sambasivan, MD; Kia Eldred, OD; Heather Dial, PhD

Day 2: Jordan Ransom, PT; Chelsea Whatley, OT; Marina Habashi, SLP; Arit Nwagboso, MSN, RN, CRRN; George Odima, RN; Karina Loyo, PhD; Moriah Gienger, OT; Erin Wheeler, PT; Amy Marroquin, MT; Rachel Zuckman, SLP; Julie Porche, PT; Diana Arnold, OT; Kendall Carithers, OT; Lisa Osborn, PT, OT: Krista Latimore, OT, SLP: Alexandra Ritter, SLP; Peggy Turner, RT; M’Lee Olsen, SLP; Denise Crow, RPh, BCPS

General Info

Target Audience:	Occupational Therapists (OT), Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTA), Physical Therapy (PT), Physical Therapy Assistants (PTA), Speech Language Pathologists (SLP), Nursing, Case Management (CM), and Social Work (SW) who are looking to advance their knowledge related to treating clients with a stroke.
Course Date:	September 27-28, 2025
Time:	Registration at 7:30a.m., Saturday - Course from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sunday - Course from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Location:	TIRR Memorial Hermann Research Building - Lex Frieden Conference Room, RM #217 Houston, TX 77030
Parking:	Nearby parking available in Garage 6 for a fee. TMC Visitor Parking Info
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.
Attendance:	Participants must attend the entire course in order to receive CEUs/CCUs and course certificate. No partial credits given, unless otherwise stated.

Course Description: A person who has a Stroke may have long-term problems affecting body structures and functions such as executive functioning, movement, muscle coordination, speech, swallowing, vision, activities of daily living, and emotions. As every stroke and every person are different, clients turn to physical medicine and rehabilitation professionals who use a wide variety of knowledge and skills to treat these client’s needs throughout stages of their recovery. This course will focus on foundational knowledge and therapeutic interventions for clients surviving a stroke who are receiving treatment in the post-acute setting. Clinicians from interdisciplinary teams will benefit by learning current practice for clients with a Stroke for improved rehabilitation process and recovery.

Learning Objectives/Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

Investigate current medical and research trends focused on foundational knowledge related to stroke to improve the rehabilitation process for those with a stroke to improve treatment planning for clients in post-acute rehabilitation programs.
Inspect treatment practices addressing vision, midline perception, hemi-paresis, and associated syndromes for clients after a stroke that influence movement and improve return to daily living function.
Implement treatment interventions addressing three of the following topics: hemi-paresis, midline shift, pusher syndrome, vision and perception, bowel and bladder, executive functioning, dysphagia, aphasia, medication management, and/or community reintegration to facilitate engagement and return to health occupations.

Assessment of Learning Objectives/Learning Outcomes: Attendees must show full attendance and participation in lecture discussions. Pass a post course quiz with a score of 80% or higher and completion of a post course feedback and assessment form are required for course completion to receive education credits.

Instructional Methods Used: Lecture/PowerPoint presentation, case study, & discussion.