Pre-Conference : Treating Clients with a Stroke

TIRR Memorial Hermann Advancing Clinical Practice (ACP) Series:

Treating Clients with a Stroke in the Post-Acute Setting (Pre-Conference Spotlight Lectures)

Friday, September 26, 2025

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:	Friday, September 26, 2025
Time:	Registration at 7:30 a.m., Course from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location:	TIRR Memorial Hermann Research Building - Lex Frieden Conference Room, # 217 1333 Moursund St Houston, TX 77030
Parking	Nearby parking available for a fee in Garage 6 (TMC Visitor Parking Map)
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:	A person who has a Stroke may have long-term problems affecting body structures and functions such as thinking, memory, movement, coordination, speech, swallowing, vision, activities of daily living, and emotions. As every stroke and every person are different and turn to physical medicine and rehabilitation professionals who use a wide variety of knowledge and skills to treat these clients throughout stages of their recovery. This course will focus on foundational knowledge and quality of life factors related to sleep, nutrition, depression, and health disparities common 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 to improve the rehabilitation process for those with a stroke.

• Inspect information about medical complications after a stroke that influence quality of life for clients that have a stroke.

• Practice treatment planning to include quality of life factors in rehabilitation goals during the post-acute treatment setting for those with a stroke.

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

Attendance:

Participants must attend the entire course in order to receive CEUs/CCUs and course certificate. No partial credits given, unless otherwise stated.