Open to

Occupational Therapists (OT), Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTA), Speech Language Pathologists (SLP), Physical Therapists (PT), Physical Therapy Assistants (PTA), and all healthcare providers.

Course description

The Advancing Clinical Practice in Spinal Cord Injury course will present best practices and practical insights from which clinicians can develop a clinical framework to treat persons with sinal cord injury or disease.  Spinal cord medicine is a subspecialty for clinicians who practice in neurological and rehabilitation settings.  This course format will include lecture-based presentations, video case presentations, lab experience, and interactive dialogue.

Learning objectives

• Investigate five web-based resources available to assist people with spinal cord injury.
• Articulate three conical interventions to optimize bed mobility, transfers, and ADLs for improved function in patients with spinal cord injuries.
• Investigate three considerations for adjustment to spinal cord injury (SCI), SCI mental health, SCI and pain as related to treatment interventions.
• Practice with two airway clearance techniques and perform instruction for three self-assist cough techniques as demonstrated during the instructor-guided lab. 
• Examine the benefits of two specialized splint use for clients with spinal cord injury/disease.
• Explain three advanced wheelchair skills needed for clients with spinal cord injury/disease.
• Compare current evidence for transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation and identify appropriate patient selection criteria, treatment considerations, and goals for clinical practice.

Instructional methods

Lecture-based presentations, video case presentations, lab experience, and interactive dialogue.

Assessment of learning objectives

Participation in lab with feedback from instructors, question and answer, discussion, electronic feedback form.

Instructional level

Intermediate

Completion requirement

After the course, you'll receive an email with a post-lecture quiz — a passing score is 80%. You'll then receive an electronic feedback and assessment form by email; complete it and attest to full participation. Once done, you'll get an email verification for your CEU/CCU records.