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Sports Concussion: An Evidence Based Course Designed to Maximize Results on line format with live virtual follow up February 6, 2021

(There will also be a live course being offered in September with limited seating and will depend on COVID 19 guideline status and updates). 

Audience: PT, PTA, OT, AT's
Course Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Course Date: Online format with Live Virtual follow up class on February 6, 2021
Live Virtual Time: Check in time Saturday: 7:45-8 am Course Time 8 – 11:30 am
Location: Virtual
Contact hours: Online portion and Live Virtual Portion total 11.5 CEUs
Course Fee: $300
Course Certificates will be distributed by North American Seminars following the course

Course intended to be completed in full.  If you need to log in late or log out early, the CE department must be notified before course takes place for contact hours to be adjusted.

PT/PTA partial credit:  for partial credit attended will be adjusted on your course
certificate and MN board of Approval number removed. You may still be able to submit the
hours attended towards your professional license
AOTA: Hours for partial credit will be adjusted on your course certificate. 
BOC: Hours for partial credit will be adjusted on your course certificate.  ATCs are able to claim the hours actually attended. 

 

Cancellation Policy:  Cancellation Fee will apply

 

Group Discounts: 

If three people from the same organization register for a course, each person will receive a 10% discount. Four or more registered will receive a 15% discount. Please email or call ahead of time with the names of the people who will be registering as a group, [email protected] or 612-672-5607.

For Group discounts:  USE CODE rehab10 for 10% discount and rehab15 for 15% discount for group. 

 

Course description:

There are between 1.7 and 3 million sports concussions per year. Many concussions still go undiagnosed or underdiagnosed which in turn costs the ath­lete valuable time and the medical system unneeded costs. Medical profession­als trained in concussion management that have a structured team approach to pre and post management of concussions tend to have better outcomes which lead to an overall better quality of life for their clients/athletes.

This advanced level course provides you with a deep understanding of the patho­physiology of sport-related concussion, how it’s currently being diagnosed, and management strategies based on evidence in the most recent consensus state­ment that came out of our Concussion in Sport Group of Berlin in 2016.

In addition, this course is a patient-centered course with a focus on a collabora­tive team approach. The value-based health care approach is designed to give medical professionals the skills to efficiently and effectively identify problems early, get the patients or the athletes the treatment they need, and then return them to play safely in a smaller, efficient window. This structured approach di­minishes the possibility of the post-concussive symptomology that then creates additional sequelae and additional health care costs that can lead to inefficiency.

An extensive explanation of the clinical signs and symptoms, biomarkers, clinical trajectories, subtypes and common features associated with concussion begins this course as the foundation of knowledge that leads into the comprehensive approach for assessment, treatment and return to play protocols. Two case study presentations that are discussed brings together the overall tools utilized to properly assess and guide the client back to sport in a safe and effective manner.

The oculomotor and vestibular system assessment tools are presented in an or­ganized manner in order to appropriately assess the client’s limitations. Deeper explanations of how each system can be affected by a concussion leads to the reasoning behind the tests performed and the results expected. This all leads to the specific function of these systems to work in unison for optimal performance when it is time to return to functional performance, sport and play.

The specific role of the rehab professional is defined as related within the mul­tidisciplinary team to provide a blueprint for developing a comprehensive safe program for the post-concussive client.

This course is applicable for PT, PTA, OT and AT. It is recommended that the participant have a baseline of vestibular/balance experience prior to taking this course. 

TO VIEW PREVIEW, CLICK ON LINK BELOW:

https://www.healthclick.com/courses/sports-concussions.php

You will register through Fairview Rehab Services and all names will be sent to North American Seminars (NAS)/Healthclick.  You will receive final confirmation with instructions on how to attend from NAS/Healthclick.

INSTRUCTOR:

Becky Bliss, PT, DPT, NCS is an Assistant Professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at University of Missouri and is a board certified in Neurological Physical Therapy. She holds her Certificate in Vestibular Rehabilitation from the APTA and is an Impact Trained Physical Therapist. Dr. Bliss graduated from Ithaca College Department of Physical Therapy with a combined undergraduate-graduate Master of Physical Therapy in 2001. She completed her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Des Moines University in 2014 and is currently enrolled in the Doctorate of Health Science Program at the University of Indianapolis.

Dr. Bliss has been actively practicing in the field of physical therapy for 16 years with specialization in concussion management. She has presented at both the state and national level meetings for both physical therapy and athletic training on topics to include the multi-disciplinary approach to concussion rehabilitation and management specific to sport-related concussion. Her research interests include dysfunction of the vestibular ocular reflex following mild traumatic brain injury as well as early detection of impairments that lead to post-concussion syndrome. Dr. Bliss is active within the Academy of Neurological Physical Therapy and has served as chair of the Nominating Committee of the Vestibular Special Interest Group as well as on multidisciplinary committees 

OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

 • Describe the pathophysiology and current management of sport-related concussion and the diagnosis  
    of SRC to include evidenced-based recommendations from the 2016 Consensus Statement.
• Identify the clinical trajectories specific to SRC to improve impairment identification to guide
   treatment.
• Identify the 11 r’s associated with sport-related concussion.
• Identify outcome measures available to aid in diagnosis and objective measurement of ongoing
   symptoms to include: SCAT 5, Ocular (NPC, King-Devick, Cover/Uncover, Alternate Cover Test), Cervical  
   JPE, Vestibular (DVAT, Head Thrust, VOR Cancellation, GST), Balance Tools.
• Perform an orthopedic evaluation to include cervical stability assessment, joint position error test, and
   postural contribution.
• Perform a Neurological exam of oculomotor and vestibular/balance dysfunction to include assessment
   of oculomotor ROM, smooth pursuits, saccades, convergence, VOR function, BPPV, ocular alignment
   and static and dynamic postural control.
• Perform a comprehensive concussion evaluation to include cervical examination, vestibular ocular
   examination, and exertional testing to quantify impairments commonly occurring with a concussion
   injury.
• Describe the post-traumatic headache differential diagnosis considerations.
• Perform clinical decision making when recommending guidelines and/or accommodations specific to
   identified impairments to facilitate return to activity to include return to learn considerations.
• Identify driving subtypes via clinical trajectories specific to individual patients in order to facilitate
   return to sport in a timely fashion when appropriate.
• Identify patient education resources for up to date concussion protocols.
• Identify physiological considerations in prescribing rest, and graduated return-to play protocols, based
   on the current literature.
• Develop appropriate impairment-driven treatment strategies for Cervical, Ocular, Vestibular and
   Exertional intervention based on objective test results.
• Develop appropriate impairment-driven treatment strategies for multimodal sport specific
   interventions.
• Develop appropriate impairment-driven treatment strategies for higher level athletic activities that
   include sport specific training of identified impairments.
• Develop appropriate impairment-driven treatment strategies for use of multimodal and dual-task
   intervention to facilitate recovery.
• Identify and implement timeframes and activities for return- to-play protocols based upon the 2016
   consensus statement.
• Develop clinical decision making on when to initiate RTP.
• Develop a communication pathway with other Healthcare providers and caregivers and identify the
   important role of each member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Refer patients to other members of the healthcare team for further assistance in post concussive
   management.
 

AGENDA:

Online component
• Course overview
• Concussions-Current Research, Definition of a Concussion, Common Signs and Symptoms and Specific  
   Assessment Tools
-Latest research for concussions
-Defining a concussion
-Signs and symptoms and common features
-Biomarkers, PET scans, Blood bile markers
-The metabolic crisis of a Concussion
-Isolated and multifactorial signs and symptoms
-Duration of Concussion symptoms
• Concussion-Re-evaluation, Recovery and the Multimodal approach
-Recovery guidelines-gradual reintegration
-Post concussive symptom checklist
-Multimodal approach, When do we initiate rehab?
• Clinical Trajectories, Clinical Subtypes and the Multidisciplinary Approach
-Clinical trajectories
-Defining clinical subtypes that drive symptoms
-Prioritizing treatment
-The Multidisciplinary Approach
-Oculomotor dysfunction
-Definitions and patient examples
-Cranial nerve function and the visual system
•Oculomotor and Vestibular System
-Understanding the Oculomotor system
-The Parocellular–focal–ventral pathway
-The magnocellular–ambient–dorsal pathway
-Saccades, The Convergence Test
-The smooth pursuit test, The King Devick Test
• Concussion Assessment for the Rehab Professional Concussion assessment
-The most common symptoms of Concussions
-A comprehensive treatment approach detailed
-Understanding past medical history
-Learn the current assessment tools
-The role of rehabilitation
-Setting priorities, Feasibility Study 2017
-How to train all the systems
-Exertional testing-objective measures
-The treadmill test, Submaximal threshold
-How do you know if a test is complete
-The first signs of exacerbation
-Buffalo Concussion Treadmill Test
-Modifying exertional tests
-Sports specific drills, Establishing Baselines
• Evaluation and Demonstration
-Concussion exam components
-Examination of the musculature around the neck
-Movement of joints above and below the targeted
• Evaluation and Demonstration(continued) Cervical Evaluation, Range of Motion
   Ligamentous stability
-Cervical Joint Proprioceptive Error Test
-Testing for spontaneous and fixed gaze nystagmus
-Ocular motor range of motion
-Saccades, Reflexive saccade, King-Devick Test
-Convergence, Tropia, Phoria Cover Test
• Vestibular Testing
• Exercises
-Ocular alignment exercises, Convergence training
-Ocular Motor Exercises for athletes
-Combining ocular and vestibular exercises
-Eye hand coordination, Fine motor skills
-Gross motor skills, Convergence, Smooth pursuit
-VOR Cancellation
-Progressing the challenge with cognitive tasks
-Progress your athlete using critical thinking and judgement
-Adding in a balance component
-Multitasking dual tasking reaction time
-Multi visual systems
-Switching between magno and parvo-progressing
-Near far chart
-Saccadic motion exercises for the athlete
-Initiating vestibular-ocular exercises
-Progressing to higher function
-What if a patient can’t regulate their hemodynamics?
-Instituting vestibular therapy when the patient has
-neck problems
• Return to play Protocol
-Graduated return to play protocol
-Guidelines of activities
• Factors that May Trigger or Exacerbate Headaches
-Understanding headaches
-The influence of Exercise
• Pateint Case Study Review
• Bonus Section: Dr Bliss Discusses Moderate to Severe TBI

 

LIVE-WEBINAR-February 6th, 2021

8:00 9:00 Concussion in 2020, translation of evidence into current practice
9:00 10:00 Objective measures in concussion management: is the proof in the pudding?
10:00 11:00 Hallmarks of intervention progression managing fear- avoidance behaviors
11:00 11:30 Questions/answers
Online portion is self-paced with download­able manual that coincides with videos.  It is best to complete the online version first prior to the virtual course.   

Certificates of attendance for CEU verification are provided after successful completion of the course. Must complete posttest by 70%.

This course is 11.5 contact hours/11.5 CEUs