This course is on a wait list; if you wish to be put on a wait list for this course please go ahead and register.Stroke: An evidence based course impacting the under 55 year old population***This course will be repeated in November of 2020. Therapist that are now on the wait list will get priority/choice to register for the November class. Date: March 7-8, 2020
Audience: PT, PTA, OT, COTA, ATC
Course Level: Intermediate
Check in time: 7:30 am
Course time: Saturday 8:00 am- 5:45 pm
Sunday 7:45 am-3:00 pm
Location: M Health Fairview Southdale 6401 France avenue S, Edina, MN 55435 International room Contact Hours: 15 Course Fee: $395.00
PT/PTA partial credit: Hours 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.
ASHA: Hours for partial credit attended will be adjusted on your course certificate, but the ASHA logo will be removed. You may still be able to submit the completed hours towards your professional license.
Participant forms will not be submitted to ASHA for SLP attendees who do not complete the course in full.
AOTA: Hours for partial credit will be adjusted on your course certificate. OT/COTA are able to claim the hours actually attended. AOTA logo will remain on course certificate.
BOC: Hours for partial credit will be adjusted on your course certificate. ATCs are able to claim the hours actually attended. BOC logo will remain on course certificate.
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: In the United States, the incidence of stroke in individuals under the age of 55 continues to increase, and billable length-of-stay continues to decrease across the continuum of care. A stroke diagnosis in this the age group represents a potential for a lifetime of physical challenges in addition to a significant impact on the healthcare system. This two-day advanced course will introduce specific evidence-based concepts and techniques to help identify the key issues that are needed to facilitate the “younger“ stroke survivor back a functional status as an active participant in their community. Most of the concepts introduced in this course, although focused on the young stroke victim, can also be applied to all stroke patients. Critical impediments to the progression of therapy can be identified within the early stages of care when a clinician identifies the region of the brain involved and its implications on cognitive, visual, language, and behavioral patterns. This specific identification of symptoms will be briefly addressed to provide the baseline for the clinician to develop appropriate progressive rehab programs. The most complicated issues and barriers to progression in stroke rehab are often related to motor learning, fatigue, severe hemiplegic shoulder and management of hypertonicity and comorbidities. The combination of information and advanced techniques presented in this class will provide a clinical perspective on how to prioritize, treat and manage these issues for the best functional outcomes. The hands-on laboratory sessions will provide detailed instruction on techniques for the hemiplegic shoulder, movement analysis, and gait. Case studies on neuroanatomy, comorbidities, and home program development will enhance the information with real-life application. This presentation of evidence-based and clinical practice guidelines will form the foundation of a comprehensive program. This course puts together a template for problem-solving the more complex young stroke population and the issues they face to integrate back into their community. The treatment techniques and material presented in this course are designed to maximize current billing guidelines. Instructor: Laura Wiggs, PT, NCS, CBIS graduated from Texas Christian University with a Bachelor Objectives: Upon completion of this course participants will be able to: Agenda: 7:30 8:00 Registration 8:00 8:15 Review Basic Anatomy and Circulation of Brain • Incidence of stroke, most common causes • Lobes and function • Circulation and function 8:15 8:45 Stroke Behaviors and Cognitive Deficits • Impulsivity, decreased initiation, executive dysfunction • Strategies for working with patients exhibiting these behaviors • Memory deficits, attention deficits • Cognitive processing speed • Strategies for working with patients Exhibiting cognitive deficits 8:45 9:00 Language Deficits and Vision Deficits • Strategies for working with patients with language deficits • Identifying possible visual deficits • Impact of visual deficits on function • Strategies for visual deficits 9:00 9:30 Comorbidities: Impact on Outcome and Treatment Planning • Most common: HTN and DM • Hemotological disorders • Dementias, neuropathies • HIV, brain tumors, dementias • Substance abuse, other comorbities 9:30 9:45 Lab: Case For Small Group ProblemSolving on Expected Outcomes Based on NeuroAnatomy Involved and Comorbidities. 9:45 10:00 What is a Transdisciplinary Approach? • Why this is important to outcomes • Review of the literature • Ideas about how to develop a transdisciplinary team in your setting 10:00 10:15 Break 10:15 11:00 Neuroplasticity • Review current literature 11:00 12:00 Motor Learning • Basic Principles • Applying motor learning for best outcomes 12:00 12:30 Lunch (On your own) 12:30 2:30 Hypertonicity • Defining spasticity, dystonia, and spastic dystonia • Assessment of hypertonicity • Medical management of hypertonicity: neurotoxin, ITB, and oral medications. Upates on the latest research • Case presentations, therapy interventions 2:30 2:45 break 2:45 3:30 Movement Analysis • Key movements • How to interpret 3:30 4:15 Movement Analysis (Lab) 4:15 5:45 Fatigue in the Stroke Population • Causes • Normal aging changes that are exacerbated by a stroke • Evidence based research • Strategies for managing fatigue across the continuum
Day II 7:45 9:15 Management of the Hemiplegic Shoulder • Identification of the pain generator • Treatment strategies for managing subluxation, adhesive capsulitis, and referred pain • Orthotics for the upper extremity 9:15 10:30 Lab for Hemiplegic Shoulder Treatment techniques 10:30 10:45 Break 10:45 11:15 Gait from Bedside to Community Ambulator (Lect) • Review of current evidence based research • Treatment techniques to improve gait • Orthotics 11:15 12:30 Lab: Gait 12:30 1:00 Lunch (on your own) 1:00 1:30 Successful Home Program Development Across the Continuum • Consider all deficits • The importance of a team approach • How to get support system involvement • Key education for prevention of an additional stroke • Productive activity is part of a home program • Community activities 1:30 1:45 Break 1:45 2:45 Lab Developing Home Programs • Exercise prescription 2:45 3:00 Conclusion
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