This class is for OTs Returning to Work, Changing Specialties, or Just Wanting an Update

Beginner to Intermediate level workshop designed for the occupational therapist and the occupational therapy assistant who is re-entering the work force, changing specialties and/or just wanting an update on current practice.

This comprehensive workshop with labs provides an overview of the current practice in rehabilitation, review of medical terminology and abbreviations, review of documentation, hands-on practice of rehabilitation assessments and interventions with current literature review for diagnoses such as Cerebral Vascular Accidents, Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Orthopedic Injuries, Neurological Diseases, Diabetes and the Bariatric Population.

 

 

 

 

 

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this workshop, the therapist will:

• Recognize and define common medical terminology and abbreviations
• Demonstrate how to complete a rehabilitation assessment, design interventions and set goals based on the assessment results
• Demonstrate how to document the Occupational Therapy section of the Functional Independence Measure  (FIM™)
• Describe common diagnosis, etiology and prognosis for Cerebral Vascular Accidents, Brain Injuries, Spinal Cord Injuries, Orthopedic Injuries, Neurological Diseases, Diabetes, and the Bariatric Population with potential interventions using evidence based practice
• Design home exercise programs for each diagnosis reviewed
• Demonstrate various transfer techniques and positioning in the wheelchair and bed for each diagnosis

Agenda

Day 1

7:30 - 8:00	Registration
8:00 - 10:00	Rehabilitation Overview: Rehabilitation Team Current Culture Review of anatomy, etiology, prognosis, signs and symptoms for strokes, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic injuries, neurological diseases, diabetes and the bariatric population Terminology and Abbreviation Game
10:00 - 10:15	Break
10:15 - 12:00	Initial Assessment: Pulse/Blood Pressure/Oxygen Overview of the Functional Independence Measure (FIM)™ with brief practice of the occupational therapy section
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch
1:00 - 3:00	Initial Assessment (continued): Upper Extremity Assessment with Lab: Range of Motion, tone, muscle testing, sensation Visual/Perceptual Assessment with Lab: Functional vision, tracking, peripheral vision, neglect, figure-ground Communication/Cognition Assessment:
3:00 - 3:15	Break
3:15 - 5:00	Designing Intervention Plans, Goal Setting and Documentation Questions/Answers

Day 2 Common Diagnoses with Therapeutic Interventions

8:00-10:00	Cerebral Vascular Accidents with lab (hemiplegia, visual/perceptual  deficits, positioning, transfers, Home Exercise Program (HEP))
10:00 - 10:15	Break
10:15 - 12:00	Brain Injury (Open vs. Closed, Rancho Levels, environment, schedule, HEP) Spinal Cord Injury with lab (American Spinal Injury Association,  tetraplegia vs. paraplegia, realistic goals, splints, transfer equipment, Assistive Technology, HEP)
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch
1:00 - 3:00	Neurological Diagnoses: Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s, Guillan-Barre (feeding and equipment display, contraindications, positioning, splints, HEP) Orthopedic Diagnoses: Back, Hip, Knee Surgeries (precautions, training, equipment and bracing display, HEP)
3:00 - 3:15	Break
3:15 - 4:00	Diabetes, Amputations, Bariatric Population
4:00 - 5:00	Home Exercise Programs Review Discharge Preparation, Home Evaluation, Caretaker Education/Training Questions/Answers

 

CE Credits

Contact Hours: 14

NBCOT and HTCC: Accepted by NBCOT*, HTCC+, and many state professional regulatory boards. Check with your state board/credentialing agency to verify. Certificate of attendance will be issued to all participants upon completion of the workshop and may be used for CEU verification of credits. CE Credits vary by state. Please check with your state board/certifying agency to confirm conversion of contact hours to CE. See links below.

AOTA Approved Provider #6177. These states currently recognize AOTA Approved Providers for OT continuing education either in regulatory language or by formal written communication to AOTA:

Alaska Arkansas Delaware District of Columbia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Mississippi Missouri

Montana Nevada New Hampshire Ohio Oregon Oklahoma Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Vermont Virginia

*NBCOT...National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy (view PDU requirements)
+HTCC... Hand Therapy Certification Commission  (view recertification requirements)

State PT Boards
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Mo Johnson, MS, OTR/L has been an occupational therapist since 1990 specializing in adult neurological rehabilitation. She obtained her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from San Jose State University in 2001.

She developed her Occupational Therapy knowledge and honed her skills at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center from 1990-1994. She served as a Community Rehabilitation Therapist for the Peace Corps in Paraguay from 1994 to 1996 and returned to Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center working as a Clinical Specialist/Educator from 1997-1999.

Currently, she is a clinician at Scripps Memorial Hospital in San Diego, CA where she has practiced since 2000. Mo has presented nationally and internationally on numerous topics such as management of adult brain injury, cerebral vascular accidents, constraint-induced movement therapy, spasticity management, spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis.  Mo is also a guest lecturer for Upper Extremity Rehabilitation at St. Augustine University, San Diego Campus.

Tuition

Note: Early Bird rates are in effect if your application is postmarked four weeks or more prior to registration.	Early Bird Rate	Late Registration Rate
OT Tune-Up - A Refresher Course	$409	$464

Dates & Locations

There are no scheduled workshops at this time.

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