New! Managing Acute Hand Injuries

Please read course requirements carefully before registering for this course. Online courses are final sale and are not refundable.

Technical Requirements:

• computer/tablet with speakers and good internet access to view recorded course videos
• computer/tablet with webcam, microphone and speakers or Smartphone will be needed to participate in Zoom Interactive Classroom session with instructor
• email access for communication about the course.

Course Part one:  On-demand, online, video-recorded lectures

• introduce the basic treatment concepts to be applied in the acute care environment.
• provide a detailed review of a variety of commonly seen upper extremity conditions, including laceration and repair of soft tissue structures, fracture management, nerve compression and basic hand infections.
• review 3 common acute care hand injury scenarios with a focus on anatomy, healing time frames, and management of these injuries to prepare patients for discharge.

Course Part Two:  Self-paced independent assignments.

You must complete and submit 3 case study assignments, and independently fabricate, photograph and submit 3 custom orthoses prior to the mandatory Zoom Virtual Interactive Classroom session (Part 3).  You will have the opportunity to view and review step-by-step detailed video-recorded instructions on how to draw the patterns and fabricate the three required orthoses. Videos will guide you through the fabrication of a Dorsal Blocking Orthosis, a Resting Hand Orthosis, and a Wrist Cock-up orthosis that you will fabricate on your own. You will have the opportunity to view and re-view the recordings while fabricating your orthoses.

Course Part Three: One-hour Zoom Virtual Interactive Classroom session

Complete the course with a scheduled Zoom Virtual Interactive Classroom session to review case studies and custom orthoses fabricated by the course participants.

 As a requirement of this course, you will need to:

• view videos of course lectures, pattern making and orthosis fabrication
• complete 3 case study assignments and independently fabricate 3 UE orthoses prior to attending the required Zoom Virtual Interactive Classroom.
• provide thermoplastic splint materials, strapping materials, splint making scissors and have access to a heating pan. A supply list will be provided at the start of the course.
• have access to another person (child or adult) on whom you can fabricate 3 upper extremity orthoses.
• complete three orthoses fabricated on another person.
• photograph and share access to photos of your 3 orthoses. You will submit links to your photos in your cloud storage, i.e. Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud, etc. (Due to file size limitations, file uploads may not be supported by email.)
• demonstrate proficiency with orthosis fabrication (100% proficiency based on 4 parameters per orthosis)
• participate in a scheduled Zoom Virtual Interactive Classroom session with the instructor. Zoom session will review fabrication techniques, completed orthoses, case studies, and provide additional opportunity for questions and answers.
• be prepared to discuss case studies and photos of the custom orthoses presented during Zoom Interactive Classroom.
• complete course post-test with a passing grade of 80%
• complete course evaluation.

 List of required splinting tools and supplies

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• understand the importance of early intervention with orthopedic upper extremity injuries
• identify precautions of certain upper extremity injuries
• identify methods to prepare this population for positive outcomes by addressing key components
• identify the structures that are important to protect when you have an edematous hand
• to be able to draw a pattern and fabricate 3 custom orthoses: resting hand orthosis, dorsal blocking orthosis, wrist cock up orthosis

PART 1:   On-demand recorded lectures (2.5 hours)

35 min                   Fundamentals of tissue healing and the key components of acute management

40 min                  Soft tissue injuries to the wrist and hand

20 min                  Humeral fractures and radial nerve involvement

20 min                   Cellulitis/ infections of the hand

30 min                   Review of Custom Orthoses

5 minutes              What’s Next: Instructions on how to complete the course assignments

PART 2:  Independent Assignments ( 4 hours)

90 min                   Complete case study assignments: Read 3 case studies and answer questions

50 min                   Review videos and instructions on how to draw patterns for orthoses and step-by-step fabrication of orthoses

100 min                 Fabricate 3 custom orthoses: Dorsal Blocking Orthosis, Resting Hand Orthosis and Wrist Cock-Up Orthosis

 Part 3:  Live Interactive Zoom Virtual Classroom (1 hour)

60 min                   Review case study assignments and independently fabricated orthoses

5 min                      Post-test

This course content is not intended for use by any participants outside the scope of their license or regulation.

7.5 Contact Hours includes 6.5 hours of independent study consisting of online recorded video lectures and patient demonstrations, case study assignments and independent fabrication of orthoses; plus a 1-hour live interactive Virtual Classroom (Zoom) hosted by the instructor Adrienne Tesarek, OTR/L, CHT.

This hybrid online course is accepted by many professional credentialing organizations and state professional regulatory boards. Rules and regulations change frequently without notification and apply differently to live and online courses. Please check with your state board to confirm accuracy of this list and acceptance of contact hours. Certificate of Course Completion will be issued to all participants upon completion of the course 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.

Rehab Education, LLC is recognized as:

• AOTA (Pending approval for this professional development CE course)
• approved provider of PT and PTA continuing education by the NY State Education Department Board of Physical Therapy.
• approved provider of PT and PTA continuing education by IDFPR/ Illinois Board of Physical Therapy (#216000227).

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