Home


 

 

Occupational and Physical Therapy Management
of Spinal Cord Injury Program Schedule

2010 2-day, 16 contact hour Course Schedule*
(* the NYU course is 2.5 days, 20 contact hours
and costs $495/$475 early registration. See NYU schedule here.)

Saturday


7:00 - 8:00 am    Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 8:15          Introduction:Goals and Objectives

8:15 - 9:30          ASIA Classifications and Definitions

9:30 -10:15         Medical Complicationsfrom a Therapy Perspective
                             (plus Skin, Bariatric)

10:15-10:30am   Break

10:30 -11:15       Treatment Considerations of the SCI Patient in
                              ICU/Acute care setting

11:15 -12:00      Respiratory Management and Treatment Interventions

12:00 -1:00 pm   Lunch

1:00 - 2:15          Mobility Progression specifics for Paraplegic clients
                             (Video Demonstration)

2:15 - 3:00          Treating Acute Shoulder Dysfunction

3:00 - 3:15          Break

3:15 - 4:15          Wheelchair Seating and Positioning                          

4:15 - 5:00         Bowel and Bladder Management

5:00 - 5:30         Psychosocial considerations

5:30                    Questions

Sunday


7:30 - 8:00 am   Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 9:00           DME and Home Modification

9:00 - 10:15         Treatment Progression Specifics for the C6/7 Level Tetraplegic

10:15 - 10:30       Break

10:30 - 11:15       Transfer Tips and Advanced Transfer Ideas
                              (Video Demonstration

Breakout Sessions will be separate for OT’s/COTA’s and PT’s/PTA’s
(Attendees are welcome to attend the sessions of their choice)

OT Sessions
Carole Adler, OTR/L, ATP or
Gabriella Stiefbold, OTR, ATP
11:30 - 12:30    
OT Treatment Interventions
Environmental Aids to Daily Living		 PT Sessions
Laura Wehrli, DPT, ATP or
Darrell Musick, PT
11:30 - 12:30    
Gait and Orthodics

12:30 - 1:30    Lunch

12:30 - 1:30    Lunch
1:30 - 2:30    
Splinting and Hand Function 		1:30 - 2:30    
Mat progression lab
2:30 - 3:45     
Hand Splinting Lab
Mobile Arm Support Lab

2:30 - 3:45     
Advanced Wheelchair Skills

3:45 - 4:00  Break 3:45 - 4:00  Break

Return to full group

4:00 - 5:00pm      Functional Outcomes

5:00 - 5:30pm      Interactive topic session

 

Spinal Cord Injury Seminars, Inc.
(303) 593 2575 phone
(303) 648-5140 Fax

Please feel free to contact us for information.

 

 

                      Copyright © 2009-2010 Spinal Cord Injury Seminars, Inc. All rights reserved.