Advanced Neuro Skills Part 15 - Fall 2024

Course overview

Patients with neurological conditions can be extremely challenging to treat. There is such a variety of patient presentations as well as specialty needs. This makes it challenging for Occupational and Physical Therapists to remain up to date. These webinars are an ongoing effort to identify the optimal treatment techniques to better support the busy therapist. The priority will be to focus on the latest literature and emphasize the most up to date recommendations to improve patient outcomes. This series of live online courses will focus on knowledge translation of key concepts into clinical practice. Summaries of the latest research for assessment and intervention will be provided while also working directly with therapists on their current patients to guide them in designing their evidence-based interventions. The sessions will focus on a variety of treatment interventions, conditions, and diagnosis to guide the neurologic therapist's clinical decision-making. Planned learning activities will include mentorship and discussion of various strategies to enhance intensity, engagement, reps, and task-specificity in the client with lower mobility skills. Current best practices in the management of hemiplegic upper extremity will also be instructed. Interdisciplinary management of spasticity will be presented with OT, PT and MD perspectives and mentorship. These interactive teaching sessions will equip learners with key concepts, ensuring immediate application in their clinical practice. This content will be presented over 6 modules, 1 hour in length each. The content will be presented live/virtual with the ability for attendees to interact with the instructors. Attendees have the option of attending live (synchronous), or watching and learning at a later time (asynchronous), for each module. These options present the ability for students to fully participate synchronously, fully asynchronously, or a hybrid combination of the two to cover all of the modules.