Optimizing Wheeled Mobility and Independence After Acquired Brain Injury

$15.00

In stock

SKU

course-75-2306

COURSE DESCRIPTION:This course will discuss the clinical considerations related to wheeled mobility evaluation and factors that affected wheeled mobility safety, efficiency and readiness post ABI. Additionally, the course will...

Education Level: Intermediate

State PT Credits: This course has been approved by the American Physical Therapy Association of Arkansas for 0.1 CEU/1 CCU

AOTA Category: OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge; CEU(s)/Contact Hour(s) 0.1 AOTA CEUs/1 contact hour

Instructional method: Recorded on-line asynchronous lecture with supporting video demonstration.

Skip to the end of the images gallery

Skip to the beginning of the images gallery

Details

More Information

Reviews

Functional mobility following an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) varies significantly from person to person. The role of the clinical team, in conjunction with the client and family, is to establish a means of mobility that enhances independence and function. Often, this results in the need for a wheeled mobility device. While there is limited research specific to the topic of wheeled mobility and ABI, the importance of addressing overall mobility within the plan of care and goal setting has shown great impact on multiple health related factors post ABI. This relationship highlights the need to consider the physiological and neurocognitive factors of ABI as components of the seating and mobility evaluation.

This course will discuss the clinical considerations related to wheeled mobility evaluation and factors that affected wheeled mobility safety, efficiency and readiness post ABI. Additionally, the course will reflect on manual and power equipment selection, configuration and training techniques as an extension of the rehab plan of care. Participants will leave the course with immediately applicable strategies for maximizing independence in functional mobility post ABI.

More Information

Course Outline

Minutes	Topic
10	Introduction / Foundations
20	Clinical evaluation & POC
15	Equipment considerations
10	Training
5	Summary/reflective practice and knowledge translation

Who Enrolls

This program is designed for Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Assistive Technology Professionals, and Medical Suppliers/Providers

Instructor Information

Catherine Sweeney, PT, ATP/SMS: Catherine joined Permobil as Regional Clinical Education Manager in 2019. Prior to this, she spent the 24 of her 33 - year career at Providence Portland Medical Center, in Portland, Oregon, where she co - founded the outpatient seating clinic program in 2004. As lead seating specialist, Catherine worked to expand access to wheeled mobility services through staff education in OP satellite clinics, home health, and outlying Providence hospitals. She served as the RESNA PT SIG co - chair, and is co - founder of the Northwest Assistive Technology Access Coalition with a passion for improving Oregon Medicaid recipients' access to assistive technology. She has presented at multiple local, national, and international clinical conferences, including the RESNA and International Seating Symposium, on complex wheeled mobility topics.

Catherine can be reached at Catherine.Sweeney@Permobil.com