Private InPerson Course
Kids Developmental Clinic
Houston, TX
Fri-Sat, Feb 9-10, 2024
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Have you ever considered the importance of the sensory system that detects movement while rehabilitating children and adolescents? The pediatric patient will experience vestibular dysfunction at similar rates as adults and any change either peripheral or central can greatly impact normal development of movement and postural control. This course will present current understanding of the scope of the vestibular dysfunction problem, best practices, systematic evaluation, and treatments addressing vestibular deficits in the school-aged child and adolescent. The course combines lecture, demonstration, and case study to address dysfunction accurately and efficiently. This course is updated as new information and guidelines are published. The primary goal is to challenge therapists to re-think movement and stability in their practice, using a comprehensive understanding of the vestibular system. Principles presented can be applied across the lifespan and with a multitude of disability levels. Access to videos of demonstrated techniques will be included.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Understand how vestibular dysfunction presents and how it affects children and adolescents
- Choose the most relevant, time efficient evaluations and observation specific to functional deficits and be able to take these findings to create and modify a treatment program
- Modify current treatment plans to address vestibular dysfunction including advancing and dosing of the intervention
- Recognize dysfunction that can be addressed and red flags that signal the need to referral to other medical providers
- Educate patients, caregivers, and other medical team members about the identified vestibular involvement in the child’s functional complaints
AUDIENCE:
This course is appropriate for PTs, PTAs, OTs OTAs, and health practitioners that work with school-aged children and adolescents AGE 5-18.
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Inger Brueckner, MS, PT, has practiced vestibular rehabilitation since 1994. She began teaching after completing the Emory University/APTA Vestibular Competency course in 2003. In 2010 she joined the Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children Center for Concussion as the creator and director of PACER (Progressive Acute Concussion Exertional Rehabilitation). She is a member of a multi-disciplinary team focused on providing cutting-edge, effective, safe rehabilitation. Working for Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center in Denver, CO, she has presented research findings at APTA CSM, published journal article, book chapter, developed protocols, and been invited to speak at international, national, and local conferences. She is passionate about providing the best care for all patients in a collaborative medical team, sharing lessons learned through continuing education.
Additionally, Inger Brueckner is the principle physical therapist treating limb loss at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center. Her experience spans many age groups, causes and levels of limb loss and amputee working in a multidisciplinary team dedicated to the advancement of function in this population. With a master’s in PT, Inger has worked primarily as an outpatient therapist and hospital-based outpatient center. She co-authored an article on pre-prosthetic training and has presented at national and international conferences.
VENUE ADDRESS
Kids Developmental Clinic
3333 Bayshore Blvd, Suite 340
Pasadena, TX 77504
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Continuing Education Hours for disciplines not listed below: 14.5 contact hours (1.45 CEUs). Intermediate level. License #______________.
Education Resources, Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Provider #3043. This Live Course is offered at 14.5 Contact Hours (1.45 CEUs). Intermediate level, OT Service Delivery. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures. This course can be used toward your NBCOT renewal requirements for 14.5 units. Provider for the FL Occupational Therapy Association CE Broker for 17 CE Hours - approval #20-765747.
Course meets the basic criteria of the MD Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 1.45 CEU's, 14.5 contact hours. Approved by the MN Board of Physical Therapy for 14.5 CE Hours, #9143. Approval #2201-81 by the NJ State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 14.5 CEC's. Approved Provider for OK State Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision #BAP202310003.
Approved sponsor by the State of IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy for 17 contact hours. Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 17 contact hours (1.7 CEUs).
Education Resources is an approved agency by the PT Board of CA for 14.5 contact hours. Approved by the APTA Kentucky, A Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association, for 14.5 Category 1 contact hour(s). Expiration Date: 3/6/25, approval #CS61-2023-APTAKY. This activity is provided by the TX Board of PT Examiners accredited provider #2210017TX for 14.5 CCUs and meets continuing competence requirements for PTs and PTAs licensure renewal in TX.
12 hours of this course qualify towards the discipline-specific hours for the 20-hour requirement for NDTA re-certification. They do NOT qualify towards the 8-hour NDTA Instructor requirement for re-certification.
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