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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
If you have been looking for a way to really understand and rehabilitate patients with concussions, this is the series that you have been waiting for!
This course will offer a comprehensive approach to provide allied health professionals with a solid foundation of understanding this complicated injury to apply treatments successfully. Patients with common and persistent complaints such as headaches, dizziness, persistent fatigue, blurred or double vision can be treated effectively! Learn the full evaluation process and treatment intervention approaches with specific examples to allow you to go back to the clinic the next day and treat like a pro!
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Identify the domains of mTBI that fall within the scope of therapeutic intervention and the areas of potential injury that require referral to another provider.
- Select a concussion screening tool in view of patient presentation, time, and space available
- Determine an appropriate test to assess a domain affected by mTBI.
- Recognize normal and abnormal results from evaluation tests and screening tools to perform differential diagnosis with regards to pre-existing problems
- Choose appropriate goals for rehab of patients with mTBI to improve function OR independence with daily activities OR participation in daily tasks.
- Apply specialized intervention for the 4 domains falling within the therapeutic scope of practice.
- Utilize appropriate patient reported outcome measures for patients with mTBI.
AUDIENCE:
This course is relevant for OTs, OTAs, PTs, PTAs and SLPs working with both pediatric and adult patients who have experienced concussions.
ON-DEMAND SCHEDULE
Day 1:
Concussion and Symptomatology
- Physiologic
- Functional
- mTBI/chronic Traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)/bell rung culture,
Domains Affected and Roles Defined
- Four domains in PT scope (6 total): cervical spine, oculomotor-vestibular, balance/motor function, exertion, anxiety depression, cognitive. Therapy role involved in the four domains with indirect effects on other areas such as headache and mental clarity as well as mood regulation
- ICF model to demonstrate need for holistic approach
Deep Dive into differential diagnosis, how each system is involved, and symptoms associated with 4 domains
- Concussion CPG, International consensus statement on Sports Concussion
- Screening Tools
- Red Flats
- CRT-6, SCAT 5, SCOAT
- Symptom Surveys
- Baseline Tests
- Domains: Cervical Spine, Motor function (balance, reaction time, dual tasking)
- Vestibular oculomotor
- Exertion
Evaluation
- History Taking
- Patient education (symptom management, relative rest, sleep hygeine)
- Triaging for tolerance and focus of evaluation
- Symptom Monitoring PCSS
- Poll Question
Cervical Spine Components
Oculomotor-Vestibular Components and breakout discussion
Exertion/Autonomic Nervous Symptom
Balance
Psychological and Sociological Factors Examination Summary
Pulling it all Together, Case Study, Questions
DAY 2 INTERVENTIONS:
Intro to Interventions
Cervical Spine Interventions
- Ortho including focus on deep neck flexors
- Neuro/Joint Position Error for motor control (JPE)
- Manual Therapy
Oculomotor Vestibular
Exertion
Return to play
Motor Function/Balance
Injury Prevention, Peds vs adult considerations
Prevention for athletes
CASE Study review of Interventions
Clinical Reasoning Integration Summary/Pulling it all together
- Final thoughts and Q&A
- Literature/Material Review
- Post-test
Dr. Danit Macklin specializes in concussion and vestibular rehabilitation and has obtained certificates from the APTA for both pediatric and adult vestibular rehabilitation and certification as an Impact Trained Physical Therapist. Dr. Macklin has served as faculty for the annual APTA Pediatric Vestibular Competency Conference. Dr. Macklin works in her own private practice, Balance & Concussion Therapy Center. She serves on the BIANJ Concussion Committee, and she is the founder and chair of the APTANJ Vestibular special interest group. Dr. Macklin also founded Concussion Awareness Day in the state of New Jersey. She recently joined the International Neurologic Physiotherapy Association and is actively working with that group’s vestibular special interest group.
Financial Disclosures: Danit Macklin receives an honorarium from Education Resources, Inc.
Non-Financial Disclosures: Danit Macklin has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Once you purchase an online course you will have access to the course materials. If you have purchased this course, please ensure you have logged in to your account in order to take the exam.
Once you purchase an online course, you will have the opportunity to take an exam to test your retention of the material. If you have purchased this course, please ensure you have logged in to your account in order to take the exam. The exam must be completed with a pass rate of 80% or more in order to receive your certificate of attendance.
This course meets the criteria for 10 contact hours (1.0 CEUs) Intermediate Level.
To receive a certificate of completion all registered attendees are required to attend and participate fully in all applicable course activities (i.e., labs, discussions, group work, polls, post-tests with passing grade of 80% or greater etc.) and complete the evaluation form.
Education Resources Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course approval ID#13268. This Distance Learning-Independent course is offered at 10 contact hours 1.0 CEUs. (Intermediate level, OT Service Delivery & Foundational Knowledge). AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
This course can be used toward your NBCOT renewal requirements for 10 units.
Approved provider of the FL Board of Occupational Therapy-CE Broker – 12 hrs. This course meets the approval of the TX Board of OT Examiners.
ASHA CE Provider (Intermediate level) 1.0 ASHA CEUs. ASHA CE Provider approval and use of the Brand Block does not imply endorsement of course content, specific products, or clinical procedures. SLPs that require ASHA must submit your ASHA participant form to ERI.ASHA participant form to ERI.
ASHA credits are accepted by the TX Department of License and Renewal.
Approved by the MD Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.
Approved by the MN Board of Physical Therapy.
Approved by the NJ Board of Physical Therapy Examiners.
Approved sponsor by the State of IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy for 12 contact hours. Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 12 contact hours (1.2 CEUs).
Education Resources, Inc. is an approved provider for Physical Therapy CEUs in the following states: CA, NM, OK, TX and the assignment does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures for these.
The following state boards of physical therapy accept other states’ approval: AK, AR, AZ, DC, DE, GA, HI, ID, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MO, MS, NC, OR, PA, RI, SC, UT, VA, VT, WI, WY. The following state boards of physical therapy either do not require course pre-approval or do not require CEUs for re-licensure: AL, CO, CT, IA, ME, MT, NE, ND, NH, SD, WA.
10 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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