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Wheelchair Seating: Considerations For The Prop Sitter
May 18, 2021
Wheelchair seating is designed to provide postural support and alignment, stability for function and mitigate pressure issues. This course will address assessment and intervention when working with a... Read More
Seating and Positioning, Wheelchair Mobility Review Series: Seating and Mobility Specialist (SMS)
Wheelchair Mobility: Ultralight Configuration And Propulsion
May 18, 2021
This course will present an appropriate configuration of ultralight manual wheelchairs to optimize self-propulsion efficiency. Increased efficiency decreases the risk of repetitive stress injuries and... Read More
Seating and Positioning, Wheelchair Mobility Review Series: Seating and Mobility Specialist (SMS)
Wheelchair Mobility: Power Add On Options And Use For Manual Wheelchairs
May 18, 2021
This course will present alternate manual wheelchair drive mechanisms, including non-powered and powered options to increase manual wheelchair efficiency and decrease pain and injury risk. These drive... Read More
Seating and Positioning, Wheelchair Mobility Review Series: Seating and Mobility Specialist (SMS)
A New Era: From EADLs to Alexa!
May 4, 2021
Electronic Aids to Daily Living provide an alternative means of controlling devices, primarily within the home environment, including audiovisual equipment, lighting, and thermostats. Advances in cons... Read More
Assistive Technology Review Series: Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) Home Health
Positioning for Function: The Trunk and Extremities
March 24, 2021
This course will present common trunk asymmetries seen in wheelchair seating with suggested strategies to address each challenge. Providing as neutral a trunk position as possible improves overall pos... Read More
Assistive Technology Review Series: Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) Seating and Positioning, Wheelchair Mobility Review Series: Seating and Mobility Specialist (SMS)
Tools to Optimize Quality Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care: Tackling Loneliness and Social Isolation
March 22, 2021
This session will review practical and cost-effective strategies care providers can implement to impact these areas. Following the framework of person-centered care, providers will hear about meaningf... Read More
Geriatrics
Power Wheelchair Advanced Features
March 22, 2021
Power wheelchairs do far more than drive – the driving method can be used to navigate and control other features including Reverse, Speeds, Power Seating, or an Interfaced Assistive Technology devic... Read More
Assistive Technology Review Series: Assistive Technology Professional (ATP) Seating and Positioning, Wheelchair Mobility Review Series: Seating and Mobility Specialist (SMS)
Work from Wherever: Ergonomic Tips for A Safe & Healthy Workstation Set Up at Home
November 18, 2020
Many individuals are moving to either full or part-time remote work environments and this can present a challenge in setting up an efficient and comfortable workstation. This course will address commo... Read More
Orthopedics
Geriatric Functional Performance Measures
October 9, 2020
Understanding function and how to address it are both essential to being good therapists and this is especially important as a component of therapy for older adults, those who are age 65 or more. As w... Read More
Geriatrics Orthopedics
Telehealth (Digital Practice) Implementation: Considerations and Road Map
October 6, 2020
You have most likely been introduced to telehealth over the past several months. The preferred term is now “digital practice” and it has evolved from a gradual implementation into medicine and reh... Read More
Dementia Management: Techniques for Staging and Intervention
October 1, 2020
Age-associated memory impairment often takes the form of memory lapses. Memories of personal information tend to survive in old age. However, individuals with age-associated memory impairment may expe... Read More
Geriatrics
Swell to Well: Wound Management for Clients Living with Lymphedema
September 21, 2020
This seminar will describe the anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic system in relation to risks for developing wounds. This session will also focus on different types and stages of wounds commonly... Read More
Wound Care and Lymphedema
An Introduction to Pediatric Bladder and Bowel Disorders, Part 2
September 2, 2020
The most common elimination disorders in children are bedwetting and dysfunctional elimination syndromes. This course will focus on the treatment of children with day or nighttime urinary and/or fecal... Read More
Pediatrics Pelvic Health
An Introduction to Pediatric Bladder and Bowel Disorders, Part 1
September 1, 2020
The most common elimination disorders in children are bedwetting and dysfunctional elimination syndromes. This course will focus on the treatment of children with day or nighttime urinary and/or fecal... Read More
Pediatrics Pelvic Health
Minority is the New Majority: Strategies to Combat Racism, Address Micro-aggressions, and Promote Healing in the Therapeutic Setting
August 11, 2020
As the US population becomes increasingly multicultural and telehealth extends services into remote areas; there is a pronounced need for therapists to become adept at the delivery of culturally appro... Read More
Professional Issues and Compliance
Alabama Jurisprudence
August 11, 2020
A review of the Alabama Physical Therapy Practice Act and Administrative Code, along with key compliance-related updates (mandatory reporting for child abuse, HIPAA) for physical therapists and physic... Read More
Ethics and Jurisprudence
U.S. Healthcare Services & Diverse Populations
August 7, 2020
This course provides information regarding some of the barriers that minorities face in the healthcare setting. It also provides ideas for improving patient-centered care for diverse populations. Read More
Professional Issues and Compliance
Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
May 6, 2020
Harassment, and more specifically, sexual harassment, is illegal. Sexual harassment is based upon sex or of a sexual nature; gender harassment; and harassment possibly based on pregnancy, childbirth,... Read More
Professional Issues and Compliance
Sustaining the Well-Being of Healthcare Workers During Coronavirus
April 28, 2020
The coronavirus (COVID-19) is presenting new and unique challenges. We are navigating unchartered waters with this virus, making it important to find new ways to work and interact while also taking ca... Read More
Professional Issues and Compliance Self Care and Burnout
Suicide and Self-Harm in the Elderly
March 31, 2020
This course will discuss the signs that go beyond depression to reveal active suicidal or self-harm risk. We will address the prevalence of suicidality in long term care settings, elevated risks in ca... Read More
Geriatrics Professional Issues and Compliance