Fall Regional Courses
Neurologic Practice Essentials: A Measurement Toolbox
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September 20-21, 2008
Atlanta, Georgia
Speakers:
Bill Andrews, PT, MS, EdD, NCS
Kirsten Potter, PT, DPT, MS, NCS
Jane Sullivan, PT, MS, DHS (course coordinator)
November 1-2, 2008
Chicago, Illinois
Speakers:
Desiree Lanzino, PT, PhD
Kirsten Potter, PT, DPT, MS, NCS
Jane Sullivan, PT, MS, DHS (course coordinator)
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Just as the master carpenter must use precision measurement in design and construction, so must the physical therapist be equipped to craft intervention guided by precise, meaningful measurement. Assembling an evidence-based toolbox for this purpose can be a daunting task, but remains essential for master neurologic physical therapy practice and optimal outcome measurement. This 2-day course will, across the ICF model, discuss essential adult neurologic measurement tools applied across practice settings. Based on available evidence, emphasis will be placed on the participants' ability to identify the best tool(s) for specific patient groups, measurement interpretation, and tool adaptation for non-standardized situations.
Course Objectives:
At the completion of this course, participants will:
1. Discuss the practical relevance for incorporating the International Classification for Function and Disability (ICF) model into clinical practice;
2. Effectively use published reliability and validity data to identify appropriate objective measures, across the ICF model, for specific patient populations (stroke, brain injury, vestibular, spinal cord injury and neurodegenerative diseases as well as those for balance and fall prevention management);
3. Differentiate appropriate measurement tools for various practice settings (acute hospital, inpatient rehabilitation, home health, skilled nursing facility, outpatient clinic);
4. Independently and accurately apply neurologic measurement tools, to include making reasonable adaptation for non-standardized situations, to select patient cases; and
5. Interpret test results and discuss management implications.
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