Neurology Section Developed Courses
The Neurology Section is offering three different continuing education courses in 2012: Neurologic Practice Essentials: A Measurement Toolbox; Expanding Neurologic Expertise: Advanced Practice in Vestibular Physical Therapy; Neurologic Practice Essentials: Exploring Neuroplasticity and its Rehabilitation Implications; and Neurologic Practice Essentials: Clinical Decision Making as a Foundation for Expert Practice.
| Course Title | 2012 Dates | Location | City, State | Download Brochure | Additional Participant Info | Register Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neurologic Practice Essentials: Exploring Neuroplasticity and its Rehabilitation Implications | April | University of North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | forthcoming | ||
Neurologic Practice Essentials: Clinical Decision Making as a Foundation for Expert Practice | September | California Pacific Medical Center | San Francisco, CA | forthcoming | ||
Expanding Neurologic Expertise: Advanced Practice in | October | Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington, NC | forthcoming | ||
Neurologic Practice Essentials: Exploring Neuroplasticity | October | Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation | Pomona, CA | information on nearby accommodations, transportation options, meals |
More to come, so keep checking back!
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Neurologic Practice Essentials: Clinical Decision Making as Foundation for Expert Practice
Course Content Coordinator: Kathleen M. Gill-Body, PT, PhD, NCS
Course Developers: Lee Dibble, PT, PhD, ATC; Kathleen M. Gill-Body, PT, DPT, MS, NCS; Lois Hedman, PT, MS; Julie Hershberg, PT, DPT, NCS; Karen McCulloch, PT, PhD, NCS; Shari McDowell, PT; Andy Packel, PT, NCS; Kristin Parlman, PT, DPT, NCS; Patricia Scheets, PT, DPT, MHS, NCS; Mike Studer, PT, MHS, NCS; Candy Tefertiler, DPT, ATP, NCS; Cindy Zablotny, PT, DPT, MS, NCS
Course Description:
Novices develop clinical competence and evolve into expert practitioners by making decisions that involve the complementary processes of systematic analysis and intuition. This 2-day course was developed with the overall objective of strengthening skills for all therapists seeking to advance their neurologic physical therapist practice. Participants will utilize current frameworks for clinical decision making to assist them in analyzing neurologic patient cases in the areas of balance and falls, brain injury, Guillain-Barre syndrome, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury, stroke, and vestibular dysfunction. Participants will apply current evidence and clinical guidelines in making patient management decisions particularly in the areas of evaluation, prognosis, and intervention. Given both the breadth and the depth of the course, participation may assist the physical therapist interested in sitting for the Neurologic Clinical Specialist exam.
Expanding Neurologic Expertise: Advanced Practice in Vestibular Physical Therapy
Course Content Coordinator: Susan L. Whitney, PT, DPT, PhD, NCS, FAPTA
Course Developers: Janet Callahan PT, MS, NCS; Rene’ D Crumley, PT, DPT, NCS; Cheryl Ford-Smith, PT, DPT, MS, NCS; Michael Furtado, PT, DPT, NCS, CBIS; Colin R Grove, PT, MS, NCS; Janet O Helminski, PT, PhD; Janene M Holmberg, DPT, NCS; Kristen M Johnson, PT, MS, NCS; Karen H Lambert MPT, NCS; Laura O Morris, PT, NCS; Anne Mucha, PT, MS, NCS; Michael C Schubert, PT, PhD; Susan L. Whitney, PT, DPT, PhD, NCS, ATC, FAPTA
Course Description:
Developed by a team of clinicians with expertise in vestibular rehabilitation, this course is designed to expand knowledge of complex vestibular pathologies, improve clinical reasoning in differential diagnosis and present innovative intervention strategies. To facilitate learning, the course uses interactive case-based presentations and video eye movement analyses on complex vestibular diagnoses including migraine, anxiety, atypical BPPV, central vestibular dysfunction, and brain injury. Specific attention to recent advances in examination and intervention strategies are presented. Learners will have the opportunity to collaborate with each other to solve specific clinical questions via electronic searches and peer interaction.
Neurologic Practice Essentials: A Measurement Toolbox
Course Content Coordinator: Jane Sullivan, PT, MS, DHS
Course Developers: Bill Andrews, PT, MS, EdD, NCS; Richard Bohannon, DPT, EdD, NCS, FAPTA, FAHA; George D. Fulk, PT, PhD; Desiree Lanzino, PT, PhD; Aimee E. Perron, PT, DPT, NCS; Kirsten Potter, PT, DPT, MS, NCS; Peggy Roller, PT, MS, DPT; Yasser Salem, PT, PhD, NCS, PCS; Teresa M. Steffen, PT, PhD; Jane Sullivan, PT, MH, DHS
Course Description:
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, using the ICF model, will 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.
Neurologic Practice Essentials: Exploring Neuroplasticity and its Rehabilitation Implications
Course Content Coordinator: James Lynskey, PT, PhD
Course Developers: Deborah Backus, PT, PhD; Marghuretta Bland, PT, DPT, MSCI; Lara Boyd, PT, PhD; Nancy Byl, PT, PhD, FAPTA; Beth Fisher, PT, PhD; T. George Hornby, PT, PhD; Robbin Howard, PT, DPT, NCS; Teresa Jacobson Kimberley, PT, PhD; Deborah Sue Larsen, PT; James Lynskey, PT, PhD; Jennifer Lynn Moore, PT, DHS, NCS; Mike T. Studer, PT, NCS, CEEAA
Course Description:
As neuroscience advances, physical therapists are challenged to remain current with new concepts and their translation to clinical practice. This 2-day course will update clinicians on the current scientific understandings of neuroplasticity processes as well as behavioral and non-behavioral variables that underlie changes in movement and function in persons with movement dysfunction. The speakers will present animal, human, and clinical research responsible for shifting the paradigm of rehabilitation and will culminate in discussions of key clinical practice questions and suggestions for structuring intervention. Video cases in neurodevelopment, neurotrauma, and neurodegenerative disorders will provide opportunity for collaborative small-group activities and discussions of how neuroplasticity research is relevant to and feasible in clinical practice.