Brachial Plexus Continuing Education Course Occupational Therapist
Course Description
This course utilizes text from the hardback textbook by Suzann Campbell "Physical Therapy for Children, 4rd edition" ©2012. Used as both a core textbook in PT programs and as a clinical reference, this text provides essential information when working with children. Physical Therapy for Children follows the practice pattern categories of the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice and presents evidence-based coverage of treatment in a convenient and concise format. This edition features case studies, and revised chapters with additional information, as well as a three-tiered website with resources for instructors, students and clinicians.
Instructional Level: Beginner
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Course Outline:
- Chapter 19: Brachial Plexus Injury
- Chapter 20: Spinal Cord Injury
- Chapter 21: Brain Injuries: Traumatic Brain Injuries, Near Drowning, and Brain Tumors
- Chapter 22: Myelodysplasia
Course Goals & Objectives:
Course Goals:
This course is intended to instruct the professional through a self-paced study on neurologic impairments in children including brachial plexus and spinal cord injuries, acquired brain injuries, and Myelodysplasia
Professional Objectives:
At the end of this course the professional will be able to
- Identify factors that may contribute to obstetric brachial plexus injuries (OBPIs).
- Recognize specific nerve root involvement of Erb's palsy.
- Recognize careful attention to the scapula is critical during active reaching movements.
- Identify the most common cause of spinal cord injury (SCI) for all ages.
- Define the ASIA defined motor level.
- Identify and differentiate between complete, incomplete and normal classifications of the ASIA impairment scale.
- Recognize mobility for level of a C5 injury including expected function and necessary equipment.
- Recognize 5 diagnostic tests used in children with brain pathology.
- Recognize common locations of lesions for visuospatial and perceptual deficits.
- Identify the 3 domains measured in the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI).
- Recognize the consideration of the child's cognitive status when performing interventions for activity limitations.
- Recognize nutritional deficiencies as causes of MM.
- Recognize musculoskeletal deformities associated in children with MM.
- Identify the most frequent contracture found in children with MM.
- Recognize the relationship between fractures and the use of standing frames, parapodiums, or HKAFOs in children with high lumbar and thoracic lesions.
- Identify the International Myelodysplasia Study Group Criteria for Assigning Motor Levels and differentiate between its 17 motor levels.
- Recognize percentage of children with hydrocephalus that will require a CSF shunt.
- Recognize 17 early warning signs and symptoms of shunt dysfunction.
- Identify 3 possible causes of upper limb dyscoordination in children with MM.
- Recognize 2 reflexes that are highly predictive of success with a bowel training program.
- Identify 2 primary orthopedic concerns during the infancy period in children with MM.
- Recognize 5 criteria for evaluation of feasibility of wheelchair and biped ambulation in household and community distances.
- Identify ongoing monitoring time frames that comprehensive examinations should be done in the adolescence and adulthood period.
- Recognize the motor function present is an important factor in predicting outcomes.
- Identify innervations of individuals with thoracic level muscle function.
- Identify muscle groups present in individuals with L3 muscle function.
- Recognize 2 muscle actions present with muscle function through S1.
- Identify criteria for evaluating gait in children with MM.
- Recognize heel measurements to help prevent knee hyperextension
Disclosures:
Contact Hours: 10
Target Audience: Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistant.
Instructional Level: Beginner
Course Type: Text
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Authors:
Suzann K. Campbell, PT, PhD
Suzann is Professor and Head of the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She previously held faculty positions in the medical schools of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
She received her physical therapy education and a PhD in neurophysiology with a minor in child development from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her work experience includes physical therapy practice with children and infants in a residential care facility, in special care nurseries, and in outpatient clinics for management of movement dysfunction and for followup of infants at risk for delayed development and cerebral palsy; teaching in three research universities; and research on development of children with cerebral palsy, intervention for infants at risk for movement dysfunction, and measurement of motor development in infants and young children.
Suzann was awarded the Jonas Salk award for leadership in research by the March of Dimes in 2010. Other awards include the Mary McMillan Lecture Award and the Marion Williams Research Award from the American Physical Therapy Association and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
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