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10/12/2013
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When:
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10/12/2013
Saturday, October 12, 2013 (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
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Children's Rehabilitation Center Room 555, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States
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Contact:
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info@mnapta.org
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Speaker: Sharon Pratt, PT
Contact Hours: 7.5 contact hours (MN BPT Cat. 1)
Location: Children's Rehabilitation Center Room 555, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Please refer to this map for the location of the Children's Rehabilitation Center on campus.
Due to ongoing construction, directions will be sent to participants two weeks prior to the course.
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About This CourseThis interactive program will take participants through the journey that we are faced with every day as we are tasked with recommending optimal wheelchair seating and mobility solutions for our clients. Whether you are new to this wheelchair-seating world or have been prescribing mobility solutions for many years, this educational opportunity will leave you refreshed and excited about the possibilities. The concept of an ideal sitting footprint will be reviewed. We will look at common symptoms that we see every day in the wheelchair seated client and ask ourselves if we are really identifying the cause of the problem or simply reacting to the associated symptoms. We will discuss the 3 top questions that need answers related to identifying clients at high risk of seated related decubitus ulcers. Case studies as well as interactive discussion will be utilized to navigate our way through this seating assessment and discovery process.
Course ObjectivesAt the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Identify two primary goals of seating and mobility
- Describe the inferior and posterior, load bearing surfaces in sitting
- Explain why the lateral and anterior support surfaces are assistants to the primary support surfaces
- Describe how and when gravity can be used to optimize function and skin Integrity
- Identify two best practices in management of decubitus ulcers related to seating
- Identify 2 commonly seen symptoms in the wheelchair seated client
Course Schedule
| 7:30-8:00 | Registration | | 8:00-8:30 | Introductions’ and discussion on participants' seating experience
| | 8:30-9:00 | Brief review of the Goals of Seating
| | 9:00-10:00 | Introduce and explore the sitting footprint checklist
| | 10:00-10:15 | Break | | 10:15-11:15 | Sitting footprint analysis cont
| | 11:15-12:00 | What do we need to know to identify level of risk for skin integrity issues?
| | 12:00-1:00 | Lunch On Your Own | | 1:00-1:30 | Identify and analyze 2 common symptoms seen in seating with discussion of the cause
| | 1:30-4:45 | Client evaluations and translation of findings into product parameters including a 15 min break
| | 4:45-5:00 | Wrap up and close
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Speaker BiographySharon Pratt, PT: Seating Solutions, LLC Sharon has specialized in the field of seating and mobility for the past 25 years. Graduating from Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland as a Physical Therapist, Sharon has experienced many aspects of the seating and mobility service delivery model. She has given over 700 presentations on seating and mobility to physical and occupational therapists, nurses and case managers worldwide. She has also been involved with the ISO wheelchair standards work group. Presently Sharon is the owner/manager of Seating Solutions LLC. From clinical services, reimbursement and product development to clinical training, known to many as a dynamic and highly energetic speaker, Sharon’s extensive knowledge makes her a very skilled seminar instructor.
Sharon can be contacted at (303) 564-3516 or email: sharronpra@msn.com
Website: http://www.seatingsolutionsllc.com
Registration InformationWho should attend this course: PTs, PTAs, SPTs, SPTAs, OTs, COTAS and ATPs
Registrants: Enrollment in this course is limited to 46 participants
Registration Prices:
| PT Member | PTA Member | SPT(A) Member | PT Nonmember | PTA Nonmember | SPT(A) Nonmember | | $170 | $140 | $125 | $220 | $180 | $170 |
Cancellations: Except for medical emergencies, cancellations two weeks before the course will be completely refunded, courses one to two weeks before the course will be refunded at the rate of 50%, and cancellations less than a week before the course will not be refunded.
Questions: Please contact the MNPTA office with any questions at:
651-635-0902
info@mnapta.org
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