Live Webinar for Pediatric Therapists. Complete both sessions for 14 Contact Hours (1.4 CEUs)
September 18 and 19, 2021
8:40 am EST • 7:40 am CST • 6:40 am MST • 5:40 am PST (US)
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Designing effective intervention programs to improve strength, endurance and function in school-aged children aged 5-21 years with disabilities can be challenging. This course will help clinicians evaluate fitness and function, set realistic goals, prioritize treatment and implement successful programs for children with developmental disabilities such as cerebral palsy, genetic conditions, autism, and developmental coordination disorder. An evidence-based approach to outcome measures and intervention design including exercise prescription (frequency, intensity, duration and types) is presented to improve strength and function.
The course is a two-part webinar series. The webinar topics are: 1) Strength Training; 2) Outcome Measures: 3) Aerobic Capacity/Endurance Training; and 4) Interventions in Different Environments & Using Different Strategies. The webinar learning strategies consist of remote lecture and discussion, and video case ‘labs’ for demonstration and discussion on application of interventions and measures. Specific interventions included are progressive resistive exercises (weights and resistance bands), therapeutic exercises using moveable surfaces, treadmill training, aquatic exercise, yoga and active video games to promote fitness, physical activity, functional mobility and participation. Evidence on the effectiveness of existing community-based fitness programs and ideas for accessing existing programs or developing new programs will be discussed.
ERI is partnering with Texas Children’s Hospital to offer this live webinar.
Following completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Incorporate evidence-based strategies into interventions to promote strength and endurance to maximize function in children with disabilities
- Integrate evidence from clinical and community-based strength and endurance programs to improve and sustain functional outcomes in children with disabilities
- Utilize systematic and objective measures to document changes in function, strength and endurance at impairment, activity, and participation levels
- Identify clinical and community-based programs that provide evidence to support function, strength and endurance in children with disabilities
Audience
Designed for PTs and PTAs working with children with developmental disabilities such as cerebral palsy, genetic conditions, autism, developmental coordination disorder, and spina bifida. For those with experience, the course offers updated EBP recommendations when designing or choosing intervention strategies and outcome measures.
Maria Fragala-Pinkham PT, DPT, DSc is an outpatient physical therapist and Manager of Research and QI at Boston Children’s Hospital. She has over 30 years of clinical experience working with children in a variety of settings including inpatient and outpatient hospital, early intervention, and schools. She also developed and directed community-based adapted sports and fitness programs for children including adaptive ice skating, hockey, baseball, soccer, and bike riding. She is one of the senior authors of the PEDI-CAT, a functional outcome measure for children with disabilities.
Maggie O’Neil PT, PhD, MPH is a professor at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Programs in PT. She conducts clinical research studies in physical activity and fitness for children and youth with cerebral palsy and other disabilities and chronic conditions. She works with an inter-professional team on funded projects to identify effective interventions and reliable and valid physical activity and fitness measures in pediatric disability. Maggie consults with pediatric physical therapists to design, implement and measure outcomes of interventions focused in these areas.
"This conference was great! We are using the course
materials to develop competencies for our department
and also have updated what we use for clinical outcome
measures for our outpatient population." -Angela Allan, OT
"Being able to attend a presentation by therapists who
are masters of their subject is very informative. I have
been given many ideas that I will build into my practice.
Thank you!” -Lyn Crawford, PT
This was the most useful and relevant pediatric course I
have ever taken." -Carol Rickaby, PT
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Continuing Education Hours for disciplines not listed below: 14 contact hours (1.4 CEUs). Intermediate level. License #______________.
Education Resources, Inc. is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Provider #3043. This Distance Learning-Interactive Course is offered at 14 Contact Hours (1.4 CEUs). Intermediate level, OT Service Delivery. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures. Provider for the FL Occupational Therapy Association CE Broker for 16.5 CE Hours - approval #20-792722. NBCOT Professional Development for 14 PDUs.
Approved by the FL Physical Therapy Association for 16.5 CE Hours - approval #CE21-792722. Approval #2010-047 by the NJ State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 14 CEC's. This course has been approved by the NV State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 14 units of continuing education. Approved by OK State Board of PT course #202113697 for 14 CEU hours, Category A.
Approved sponsor by the State of IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation for Physical Therapy for 16.5 contact hours. Approved provider by the NY State Board of Physical Therapy for 16.8 contact hours (1.68 CEUs). Education Resources is an approved agency by the PT Board of CA for 14 contact hours. Approved by the KY Physical Therapy Association for 14 Category 1 contact hours, expiration Date: 3/6/23, approval # CS64-2010-KPTA. This activity is provided by the TX Board of PT Examiners accredited provider #2210017TX for 14 CCUs and meets continuing competence requirements for PTs and PTAs licensure renewal in TX.
12 hours of this course qualify towards the discipline-specific hours for the 20-hour requirement for NDTA re-certification. They do NOT qualify towards the 8-hour NDTA Instructor requirement for re-certification.
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