Two Day Seminar

You must attend both days to receive CEU credits. Partial credits will not be given.

Dynamic Seating and Positioning: Maximizing Functional Outcomes

This interactive program provides an overview of seating and positioning evaluation, discusses changes in rehabilitation and funding options and gives the learner an opportunity to discuss and apply seating solutions for common postural asymmetries.  Participants will learn to use basic scientific and application principles when determining the most affective wheelchair support surface for their clients.  Discussions will also revolve around the utilization of advanced technology in assisting the therapists and providers in selection of appropriate equipment.  Hands on opportunity with new and challenging concepts make this a must for all therapists, providers and nurses who will be assessing and prescribing wheelchair seating systems.



Presenters:    

Tricia Henley MPT, ATP
Clinical Application Manager
The ROHO Institute of Continuing Education and Research, The ROHO Group, Inc.

Elizabeth Cole, MSPT
Director of Clinical Rehab Services, U.S. Rehab

W. Darren Hammond, MPT, CWS
Director
The ROHO Institute of Continuing Education and Research, The ROHO Group, Inc.

 

Target Audience: This program is designed for Physicians, Nurses,  PTs, OTs, PTAs, COTAs, equipment suppliers, and any other rehabilitation professionals who prescribe wheelchair seating systems



Level: Intermediate


CEUs (pending approval):  15 contact hours


Objectives:

  1. Identify the critical aspects of a seating assessment.

  2. Discuss the balance of correct positioning versus risk of skin breakdown when performing a seating assessment.

  3. Learn how to apply seating and mobility principles when assessing and treating patients in real-world situations.

  4. Recognize correct product application and basic funding guidelines for seating surfaces.

  5. Discuss the clinical indications for utilizing pressure imaging in a seating assessment.

  6. Learn how to utilize basic science principles when comparing various cushion materials to determine advantages and limitations of the mediums.



Day 1

8:00 – 8:15  

Welcome and introduction – overview and objectives 

8:15 – 9:15

Preparing for the evaluation
      The seating team - who’s involved
      Steps in the delivery process
      Client history and interview

9:15 – 10:15

Performing the evaluation – Part I
      The biomechanics of seating
      Identifying landmarks
      Normal and abnormal postures and their causes

10:15 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 12:00

Performing the evaluation – Part 2
      The mat evaluation - finding, feeling and fixing asymmetries
      Measuring the client for accurate fit

12:00 -1:00

Lunch

1:00 – 1:45 

Hands-on practice measurements

1:45 – 3:30 

Translating physical findings into functional postures and equipment choices

3:30 – 3:45

Break

3:45– 5:00

Hands-on case studies
Matching evaluation findings and equipment (cushion) choices
Experience postural abnormalities and adjust ROHO cushions for skin, stability or both. 

 

Day 2

8:15 – 10:00

The science of seating – Part I

10:00 – 10:15

Break

10:15 – 11:30

The science of seating – Part II

11:30 – 12:00

Where ROHO fits in to the science

12:00 – 1:00

Lunch

1:00 – 2:00

Utilizing the Science to Analyze Cushion Design

2:00 – 3:30

Clinical Decision Making Utilizing Pressure Imaging 
Demo sessions – of Pressure Imaging

3:30 – 3:45

Break

3:45 – 4:45

Medicare Cushion Coding

4:45 – 5:00

Questions and Discussion