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Challenges to Seating and Positioning: Common Seating Misconceptions that Get in the Way, presented in partnership with The Permobil Academy
Presented by Ana Endsjo, MOTR/L, CLT
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Course: #4446Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course is geared to clear up common misconceptions of seating and positioning that create barriers for successful wheelchair positioning of the Long Term Care (LTC) resident. After this course, an LTC therapist will be better informed on basic seating and positioning principles to better choose a wheelchair, cushion and back support.

Choosing Wisely: Conquering Habit to Achieve Excellence
Presented by Teresa Fair-Field, OTD, OTR/L
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Course: #4440Level: Introductory1 Hour
With a mission to promote treatment that is safe, evidence-based, and non-duplicative, the Choosing Wisely campaign makes some bold statements about specific interventions. Learn which OT practices have been targeted for removal (called de-implementation) due to risk of harm or lack of benefit, along with strategies to implement more effective methods that are safe and supported.

Multidisciplinary Teams Care Approach: A Successful Collaboration Model for Comprehensive Joint Replacement Center
Presented by Manisha Sheth, OTD, OTR/L
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Course: #4428Level: Advanced1 Hour
The purpose of this short course is to provide an advanced level of information to occupational therapy practitioners about multidisciplinary team model as it relates to comprehensive joint replacement surgery and how to develop and implement a collaborative practice with other disciplines such as physical therapy, nursing, and physician’s assistant across the continuum of care.

Supporting Victims of Domestic Violence through Trauma-Informed Practice
Presented by Kenya M. Fairley, MSEd, CD(DONA), CD(CHB)
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Course: #4448Level: Introductory1 Hour
This course will review the health impacts of domestic violence, how to build a trauma-informed practice, and strategies for handling survivor disclosures. An effective, evidence-based approach designed for use in healthcare and clinical settings, the CUES model, will be highlighted to promote universal education of healthy relationships. Signs of domestic violence and mandatory reporting will also be covered. This course is designed for healthcare practitioners such as audiologists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and physical therapists.

Wheelchair Mobility: Optimizing Driving in Power Wheelchairs
Presented by Michelle Lange, OTR/L, ATP/SMS
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Course: #4462Level: Advanced1 Hour
Power wheelchair evaluation determines appropriateness for power wheelchair use and then determines the optimal power wheelchair base, power seating, driving method and other needed components. Optimizing power wheelchair driving is critical to improve outcomes and includes choosing the best drive wheel configuration, utilizing tracking technologies, and programming.

Getting Ready for PDPM: Group and Concurrent Therapy
Presented by Kathleen Weissberg, OTD, OTR/L
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Course: #4459Level: Intermediate1 Hour
The new Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), going into effect on Oct. 1, 2019, sets a combined 25 percent limit on concurrent and group therapy per therapy discipline provided. What does this mean for your therapy practice? This webinar will review definitions and best practice guidelines, including documentation, for group and concurrent therapy in skilled nursing facilities.

Motor Interventions in Early Intervention: Part 1
Presented by Jessica McMurdie, OTR/L
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Course: #4426Level: Introductory1 Hour
Need some intervention ideas for Early Intervention? This course reviews the key milestones for typical motor development, focuses on best practice guidelines for early intervention motor therapy and highlights the basic strategies to help infants and toddlers achieve critical motor milestones. It is highly recommended for participants to take the preceding course Introduction to Early Intervention prior to viewing this course.

Transitioning to Academia: From OTA Practitioner to OTA Professor
Presented by Krysta Rives, MBA, COTA/L, CKTP
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Course: #4442Level: Introductory1 Hour
This course is designed for the OTA who is interested in pursuing a career in academia, and for the OT who is interested in learning how to support the addition of an OTA faculty member to their program.

Anxious Eaters and Anxious Mealtimes
Presented by Marsha Dunn Klein, OTR/L, MEd, FAOTA
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Course: #4452Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This practical webinar will identify who are anxious eaters and outline sensitive and systematic ways to support these worried eaters and their families in mealtime peace and expanding diets. The approach is based on the responsive feeding principles of the Get Permission Approach that begins with child success and tiptoes towards change with small positive and compassionate steps.

Continued Conversations, The CE Podcast: Evidence-Based Interventions in Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Presented by Patti Sharp, OTD, MS, OTR/L
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Course: #4461Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course presents a discussion about the role and importance of evidence-based practice. The conversation is centered around a landmark systematic review (Novak & Honan, 2019) which provides new recommendations for the use of OT interventions in pediatrics.

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