Connecting Immersive Virtual Reality Intervention to Rehabilitation Goals

Course: #3900Level: Introductory 1 Hour 284 Reviews

Immersive virtual reality provides an engaging, motivating, task-oriented and salient experience that provides the requisite use, repetition and intensity of training for skill acquisition and performance. This course will use case-based videos and demonstrations along with a didactic approach to review several immersive virtual reality systems, activities and the available virtual reality evidence in order to integrate their use with evidence-based treatment strategies toward a patient's rehabilitation goals.

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Course Type: Video

CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Introductory, OT Service Delivery; CE Broker/1.0 Home Study, General (FL), Patient Related (AL), General Continuing Education (GA), Direct Client/patient Services In Occupational Therapy (SC), Related To OT (AZ), Related To OT (LA), Directly Related To OT (MS), Directly Related To OT (TN), CE Broker #20-677524; IACET/0.1; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Beginner, Rehabilitation; RESNA/0.1 Introductory

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to interpret the current research on the therapeutic use of immersive virtual reality in rehabilitation.
After this course, participants will be able to analyze the capacity of different immersive virtual reality platforms and activities in order to facilitate a patient's performance skills and treatment goals.
After this course, participants will be able to integrate immersive virtual reality technologies with evidence-based treatment strategies and techniques to enhance their practices.

Course created on September 11, 2018

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-10 Minutes	The Virtual Context and The Reality-Virtuality Continuum
10-15 Minutes	Virtual Reality Concepts
15-25 Minutes	Evaluating and Understanding the Virtual Reality Evidence
25-35 Minutes	Assessing Virtual Reality Platforms and Activities
35-55 Minutes	Integrating Virtual Reality in Practice: Video Case Presentations
55-60 Minutes	Summary, Q & A

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Presented By

Robert Ferguson
MHS OTR/L

Rob is the Clinical Specialist in Therapeutic Technology and Neurorehabilitation at the University of Michigan Health. He provides leadership in program design, competency development, and treatment through the Therapeutic Technology Program, which includes the Computer Therapy Treatment Lab, the Therapeutic Virtual Reality Program, and the inpatient rehabilitation MakerPod.

Michael Blackstock
MS, OTR/L

Michael Blackstock is a lead clinician for the spinal cord injury team and the virtual reality program at Michigan Medicine. Mike's professional presentations include local workshops, state conferences and national conventions.

Presenter Disclosure:

Financial: Robert Ferguson and Dennis Cleary received an honorarium for presenting these course materials. Dennis Cleary: Intellectual Property: 50% ownership in the Vocational Fit Assessment and VocFit.com; Current Grant Funding: National Institutes of Health Grant: Vocational Fit Assessment and Employment Status in People with Intellectual Disabilities, Florida Developmental Disability Council. Non-financial: Robert Ferguson and Dennis Cleary have no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by OccupationalTherapy.com, a Continued site.

Content Disclosure: This learning event focuses on the following specific products or services and will not include info on other products or services: comparison of top commercially available immersive virtual reality systems; PlayStation VR, HTC Vive, Oculus and Windows Mixed Reality.

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