The Unique Role of Occupational Therapy in the Evaluation of Individuals with Parkinson's Disease
Course: #4026Level: Intermediate 1 Hour 2203 Reviews
This is part one of a two-part series on Parkinson's disease. This course provides an introduction to Parkinson's disease and the impact of the many symptoms on function and participation. A person-centered, occupation-based approach to evaluation will be discussed.
On Demand
Course Type: Video, Text
CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Intermediate, 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 #20-640629; IACET/0.1; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Intermediate, Rehabilitation
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to describe the impact of motor and non-motor symptoms on the daily function and participation of people with Parkinson's disease.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify and list appropriate outcome measures to create a person-centered approach to the evaluation of people with Parkinson's disease.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify and list occupation-based treatment strategies to address the participation challenges for people living with Parkinson's disease.
Course created on December 6, 2018
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-15 Minutes | Pathophysiology |
| 15-25 Minutes | Non-motor and motor symptoms and impact on function |
| 25-45 Minutes | Intake, evaluation, and outcomes |
| 45-55 Minutes | Use of outcomes |
| 55-60 Minutes | Summary, Q & A |
Reviews
2203 ReviewsPresented By
Julia Wood
MOT, OTR/L
Ms. Wood received her master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Minnesota and her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science & Wellness from Ball State University. She completed a clinical internship in neurological rehabilitation at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus. She has extensive clinical experience specializing in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, neurological movement disorders, and dementia in outpatient and specialty clinic settings. Ms. Wood currently develops community engagement programs for the University of Pennsylvania’s Parkinson’s Disease & Movement Disorders Center for Excellence. She serves as faculty for the Parkinson Foundation Allied Team Training for Parkinson’s program and is a Clinical training and certification faculty member for LSVT BIG®. Ms. Wood acts as a facilitator for the PD SELF program, an ambassador for the Davis Phinney Foundation, and serves on the Comprehensive Care Subcommittee for the World Parkinson’s Congress. Ms. Wood was recently named to the Parkinson’s Foundation Rehabilitation Medicine Task Force.
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