Upper Extremity Assessments, Part 1

Name: Upper Extremity Assessments, Part 1
Price: 129.00 USD
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Course: #5197Level: Intermediate 1 Hour 2535 Reviews

This course will cover the topic of assessment in hand therapy. Included in the course are a review of goniometry within the hand and thumb, edema measurement, and functional assessment tools. This is Part 1 of a 2-part course.

This course is part of our Hand Therapy Review Series. This content would fall under the "Upper Extremity Evaluation & Intervention" topic area for the CHT examination.

Hand, Upper Extremity, and Orthopedics Review Series: Hand and Upper Extremity

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Course Type: Video

CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Intermediate, OT Service Delivery, 02400; CE Broker/1.0 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 #20-843983; IACET/0.1; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Intermediate, Rehabilitation

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to recognize total active motion for the fingers.
After this course, participants will be able to list measurements for progress in thumb in its various planes of motion.
After this course, participants will be able to identify figure 8 edema hand measures.

Course created on June 24, 2021

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-15 Minutes	Finger goniometry
15-20 Minutes	Thumb goniometry
20-25 Minutes	Special cases
25-30 Minutes	Edema
30-40 Minutes	Sensation
40-50 Minutes	Special tests
50-55 Minutes	Visual exam
55-60 Minutes	Summary; Q & A

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Presented By

Marie Pace
M.H.S. OTR/L, CHT

Marie graduated with a BS in occupational therapy in 1994, post-professional Master of Health Science in 2001, and earned the certified hand therapist designation in 2002. She has practiced hand therapy in the city of Pittsburgh since 2005. She is adjunct faculty at the University of Pittsburgh occupational therapy program on the topics of orthosis fabrication and hand therapy.

Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Marie Pace has received an honorarium for presenting this course. Non-financial: Marie Pace has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

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Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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