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Upper Extremity Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brachial Plexus Injuries

Course: #4545Level: Advanced 1 Hour 1538 Reviews
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This course begins with an in-depth overview of the anatomy and mechanics of traumatic brachial plexus injury, possible nerve transfers, and delves into the role of OT in evaluating and monitoring the progress of recovery. Additionally, it highlights treatment priorities and techniques that may be helpful in the rehabilitation of this patient population.

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.

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Course Type: Video

CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Advanced, 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 #20-767392; IACET/0.1; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Advanced, Orthopedics; RESNA/0.1 Advanced

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Learning Outcomes

  • checkmarkAfter this course, participants will be able to describe the anatomy of the brachial plexus and surrounding structures that may be affected by injury
  • checkmarkAfter this course, participants will be able to identify and prioritize components of evaluation in brachial plexus injury.
  • checkmarkAfter this course, participants will be able to list rehabilitation approaches and techniques that are beneficial when working with patients with brachial plexus injury.

Course created on February 6, 2020

Agenda

0-5 Minutes Introduction
5-10 Minutes Anatomy
10-15 Minutes Mechanism
15-25 Minutes Nerve transfers
25-35 Minutes Evaluation
35-45 Minutes Treatment
45-50 Minutes Orthoses and positioning
50-55 Minutes Case Study
55-60 Minutes Summary, Q & A

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

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

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

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American Occupational Therapy Association

American Occupational Therapy Association

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CE Broker

CE Broker

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International Association for Continuing Education and Training

International Association for Continuing Education and Training

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National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

OccupationalTherapy.com is a NBCOT® Professional Development Provider. This course is offered for 1.25 NBCOT PDUs (Advanced level, Orthopedics Area). NBCOT® is a registered trademark of The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.


Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America

Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America

The continued family of websites, including OccupationalTherapy.com, is an approved CE provider by the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA). This course is offered for 0.1 CEUs (Advanced level, Area). The assignment of RESNA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by RESNA.


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