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Course Name: Balance Exercise Interventions for Fall Prevention in Older Adults
Presenter: Leslie Allison, PT, PhD
Dates: Saturday, June 10 – Sunday, June 11, 2017
Tuition: $325.00 – Early Registration
$375.00 – After Saturday, May 27, 2017
Location: Wichita State University
Department of Physical Therapy
358 No Main – 2nd Floor
Wichita, KS 67202
Target Audience: PT, PTA’s, OT’s, OTA’s
Number of CCU’s / Contact Hours: 15

Course Description:

Learn evidence based methods of evaluation and treatment in this course designed for physical therapists and assistants working with fall-prone older adults.  If you have had little coursework on fall prevention, or want to place your existing knowledge about balance tests and treatments into a cohesive framework for systematic application to geriatric clients with a history or high risk of falls, this course is for you.
Day One will focus on evaluation, including comparison of healthy versus at-risk older adults, screening tests, multiple sensory and motor impairment measures, problem identification and goal setting.  Day Two will cover the design, implementation and progression of individualized intervention plans. Emphasis will be placed on testing and treatment methods that are theory-based and strongly supported by research findings.  Instruction will be provided by lecture, video tapes, demonstrations and case studies.  Instructional level: Beginner to Intermediate

Schedule:

Day One – Saturday, June 10, 2017

8:00 – 9:15 am Dynamic Systems Model of Postural Control
9:15 -10:00 am Postural Control in Healthy vs. At-Risk Older Adults
10:00 – 10:15 am Break
10:15 – 11:15 am Screening Tests to Assess Fall Risk
11:15 – 12:00 n  Demonstration: Screening Tests
12:00 n – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 pm Sensory Impairment Tests
2:00 – 2:45 pm Motor Impairment Tests
2:45 – 3:00 pm Break
3:00 – 4:00 pm  Demonstration: Impairment Tests
4:00 – 4:30 pm  Model-Based Test Organization
4:30 – 5:00 pm  Problem Identification & Goal Setting

5:00 Adjourn – END of DAY ONE

Day Two – Sunday, June 11, 2017

8:00 – 9:00 am Geriatric Fall Prevention Research: “We’re  Number 1!”
9:00 – 9:30 am Motor Learning: How we treat matters
9:30 – 10:00 am  Treatment Design and Progression I
10:00 – 10:15 am Break
10:15  – 10:45 am  Treatment Design and Progression II
10:45 – 12:00 n Demonstration: Individualized Treatment Approaches
12:00 – 1:00 pm  Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 pm  Case Study: Community-Dwelling Older Adult
2:15 – 3:30 pm Case Study: Congregate Living Older Adult
3:30 – 3:45 pm Break
3:45 – 5:00 pm Developing a Multidisciplinary Fall Risk-Reduction Program
5:00 pm END OF COURSE

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion the participant will be able to demonstrate and have an understanding

Select and perform screening tests to identify older adults at risk for falls.
Select and perform multiple sensory and motor impairment tests to determine which components require intervention.
Generate a balance-specific problem list and set outcome
Discuss the evidence supporting balance exercise interventions.
Incorporate motor learning principles in exercise interventions.
Design and progress individualized balance exercise interventions for fall-prone older adults

Presenter: Leslie Allison, PT, PhD

Dr. Allison is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at Winston-Salem State University. She received a BS in Physical Therapy in 1979 from the University of Pennsylvania, a MS in Motor Control and Learning in 1997 from Oregon State University and a PhD in Human Movement Science from the University. Her research focus is multi-sensory integration, imbalance and falls in the elderly. She is the c0-author of a chapter on “Balance Disorders” in Umphred’s Neurologic Rehabilitation text and a chapter on Multisensory Integration in the Elderly in the Handbook of Multisensory Integration. She Easterhas been an invited speaker on balance and falls in the elderly across the U.S. and Canada. She is c0-founder of the Eastern North Carolina Fall Prevention Task Force and a member of the NC State Fall Prevention Coalition.