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Course Name: Movement Disorders: Multiple Sclerosis & Parkinson’s Disease Evidence-Based Practice
Presenter: Charles Plishka, PT, DPT, NCS
Dates: Saturday, August 26 – Sunday, August 27, 2017
Tuition: $325.00 – Early Registration
$375.00 – After Saturday, August 12, 2017
Location: University of Louisiana Lafayette
Bourgeois Hall, Room 153B
225 Cajundome Blvd
Lafayette, Louisiana 70506
Number of CCU’s / Contact Hours: 15
Target Audience: PT’s, PTA’s, OT’s, OTA’s

Course Description:

This is a 2-day live continuing education course for physical, occupational therapists and assistants. The course presents a review of the Movement Disorders of Multiple Sclerosis & Parkinson’s Disease including: etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, current treatments (medical, surgical, and therapy), and discussion of therapy-specific evidence-based interventions. The attendee will acquire the knowledge needed to evaluate the patient using a variety of tests & measures, and document in ways more meaningful to the referring physician. Since interventions are evidence-based, better outcomes are expected.

Schedule:

Day One – Saturday, August 26, 2017

8:00 – 8:45 am Motor Control Theories and Activities
8:45 -9:30 am Introduction to Parkinson’s Disease, Activities, Evaluation and Treatment
9:30 – 10:00 am Anatomy of Parkinson’s Disease
10:00 – 10:15 am Break
10:15 – 11:00 am Parkinson;s Pathophysiology
11:00 – 12:00 n Stages of Parkinson’s Disease
12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 pm PD Interventions: Medications, Surgical
2:00 – 2:45 pm Evaluation Considerations and Evaluation Techniques
2:45 – 3:00 pm Break
3:00 – 3:30 pm Outcome Measures Scales
3:30 – 4:30 pm PD Evidence-based Therapy Interventions
4:00 – 5:00 pm Treatment Obstacles
5:00 pm End of Day One

Day Two – Sunday, August 27, 2017

8:00 – 8:30 am Parkinson’s Disease Case Studies
8:30 – 9:30 am Evaluation and Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis, activities and case studies
9:30 – 10:00 am Introduction to Multiple Sclerosis
10:00 – 10:15 am Break
10:15 – 12:00 n  Anatomy of Multiple Sclerosis: Neurons & CNS
12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 pm Multiple Sclerosis Pathophysiology
1:30 – 2:00 pm Stages of Multiple Sclerosis
2:00 – 2:15 pm Multiple Sclerosis Interventions: Medications
2:15 – 2:30 pm Break
2:30 – 2:45 pm Multiple Sclerosis Evaluation Considerations
2:45 – 3:00 pm Multiple-Task Group Activity
3:00 – 3:30 pm Outcome Measures
3:30 – 4:00 pm  M.S. Evidence-Based Therapy Interventions
4:00 – 5:00 pm  Documentation and Multiple Sclerosis activities and case studies
5:00 pm End of Day Two and End of Course

Learning Objectives:

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

Identify commonly seen signs & symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
Identify common signs & symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis
Understand how the anatomical structures are involved in movement
Identify the underlying pathologies in Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Disease. that create movement disorders
Identify the stages/phases of Multiple Sclerosis & Parkinson’s Disease
Name Tests Used to Identify Fall Risk
Identify 3 intervention options for Multiple Sclerosis.
Identify 3 intervention options for Parkinson’s Disease.
Identify Outcome Measures that may be used  when assessing these patients
Identify common medications use for each disease

Presenter: Charles Plishka, PT, DPT, NCS

Charles is a graduate of Creighton University in Omaha, NE, and is a licensed Physical Therapist and owner of Posture & Balance Concepts, LLC. He has over 14 years experience evaluating and treating these special patient populations. Charles is currently a clinician at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, LA. Dr. Plishka has served on the Board of Directors for the Vestibular Disorder Association, which is a national nonprofit organization designed to provide information to the public on subjects and conditions related to dizziness and balance disorders. He is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, and the Movement Disorder Society