Description

 

Details:
Course Name: Parkinson’s and Multiple Sclerosis: Movement Disorder’s -An Evidence-Based Practice
Presenter: Charles “Chuck” Plishka, PT, DPT, NCS
Price: $130.00
Number of Contact Hours/CCU’s: 15
Target Audience: PT’s, PTA’s, OT’s, OTA’s
Included: One Link to Access the Entire Set of Videos, A Course Manual (e-mailed), Sign-in Sheet, Evaluation and Summary Sheet

Topics:

Motor Control and Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
Anatomy of the Brain, Measures and Scales, Parkinson’s Disease, Fatigue, Balance and Gait
Evaluation, Medications, Surgical Treatment and Interventions
Physical and Occupational Therapy Interventions
Neuroplasticity Model. Documentation and Coding
Multiple Sclerosis: Introduction, Spasticity, Balance, Diagnostic, Tests, Disease Course, Staging and Medications
Multiple Sclerosis: Evaluations and Therapy Interventions

Course Description:

This is a 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.

Learning Objectives:

At completion of this program, the participants will be able to:

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

Presenter: Charles “Chuck” Plishka,  PT, DPT, NCS

Chuck 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