Description

Item Number/ID:
FALL PREVENTION 800(DVD)

DETAILS:
Complete Set of Principles and Practice of Fall Prevention and Restoring Function In Older Adults
All Eight (8) DVD’s, Course Notebook and One (1) Testing Booklet: E-Mailed

The Fall Prevention course has been approved for 15 Contact Hours/CCU’s,
(Ohio is for 15 CEUs)

Price: $150.00

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This is an intermediate level course for Physical Therapists and assistants to explore the current evidence in management of older adults with history of falls who display a variety of system-related challenges, orthopedic and neurologic. The course will detail the aging process, theories of aging, current research on examination and treatment interventions to allow the clinician to develop a comprehensive management plan when they return to the clinic.

TOPICS:

What Happens As We Age
What Examination Tools Are Effective in Clinical Settings (Part 1 and 2)
Tests and Treatment for Examination Techniques
Observational Gait Analysis and Quantitative Gait Analysis
Functional Goal Setting
Osteoporosis Management, Balance Strategies, Movement Strategies and Locomotor Strategies
Balance Training, Locomotor Training and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

To Help You Better Understand the Mechanisms and Theories of Aging
To Select Examination Tools That Are Effective to Program Planning
To Expand Your Development of Treatment Intervention Strategies to Prevent Falls and Improve Function in Older Adults With Orthopedic and Neurological Challenges
To Improve Your Ability to Integrate Evidence into Practice for Older Adults

PRESENTER: ANN NEWSTEAD, MS, PT, PhD, GCS, NCS

Ann Newstead is a 1978 graduate of the University of Alabama in Birmingham with a Masters in Physical Therapy and a 1976 graduate of the State University College at Potsdam, New York in Biology and Chemistry. Ann has worked in rehabilitation inpatient, outpatient and home health settings in the Houston and San Antonio, Texas areas in staff and supervisory capacities. She has participated in clinical or didactic faculty positions since 1987 and currently is practicing home health care in San Antonio. Ann received her Neurological Clinical Specialization in 1994 and received her Geriatric Specialization in 2005. She currently is conducting research in the area of older adults, persons with neurological dysfunctions and persons with amputations at the VA/UTHSCSA Movement and Gait Analysis Lab in San Antonio, Texas.