CME and CEU Events for Care Providers

Dignity Health Dominican Hospital and the Dominican Hospital Foundation present events available to primary care providers, physical therapists, and orthopedic care providers. 

Clinical Management of the UE in Adult Hemiplegia

Dominican Hospital Outpatient Rehabilitation Center at 111 Madrone St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Saturday, October 26, 2019

7:30am-5:00pm, registration from 7:30-8:00am 

Instructors:

• Bonnie Jenkins Close
• Diane Pacholski

Course Description:

This 1 day course will focus on the adult hemiplegic upper extremity, and will provide you with an increased understanding of how hemiplegia alters the normal biomechanics of the shoulder complex. Participants will learn how to assess and increase ROM of the shoulder complex, forearm and hand. They will learn how to increase support function of the UE by utilizing muscle re education techniques and how to increase challenge to the UE as it relates to function. The course will include lecture and lab time to practice skills on each other. Participants will be able to apply this information in acute care, acute rehab , long term rehab and home environments.

Goals and Learning Objectives

• Gain an appreciation of how the normal biomechanics of the shoulder girdle are altered by hemiplegia. 
• Increase ROM of the hemiplegic shoulder complex, soft tissue and have influence over pain and subluxation. 
• Understand how impairments from hemiplegia can influence the functional use of the upper extremity. 
• Increase use of the involved UE in active support during function.

NOTE: If applicable, please fill out license type and license number to ensure you will receive CEU credits. Please check your email for confirmation of your registration.

Dominican Hospital is an agency recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California to approve courses for continuing education units (CEUs). This course has been approved for .75 CEU units or 7.5 contact hours.