Best Practices in Adult Neurological Disorders

Monday, December 4th 2017

             Monday, December 4th Dinner begins at 4:45pm (N-Wing), Program time: 6:00 pm-8:00 pm

Course Description:

This networking dinner and educational session is designed as a beginner or intermediate level course for occupational therapy practitioners to network with other practitioners and learn about best practices in the provision of occupational therapy services to an adult population with neurological challenges. Through lecture and discussion, participants will learn about current research literature supporting best practices in the provision of evidence-based occupational therapy services to adults with specific neurological disorders. Participants will be provided with resources relevant to sessions attended. Occupational therapy students with guidance from faculty will present information related to the following topics:

Alzheimer’s Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Huntington’s Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease

Participants will attend three of the six topics offered.

 

Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, participants will:

  • describe evidence-based practice for clients diagnosed with specific neurological disorders based on current scholarly research-based literature.
  •  describe application of best practices when providing OT evaluation & intervention services.
  •  identify current evidence-based practice trends applied to a case scenario.
  •  discuss locating evidence to use in practice.

 

Instructor: Kathleen Klein, OTD,OTR,BCP
                    MSOT Students

Audience: OT Practitioners

Continuing Education:

              AOTA: This program is offered for .2 CEUs and 2 NBCOT PDUs (Content-Introductory Level)

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Stockton University is an AOTA Approved Provider of continuing education
AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures

Registration:

  • $35.00 for registration-Payment can be made via credit card( a payment link will be sent to email) or by check

Please complete this registration form and return it to the School of Health Sciences

by email (kent.mayhew@stockton.edu), or fax (609-652-4858). 

Location:

Stockton University
101 Vera King Farris Dr
Galloway, NJ 08205

Dinner will be held in N-Wing Dining Hall
Program will be held in WQ203 and WQ 226

If mailing a check send to:

Stockton University
School of Health Sciences
Attn: Kent Mayhew
101 Vera King Farris Dr
Galloway, NJ 08205

Contact Kent Mayhew at kent.mayhew@stockton.edu with any questions.

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