Stroke Certificate Series

Stroke causes a profound impact on both patients and their families, and drastically changes all aspects of life. An acute onset of cognitive deficits as a result of a stroke may have a permanent effect on all activities carried out during a patient's daily life. These deficits include difficulties with attention, orientation, short-term memory, thought organization, reasoning, functional problem solving, and executive functions. Often, the patient has limited or no awareness of these deficits and the associated complications. Therefore, it is crucial for rehab professionals to be able to recognize these deficits, and to understand how they affect overall function, completion of ADL's, and discharge plans.

This relevant course will provide you with evidence-based knowledge related to cognitive deficits and their impact on patient recovery after stroke. Participants will learn how to apply principles of experience-dependent neuroplasticity when selecting and implementing treatment objectives, which will help your patients to maintain and improve their functional cognition across disciplines. This course will increase your ability to apply patient-focused interventions to promote more independent completion ofADL's. Participants will also learn about proper documentation of patient goals and outcomes to optimizereimbursement for skilled services.

• Confidently complete functional screenings and assessments using the most appropriate tools
• Apply neuroplasticity techniques to meet cognitive needs and focus treatment to improve communication and overall safety
• Utilize the patient's strengths to facilitate safe andindependent completion of ADLs
• Develop a plan of care based on the patient's skill level to help prevent functional decline by choosing transdisciplinary treatment objectives
• Practical and effective tips to plan for a patient's discharge; improving compliance, patient/caregiver education and awareness of the impact of cognitivedeficits

Each year nearly 800,000 people experience either a new or recurrent stroke. Stroke is a leading cause of adult disability in United States and some of these disabilities caused by stroke include deficits in motor planning and coordination, neglect, visual deficits, gait and balance impairments, aphasia, and apraxia. As health care professionals our role in treating this patient population is vital in the continuum of care of stroke rehabilitation: from acute care setting to subacute/rehab, home health to outpatient.

This relevant, one-day course will focus on learning new and updated concepts as it relates to assessing and treatingindividuals with stroke. Participants will engage in the latest research as well as case studies and patient videos to gain a better understanding to implement best practices. Participants will be able to have better rehabilitation outcomes by having enhanced knowledge about advances in gait training, perception and cognition, hemiplegic shoulder, task specifictraining, treating neglect, postural control and overview oforthosis to treat hemiparetic gait. Participants will leave this course feeling they have more tools to both evaluate and treat movement dysfunction.

• Increased education and knowledge on types of stroke, and recovery after stroke
• Immediately apply principles of motor learning to improve outcomes
• Easily complete comprehensive assessments for your clients with stroke
• Formulate an effective plan of care based on evidence-based practices
• Choose the best bracing options for your clients with gait impairments
• Implement the most up-to-date research for strokerehabilitation

By the year 2050, one in every 5 people living in the United States will be in the age category of 65 or older thus resulting in a surge of musculoskeletal and neurological disorders. These trends will necessitate effective, non- invasive treatment strategies to address impairments associated with conditions such as hemiplegia, edema, and changes in muscle tone. Stroke related physical disabilitiesinclude but are not limited to edema, hypertonicity, hypotonicity, lack of coordination, contractures, and skin breakdown.

This hands-on one day workshop is designed to guide participants through effective, non- invasive treatmenttechniques for tone inhibition, edema reduction, increasing mobility of the upper extremity, realignment of the capitatebone, improving fine motor coordination of the hemiplegic hand, personalized Neurological Fine Motor Coordination(FMC) Activities "bag of tricks", and movement strategies for imbalance of the antagonist and agonist muscles toward flexion/extension of the upper extremity. Participants will focus on the fundamentals and techniques of Neurological FMC as well as specific applications appropriate for personswith stroke to improve independence with ADLs, IADLs, and Leisure Performance. This workshop will provide participantswith functional reimbursable techniques they can immediatelyintegrate into their treatments that can be used in virtually anyenvironment with few contraindications.

*Hands on lab will be modified for Web based delivery formats into recorded demonstrations

• Extensive hands-on lab instruction in techniques you can use immediately
• Develop your own personal Neurological Activities "Bag of Tricks"
• Build balance and core strength for functional improvement of the upper and lower extremities
• Stroke Simulation Labs: Experience the physical effects of stroke, movement and tone inhibition on the upper and lower extremities
• Manage the edematous upper extremity in 4 treatment sessions or less
• Immediately improve your client's functional fine motor coordination using practical treatment techniques