This two-day course is specifically designed for occupational and physical therapists who work with adult patients affected by a stroke or brain injury. This course will cover topics related to upper extremity management with an emphasis on facilitating hand function/fine motor control in functional activities utilizing Neuro-IFRAH® Concepts by Waleed Al-Oboudi, MOT, OTR/L.

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be Neuro-IFRAH Trained®.

Program subject to change. Participants are cautioned to apply new information and skills within the scope of state licensure law.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify concepts related to the challenge of maximizing functional outcomes as related to the development of hand function/fine motor control in functional activities.
• Identify guidelines for facilitating hand use/fine motor control.
• Identify effect of whole body mobility and control on hand function.
• Differentiate between normal and abnormal hand function in functional activities.
• Identify the missing components of movement that are interfering with the patient’s ability to function at a higher level.
• Apply handling techniques to prepare the hand for functioning at a higher level.
• Apply handling techniques to help patients attain the missing components of movement interfering with functioning at a higher level

Upon successful completion of the course, participant will be Neuro-IFRAH Trained®.

Agenda

Day 1

7:45	Registration
8:20 - 8:30	Welcome & Introduction
8:30 - 9:00	Identified Challenges Encountered in Recovering for Fine Motor/hand Function.
9:00 - 10:00	Maximizing Functional Outcomes as Related to the Development of Hand Function: Challenges, treatment approaches and guidelines to facilitating Hand Function/Fine Motor Control
10:00 - 10:15	Break
10:15 - noon	Management of Whole Body Mobility, Control and Effect on Hand Function
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch (on your own)
1:00  - 3:00	Fine Motor/Hand Assessment in Functional Activities
3:00 - 3:15	Break
3:15 - 4:30	Preparation of the Hand for Function
4:30 - 5:00	Development of Finger Extension and Thumb Control

Day 2                .

8:00	Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 10:00	Development of Finger Extension and Thumb Control(continued)
10:00 - 10:15	Break
10:15 - noon	Development of Controlled Finger Flexion in Grasp Activities Development of Thumb Movements on the Fingers and Finger Movements on the Thumb
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch (on your own)
1:00 - 2:00	Development of Coordination of Forearm, Wrist, Thumb and Finger Movements
2:00 - 3:00	Development Isolated Finger Control, Opposition and Translation Skills
3:00 - 3:15	Break
3:15 - 3:45	Development of Alternating Skills and Complex Hand Function
3:45 - 4:45	Patient Demonstration or Video/Discussion of patient demonstration
4:45 - 5:00	Development of speed, timing and automaticity and making it happen

 

CE Credits

14 contact hours

Accepted by NBCOT*,  HTCC+, and most state OT regulatory boards. Check with your state  board to verify. Certificate of attendance will be issued to all participants upon completion of the workshop and may be used for CEU verification of credits. CE Credits vary by state. Please check with your state board/certifying agency to confirm conversion of contact hours to CE.

*NBCOT...National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy (view PDU requirements)
+HTCC... Hand Therapy Certification Commission  (view recertification requirements)

Mary Linder, OTR/L, Neuro-IFRAH Instructor® Neuro-IFRAH Specialist®
received her degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Tennessee in 1994. Mary works in inpatient rehabilitation and outpatient. She has served as team lead and Director of Clinical Services over inpatient and outpatient PT, OT and ST. She has specialized in the treatment of adults with stroke and brain injury since 1999 and continues to be mentored by Waleed Al-Oboudi, MOT, OTR, author of the Neuro-IFRAH®. She became a clinical educator with Healthsouth in 2001.

Mary finished the Neuro-IFRAH Instructor® Training Program in August 2004. She was issued her Neuro-IFRAH specialist® certificate in July 2006. Mary is an instructor for introductory and intermediate courses as well as introductory course for nurses, the 98 contact hour certification course and the Advanced Upper Extremity Course. She currently works at HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital per diem and treats private patients.

Megan Warr, OTR/L, Neuro-IFRAH Instructor® Neuro-IFRAH Specialist® received her degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Tennessee in 1992. Megan has worked throughout the continuum of care in Acute/Trauma ICU, Inpatient Rehabilitation, Out Patient, Skilled Care and Home Health. She has specialized in the treatment of adults with stroke and brain injury since 1996 and continues to be mentored by Waleed Al-Oboudi, MOT, OTR, author of the Neuro-IFRAH®. She became a clinical educator with Healthsouth in 1999.

Megan finished the Neuro-IFRAH Instructor® Training Program in August 2004. She was issued her Neuro-IFRAH specialist® certificate in July 2006. Megan is a Neuro-IFRAH Instructor® for introductory and intermediate courses as well as introductory course for nurses, the 98 contact hour certification course and the Advanced Upper Extremity Course. She currently works at Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital per diem and treats private patients.

Tuition

Note: Early Bird rates are in effect if your application is postmarked four weeks or more prior to registration.	Early Bird Rate	Late Registration Rate
Neuro-IFRAH: Facilitating Hand Function/ Fine Motor Control in Functional Activities	$449	$499

Dates & Locations

	Apr 10 - Apr 11, 2010:Dallas, TX area (McKinney)

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