This 4-week interactive, multimedia online course is designed to introduce clinicians to the specialized field of hand therapy.  The focus of the course is to provide participants with beginning knowledge of numerous aspects related to hand therapy.  The course is designed to provide a deeper understanding of hand anatomy, hand movement patterns, common pathologies, and common treatment programs.  For some, this course will provide an excellent foundation for pursuing a career in hand therapy, and for others, it will provide a solid knowledge base for those occasional "hand patients."

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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:

• Demonstrate basic knowledge of distal upper extremity anatomy

• Describe basic clinical scenarios from an anatomical perspective

• Understand standard hand therapy treatment

Week 1.  Anatomy review
Week 2.  Cumulative trauma
Week 3.  Tendon injuries
Week 4.  Fracture and trauma management

CE Credits

14 contact hour

Regulations for self-study courses vary by state and profession. If you are taking this course for CE credits required for licensure, please contact your licensing board to confirm acceptance of this online course prior to registering.

California OT Board Approval: This course and instructor have been approved by the CA Board of OT for 14 contact hours of post-professional education in the advanced practice area of hand therapy. (Approval #22-H8)

NBCOT and HTCC: Accepted by NBCOT*, HTCC+, and many state professional regulatory boards. Check with your state board/credentialing agency 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. See links below.

NY State Physical Therapy Board: Rehab Education, LLC is recognized as an Approved Provider of PT and PTA continuing education by the NY State Education Department's Board of Physical Therapy.

BOC Approved Provider #P8271: Rehab Education, LLC is recognized by the Board of Certification, Inc. to offer continuing education for Certified Athletic Trainers.

AOTA Approved Provider #6177. These states currently recognize AOTA Approved Providers for OT continuing education either in regulatory language or by formal written communication to AOTA:

Alaska Arkansas Delaware District of Columbia Illinois Indiana Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Minnesota Mississippi Missouri

Montana Nevada New Hampshire Ohio Oregon Oklahoma Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Vermont Virginia

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

State PT Boards
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Victoria Priganc, PH.D., OTR, CHT, CLT, is the owner of Hand Therapy Consultation Services.  In addition to running HTCS, Victoria serves as adjunct faculty, teaching in the Occupational Therapy Programs at Nova Southeastern University and the University of New Hampshire.  In addition to teaching at the universities, Victoria has taught numerous conferences nationally, as prior to purchasing HTCS, she had been on its faculty since 1998. She has also taught a conference in Honduras, was an invited speaker for the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy (IFSHT) meeting in Australia in March, 2007, spoke at the American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT) 2008 annual meeting, and is invited faculty for the 2010 Philadelphia Hand meeting. She has been an OT for 15 years and a CHT for 10 years.  She has been published in the Journal of Hand Therapy and is co-author for two chapters that are currently ‘in press.’

Victoria serves as the Practice Forum Editor for the Journal of Hand Therapy (JHT) and is a member of the JHT editorial board. She is a current Active Member of the American Society of Hand Therapists and has assisted with the ASHT research committee for several years. She is also serving as the scientific and poster committee co-chair for the 2010 IFSHT meeting in Orlando, FL.
 
Victoria received her Ph.D. in Occupational Therapy from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL, her M.S. in Movement Science and Rehabilitation from the University of Vermont, and her B.S. in Occupational Therapy from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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
Hand Therapy 101	$399	$454

Dates & Locations

	4-week Interactive Online Course Oct 15 - Nov 12, 2010:ONLINE Course  Instructor: Victoria Priganc, PhD, OTR, CHT, CLT Approved by CA Bd of OT for 14 contact hrs post-professional education in advanced practice area of hand therapy (#22-H-8)

 

Regulations for self-study courses vary by state and profession. If you are taking this course for CE credits required for licensure, please contact your licensing board to confirm acceptance of this online course prior to registering.