When presented with pediatric patients with complex conditions, therapists may face multiple challenges including specialized splinting needs (such as making a finger splint for a one week old infant), pre-surgical and post-surgical intervention strategies (such as deciding when to start therapy after a tendon transfer), and developmental or functional issues (such as how to get a child with no elbow flexion to be able to feed himself).

During the first day, this presentation focuses on common pediatric conditions that result in a child being referred to therapy including Cerebral Palsy, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Brachial Plexus Injuries, Radial Ray Deficiencies, Camptodactyly, Thumb-in Palm Deformities, Trigger Fingers, Epidermolysis Bullosa, and Arthrogryposis. The presenter will share her expertise in knowledge of normal hand development, evaluation and therapeutic intervention, including splinting.

The second day focuses on pediatric splinting. When working with the pediatric population, therapists are challenged by the need to fabricate small size splints and the decisions regarding splint purpose, style, design and materials. The biggest challenge may involve gaining the child?s cooperation during the splint fabrication and compliance with the splint use at home. After attending this course, participants should be able to rise to all of these challenges.

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

 Course Objectives:

Upon completion, participant will be able to::

• recognize the normal development of the hand and implications for treatment.
• identify the following conditions found in pediatric hand patients and develop a pre and post-operative treatment plan: Brachial Plexus Injuries; Radial Ray Deficiencies; Thumb-in-Palm Deformities; Trigger Thumbs/Fingers; Arthrogryposis; Camptodactyly; Syndactyly releases; Common Pediatric Injuries; Cerebral Palsy; Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis; Epidermolysis Bullosa.
• identify immobilization and mobilization splinting principles as they apply to pediatric patients.
• identify appropriate splint options for the above listed conditions and fabricate the appropriate splint from a provided pattern

DAY ONE

7:30-8:00am    Registration and continental breakfast

8:00-8:15         Introduction

8:15-9:00         Normal Hand Development

9:00-9:15         Hand Therapy Differences in Pediatrics

9:15-10:15       Therapy for Children with Brachial Plexus Palsy

10:15-10:30     Break

10:30-12:15pm Treating Children with Congenital Hand Differences

• Radial Ray Deficiencies
• Hypoplastic Thumbs
• Radial Club Hands
• Thumb in Palm Deformities
• Congenital Trigger Thumbs/Fingers
• Arthrogryposis Camptodactyly
• Syndactyly releases

12:15-1:15pm    Lunch

1:15-2:00            Pediatric Trauma: fractures, tendon injuries, etc 

2:00-3:00            UE Management of Child with Cerebral Palsy

3:00-3:15             Break

3:15-4:15             Treatment of Pediatric Rheumatological Conditions

4:15-4:45             Treatment of Patients with Epidermolysis Bullosa

4:45-5:30             Conclusion and questions

 

DAY TWO

7:45-8:00am    Registration and continental breakfast

8:00-9:00am    Purposes of splints

• Classification of splints
• Splint decision making
• Pediatric splinting techniques
• Review of prefabricated pediatric splints

9:00am-3:00 Demonstration + fabrication of common splints, including:

• dorsal wrist splint,
• camptodactyly splint - (serial static extension)
• thumb MP stabilization splint
• neoprene supination assist splint

CE Credits

14 credit 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.

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

 

Jill Peck-Murray, MOT, OTR/L, CHT specializes in the treatment of pediatric hand patients. She has worked at Children’s Hospital of San Diego since 1982 and has been a certified hand therapist since 1995. She has presented nationally on multiple topics including pediatric hand therapy, pediatric splinting, and treatment of specific diagnoses including Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, muscle diseases, brachial plexus injuries, congenital anomalies, arthrogryposis, and cerebral palsy. She developed and co-taught the course "Introduction to Hand Therapy" at Grossmont College in San Diego, CA., for 3 years.

Jill is active in multiple professional organizations and is president of the San Diego Hand Special Interest Group, and Public Relations Chair for the California Foundation for Occupational Therapy.

What People are Saying about Jill Peck-Murray:

• Jill's enthusiasm for pediatric splinting is awesome! A quality learning experience.
• Jill's ability to cover a variety of different clinical areas was impressive!
• Jill is an experienced and excellent teacher.
• Great course!
• A great resource...appreciate Jill's organization and sticking to the schedule.

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
Pediatric Hand Therapy and Splinting	$409	$469

Dates & Locations

	Lecture on Friday; splint lab on Saturday. Nov 6 - Nov 7, 2009:San Francisco, CA

	Lecture on Friday; splinting lab on Sunday. No sessions on Saturday. Nov 6 - Nov 8, 2009:San Francisco, CA  View directions and hotels

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