Instructors:

Alyssa Findlay, PT, DPT
Ryan Patterson, MOT, OTR/L, BCPR

Ryan Patterson has the following relevant financial relationships to disclose: Brooks Rehabilitation; Honorarium and does not have any nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

Alyssa Findlay has the following relevant financial relationships to disclose: Brooks Rehabilitation; Honorarium and does not have any nonfinancial relationships to disclose.

Course Location:
Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital – University Campus
3599 University Blvd S.
Jacksonville, Florida, 32216

Course Description:
Brain injury is a complex diagnosis affecting individuals of all ages and causing a varied presentation based on location, severity and type of injury. As rehabilitation professionals, it is critical that cognitive, sensory, and social issues be considered in addition to physical presentation. Intervention in the acute phase can have a significant impact on long-term outcomes. Likewise, awareness of chronic issues in TBI management should drive intervention even in the acute and subacute settings.

This course will review the basics in brain injury to set the stage for a deeper look at primary and secondary impairments, pharmacological management, and rehabilitation for a holistic approach to patient care. As medical advances warrant treatment earlier and with more intense focus, a comprehensive team approach is critical to maximizing patient recovery and reintegration into life over the long-term recovery path. Through lecture and case-based format, this course will provide a systemic approach to management of the client following brain injury. Practical application of evidence and clinical integration will be supported through case examples to provide you with tools to take back to your clinic tomorrow. This course will include lecture, lab, case presentations and discussion.

Course Objectives:
After this course, participants will be able to:
• Identify neuroanatomical pathology related to clinical presentation
• Identify primary and secondary effects of brain injury
• Discuss medical and pharmacological management relative to acute brain injury and promoting recovery
• Review issues related to the aging brain injury
• Review new data in brain injury management
• Explain presentation and treatment strategies of all levels of brain injury using the Ranchos Los Amigos scale
• Identify underlying impairments affecting primary functional limitations observed as well as strategies to address and treat those

PT, OT ST, and RN staff will also be able to:
• Develop treatment plan inclusive of outcome measure and behavior shaping strategies for individuals fowling brain injury
• Evaluate patients following brain injury of appropriate comprehensive treatment planning

Intended Audience:
The information presented in this course is clinically relevant for PT, PTA, OT, OTA, SLP, and RN clinical designations.

Enrollment:
If you are a Brooks Clinician and want to pay by cost center, please fill out this registration form and return the check and form to the Brooks IHL.

Satisfactory Course Completion:
Full course attendance (including signing the attendance sheet each day), performance demonstrations and question and answer session.

Course Evaluation/Survey:
Within 48 hours of course completion, you will receive a post course survey. The IHL values your feedback and we thank you in advance for taking the survey.

Contact Hours:
This course has been approved for 16.5 Contact Hours by the following boards:
– Florida Physical Therapy Association
– Florida Board of Occupational Therapy

This course has been approved for 15 Contact Hours by the following boards:
– Florida Board of Speech Language Pathology
– Florida Board of Nursing
– Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling

Continuing Education credit for each participant who meets the satisfactory course completion requirements (licensed in FL) will be automatically uploaded to CE Broker, which means the Florida Boards will have record of your attendance, even if you do not have your own personal CE Broker account. Course certificates will be provided at the completion of the course for those that meet the course completion requirements. Certificates will be mailed for courses that include a post-course test.

Disclaimer: Registrations from individuals with clinical designations not listed in the intended audience for this course may be subject to removal from the course roster without a full refund. If you are unsure or have questions related to the intended audience, please email CEU@brooksihl.org and we will be happy to help clarify!

Timed Agenda:
Saturday 

  • 8:30 – 10:00 am                     Overview and Anatomy Review
  • 10:00 – 11:00 am                    Imaging
  • 11:00 – 12:00 pm                    Describing Brain Injury
  • 1:00 – 2:00 pm                        Patient Assessment
  • 2:00 – 4:30 pm                        Case studies
  • 4:30 – 5:00 pm                        Questions/wrap up

Sunday

  • 8:30 – 9:30 am                      Disorders of Consciousness
  • 9:30 – 10:30 am                     Case study
  • 10:30 – 11:30 am                    Behavior Management
  • 11:30 – 12:30 pm                    Case study
  • 1:30 – 3:00 pm                       The M’s: Medical Management, Movement, and Motivation
  • 3:00 – 4:30 pm                       Case study
  • 4:30- 5:00 pm                        Questions/Wrap up