YOU'RE INVITED TO A ONE-DAY VIRTUAL COURSE!
Optimizing Outcomes for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease: An Interdisciplinary Approach
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SATURDAY DEC 11, 2021
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM CST
ALL DAY VIRTUAL COURSE WITH:
Erin Gallardo, PT
Claire McLean, PT
Emily Borchers, PT
Leann Vitale, OT
Stephanie Callendar, SLP
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This one-day course offered to Advocate Aurora Health Rehabilitation Services Team Members will focus on knowledge translation of key concepts into clinical practice
Course Description
There are many challenges (and rewards!) working with clients with Parkinson’s disease. There is a continued ongoing effort to identify the optimal treatment techniques for these individual people to better support the busy therapist. However, the variation of presentations of these individual people makes it extremely difficult to develop the optimal treatment approach. Assisting in this requires keeping up with the latest literature to drive the optimal outcome measure choice along with the most up to date recommendations to improve the development of a plan of care. This one-day course will focus on knowledge translation of key concepts into clinical practice. The session will focus on some of the following but is not limited to: Key components of creating an evidence-based exercise program for individuals with Parkinsons, including aerobic and skill-based training, medication optimization for therapists, facial muscle exercises, respiratory exercises, fine motor training, and amplitude training for activities of daily living including incorporating many of these in dual task training programs.
Target Audience: OT, PT, ST
Course Objectives
- Determine the primary challenges of clients with PD and prioritize a treatment plan based on the evidence
- Use knowledge of Respiratory Muscle Training to implement a program in their clinical setting to improve patient outcomes
- Apply current evidence supporting dual tasking and cognitive training into physical therapy for people with Parkinson Disease.
- Identify symptoms of hypomimia in patients with PD and develop a patient-centered facial rehabilitation program
- Execute a fine motor control specific exercise program and grade certain fine motor control tasks to enhance upper extremity function of an individual with Parkinson’s Disease
- Identify symptoms hindering self-care performance with clients with Parkinson’s Disease
For questions, please email us at [email protected].
7.0 Contact Hour Course
Approved for PTs/PTAs and OTs/COTAs in Wisconsin and Illinois
MEET YOUR SPEAKERS
Claire McLean, PT, DPT, NCS
Claire McLean is a physical therapist who is passionate about working with people who have Parkinson's disease. She loves implementing the research which supports specific exercise programs and other wellness activities that people can do to improve their health and impact their Parkinson’s progression over their life.
Erin Gallardo, PT, DPT, NCS
Erin has worked in inpatient rehab, home health, and outpatient neuro as a business owner, Director of Wellness Programming, mentor, marketing coordinator, Chief Experience Officer, and educator. Currently she runs an online education company called the NeuroCollaborative - providing clinical and business mentorship to neurologic professionals with co-founder and neuro PT colleague, Claire McLean.
Emily Borchers, PT, DPT
Emily is a physical therapist at Rogue Physical Therapy & Wellness teaching online exercise classes for people with Parkinson's, providing one on one virtual wellness visits, performing online marketing, and providing educational talks.
She previously worked as a physical therapy manager at Parkinson Wellness Recovery (PWR!) in Tucson, Arizona where she worked one on one with people with Parkinson Disease, taught group exercise classes, and contributed to research projects, developed the physical therapy student program, mentored students, and taught PWR! certification courses.
Leann Vitale, MS, OTR/L
Leann is a licensed and certified occupational therapist registered with current licensure in the state of California. BLS and CPR certified through the American Heart Association. LSVT BIG Certified. PWR!Moves Certified. She is a part time group wellness trainer in outpatient setting with focus on movement disorders at Rogue Physical Therapy & Wellness.
In addition, she has worked with individuals in a skilled nursing facility, inpatient rehabilitation setting, outpatient rehabilitation setting, inpatient mental health setting, the Collier County school system, and in a prescribed pediatric extended care facility.
Stephanie Callander, MS, CCC-SLP
Stephanie has varied experience evaluating and treating adults with speech, language, voice and swallowing disorders. Her areas of interest include Parkinson's Disease, Motor Speech, Voice and Swallowing Disorders.
She has been an active member within the Parkinson’s community. On two occasions she was a guest speaker for PMD Alliance at their Renew Retreats, providing education about the benefits of speech therapy for people with Parkinson’s. She is a guest lecturer at Chapman University, teaching graduate students about Parkinson’s disease and the SPEAK OUT! therapy program.
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