YOU'RE INVITED TO A ONE-DAY VIRTUAL COURSE!
Optimizing Outcomes for Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease: An Interdisciplinary Approach
ALL DAY VIRTUAL COURSE WITH:
Erin Gallardo, PT, DPT, NCS
Claire McLean, PT, DPT, NCS
Jamie Haines, PT, DScPT, NCS
Leann Vitale, OT
Stephanie Callendar, SLP
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This one-day course offered to Honor Health Neuroscience Institute 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, facial muscle exercises, respiratory muscle training, visual disorders, and dual task training to provide a comprehensive treatment approach for clinicians.
Target Audience: OT, PT
Course Objectives
- Determine the primary challenges of clients with PD and prioritize a treatment plan based on the evidence
- Design treatment interventions for individuals with Parkinson’s to optimize functional outcomes
- Create an exercise program for an individual or group with key evidence-based components
- Integrate current evidence supporting dual tasking and cognitive training into physical therapy for people with Parkinson’s
- Identify symptoms of hypomimia in patients with PD and develop a patient-centered facial rehabilitation program
- Evaluate how dopamine can affect the visual system with individuals diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.
- Weigh different screening assessments for visual deficits associated with Parkinson’s Disease.
For questions, please email us at [email protected].
6.0 Contact Hour Course
Approved for PTs/PTAs and OTs/COTAs in Arizona
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.
Jamie Haines, PT, DScPT, NCS
Jamie is an Assistant Professor in the Physical Therapy Department at Central Michigan University. She has been recognized for her dynamic teaching style and received an Excellence in Teaching Award in 2020 at CMU.
Dr. Haines oversees physical therapy services at Hands for Health, a student-led pro bono clinic at CMU and supervises students in the program’s weekly exercise and dance classes for people with neurologic conditions.
Her research interests include Parkinson’s Disease, use of assistive technology to promote recovery principles, and teaching and learning principles in DPT education. She has practiced in acute, ICU, subacute, outpatient, and community wellness settings. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association including Academies of Neurologic PT, Acute Care and Education.
Leann Vitale, OT
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, 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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