Incorporating Assistive Technology
An estimated 1.6 million Americans utilize assistive technology to achieve improved independence. For health care workers, the responsibility of evaluating clients, determining needs, and seeking out the most appropriate form of assistive technology, such as powered mobility, augmentative or assistive communication technology, wheelchair seating systems, and more can often be quite intimidating.
Back by popular demand and all new! Dr. Davin has designed this one-day seminar to provide health care professionals and therapists with a working knowledge of performing seating and mobility evaluations, troubleshooting existing seating systems, as well as the skills to incorporate assistive technology into therapeutic practice to increase their client’s independence. Evaluation and assessment techniques and procedures will be presented, including common diagnoses which often warrant alternative mobility, controls, or other forms of assistive technology. Information regarding a variety of cutting edge equipment, including mobility bases, seating, and positioning options will be reviewed, as well as the abundance of features which may be obtained to increase the client’s overall functional independence. Funding sources will be identified, and participants will receive detailed instruction regarding the development of letters of medical necessity, as well as key elements to include in such documents for equipment approval.
For those currently struggling with patients in poor sitting positions, whether it is in a skilled nursing facility, acute care center, home health setting or elsewhere, this class is a must!
What You Will Learn
Who Should Attend
Course Content
OVERVIEW OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT
- Center, front, and rear wheel drive chair comparison
- Turning radius, environmental benefits/liabilities
- Standard, lightweight, and ultra-lightweight chair comparison
- Turning radius, environmental benefits/liabilities
- Overview of cushion types
- Seating accessories
PERFORMANCE OF THE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
(SEATING/MOBILITY) EVALUATION
- Evaluate client’s current equipment
- Obtain client’s medical and functional history
- Home environment
- Physical assessment
- Obtainment of anthropometric measurements
- Identification of orthopedic deformities
EQUIPMENT SELECTION PROCESS
DEVELOPING THE LETTER OF MEDICAL NECESSITY TO
OBTAIN FUNDING
- Key phrases to include for funding source review
- Case study example
TROUBLESHOOTING THE CLIENT’S CURRENT EQUIPMENT
CLOSING, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Professional Comments
This course is a MUST SEE for anyone who is working in a nursing home or SNF! I left the class with seating solutions I could put in place tomorrow at work!
John K, PTA/L
Dallas, TX
Excellent course, well presented, kept my attention throughout.
Jennifer Colwill, PT
Wynantskill, NY
I will go to any course Dr. Davin teaches! She is energetic, extremely knowledgeable, always gives an awesome presentation, with a lot of hands-on activities, great examples and case studies. You made the workshop very fun!
Maci R, OTDR/L
Torrance, CA
File type | File name | Number of pages | |
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Course Manual_Let’s Roll! The Art of Performing Seating & Mobility Evaluations (15.97 MB) | Available after Purchase |
KIRSTEN DAVIN, OTD, OTR/L, ATP, SMS, is best known for her long running seminar, Let's Roll! The Art of Performing Seating and Mobility Evaluations. She is a licensed Occupational Therapist, certified Assistive Technology Professional (ATP), and Seating and Mobility Specialist (SMS), with extensive experience in a variety of practice areas including inpatient, acute care, and intensive care units, as well as the Central Illinois Regional Burn Center. She is the owner of a successful home health-based private practice, Escape Mobility Solutions, LLC, which is dedicated to evaluating individuals for custom forms of assistive technology, such as power and manual wheelchairs, seating and positioning systems, and augmentative and alternative communication. She regularly conducts workshops on a national basis, regarding seating/positioning and assistive technology, and prides herself in offering entertaining and engaging seminars that make learning fun. Dr. Davin completed her undergrad studies in occupational therapy and graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2001. She received her Doctorate in Occupational Therapy in 2007 from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in Provo, Utah, where she now holds a faculty position. Aside from her professional involvement in occupational therapy, Dr. Davin currently serves as a firefighter and the Medical Captain for the Pleasant Plains Fire Department, in her hometown of Pleasant Plains, Illinois.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Kirsten Davin is the owner and primary therapist of Escape Mobility Solutions, LLC. She has employment relationships with Baylor University and Memorial Medical Center. She serves a consultant for Performance Health. Dr. Davin receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Kirsten Davin is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association and the Illinois Occupational Therapy Association.
TRISHA FARMER, COTA/L, is a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant who is passionate about her work as a therapist and an educator. She has an extensive background in the acute care arena, specifically working with a nationally recognized stroke center and regional burn center with her hospital system practice focused on complex stroke and trauma cases. She graduated from Lewis and Clark Community College with an Associate’s Degree in Applied Science in the field of Occupational Therapy. She regularly attends conferences and workshops, in order to stay abreast of the latest evidence-based practices, resulting in the implementation of the most up-to-date and motivating treatment plans available. In addition, Ms. Farmer serves as both a clinical instructor and an educator at Memorial Medical Center and in the Central Illinois region, and she also serves on the Educational Board with Memorial Health System.
Please note: There will be a lunch and two 15-minute breaks; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Lunch and break times will be announced by the speaker and at their discretion.
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