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
is an approved provider #50-466 with the Florida Department of Health Board of Occupational Therapy Practice. This course is approved for 5.5 contact hour(s) for Occupational Therapist and Occupational Therapy Assistants.
This educational offering qualifies for 5.5 continuing education hour(s) as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Save your course outline and certificate of completion, and contact your own board or organization for specific filing requirements.
is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #:216.000309. This course qualifies for 5.5 CE Credit Hour(s).
This meets the IN-PT approval under 844 IAC 6-8-5 Approved Organizations #9, please contact IN Board or Association if you have questions.
is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider for physical therapy and physical therapist assistant continuing education. This seminar is awarded 6.6 contact hour(s).
NCBPTE approval by virtue of approval by The New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions, State Board for Physical Therapy licensure board or state APTA chapter Approval good through 8/31/2021. This course qualifies for 5.5 continuing education hours.
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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.
OVERVIEW OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT
PERFORMANCE OF THE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY (SEATING/MOBILITY) EVALUATION
EQUIPMENT SELECTION PROCESS
DEVELOPING THE LETTER OF MEDICAL NECESSITY TO OBTAIN FUNDING
TROUBLESHOOTING THE CLIENT’S CURRENT EQUIPMENT
CLOSING, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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