7th Annual Current Concepts in Brain Injury Rehabilitation UPMC You MUST sign in at the registration desk to receive course credit. ASHA Members 1. Pick up ASHA packet at sign-in desk. 2. Complete ASHA CEU Participant Form. 3. Complete Needs Assessment. 4. Return completed forms, you will NOT receive ASHA CEU if not returned. Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants 1. OTs and COTAs MUST sign in and sign out of conference to receive course credit. Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants 1. PTs and PTAs MUST sign in and sign out of conference to receive course credit. ALL CONFERENCE ATTENDEES 1. Complete the Program Evaluation. 2. Complete the attached Credit Designation Sheet. 3. Return completed forms at the end of the day to collect your Certificate of Attendance. Parking Validation Instructions: You will receive a parking validation ticket when you sign-out. Tickets must be validated IN THE HOSPITAL BEFORE entering garage. At parking paystation: 1. Insert parking ticket (the one you received upon entering the garage). 2. When prompted, insert validation ticket (the one you received upon signing out). 3. Machine will return the original parking ticket. Use this when exiting garage.
7th Annual Current Concepts in Brain Injury Rehabilitation UPMC Current Concepts in Brain Injury Rehabilitation will address, through lectures and discussion, the treatments and strategies employed at the UPMC. The conference goals are in line with the missions of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and UPMC to advance health, expand knowledge and improve care through research, teaching, rehabilitation services and medical care. Nurses, therapists, case managers, psychologists, physiatrists/physicians, fellows, and residents, involved with the care and rehabilitation of persons with brain injury are encouraged to attend. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Other health care professionals are awarded 0.7 continuing education units (CEU s) which are equal to 7.2 contact hours. The University of Pittsburgh Department of Occupational Therapy is a pre-approved provider of continuing education in Pennsylvania. This course is approved for 6.75 Contact Hours. The University of Pittsburgh, Department of Physical Therapy is a pre-approved provider of Continuing Education in Pennsylvania, and this course is approved for 6.5 units of General Access CEUs. The University of Pittsburgh is approved by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). This course is offered for 0.7 ASHA CEUs at the Intermediate Level, Professional Area.
Course Faculty University of Pittsburgh Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Amy Wagner, MD, Associate Professor UPMC Kristina Curci, MD, Medical Director of Consultation Psychiatry Kathleen Seiler, RN, BSN, SCRN, Stroke Program Coordinator UPMC Centers for Rehab Services Terry Breisinger, PT, Supervisor, Brain Injury Program Stacey Davis, OTR/L Olivia Houser, OTR/L Lynne Marshall, COTA Allyson Yukevich, OTR/L Hallie Zeleznik, PT, DPT, Course Director Children s Hospital of Pittsburgh at UPMC Rebecca Flowers, CCC-SLP Erik Trentrock, PT, DPT Craig Hospital, Englewood, CO Amy Berryman, OTR/L James A. Haley VA Medical Center, Tampa, FL Risa Nakase-Richardson, PhD, FACRM, Clinical Research Neuropsychologist Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY Kirk Lercher, MD No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.
Saturday, 7:00 7:45 am REGISTRATION SIGN-IN Coffee/Refreshments 7:45 8:00 am Conference Opening Hallie Zeleznik, PT, DPT 8:00 8:45 am Exercise in TBI Kirk Lercher, MD, Mt. Sinai 8:45 9:30 am Rehabilomics Research: A Biomarker Based Methodology for Precision Rehabilitation Initiatives within Populations with TBI Amy Wagner, MD 9:30 9:45 am Break 9:45 10:45 am Therapeutic Use of Self in Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Amy Berryman, PTR/L, Craig Hospital 10:45 11:30 am Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health Illness in Traumatic Brain Injury Kristina Curci, MD 11:30 12:15 pm Lunch 12:15 1:00 pm A Matter of Time: Anoxic Brain Injury Case Studies- An Overview Terry Breisinger, PT and Allyson Yukevich, OTR/L 1:00 2:00 pm Support Groups for Acquired Brain Injury Olivia Houser, OTR/L; Stacey Davis, OTR/L; Lynne Marshall, COTA; Kathleen Seiler, RN, BSN, SCRN 2:00 2:15 pm Break 2:15 3:00 pm Applying Challenge Point Theory to Maximize Neurologic Recovery in Pediatric Rehabilitation Rebecca Flowers, CCC-SLP and Erik Trentrock, PT, DPT 3:00 4:00pm Improving the Significance of Sleep Management in Moderate to Severe TBI Risa Nakase-Richardson, PhD, FACRM, James A. Haley VAMC 4:00 4:15 pm Conference Adjournment and Wrap-up Hallie Zeleznik, PT, DPT
ATTENTION CME Participants Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants 3. PTs/OTs and PTAs/OTAs MUST sign in and sign out of conference as instructed ASHA Members 1. Complete the Program Evaluation Form 2. Complete ASHA CEU Participant Form 3. Complete Needs Assessment 4. Return completed forms, you will NOT receive ASHA CEU if not returned. Social Workers 2. Complete the Social Worker Evaluation Sheet ALL: Remember to get your parking ticket validated BEFORE going to garage. DISCLAIMER STATEMENT The information presented at this CME program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses.