EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES
RICHMOND AREA
Wound Care Challenges: Tools for the Health Care Professional,
sponsored by PESI Healthcare. All day seminar, $164, can register
online www.pesi.com. Group rates available. CEU's pre-certified for
CCMs, RNs, dieticians, certified diabetic educators, athletic
trainers, physical therapists, physician assistants. Richmond:
Tuesday, April 1, 2008, Wyndham Hotel, 4700 S. Laburnum Avenue. 8 am
to 4 pm. (Registration, continental breakfast start 7:30 am. Lunch
on your own.
You are invited to a Breakfast Education Seminar on "Interventional
Pain Management: Options and Procedures Beyond Medication" to be
held at the Science Museum of Virginia on Tuesday, April 8, 2008
from 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM. 2 CEU's offered (CRC, CDMS and CCM).
Registration fee is $5 for VARN members. RSVP to Mary Whitehead at
764-5738 or email:
mwhitehead@shelteringarms.com by April 4th.
REHABILITATION TO RECAPTURE
MAXIMUM GAIT POTENTIAL
"Stepping Back to Life"
March 13, 2008
Presented by: Sponsored by:
David A. Lawrence, MSPT ATC The Gait Center
Carissa B. Strane PT, DPT, MS AT Home Care
Specialists in Gait Rehabilitation Powell Prosthetics and Orthotics
West Home Health
Location: Lawrence Rehabilitation Specialists "The Gait Center" 2034
Dabney Rd. Suite D, Richmond, VA 23230 Phone: 804.523.2653
Presenter: Mr. Lawrence has presented nationally renowned courses
for over 15 years focusing on the rehabilitation of ambulatory
dysfunction caused by amputation, traumatic injury, corrective
surgery and degenerative joint disease, as well as courses on
disabled sports and recreation. He has worked with the Veterans
Administration and with Sheltering Arms. Presently, David is the
president of Lawrence Rehabilitation Specialists Inc. and runs "The
Gait Center" an outpatient private practice that treats only
patients with ambulatory disorders. He is also the program director
for AT Home Care and is one of the founders and Rehabilitation
Coordinator for the Walking Free project of Physicians for Peace.
Inservice Description: This inservice introduces a true continuum of
care model for the rehabilitation of patients suffering ambulatory
dysfunction. The inservice stresses an interdisciplinary team
approach and provides the attendee with the scope of specialized
services needed to fully rehabilitate these patients. Attention will
be placed on the time period from discharge from the hospital to
maximum patient rehabilitation. A broad spectrum of prosthetic and
orthotic componentry as well as durable medical equipment will be
available for review.
Objectives: Upon completion of this 2 hour inservice attendees will
be able to:
" List imperative equipment needed to ensure early rehabilitation
successes.
" Describe the basics regarding fit and function of present day
prosthetics and orthotics
" List the biomechanical phases of normal human locomotion
" Identify key components associated with recapturing functional
independence following ambulatory dysfunction
" Coordinate a systematic rehabilitation plan for patients suffering
ambulatory dysfunction to maximize their outcomes
Agenda:
Thursday 6:00pm - 8:00pm
" Dinner Provided
" Tour of Gait Center and Prosthetic/Orthotic facility
" Show and tell with Durable Medical Equipment
" Presentation: Stepping Back To Life
