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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