This course will provide the participant a framework for treating balance impairments in the home using items available in the home and surrounding community. Using items available in the home setting offers clinicians the opportunity to provide home programs without cost-prohibitive barriers that purchasing treatment equipment poses. Additionally, therapists working in home health setting also face challenges maintaining adequate infection control when bring equipment from home to home, so using the patients own household items addresses this challenge.
Editor's Note: Regarding Pennsylvania credits, this course is approved by the PA State Board of Physical Therapy for 2 hours of General CE Credit, from 1/01/15-12/31/16.
Course created on November 4, 2014
Learning Outcomes
- At the end of this course, participants will be able to describe how to use the International Classification of Function, Disability and Health (ICF) to provide a systematic approach to assess balance impairments.
- At the end of this course, participants will be able to describe how to use the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Stopping Eldery Accidents, Deaths & Falls (STEADI) Tool kit and Otago Exercise Programme for assessment and treatment of balance impairments.
- At the end of this course, participants will be able to list 3 household items used for balance training.
- At the end of this course, participants will be able to describe how to incorporate balance confidence into a comprehensive treatment program.
- At the end of this course, participants will be able to describe how patient engagement and adherence plays a role in patient outcomes.
Agenda
| 0-10 Minutes | Background |
| 10-40 Minutes | How to use the ICF to assess for balance impairments |
| 40-60 Minutes | Exercise Prescription for balance impairments (using STEADI and Otago) |
| 60-105 Minutes | Balance treatment using items available in the home and community. |
| 105-115 Minutes | Other treatment considerations (confidence and adherence) |
| 115-120 Minutes | Q & A |
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Presented By
Kenneth L. Miller
PT, DPT, GCS, CEEAA
Dr. Ken Miller, PT, DPT, is a board-certified geriatric clinical specialist and advanced credentialed exercise expert for aging adults. Dr. Miller is an assistant professor at the Medical University of South Carolina in the Division of Physical Therapy and serves as the founding director of the USC Geriatric Residency Program. His clinical focus is on best practices for use with the older adult population. Dr. Miller is the Director overseeing Practice for the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy. He has spoken nationally and internationally on topics of gerontology, including pharmacology, primary prevention, frailty, outcome measures, best practices, and pain management for the older adult. Dr. Miller has over 20 years of clinical expertise in risk mitigation and error prevention and is currently researching well-being, mental health, and burnout in physical therapists.
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