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    Add to Calendar 05/20/2017 08:00 AM 05/20/2017 12:00 PM America/Chicago Edema Management 101 Hotel:
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    Appropriate Disciplines

    • Physical Therapist
    • Physical Therapy Asst
    • Certified Occupational Therapy Asst
    • Occupational Therapist
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Course Description

This course is designed to enhance the working knowledge and skill set of the professionals working directly with health care clinicians (PT/PTAs and OT/COTAs) in the management of a variety of edema presentations. Professionals will be instructed on both anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic and venous system as it pertains edema management. It will introduce various edema presentations and participants will learn to recognize the indications and contraindications for compression therapy. A focus of the course will be on the continuum of compression: Etiology and assessment of swelling -> compression product selection -> compression application. There will be ample time for discussion and case study..

This course is being sponsored by Performance Health Academy

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the anatomy and physiology of the lymphatic system and how it relates to fluid balance and edema formation.
  • Discuss different types of edema presentations
  • Identify the different stages of lymphedema
  • Identify indication and contraindications for compression therapy
  • Compare and contrast different compression products utilized for edema management
  • Integrate presentation of swelling and compression choice.
  • Apply short stretch compression bandages in the treatment of upper and lower extremity lymphedema.
  • Discuss modification of compression wrap to address typical edema presentations.

Christina Hankins

PT, CWCS, CLT

Christina received her Master’s in Physical therapy at Texas State University in 2003. In 2004, while she was working at St David’s rehab hospital on the Neurological floor, she managed a wound care program as well as developed policies and procedures for a skin care team. In 2005 she received her CLT with the Chickly institute; since then she has worked primarily with lymphedema clients in various settings including; acute, inpatient, outpatient, and home health settings. Christina has attended many advanced courses on both wound care and lymphedema treatment and is an instructor with the Norton school of lymphedema specializing in teaching lymphedema techniques to wound care clinicians. Currently, she is employed at Accolade home health where she has developed, marketed, and grown the only home health lymphedema program in Austin, Texas.

Christina became a certified wound care specialist in 2007, yet has been practicing in the wound care area since 1997. She has lectured to local community groups, clinicians and physicians regarding lymphedema and wound care as well as chairs a local lymphedema therapist support group. Christina specializes in lymphedema and wound care treatment and will remain dedicated to furthering awareness of better integration between the two treatments.

Day 1

08:45 - 09:00
Registration/Check in
09:00 - 09:15
Introductions
09:15 - 10:00
Anatomy/Physiology of Lymphatic System
10:00 - 10:15
Edema Presentations
10:15 - 10:30
Break
10:30 - 11:15
Compression Principles, Product Description and Choice
11:15 - 12:45
Hands on – Application of upper extremity and lower extremity lymphedema compression wrap
12:45 - 01:15
Case Studies
01:15 - 01:30
Questions/Answers

Contact hours pre-approved for:

  • 0.425 CEUs (4.25 Contact Hours) PT/PTAs, OT/COTAs
  • This course meets PDU requirements for NBCOT (5.3125 PDUs)
  • CIAO is recognized as an Approved Provider for PT/PTAs by the NYSE Dept State Board for PT
  • CIAO is an Illinois Approved Provider for PT/PTA Continuing Education
  • This activity is provided by the TX Board of PT Examiners Accredited Provider #2202009#TX
  • This activity meets the continuing competence requirements for PT/PTA license renewal in TX
  • Pre-Approved for:
  • 4.25 Hrs PT/PTAs in IL, NY, TX
  • 5.0 Hrs OT/COTAs in FL(CEB#20-532666)

CIAO is recognized on the NBCOT Provider Registry (meets PDU requirements for NBCOT)


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