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    Understanding Low Vision after Acquired Brain Injury Pt. 1

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    Appropriate Disciplines


    • Physical Therapist
    • Certified Occupational Therapy Asst
    • Occupational Therapist
    • Physical Therapy Asst

Course Description

This course will be delivered in two parts. This is Part 1. Both parts must be attended in full to receive the full 6 hour credit. While stroke and brain injuries can cause issues of visual acuity, the rehabilitation process of the newly acquired visual deficit can be affected by the other motor and cognitive changes often associated with acquired brain injuries. This course will explain the anatomy and prevalence of acquired brain injuries as well as common motor and behavioral changes that can affect the rehabilitation process of the visually-impaired neurological patient.

ATTENDANCE:

  1. On Tour Options: Attend the course in person at any City/Date listed. Streaming is only available for courses held at the Gulf Breeze/CIAO Studios location.
  2. Livestream Options:
    1. Attend via Livestream from anywhere around the world. Livestream participants will login to access the event from their computer.
    2. Or – Attend in person at CIAO Studios in Gulf Breeze, FL.

LIVESTREAMS ONLY:

  • Events are streamed in real time. 
  • Course agenda is in Central time (CST). Please adjust for your time zone.
  • Registrants who attend the livestream broadcast will be able to interact with instructor.
  • All registrants will have access to the broadcast recording for 14 days.
  • A group may view the course together; however, each attendee must be individually registered in order to receive CE credit.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS:

  • Attend/view entire course
  • Pass multiple choice quiz (80% min score)
  • Complete online course evaluation

CE CREDIT:

See CE Credit Tab for professional board approval information

  • OTs - Participants who need live hours for state license renewal must attend in real time yet, will still have access to the recording for 14 days.
  • PTs - Participants who need live hours for state license renewal must attend in real time yet, will still have access to the recording for 14 days.

Course Objectives

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

  • Recognize the demographics and prevalence of acquired brain injuries
  • Infer likely behavior and motor characteristics of acquired brain injury based on anatomy or mode of injury
  • Understand the Ranchos Los Amigos Level of Cognitive Functional Scale as method to describe stages of recovery following TBI
  • Utilize appropriate vocabulary of acquired brain injury to enhance communication as part of the multi-disciplinary team
  • Differentiate anatomy, behaviors and potential outcome differences between hemi spatial neglect and visual field cut
  • Differentiate common low vision disorders after acquired brain injury including, visual field cuts, CVI, central artery occlusion and others
  • Discuss current research concerning prognosis of these conditions
  • Discuss how the motor and behavior changes associated with acquired brain injury may affect the low vision rehabilitation process
  • Recognize visual changes in concussion as changes in dorsal stream function

Robert Constantine

OTR\L

Robert Constantine, OTR\L is a 1997 graduate of University of Alabama at Birmingham Occupational Therapy program where he was awarded the Charles Brooks Award for Creativity. He has practiced in home health, and skilled nursing contexts and spent 9 years as the clinical specialist in brain injury at the West Florida Rehabilitation Institute where he developed a passion for evidenced-based treatment, sharing information and the functional effects of the visual system. Beginning in 2013, he enjoyed a 3 year tenure at an optometry practice where he learned techniques working closely with low vision, pediatric and adult optometrists. He has received Clinical Level 1 and 2 training offered by the Neuro-Optometric Rehab Association. He was also instructed in sports vision training working with the High Performance Vision Associates, a national group of optometrists that offer sports vision screenings to elite athletes. He developed specialized Drag Racing Glasses and has worked with NHRA Sportsman and Professional Drag Racers. He continues to provide vision rehabilitation services to pediatric and adult patients at the Pearl Nelson Center and Kindred at Home in Pensacola, Florida. Robert has been a national and international presenter for since 2016. His courses are engaging and full of personal experience and the latest evidence-based research.
Financial Disclosure: Rob receives honoraria from CIAO Seminars for the presentation of this course. Non-Financial Disclosure: None

Day 1

09:00 - 09:30
Prevalence of Acquired Brain Injury
09:30 - 10:15
Classifications of Strokes and associated functional problems
10:15 - 11:00
Mechanism of Traumatic Brain injury and common consequences
11:00 - 12:00
Anatomy and physiology of visual changes following ABI

Delivery VIA:

  • Live By Request - This course is available to come to you! Contact us to see how easy that can be. mail@ciaoseminars.com

Contact hours pre-approved for:

  • 3 Hours
  • This course meets PDU requirements for NBCOT (3 PDUs)
  • CIAO is an Illinois Approved Provider for PT/PTA Continuing Education
  • CIAO is recognized as an Approved Provider for PT/PTAs by the NYSE Dept State Board for PT
  • CIAO is a Rule Approved Provider for the Florida Board of Physical Therapy
  • CIAO is an Approved Provider for the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
  • Approved for:
  • 3 Hrs. PT/PTAs in IL, TX (TX(xx CCUs, APTA#2802009TX)
  • 3.5 Hrs. OT/COTAs, PT/PTAs in FL (CE Broker #20-1317140)
  • 3.2 Hrs. PT/PTAs in NY
  • 3 Hrs. Registered with CEBroker for OT/COTAs in AL, AZ, GA, LA, MS, SC, TN
  • 3 Hrs. Registered with CEBroker for PT/PTAs in AZ, GA, OK, SC, TN

Course meets requirements for:

  • PT/PTAs in AL, AK, AZ, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, HI, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MO, MT,
  • PT/PTAs in NE, NH, NC, ND, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI, WY
  • OT/COTAs in AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, LA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT,
  • OT/COTAs in NE, NV, NH, NJ, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY


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



    CIAO Automatically reports to CE Broker for Florida Occupational and Physical Therapists and Assistants. Florida SLPs can either use the ASHA CE Participant Form (Bubble Sheet) or self-submit through CE Broker.


    Reviews

    Fantastic course!

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    The 2 day course in person that he offers would be invaluable and i hope this would be a consideration as we need to have more training and more time to absorb and practice

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    The course material was relevant and presented in a coherent, engaging way. Thank you!

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    The presentation was well organized and presented in a clear manner, very good pace.

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    Excellent first session Robert. I learned so much! Thank you Ciao team. I'm looking forward to part 2.

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    I thought that the lesson went very well. Very easy to follow.

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    Thank you for the excellent presentation!

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    Excellent presentation. Information was clear and relevant to our practice.

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    This was awesome. Thank you so much:)

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    Pace of course was good. Appreciate having the information on the screen put up in the right hand corner so notes can be taken.

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    Excellent course; looking forward to part II

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    I am looking forward to learning strategies to help achieve a client's goal, which, for me as an LVS, is typically to be able to read.

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    I enjoyed the course and found it very informative. The presenter spoke clearly and was knowledgeable on everything they presented.

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    Thanks, Robert was very knowledgeable and I can tell Ciao is very dedicated and passionate about what they do.

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    Excellent presentation and information

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    Speaker was professional and informative

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    Great session! Incredibly thorough!

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    Excellent information shared by the professionals in the field. Thanks.

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    I would like to see more examples of patient rehabilitation, including before and after comparisons.

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    Very informative and well-run presentation!!!

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    overall an excellent session - it was very engaging and as a non-specialist, I learned so much about stroke and brain injuries. looking forward to part 2!

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    I hope my work gives us some more follow up in taking this knowledge and using it in different case scenarios (Do a case study or two) and group discussion with other Low Vision Therapists. This material is very helpful! I work in a smaller office and most my referrals are clients that have AMD or DR. Stroke patients are often referred to the bigger city center's so I'm not getting them often enough to be 'fresh' with my knowledge.

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    Highly recommend this course!!

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    Thank you for a very informative, well organized, practical and professional presentation!

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    The information in this course was quite interesting. I thurroughly enjoyed the first part and am looking forward to the second.

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    It was a lot of information but very interesting. Thank you!

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025

    Good information and it was presented clearly. Materials were useful to follow along with.

    - Gulf Breeze, FL / Sep 2025