Saturday, February 4, 2023: Registration begins at 8:00 AM. Lectures start promptly at 8:30 AM. Includes continental breakfast. Lunch on your own.

Sunday, February 5, 2023: Lectures begin at 8:30 AM. Course concludes at 12:30 PM.

This 1.5-day intermediate level course will cover the continuum of physical therapy care for adults following a Traumatic Brain Injury. The content will focus on integration of movement systems diagnosis and application of the latest evidence to support evaluation strategies, outcome measures, interventions and management of common co-morbidities in this population.

Video case presentations will guide discussion of the principles of examination, developing movement-based diagnosis, treatment planning, interventions, and advancement in low, moderate and high functioning patients with traumatic brain injury.

Special topics related to vision, behavior, learning and cognition, movement disorders, and the pediatric client will be addressed on Day 2. Clinicians treating individuals with TBI across the continuum care will gain new insights and strategies for managing this challenging population.

The content of this course relates directly to the provision of Physical Therapy Services as outlined in the Guide to Physical Therapy Practice 5 D and 5 I. Intermediate content is consistent with post professional education.

Course Learning Objectives:

After attending this conference, the participants will be able to:

1. Describe the etiology and pathophysiology underlying TBI.

2. Develop a framework for physical therapy examination for patients with TBI.

3. Identify 3 common medical complications and comorbidities in individuals with TBI and discuss how they impact treatment planning.

4. Discuss the principles and practices of evidence-guided treatment for functions and activities of individuals with TBI.

5. Apply examination findings to optimize treatment planning and goal setting.

Delivery: Live / In-person

Target Audience: Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Assistants

Patient Population: Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury

CEU Applications have been submitted to:

• Pennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy
• New Jersey State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
• New York State Board Approved Provider

Contact Hours: 10.25 Hours CEU’s 1.025

Fees:

• General Admission - $200.00
• MossRehab / Jefferson Enterprise Per Diem Employees - $100
• MossRehab / Jefferson Enterprise Full-time/Part-time Employees - Free

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Enjoy this in-person event safely. This program strictly adheres to CDC guidelines for Events and Gatherings.

COVID 19: As a healthcare facility, MossRehab follows all CDC guidelines for COVID-19. Due to the current trends in new COVID-19 cases, and in the interest of protecting the health and safety of all those who will be attending the conference, we are asking that all attendees be fully vaccinated, and show proof of vaccination upon arrival on-site. Mask and social distancing will be required.

Requirement for successful course completion: Satisfactory completion of the continuing education units consists of full attendance with monitored sign in and sign out forms and completion of a course feedback form that includes self-assessment of learning outcomes.

Conflict of interest statement: Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing medical education activities sponsored by MossRehab are expected to disclose to the audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s).

Cancellation policy: All cancellations must be submitted to the MossRehab in writing. Please explain the circumstances of the cancellation in a fax or e-mail to ensure a timely response. Requests received 3 days or 72 hours prior to course start will result in a full refund. Re-quests received less than 3 days (72 hours) prior to the course start will result in a non-refundable administration processing fee of $50.00 or 50% of registration cost (whichever is less). No shows or cancellations within 24 hours of the course start will be ineligible for a refund. MossRehab will reimburse you the cost of the registration, if we have to cancel a course due to low enrollment, weather, or an emergency situation. We are not responsible for any other costs associated with attending a conference. If you are on the waiting list of a course and do not get in, we will not charge your credit card; if you paid by check we will send the check back to you. In the event that a course is rescheduled we will provide you the option of applying the tuition towards the rescheduled course in lieu of a full refund.

Complaint policy: MossRehab views complaints as an opportunity to improve. As an institution we are open to feedback from staff, course participants, speakers, and patients/clients. Course participants and speakers are asked to notify course coordinators of any urgent issues, either small or large, so they may be resolved in a timely fashion. Complaints may be communicated either verbally during a course or upon its conclusion through the Course Evaluation Form.

Non-discrimination statement: MossRehab/Jefferson unconditionally complies with Americans with Disabilities Act, endorses and supports the intent and objectives of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as amended) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act which together prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, sex, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation and physical or mental disability. In fact, this institution has, throughout its existence, taken a leading role in the effort to make services, accommodations and employment opportunities available to persons in all of the above categories. Additionally, MossRehab/Einstein complies with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act of 1955 and the Governor's Code of Fair Practices (1967).

Special needs statement: Contact Sharon Manas at sharon.manas@jefferson.edu or 215-663-6530 with any special needs that you have which would limit full participation in this event.