OPENING and WELCOME
8:15a-8:40a
OVERVIEW OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT
- Power wheelchairs
- Center, front, and rear wheel drive chair comparison
- Turning radius, environmental benefits/liabilities
- Manual wheelchairs
- Standard, lightweight, and ultra-lightweight chair comparison
- Turning radius, environmental benefits/liabilities
- Bariatric wheelchairs, seating systems and product lines
8:40a-9:30a
OVERVIEW OF CUSHION TYPES
- Overview of cushion types
- Foam
- Air
- Gel
- Mixed Medium
- Other Specific Designs
- Comparison and selection algorithm
- Horizontal Stiffness and Shear
MICROCLIMATE
- Important considerations for skin protection
9:30a-9:45a - MORNING BREAK
9:45a-10:10a
SEATING OPTIONS... TILT, RECLINE, ELEVATORS, and MORE!
- Tilt, reverse tilt, seat elevation, etc.
- Medical and functional benefits
- Justification for seating options
10:10a-11:00a
PERFORMANCE OF THE SEATING/MOBILITY EVALUATION
- Referral process
- Client assessment process
- Evaluate client’s current equipment
- Obtain client’s medical and functional history
- Home environment
- Physical assessment
- Determine the appropriate equipment based upon client’s needs and presentation
- Equipment algorithms
- Alternative equipment options for low budget situations
11:00a-11:30a
OBTAINING MEASUREMENTS (For Inclusion in the Evaluation)
- May be used for Evaluation, Assessment or Troubleshooting
- Lab: Hands-on measurement lab
- Measurement application to troubleshooting
- Identification of orthopedic deformities
11:30a-12:30p - LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
12:30p-1:30p
UNDERSTANDING COMMON ORTHOPEDIC DEFORMITIES
- What is the ideal pelvic position?
- Posterior vs anterior pelvic tilt - intervention options with suggested equipment
- Kyphosis, scoliosis and lordosis - intervention options with suggested equipment
- Pelvic obliquity and rotation - intervention options with suggested equipment
- Windswept deformity and other multi-deformity presentations
1:30p-1:55p
PRESSURE MAPPING, PURPOSE, USE, and CLINICAL APPLICATION
- Benefits and features of pressure mapping
- Pressure injury staging and prevalence
1:55p-2:10p AFTERNOON BREAK
2:10p-2:55p
TROUBLESHOOTING THE CLIENT’S CURRENT EQUIPMENT
- Extensive review of a multitude of problem seating situations with solutions!
- Forward flexion, “pulling out” of wheelchair (w/c), “sliding forward” from seating system, lateral lean and more!
- Low cost options to improving the client’s current equipment
- An abundance of case studies, images and solutions to your toughest seating issues!
2:55p-3:15p
DEVELOPING THE LETTER OF MEDICAL NECESSITY TO OBTAIN FUNDING
- Design of letter of medical necessity
- Including key phrases to include for funding source review
- Review of sample letter of medical necessity