CEU Courses for OTs

Once the wheelchair seating assessment has been completed and seating interventions considered, it is time to match specific client needs to product interventions. This course presents various categories of seating systems. Seating systems, whether linear, contoured, or molded, are comprised of primary support surfaces, secondary support components, and materials.

This course is part of the Wheelchair Seating Back To The Basics Topic.

Clients who use wheelchair seating and mobility equipment often have other durable medical equipment (DME) needs, as well. Durable medical equipment is often used to assist activities of daily living and so clinicians are active participants in selecting the appropriate equipment for a client’s needs. This course will address bath/shower equipment, toileting equipment, patient lifts, and adaptive car seats.

This course is part of the Wheelchair Seating Back To The Basics Topic.

Joint arthroplasty is a common surgical procedure in middle age and older individuals who suffer from an arthritic or damaged joint. This two-part series will provide an evidence-based review of common hip and knee arthroplasty procedures along with post-surgical management strategies. Part 1 of this series will discuss hip joint arthroplasty.

The average healthy person breathes more than 20,000 cycles of breath per day. This program will offer simple, practical approaches to promote efficient breathing and engagement in meaningful occupations for our clients and ourselves.

This podcast provides professionals with an introduction to reflective practice, looking at models that encourage the transition to becoming a reflective practitioner as a professional. Concepts and practical methods to integrate into practice are discussed.

Joint arthroplasty is a common surgical procedure in middle age and older individuals who suffer from an arthritic or damaged joint. This two-part series will provide an evidence-based review of common hip and knee arthroplasty procedures along with post-surgical management strategies. Part 2 of this series will discuss knee joint arthroplasty.

This course will review functional expectations for common transfer techniques transfers based on the level of spinal cord injury. We will review the sit pivot technique and current research applied to transfer mechanics and upper extremity preservation.

This course will review the current literature regarding risks for hospital readmission and identify evidence-based interventions for occupational therapy practitioners to implement in acute care and post-acute practice settings.

It is imperative for clinicians and educators to be aware of the neurodiversity movement in order to better support all human rights. This course discusses what neurodiversity is and the history of the movement, as well as the potential for trauma related to behavioral interventions. Case examples demonstrate how to apply a paradigm shift to clinical practice that seeks to accept and celebrate differences rather than mask them.

This course provides a detailed review of the requirements for obtaining, maintaining, and renewing an occupational therapy practitioner license in Florida, under the requirements of Florida’s Occupational Therapy Licensure Law and the rules of the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy.