CEU Courses for OTs

From planning a trip to getting on a plane, this short course highlights many of the nuances of traveling in a wheelchair, both nationally and internationally. The course will cover federal laws, important considerations, and helpful tips to help you prepare your client for the trip of their dreams. While there will be helpful information for people with all disabilities, this course will primarily focus on clients who use wheelchairs.

Being able to sew can add to your toolbox of interventions for treating the upper extremity. This course will go through a variety of examples of interventions that can be provided for upper extremity conditions.

Therapists are often key members of the wheelchair seating evaluation team. Seating assessment includes evaluation of current posture and equipment, a mat examination, and equipment recommendations. This course will review the assessment process.

While improving and advocating for the emotional and physical wellbeing of patients, health care workers frequently neglect their own. This presentation will give specific symptoms to identify professional burnout and practical techniques to address it.

Understanding and addressing chronic pain before it is treated pharmacologically may be an important first step in addressing opioid misuse. By attending this course, therapists will gain a better understanding of the scope of opioid use and abuse as well as the role that therapists can play in identifying and addressing addiction and pain.

Myofascial interventions have become popular among healthcare professionals. This three-part series will provide an evidence-based update on popular interventions. Part I of the series will cover instrument assisted soft-tissue mobilization and mechanical percussion devices.

Shoulder pain is the most frequent secondary complication after stroke and significantly limits functional performance. In this webinar, the discussion will include prevalence and clinical presentation of the painful hemiplegic shoulder, risk factor groups, evaluation, and evidence-based intervention techniques such as mobilizations, NMES, taping, edema management, and mental imagery.

Participation barriers that children and families face during pediatric hospital admissions will be explored during this podcast. Opportunities for occupational therapy practitioners will be discussed to ease the burden of prolonged hospital stays. This course is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

The role of occupational therapy in supporting the transition to adulthood and employment including transition outcomes, barriers to employment, evidence-based assessment and intervention, and resources to support practice will be discussed. This course is part of the Continued Learning Podcast series.

Prostatectomy is the most common surgery for men with prostate cancer, and many men may experience urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction as a result. This introductory course will be a wealth of information about the prevalence of pelvic issues after surgery, as well as the evidence we have that supports interventions, before and after surgery.