CEU Courses for OTs

This course provides evidence-based diet and food recommendations when treating patients with chronic illnesses including Alzheimer's disease to optimize recovery, reduce pain, and alter inflammation for optimal health promotion and wellness. This course prepares clinicians to affect neuromuscular, psychosocial, and endocrine outcomes through the identification of nutritional risk factors and resource utilization within a biopsychosocial, multi-disciplinary framework, supported by the World Health Organization, Institute of Medicine, and the World Confederation of Occupational Therapists.

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common condition, although it is often confused with other pathologies of the upper extremity. This course provides an overview of carpal tunnel syndrome with regards to assessment and conservative as well as surgical management options.

Millions of Americans are negatively impacted by bladder dysfunction. This course discusses the OT’s role in treating incontinence, bladder urgency, and nocturia. It also summarizes treatment applications, practical strategies, successful home programs, and how to become board certified in this specialty field.

Falls are the leading cause of injury to older adults, and occupational therapists need to step into the arena to help. This course guides OTs through practical assessments and treatment strategies to prevent falls, injuries, and hospitalizations.

This course reviews methods for integrating computer-based simulation into an occupational therapy curriculum to meet competencies related to fieldwork, collaborative practice, and clinical skills.

This course provides valuable information that can be brought back to the clinic to assist practitioners and patients in the return to their community and homes. In this course, evidenced-based research will be reviewed, resources provided, and case studies discussed.

This course discusses common splinting interventions for people with spinal cord injury. Splinting options for both passive positioning and function will be discussed.

This course discusses current, reliable, and standardized assessments and evidence-based interventions for the upper extremity within the spinal cord injury population. It focuses on the shoulder, elbow, and hand. It also discusses current research trends, new ways to identify, intervene, and modify approaches when treating the upper extremities. It will end with case study examples.

This course focuses on the medical origin of comorbidities of spinal cord injury and how they impact therapy. Examples of comorbidities that will be discussed include: autonomic dysreflexia, musculoskeletal issues, overuse injuries, pulmonary issues, and medical issues such as UTI's and decreased bone mineral density.

This course will outline the changing face of spinal cord injury (SCI), including trends in causation and demographics. Clinical syndromes, anticipated outcomes, and long-term costs and consequences will also be introduced. This course is the first in a series on SCI and is most beneficial to clinicians in that context.