This course will explore occupational therapy’s role in providing evidence-based interventions for management of profound, chronic, pathological fatigue encountered by patients with autoimmune or neuro-immune disorders.
Please note this course is an advanced review of evidence-based interventions for fatigue.
Course created on January 4, 2018
On Demand
Course Type: Text
CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Advanced, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge; CE Broker/1.0 Home Study, General (FL), Patient Related (AL), General Continuing Education (GA), Direct Client/patient Services In Occupational Therapy (SC), Related To OT (AZ), Related To OT (LA), Directly Related To OT (MS), Directly Related To OT (TN), CE Broker #20-632544; IACET/0.1; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Advanced, Rehabilitation
Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to define and identify causes of pathological chronic fatigue in patients with autoimmune or neuro-immune disorders.
- After this course, participants will be able to recognize in post-course testing, barriers to treatment, the effects of central fatigue on occupational performance, and occupational therapys role in providing assessment and evidence-based interventions for this patient population.
- After this course, participants will be able to locate resources for up-to-date research and treatment tools relevant to the needs of this patient population for best-practice applications.
- As a result of this course, participants will be able to incorporate evidence-based assessments and interventions which were presented in this course to the participant's daily practice.
Agenda
0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
5-10 Minutes | Background |
10-15 Minutes | Role of Occupational Therapy |
15-30 Minutes | Assessment |
30-50 Minutes | Treatment |
50-60 Minutes | Conclusion |
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Ellen Pong
DPT, MOT, BA
Dr. Ellie Pong practices outpatient occupational therapy and physical therapy in Milton, Florida. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism, English and Art from Louisiana College, and her Master of Occupational Therapy and Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. She served in the US Navy as a Data Systems Technician, and has worked in a number of capacities including newspaper photographer and graphic artist before joining this profession. Dr. Pong is a writer in this profession for textbooks and other projects. Dr. Pong currently specializes in consultation neurological evaluations, treatment of patients with arthrofibrosis, provision of in-office guidance of botulinium injections for patients with hypertonic muscle pathologies, and services during intrathecal Baclofen pump trials. She is participating in a worldwide clinical trial that is testing a new medication on boys with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy as well as a clinical trial testing a new Botox on children with cerebral palsy. She expects to complete a doctorate in Education within the next two years.
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American Occupational Therapy Association
OccupationalTherapy.com is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development, #7659. This distance learning - independent course is offered at 0.1 CEUs/contact hours (Advanced level, OT Service Delivery, Foundational Knowledge Area). The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
CE Broker
OccupationalTherapy.com is an approved provider for CE Broker, provider #50-14558. This course is offered for 1.0 hours. If you are an OT/OTA in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina or Tennessee, CE Broker may be of interest to you.
International Association for Continuing Education and Training
continued, LLC, DBA OccupationalTherapy.com, is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). continued complies with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognized internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices. As a result of this accreditation, continued is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. continued, LLC, is authorized by IACET to offer 0.1 CEUs for this program.
National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
OccupationalTherapy.com is a NBCOT® Professional Development Provider. This course is offered for 1.25 NBCOT PDUs (Advanced level, Rehabilitation Area). NBCOT® is a registered trademark of The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.