Occupational Therapy Treatment For The Pediatric Orthopedic Patient

The basics of providing OT services to the pediatric orthopedic population, including indications and contraindications, will be discussed in this course. It will include treatment techniques and the establishment of treatment goals.

Course created on August 8, 2022

Acute Care, Community and Home Health Hand, Upper Extremity, and Orthopedics Pediatrics Review Series: Hand and Upper Extremity

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Course Type: Video

CEUs/Hours Offered: AOTA/0.1 Introductory, OT Service Delivery, 04940; CE Broker/1.0 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 #20-933834; IACET/0.1; NBCOT PDUs/1.25 Beginner, Pediatrics

Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to identify one appropriate goal for a pediatric orthopedic patient to support occupations.
After this course, participants will be able to list 3 potential complications for the pediatric orthopedic patient.
After this course, participants will be able to identify 2 treatment techniques to utilize with the fearful pediatric patient.

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-15 Minutes	Who is the Patient: Common Diagnosis
15-20 Minutes	Evaluation
20-25 Minutes	Setting Treatment Goals
25-35 Minutes	Treatment Techniques
35-45 Minutes	Contraindications and Complications
45-55 Minutes	How to Address the Potential Complications
55-60 Minutes	Summary; Q & A

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Presented By

Valeri Calhoun
MS, OTR/L, CHT

Valeri is an occupational therapist and certified hand therapist with over 38 years of experience in various settings. For the last 15 years, Valeri has focused solely on the pediatric and adolescent hand and upper extremity population. She received a BS in OT from Indiana University, and an MS in Community Health from The University of Kansas and has been a Certified Hand Therapist since 1994. Valeri has been instrumental in providing therapy and implementing UE services for various settings. Valeri’s experience includes over 15 years teaching at the graduate level for occupational therapy programs in the Midwest. She has provided professional presentations and lectures nationally and internationally for therapists on various therapy topics. She participated for seven years as faculty of the CHT test prep course for ASHT.

Presenter Disclosure: Financial: Valeri Calhoun received an honorarium for presenting these course materials. Non-financial: Valeri Calhoun has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.

Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by OccupationalTherapy.com, a Continued site.

Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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American Occupational Therapy Association

OccupationalTherapy.com is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development, #7659. Course approval ID# 04940. This distance learning - independent course is offered at 0.1 CEUs (Introductory level, OT Service Delivery 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, 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) category/categories. If you are an OT/OTA in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, 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 (Beginner level, Pediatrics Area). NBCOT® is a registered trademark of The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.