IC48 – Rehab Engineers + 3D Printing + Electronics = Personalized

Program ID : IC48.2017
Webinar Length of Time: 1.25 Hour

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Presenters

Ben Salatin, MS
US Dept. of Veterans Affairs (Albuquerque)
Albuquerque, NM
United States

Ben Salatin is a clinical rehabilitation engineer at the Albuquerque, MN VA Hospital where he helps Veterans find the right combination of assistive technology for their needs. Ben introduced 3D printing as a way to collaboratively design and build custom assistive technology while at McGuire VA Medical Center. His role in the rehabilitation team involves the integration of technologies and development of new assistive technology for Veterans with diagnoses including SCI, ALS and MS.

Brian Burkhardt, MS, ATP
US Dept. of Veterans Affairs (Richmond)
Richmond, VA
United States

Note: Faculty for this activity have been required to disclose all relationships with any proprietary entity producing health care goods or services, with the exemption of nonprofit or government organizations and non-healthcare related companies.

* No conflicts have been disclosed

Description

This session provides an overview of a clinical rehabilitation engineer’s role within VA rehabilitation clinics, a basic understanding of the process used to create 3D printed devices and custom electronics, and clinical examples of these technologies. Accessing these technologies in your community will be covered. Participants will get hands-on with the clinical examples discussed, try out various 3D modeling software, a 3D scanner, simple electronic programing software and see a 3D printer in action.

Learning Objectives

Upon viewing this webinar, participants will be able to:

List at least two ways a clinical rehabilitation engineer adds value to therapy services.
List two examples of 3D printed end use assistive technology.
Provide two examples of assistive technology customization with low cost electronics.

References

Salatin, B. (2015). 3D Printed Assistive Technology Creation in the Clinic: A Case Study. Proceedings of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America Conference, Denver, CO.
Burkhardt, B. & Oliver, M. (2016). Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Makers, DIY, And Quality Control. Proceedings of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America Conference, Arlington, VA.
Prima, M., Coburn, J., Hwang, D., Kelly, J., Khairuzzaman, A., & Ricles, L. (2015). Additively manufactured medical products & the FDA perspective. 3D Printing in Medicine, 2(1).

CEU Registration and Cost

0.125 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be awarded to individuals for viewing 1.25 hours of instruction.
The cost for the webinar is $59.00

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Updated | 05.24.2017