IC17 – Early Vs. Late Intervention with Custom Molded Seating

Program ID : IC17.2017
Webinar Length of Time: 1.25 Hour

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Presenters

Thomas R Hetzel, PT, ATP
Ride Designs
Littleton, Colorado
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.

* (Presenter(s)) disclosed the following conflict(s):
Employee and stockholder at Ride Designs

Description

This workshop brings attention and justification for early custom molded seating intervention. It is not just about a custom shaped seat and back, but about correct orientation of the seating for a constructive relationship with gravity, and optimal wheelchair configuration and seating interface to maximize the potential for mobility, function, and skin care. Client assessment, simulation, and fitting strategies will be discussed as well as documentation of need.

This session is supported by a company with reported interest in the sale of Assistive Technology products. The content has been reviewed by ISS personnel and determined to be appropriate for continuing education purposes.

Learning Objectives

Upon viewing this webinar, participants will be able to:

Describe three potential evaluation findings that could help build justification for early intervention with custom seating.
List two common errors often seen with indirect custom molded simulation and describe at least 2 strategies to overcome them.
Compare and contrast how shape and orientation influence postural correction and postural tendency in a custom molded seating system.

References

Apatsidis, D. P., Solomonidis, S. E., & Michael, S. M. (2002). Pressure distribution at the seating interface of custom-molded wheelchair seats: Effect of various materials. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 83(8), 1151-1156.
Tasker, L. H., Shapcott, N. G., Watkins, A. J., & Holland, P. M. (2013). The effect of seat shape on the risk of pressure ulcers using discomfort and interface pressure measurements. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 38(1), 46-53.
Lephart, K., & Kaplan, S. L. (2015). Two Seating Systems? Effects on an Adolescent With Cerebral Palsy and Severe Scoliosis. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 27(3), 258-266.

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

Instructions to Obtain CEUs

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The University of Pittsburgh, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences awards Continuing Education Units to individuals who enroll in certain educational activities. The CEU is designated to give recognition to individuals who continue their education in order to keep up-to-date in their profession. (One CEU is equivalent to 10 hours of participation in an organized continuing education activity). Each person should claim only those hours of credit that he or she actually spent in the educational activity.

The University of Pittsburgh is certifying the educational contact hours of this program and by doing so is in no way endorsing any specific content, company, or product. The information presented in this program may represent only a sample of appropriate interventions.

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Updated | 06.19.2017