IC74 – Provision of Wheelchairs for the Client with MS

Program ID : IC74.2017
Webinar Length of Time: 1.25 Hour

Link to view the lecture presentation:

Presenters

Carina M Siracusa, PT
OhioHealth
Columbus, Ohio
United States

Lauren Esposito, PT, DPT
OhioHealth
Columbus, Ohio
United States

Andrea Stump, PT, DPT, NCS
OhioHealth
Columbus, Ohio
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

Clients with multiple sclerosis have varying mobility needs based on their current status and the progression of their disease. When discussing assistive technology for these clients it helps to have an interdisciplinary team consisting of multiple therapists, physicians and social workers to determine the best assistive device for these clients. This presentation will discuss the progression of multiple sclerosis as well as the physical challenges facing patients and affecting their mobility status. The presenters will discuss the newest treatments for MS and how they affect overall musculoskeletal functioning. Finally the presenters will discuss the members of the interdisciplinary team for the OhioHealth clinic and how they go about evaluating the client for a mobility device as well as how to help that device get funded.

Learning Objectives

Upon viewing this webinar, participants will be able to:

List at least two new treatments for MS and how they relate to mobility needs and provision.
Discuss two aspects of the appropriate interdisciplinary team members for an MS patient in the provision of assistive technology.
Describe at least two barriers of providing wheelchairs for clients with MS and funding resources.

References

Rice, I.M., Rice, L.A., & Motl, R.W. (2015). Promoting Physical Activity Through a Manual Wheelchair Propulsion Intervention in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 95(10), 1850-8.
DeSouza, L.A., & Frank, A.O. (2015). Problematic clinical features of powered wheelchair users with severely disabling multiple sclerosis. Disabl Rehabil, 37(11), 980-6.
Stevens, V., Goodman, K., Rough, K., & Kraft, G.H. (2013). Gait impairment and optimizing mobility in multiple sclerosis. Phys med Rehabil Clin N Am, 24(4), 573-92.

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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You will receive your CEU Certificate via e-mailed as a PDF file (Please allow 10 minutes for the database to process your certificate and send it to your e-mail)

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Updated | 06.21.2017