Pediatric Stander Evaluation & Applications for Fun & FUNction!

Program ID : IC20.2019
Webinar Length of Time: 1.0 Hour

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Presenters

Katherine Clark, MOT, OTR/L, ATP
Aaron W. Perlman Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, United States

Katherine is a lead therapist at the Perlman Center, a specialty assistive technology center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, serving primarily pediatric patients with cerebral palsy and complex conditions. Katherine is an OT and ATP with experience in early intervention, Kinesio® Taping, cortical visual impairment, augmentative communication, computer access, and adaptive equipment.

Douglas Nunn, PT, DPT
Aaron W. Perlman Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, United States

Doug is a lead therapist at the Perlman Center, a specialty assistive technology center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, serving primarily pediatric patients with cerebral palsy and complex conditions. He is a PT, with experience in early intervention, early childhood, and adaptive equipment evaluations and treatment for children and adults.

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.

Katherine Clark disclosed the following conflict:

Employment at Perlman Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Description

Successfully implementing a standing protocol with a pediatric client can be quite a challenge at times. It is critical to determine the appropriate standing dosage based on current evidence, to complete a thorough evaluation and choose the correct stander, and to find the “just right” activities to apply the standing protocol. An overview of current evidence on standing and dosage will be provided. In order to choose the best stander we must complete a thorough physical evaluation, but must also give equal consideration to a variety of important sensory, cognitive, social, contextual, and familial factors. Children are dependent on their families to implement the prescribed stander and standing protocol within their available environment and already busy daily routine. It is important that we take time to carefully compare the benefits and limitations of standers in each category, and review each of their features so families can be informed consumers in helping choose the best stander for their child to use within this routine. Choosing a stander, however, is only the beginning of the story. This is where the real work begins! Finding fun and functional ways to incorporate standing into everyday activities, is essential for successful application of a standing protocol.

Learning Objectives

Upon viewing this webinar, participants will be able to:

List three important considerations to assess during the evaluation process for optimal stander selection
Identify at least one benefit and limitation of each category of standing devices for the pediatric client
List three strategies for integrating use of the recommended standing device into everyday activities in fun and functional ways

References

Novak, I., & Berry, J. (2014). Home Program Intervention Effectiveness Evidence. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Pediatrics. 34(4), 384-389.
Paleg, G.S., Smith, B.A., & Glickman, L.B. (2013). Systematic review and evidence-based clinical recommendations for dosing of pediatric supported standing programs. Pediatric Physical Therapy. 25(3), 232-47. DOI:10.1097/PEP.0b013e318299d5e7
Sunny Hill Children’s Hospital (2014). Positioning for Hip Health. Retrieved from http://www.childdevelopment.ca/Libraries/Hip_Health/sunnyhill_clinical_tool_Hip_Health_Full_FINAL.sflb.ashx

CEU Registration and Cost

0.100 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be awarded to individuals for viewing 1.0 hours of instruction.
The cost for the webinar is $59.00

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Updated | 06.27.2019