Wheelchair Service Delivery:
Is It Really Happening
Program ID : IC80.2019
Webinar Length of Time: Hour
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Presenters
Theresa Berner, MOT, OTR/L, ATP
Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, United States
Theresa Berner, MOT, OTR/L, ATP is an OT and Rehabilitation Clinical Manger. She has over 25 years' experience in seating and positioning and Adult Neuro Rehabilitation. She is responsible for Assistive Technology center and the Adaptive Sports Institute. Theresa received the 2016 Academy of Spinal Cord Injury TLC Distinguished Clinical Award and the 2017 OSU Medical Center Values in Action Award.
Carmen Digiovine, PhD, ATP/SMS, RET
The Ohio State University, United States
Carmen P. DiGiovine is a rehabilitation engineer and is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Occupational Therapy Division and the Biomedical Engineering Department at The Ohio State University. He is also the Director of Rehabilitation Science and Technology for the Assistive Technology Center at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He has presented at national and international conferences for the past 20 years. Dr. DiGiovine is an active member of RESNA, IEEE-EMB, and BMES.
Chris Mauer, MPT, ATP
Presented at the 35th International Seating Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA USA
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
Individuals with mobility impairments in the US have the opportunity to receive a new wheelchair or scooter approximately every five years. 3rd party payers (e.g. private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid) have created many layers of requirements and very in-depth documentation. Significant resources are spent on the front end of gathering and assessing the needs to carefully match the equipment to the consumer. After the interprofessional clinical team completes the wheelchair assessment, suppliers navigate the insurance approval component. Once the consumer receives approval for the wheelchair and the procurement process is completed by the wheelchair supplier, the interprofessional team should come together for the fitting, training and delivery of the wheelchair. All too often this step does not occur as a team. When the team does not complete the delivery of the equipment there are many opportunities for errors and omissions which can lead to poor outcomes and thereby minimize the value of the service delivery process. This session will explore best practice for wheelchair service delivery. Furthermore, the session will investigate potential reasons the fitting, training and delivery process as an interprofessional team, which includes the consumer as the focus, does not always occur.
Learning Objectives
Upon viewing this webinar, participants will be able to:
- Identify two strategies for successful wheelchair delivery
- Describe two reasons for consumers to be unsatisfied with their mobility devices
- Cite two aspects in the process for collaboration to increase communication for wheelchair deliveries
References
- Arledge, S., Armstrong, W., Babinec, M., Dicianno, B., Digiovine, C., Dyson-Hudson, T., Pederson, J., Piriano, J., Plummer, T., Rosen, L., Schmeler, M., Shea, M., & Stogner, J. RESNA Wheelchair Service Provision Guide. RESNA (NJ1)
- Cohen, L., Greer, N., Berliner, E., & Sprigged, S. (2013). Mobility RERC State of the Science Conference: considerations for developing evidence base for wheeled mobility and seating service delivery, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 8:6, 462-471
- Weiss-Lambrou, R., Tremblay, C., LeBlanc, R., Lacoste, M., & Dansereau, J. Wheelchair Seating Aids: How Satisfied Are Consumers?, Assistive Technology, 11:1, 43-53
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
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.
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Updated | 06.27.2019
