Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Maximizing Functional Abilities

April 10-12 2017 || CDC Auditorium EXIT 6 Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City RIYADH KSA

Course Objectives :

• Determine the neurological level and classification of spinal cord injury using ASIA scale guidelines as provided by the International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury (ISNCSCI) in assessing a spinal cord injury patient
• Describe the functional outcomes for all levels of spinal cord injury and provide appropriate treatment interventions as required
• Be familiar with various medical complications that impact on the SCI patients care and treatment
• Detect autonomic dysreflexia and orthostatic hypotension and provide appropriate manner
• Highlight the consequences of Pain on SCI patients and explore appropriate management
• Provide appropriate and progressive intervention to SCI patients with paraplegia and tetraplegia through evidence based methods
• Describe 3-5 appropriate adaptive equipment options for patients with spinal cord injury
• Describe mobility progression of patients with imcomplete SCI
• Instruct and Assist the SCI patients in performing basic and advanced wheelchair skills and appropriate transfers
• Identify and apply appropriate hand splinting techniques for tetraplegia patients

Target Audience :

Physiatrists | Nurses | Psychologists | Occupational Therapists | Occupational T. Assistants | PT | PT Assistants | Vocational Rehab Officers

CME Hours : 20CME  

Registration Fees :

Early Registration : 1000 SAR

After March 26 2017 1200 SAR
SPTA Members 800 SAR
 

For more information Please Contact :

00966-11-562-0000 ext 1131/4021

educstaffdev@sbahc.org.sa