Biodex Advanced Neurorehabilitation Workshop

ADVANCED NEUROREHABILITATION
Bridging the Logistical Use
of the Balance System™ SD
with Clinical Reasoning and
Therapeutic Intervention and
Approaches
Saturday, April 9th, 2016
Carrollton, TX
8:00 am – 12:30 pm
WORKSHOP
About this Course
Course Agenda
Course Agenda (Continued)
Biodex Medical Systems, Inc. is sponsoring this
workshop in conjunction with Vonco Medical.
8:00 – 8:15 10:00 – 10:15 Break
Refreshments will
be served
10:15 – 12:00 Lab
Hands-on
demonstration of the
Balance System SD
Brief review of testing
and training programs
Identify the different
treatment strategies to
be used for acute and
chronic patients
This workshop will benefit healthcare
workers providing services in private practice,
administration, school athletics, research
environments, hospitals, and short/long term
care facilities. Didactic and hands-on learning
environments will be utilized to enhance
knowledge in the use of technology as a tool to
help deliver best practices in patient care.
The clinical focus of the course will include
techniques in balance therapy.
For additional information, please contact:
Natalie Thompson
Education Administrator & Applied Clinician
1-800-224-6339 ext. 2232
[email protected]
ED
U C AT I O
N
Lecture
Why neurological,
musculoskeletal and
cardiopulmonary
impairment present
similarly in the clinic
How to integrate
knowledge of movement
science and theories into
the clinic when utilizing the
Balance System SD
Introduction to clinical
reasoning strategies based
on impairment and how to
develop the most effective
treatments
The difference between
compensatory and
remediation strategies
and which will produce
the most effective and
functional outcomes
Neuroplasticity and how
movement can induce
changes in actual pathway
rebuilding
EARN CEs
ON
T INUI NG
Pam Sanders
Vonco Medical
972-247-6155 ext. 207
8:15 – 10:00 Meet and greet
Network with
colleagues and speak
with course instructor
David Wilcox, OTR/L, LLC
4 CE Credits for PTs
and PTAs
4 contact hours
Biodex
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www.biodex.com
1-800-224-6339
Int’l 631-924-9000
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12:00 – Close Summary
Open forum
questions/answers,
large and small group
COURSE LOCATION/TIMES:
Vonco Medical
1625 West Crosby Rd., Ste. 120
Carrollton, TX 75006
April 9, 2016
8:00 am – 12:30 pm
About the Instructor
David Wilcox, OTR/L, LLC.
David Wilcox is an experienced Occupational Therapist who has worked in the field for 17
years. David started his OT career in 1998 at Moss Rehabilitation Hospital in Philadelphia
treating an array of diagnoses, such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury,
cardiac, pulmonary and orthopedic conditions. Today David not only continues to treat
patients in the rehabilitative setting, but has expanded his role to student supervisor,
guest lecturer and adjunct professor with specific focus on neuroscience and cognition.
David has been associated with Biodex since 2010 and recently joined the company on
a full time basis. He spends his time training therapists on the use of Biodex products
including the Unweighing System, Gait Trainer, FreeStep and Balance System SD from a
logistical and clinical perspective. He also develops and teaches advanced training courses
on these same products.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Please contact Natalie Thompson
at 1-800-224-6339 ext. 2232
or [email protected].
Deadline:
April 2, 2016
TUITION: $20
Credit cards accepted are as follows:
MasterCard, Visa and American Express
DIRECTIONS:
www.voncomed.com
CANCELLATION POLICY
If a course is cancelled by the sponsor,
attendees will be notified and the
course will be rescheduled as soon as
possible. If an attendee cancels two
weeks prior to the course, a refund
for the course will be issued. For
cancellations made less than two weeks
from course date, credit will be applied
toward the same course at a future date
in the same/different location within
one year. A cancellation fee will not
be charged.
Biodex
www.biodex.com
1-800-224-6339
Int’l 631-924-9000