CANCELLED: Gait and Microprocessor Knees Training (Muncie, IN)

PLEASE NOTE that this event has been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns.

There is no higher priority to Ottobock and Prosthetic Solutions of Indiana than the safety of our employees, allied healthcare workers and individuals who rely on our products. As we continue to follow news and recommendations from the CDC and WHO regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19), we have decided it is best to cancel the “Gait and Microprocessor Knees Training” on March 27th.

All registrants have been issued a full refund. We hope to re-schedule this training for a later date and will notify you if we do.

Thank you for your understanding.

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Gait and Microprocessor Knees Training

Presented in partnership with Ottobock by Prosthetic Solutions of Indiana

This seminar provides physical therapists and other healthcare workers with an overview of gait and the individual with lower extremity limb loss. A progression of therapeutic concepts is addressed that begins with pre-prosthetic therapy interventions and continues through teaching the individual to negotiate advanced obstacles. Tips for training a patient to optimize the functions of a microprocessor knee are demonstrated during the symposium. Lastly, a review of current research related to MPK technology efficacy is presented.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of the session participants will be able to:

• Independently name two functional differences between mechanical knees and microprocessor knees.
• Correctly list two performance-based outcome measures that can assist the therapist with assigning a patient’s Medicare K Level.
• Correctly identify the three subjective criteria used by Medicare to determine a patient’s Medicare K Level.
• Independently create a therapeutic exercise program to address impairments of an individual with transfemoral amputation, when provided with the results of a complete evaluation.
• Independently provide analysis that differentiates between patient-based gait deviations and prosthetic gait deviations of an individual with a transfemoral amputation based on level-ground walking.

Presenter:

Chris Doerger, PT, CP

Chris is a certified prosthetist and physical therapist. She attended the University of Miami where she received her master’s degree in PT. Following a few years of clinical practice, she returned to school at Northwestern University where she completed her certificate in prosthetics. Chris is an ABC certified prosthetist and licensed in the state of Florida. Her areas of interest include biomechanics, gait training, and CAD CAM technology. In addition to her duties at Ottobock, she teaches in the physical therapy program at the University of Central Florida, serves as a track and field classifier for U.S. Paralympics, and volunteers with the ABC Prosthetics Exam Committee.

Credits:

• 4 CEUs for PT(A)s approved by the Indiana PT Association (Course Approval# 006987887C1377)
• *All other healthcare practitioners are welcome to attend and apply for CEUs on their own.

Schedule:

• 2:30 - 3:00 PM - Welcome & Registration
• 3:00 - 7:00 PM - Gait & MPKs Training (*Dinner will be served on the break at ~5:00 PM)

Additional Details:

• Dinner will be provided.

Refund Policy:

Should you need to cancel your registration after paying, refunds will be provided up until 3 days before the event - March 24th at 12:00 P.M. EST.

Questions?

Please contact the Ottobock Education Team at us.education@ottobock.com or call 800-328-4058.