Cancellation Policy:
A written request for a full refund must be
received by Texas
Children's Hospital no later than 21 days prior to
the start of the course. Written requests
later than 21 days will result in a 50%
refund; 72 hours or less no refund. Tuition
may only be applied toward another Texas
Children's Hospital
sponsored course
within 6 months of cancellation. Courses where
Texas
Children's Hospital is not the primary sponsor do not qualify. Texas
Children's Hospital
reserves the right to cancel the event 10 days
prior to the course date and assumes no
responsibility for pre-purchased tickets.
|
2011
Continuing Education Courses |
Pediatric Vestibular
Rehabilitation
January 20-21, 2012
This course is designed for physical and
occupational therapists working in pediatric settings with infants
through teenagers. The course covers vestibular rehabilitation
principles for treating children with coordination, balance, motor,
postural, reflex integration, dizziness, vestibular, visual motor,
sensory organization and motion disorders.
Learn more
Modalities for the Upper Extremity
February 25-26, 2012
Traumatic Brain
Injury: Maximizing Functional Outcomes
March 2-3, 2012
The long term functional consequences of
mild and moderate traumatic brain injury have become evident in
recent years due to the signature wound of the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan and the press around sports related concussion. This
course focuses on evidence-based rehabilitation strategies for
survivors of mild and moderate traumatic brain injury.
Learn more
Kinesio Taping Fundamentals and Whole
Body Techniques
Levels
K1 and K2
March 3-4, 2012
This 2-day course is designed to provide physical and
occupational therapists with information and instruction on Kinesio
Taping methods. Kinesio Taping is a method of treatment for
musculoskeletal and myofascial disorders and edema control. This
method can be used during physical activity and in conjunction with
many therapies. Learn
more
If You Can't Breathe, You Can't
Function
March 9, 2012
If You Can't Breathe, You Can't
Function Lab
March 10-11, 2012
Facilitation Techniques
March 23-24, 2012
In this 2-day course, NDT
Facilitation Techniques will be reviewed and practiced. During each
session participants will learn facilitation techniques appropriate
to use with children and adolescents with cerebral palsy.
Participants will practice each technique on various classmates and
will have techniques practiced on them. This is entirely a LAB
COURSE. Participants must wear lab clothes (i.e. shorts, leotards or
bathing suit).
Learn more
CranioSacral
Applications for Pediatric Populations
March 24-25, 2012
The course is designed to promote
understanding of the power of personal touch to heal and to train
the participant with specific techniques applicable to the pediatric
population. The presentation will explore the use of fascial and
craniosacral techniques and discuss how they impact modulation,
postural alignment and sensory processing.
Learn more
NDT/Bobath Certificate Course in the Management of Adults with Hemiplegia
Part 1: NDT Adult Hemiplegia April 19-22,
2012
Part 2: NDT Adult Hemiplegia May 10-13, 2012
Part 3: NDT Adult Hemiplegia July 20-23, 2012
Part 4: NDT Adult Hemiplegia August 9-12, 2012
This NDTA, Inc. course is a series of 4 courses that leads to NDT
certification. In this problem-solving and functional intervention
approach to managing adults with hemiplegia, therapists of all
disciplines will learn the scientific basis supporting NDT
principles and will be expected to assess and treat patients
consistent with entry level criteria for NDTA certification.
Learn more
Orientation to the
Halliwick Method And Aquatic Applications for Individuals Who are
Obese
April 21, 2012
Originating in England with James
McMillan, the Halliwick Method of swim instruction utilizes
principles of hydromechanics to facilitate independent movement in
water for individuals with physical disabilities. A highly
individualized approach, the Halliwick method uses no flotation
devices, emphasizes body control and breathing, and can easily be
adapted in a group setting. Halliwick is particularly successful for
individuals with more severe physical disability. This presentation
provides the opportunity to, through video, see the great potential
Halliwick method has for fostering aquatic independence for
individuals with disabilities. Learn more
PEDS - Pediatric
Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
May 5-6, 2012
Evidence has shown that adult pelvic
muscle dysfunction began in childhood in many cases. The pediatric
population is greatly underserved causing undo stress for the child
and family as well as development of internalizing and externalizing
psychological behaviors.
Learn more
Comprehensive
Lymphedema and Venous Edema Management
May 18-22, 2012
This five day, 50 hour certification course
combines the best of various European Lymphedema and soft tissue
mobilization techniques and Manual Edema Mobilization Pump Points
all integrated with appropriate traditional therapy techniques to
achieve successful outcomes in the managed care market.
Learn more
Sports Specific
Rehabilitation: Pathomechanics, Evaluation, and Treatment of the
Shoulder and Pelvic Core
May 19-20, 2012
This is the most comprehensive and
complete sports rehab course on the market. It includes
neuromuscular, strength training and manual therapy concepts for
athletic injuries of both the upper and lower extremity core. The
etiology of athletic injuries, the influence of poor mechanics and
muscle imbalances, overuse injuries and treatment concepts will be
presented. Strength training concepts will include: physiology of
muscle adaptation to exercise, and developing a strength training
program to improve performance through periodization, plyometrics,
OKC and CKC exercises. Learn more
S1 - Spinal
Evaluation and Manipulation
June 6-10, 2012
This is a five-day seminar emphasizing interpretation of
basic science knowledge toward the development of clinical skills
needed for differential evaluation and effective treatment of spinal
dysfunction. General principles of functional anatomy, tissue and
joint biomechanics, pathology and treatments are applied to clinical
examination and treatment. Includes instruction and techniques of
evaluating structure, active movements and palpation for condition,
position and mobility of the spine.
Learn more
Kinesio
Taping in Pediatrics and Adult Neurological Patients: Advanced Techniques and Problem Solving
Level 3
July 28-29, 2012
This 2-day course is designed
to provide physical and occupational therapists with a specialty in
pediatrics with information and instruction on Kinesio Taping
methods. Attendees will review theory and basic taping techniques,
learn advanced and combination techniques, and develop clinical
reasoning skills. The course will also provide commonly used taping
techniques for specific diagnosis (cerebral palsy, hemiplegia, torticollis,
brachial plexus injury, and sports related injuries).
Learn more
Evaluation and
Treatment of the Clumsy Child
September 14-15, 2012
This course is designed to
familiarize physical and occupational therapists with the evaluation
and treatment of children with clumsiness (developmental
coordination disorder). Additionally,
the newer concepts of motor control and motor development will be
discussed in relationship to other neurophysiologic treatments.
Learn more
3-Day Intensive on Treating
the Child with Hypotonia
October 5-7, 2012
This
3-day
intensive workshop on treating the child with hypotonia will focus
on specific strategies to improve motor control in this population.
Techniques to improve proximal control, sustained postural movements
against gravity, and symmetrical alignment will be demonstrated
through use of videotapes, as well as patient demonstrations and
practice labs.
Learn more
E1 - Extremity
Evaluation and Manipulation
October 18-21, 2012
This seminar emphasizes the interpretation
of basic science knowledge and the development of basic clinical
skills which are needed to complete a differential evaluation of
extremity dysfunction, then proceeds to treatment. General
principles of functional anatomy, tissue and joint biomechanics,
pathology, and treatment are presented.
Learn more
Differential
Diagnostics of Chronic Pelvic Pain
October 26-28, 2012
This continuing education course combines
traditional methods of pelvic pain treatment including biofeedback,
massage and dilation therapy with an alternative, comprehensive
evaluation strategy and introduces treatment strategies with an
emphasis on embryology, neurological convergence, sensitization and
referred pain patterns. Learn
more
Pediatric Hand Therapy and Splinting
November 3-4, 2012
When presented
with pediatric patients with complex conditions, therapists may face
multiple challenges including specialized splinting needs (such as
making a finger splint for a one week old infant), pre-surgical and
post-surgical intervention strategies (such as deciding when to
start therapy after a tendon transfer), and developmental or
functional issues (such as how to get a child with no elbow flexion
to be able to feed himself).
Learn more
NDT-Advanced Handling and Problem-Solving Course
November 9-13, 20122
This NDTA Approved Advanced course is designed for the
therapist who is seeking greater skill in the thinking processes
that underlie treatment decisions. Everything in
the therapeutic environment should be geared toward the goal chosen
by the client. Making functional goals attainable is dependent on
understanding the task like a movement expert, choosing actions for
assessment that will clarify impairments, and moving beyond general
“ther ex” routines to inventive, effective, moment-by-moment choices
in therapy. Learn more
MF1 - Myofascial
Manipulation
November 30 - December 2, 2012
This seminar deals with the evaluation and
treatment techniques of myofascial manipulation. In order for the
body to maintain normal physiological motion and postural
efficiency, there needs to be freedom from restrictions in the
myofascial unit. The emphasis of this seminar is placed on the
relationship of the soft tissue structures to the mechanics of the
spine. The lecture component consists of discussion of functional
anatomy, posture, soft tissue anatomy, both normal and pathological
treatment principles and the biomechanics of soft tissue.
Learn more
Theraputic
Interventions in the NICU
December 7-8, 2012
This course will take the therapist
through the life cycle and normal development of an infant in a NICU
setting. It will cover assessment of the high risk infant as well as
the implementation of various treatment techniques based on
evaluative findings. A portion will be dedicated to infant follow-up
and identification of emerging disabilities. The philosophy of the
course is to provide therapy with a family centered and
developmental care approach in order to maximize outcomes when
treating this specialized population.
Learn more
