The Spasticity and Movement Disorders IMPACT Initiative - Houston

5150 Westheimer Rd,Houston TX 77056

04 February, 2023

Description

Who should attendThe initiative is intended for neurologists, physiatrists, orthopedic surgeons, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physical and occupational therapists. Program OverviewImprove your ability to identify muscle groups, explore treatment for spasticity and movement disorders, engage in multidisciplinary care, and participate in hands-on opportunities with two unique, profession-specific tracks. MD/DO/NP/PA Topics Ultrasound guidance demonstrations and scanning workshopsInjection training with modelsToxin handling: dosing, dilution, draw-up, and beyondPatient injection demonstrations with ultrasound demonstrationsHands-on injection training PT/OT Topics Functional and gross muscle anatomy, featuring cadaver videosVideo case studies on post-chemodenervation therapy and individualizing careVideo and hands-on demonstration of casting, splinting, and other techniquesPatient injection demonstrationsThe IMPACT™ Initiative Annual Workshop Series (IMproving Patient Assessment and Chemodenervation Treatment) will provide an interactive and comprehensive opportunity to improve your knowledge, confidence, and proficiency in essential aspects of spasticity and movement disorder management. This workshop aims to enhance patient outcomes from chemodenervation procedures by improving participants’ ability to recognize clinical patterns, identify muscle targets, and perform procedures confidently and skillfully, including using ultrasound guidance in these procedures. This initiative will feature two specific tracks tailored to the unique educational needs of doctors/NPs/PAs and PTs/OTs. Our doctors/NP/PA track focuses on ultrasound use, injection demonstrations, and hands-one injection training. The PT/OT track will explore clinical and gross anatomy, considering implications for treatment utilizing cadaver videos, review chemodenervation principles, and feature video demonstrations of splinting and casting. All participants will have the opportunity to explore strategies for multidisciplinary care and will participate in the expert-led patient injection demonstrations of ultrasound-guided chemodenervation procedures. For full agenda and track-specific learning objectives. please visit https://impact-smd.com/agenda For additional information and other locations, please visit: https://impact-smd.com/live For questions, please reach out to: [email protected]