Spinal Cord Injury Management: Tenodesis Training and Bowel/Bladder Care
Course Overview
This course is intended for all healthcare providers working with clients who have suffered a spinal cord injury. They will learn practical strategies to help progress hand function using tenodesis for cervical-level spinal cord injury survivors to become more independent in daily activities. Learners will also understand the interdisciplinary nature and delineation of various healthcare providers’ roles in bowel and bladder management in the spinal cord injury population. This team-based approach will facilitate community reintegration, reduce risk for medical complications, and promote quality of life.
Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, the learner should be able to:
- Define health care professionals’ unique role in bowel and bladder management for those who have a spinal cord injury.
- Identify at least 2 pieces of adaptive equipment that facilitate independence in bowel and/or bladder management after SCI.
- Recognize how implementing effective bowel/bladder management routines directly enhance occupational engagement in self-care, social participation, and community activities for individuals with SCI.
- Identify 2 ways to upgrade and progress tenodesis in those with a complete spinal cord injury.
- Recall when to utilize remediation versus compensation as it relates to hand function for those with an incomplete spinal cord injury.
- Identify at least one splint that can be used to improve tenodesis function in those with a complete spinal cord injury.
About the Author/Presenter
Briana Elson, MS, OTR/L, BCPR, CBIS is an occupational therapist trained in neurologic occupational therapy through an American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) accredited fellowship program. She received her Master of Science in Occupational Therapy at Thomas Jefferson University and has 10 years of experience in acute care, ICU, skilled nursing, and inpatient rehabilitation settings as both full-time staff and a traveling occupational therapist. She received her Board Certification in Physical Rehabilitation (BCPR) through AOTA and is also a certified brain injury specialist (CBIS) through the Brain Injury Association of America. She is currently wearing many hats as an Occupational Therapy Fellowship faculty mentor, clinical research trial therapist, and clinical practice enhancement program coordinator and continues to practice in the outpatient vision rehabilitation setting.
Audience/Accreditations and Approvals
Colibri Healthcare
This course is designed for the following healthcare professions (select your profession for details):
Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy
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