Advanced Clinical Skills to Improve Geriatric Gait

North American Seminars Course Outline

Advanced Clinical Skills to Improve Geriatric Gait is a two-day interactive seminar designed to expand the skills of clinicians to aid older patients in improving balance and gait and preventing falls. Course content emphasizes practical problem solving for immediate use. Case studies illustrate management of the complex patient who presents with foot disorders, arthritis, various neuropathies, and/or prosthetic use, together with the psychosocial issues often encountered in the aging. Participants document gait abnormalities and select from a wide range of interventions to individualize treatment in clinical and home care settings. Attendance at tills course will increase clinical skill in attaining positive functional outcomes with limited visits. The format of this course combines didactic instruction, group exercise, and substantial audiovisual illustrations and a detailed reference manual. Participant interaction is an important feature. We invite registrants to bring videotapes of their patients for analysis and discussion in the clinical forum.

This course is designed for physical therapy continuing education and occupational therapy continuing education

North American Seminars Course Objectives

• Describe the kinematics and kinetics of normal middle-aged and elder gait, including changes caused by aging of bodily systems, terrain and footwear.

• Document functional performance, including gait and balance.

• Relate psychosocial issues and drugs to the walking ability of older adults.lorum’ lorum

• Identify gait disorders caused by musculoskeletal and neurological disorders, including foot abnormalities, arthritis, stroke, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, peripheral neuropathies, late onset poliomyelitis, and amputation.

• Determine means of improving balance, coordination and flexibility, including therapeutic exercise, assistive devices, orthoses, prostheses, and environmental modifications.

Schedule of instruction

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North American Seminars 2009 Scheduled Dates and Locations

Start Date	End Date	Location - Click to Map It	Tuition	Hrs	Hotel
Mar 13, 10	Mar 14, 10	Multicare Medical System, Tacoma, WA	$350.00	14.50	View Hotels
Apr 10, 10	Apr 11, 10	Baylor All Saints Medical Center Ft. Worth, Fort Worth, TX	$350.00	14.50	View Hotels
May 01, 10	May 02, 10	Palomar Medical Center, Escondido, CA	$399.00	14.50	View Hotels
May 15, 10	May 16, 10	Healthsouth Rehabilitation Center, Henderson, NV	$399.00	14.50	View Hotels
Jun 12, 10	Jun 13, 10	Rose Medical Center, Denver, CO	$399.00	14.50	View Hotels
Oct 09, 10	Oct 10, 10	Northwest Hospital, Seattle, WA	$399.00	14.50	View Hotels



Joan Edelstein, MA, PI, FISPO is Special Lecturer and former director of physical therapy education at Columbia University. Her clinical practice includes rehabilitation and home care. While conducting research and teaching at New York University, she investigated normal and pathological gait, lower- and upper-limb prostheses and orthoses, and management of older adults with amputations. Professor Education has written many journal articles, books, and book chapters, many with geriatric focus. Her book Prosthetics and Patient Management is a complement to Orthotics: A Comprehensive Clinical Approach. Soon to appear is her special topic issue, Falls: Causes and Preventions, sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs. She serves on the editorial boards of Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, Journal of Rehabilitation research and Development, and Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation. A Certified Pedorthist and a Fellow of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics, Professor Edelstein consults with several senior centers. A renowned dynamic speaker, she presents clinically relevant professional seminars throughout the world.