UPCOMING COURSES
Rehabilitation of the Burned Hand: Intervention Strategies
Target audience: Physical therapists and occupational therapists, other burn specialists interested in improving knowledge and skills for the management of the burned hand.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of the course Rehabilitation of the Burned Hand - Introduction and Basic Concepts.
Learn about the main interventions used in the management of the burned hand, and the principles to plan an appropriate intervention in the different stages of the recovery process.
Burn Rehabilitation - Introduction to Basic Concepts
Language: Spanish
Next class: April 1-April 30, 2024
Target audience: Physical therapists and occupational therapists new to the field of burns, other burn specialists interested in improving burn rehabilitation know-how.
This online course will present the basic concepts to understand burn rehabilitation.
Rehabilitation of the Burned Hand - Range of Motion Evaluation and Design of ROM Rehabilitation Activities
Language: English
Next class: April 1-April 30, 2024
Target audience: Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists, other burn specialists interested in improving their ability to design rehabilitation exercises for the burned hand.
Learn advanced range of motion measurement techniques and how to apply activity analysis principles to the design of rehabilitation exercise plans.
Rehabilitation of the Burned Hand - Introduction and Basic Concepts
Language: English
Next class: May 1-May 31, 2024
Target audience: Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists. Priority is given to therapists who work directly and regularly with burn patients (either in-patient or out-patient) and have at least 3 years of experience working in burns.
Learn the knowledge and concepts to establish the base of rehabilitation of the burned hand, with an emphasis on developing clinical reasoning of the therapist, to better identify and prioritize problems and their cause, and thus establish clear treatment goals.
Rehabilitation of the Burned Hand - Management of Common Hand Deformities
Language: Spanish
Next class: May 1-May 31, 2024
Target audience: Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists, other burn specialists interested in improving their ability to prevent and manage post-burn hand deformities.
Learn knowledge and techniques to build your confidence for preventing and managing various types of post-burn hand deformities at different stages of the rehabilitation process.
Psychosocial Factors Affecting Burn Rehabilitation
Language: Spanish
Next class: June 10-July 10, 2024
Target audience: Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists working with burn patients, as well as other burn professionals who want to enhance their knowledge and skills about how to support the psychological recovery of burn patients and their family.
Learn knowledge how psychosocial factors can impact post-burn rehabilitation, understand how to develop therapeutic approaches to support your patient in his psychosocial recovery.
Rehabilitation of the Burned Shoulder - Introduction to Basic Concepts
Language: Spanish
Next class: July 22 - August 22, 2024
Target audience: Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists working in burns. Other burn professionals interested in learning more about this topic.
This course will present concepts to establish basic knowledge of shoulder anatomy and shoulder joint activities, as well as factors that can cause abnormal scapulohumeral rhythm after burns, to allow therapists to evaluate and treat shoulder problems after burns more accurately.
Rehabilitation of the Burned Hand: Evaluation of the Burned Hand
Language: English
Next class: August 1 - August 31, 2024
Target audience: Physical therapists and occupational therapists. Priority is given to therapists who work directly and regularly with burn patients (either in-patient or out-patient) and have at least 3 years of experience working in burns.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of the course Rehabilitation of the Burned Hand - Introduction and Basic Concepts.
Learn how to carry out a thorough, well-structured and logical evaluation of the hand in order to develop a rehabilitation plan that efficiently addresses the patient's problems.
Burn Rehabilitation - Introduction to Basic Concepts
Language: English
Next class: October 1 - October 31, 2024
Target audience: Physical therapists and occupational therapists new to the field of burns, other burn specialists interested in improving burn rehabilitation know-how.
This online course will present the basic concepts to understand burn rehabilitation.
Rehabilitation of the Burned Shoulder: Evaluation and Interventions
Language: Spanish
Next class: September 16 - October 16, 2024
Target audience: Physical therapists and occupational therapists. Other burn professionals interested in learning more about this topic.
This course will present methods to evaluate the burned shoulder, as well as discuss the various rehabilitation interventions (exercises, positioning, pressure therapy, ADL training, etc.), to allow therapists to evaluate and treat shoulder problems after burns more accurately.
ADL Functional Training – Helping Burn Patients Regain Independence
Language: Spanish
Next class: November 1 - November 30, 2024
Target audience: Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists working in burns. Other burn professionals interested in learning how to help burn patients regain functional independence.
Learn how to analyze common activities of daily living (ADL) and apply ADL training principles to develop effective strategies that will help burn patients regain functional independence.