1.5 day Interactive webinar (10th June and 1st July 2023):Why people with neurological conditions have difficulty moving and what to do about it

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1.5 day Interactive webinar (10th June and 1st July 2023):Why people with neurological conditions have difficulty moving and what to do about it

This 1.5 day interactive webinar examines the evidence about the main motor impairments (weakness, spasticity and contracture), how they impact on function and recovery, and how to treat them through lectures, practicals, presentations and small group discussions via Zoom. The emphasis is on applying the evidence in practice. 
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The Aim

 

The overall aims of this interactive online course are for you to 

·         understand the science behind the main motor impairments (weakness, spasticity and contracture) which cause patients’ difficulty moving 

·         be aware of the evidence describing the impairments, and their impact on function and recovery 

·         be able to measure them in practice 

·         be aware of the evidence regarding their treatment 

 ·         be able to apply the evidence to undertake effective assessment and treatment 

BUT NOTHING EXACT ON HOW THIS GETS SURVIVORS RECOVERED! 

Useless!

How It Works

 Once you have signed up, you will have access to the invitation for the Zoom meeting which will host the webinar. The main study day involves lectures, practicals and group discussions about the evidence on the main motor impairments (weakness, spasticity and contracture), how they impact on everyday life and recovery and how to treat to treat them. Throughout the emphasis is on using the evidence in to everyday practice.  You will have access to copies of any slides and references referred to during the study days, so you can preview them if you wish, but not isn’t essential. After each study day you will have access to the Zoom recording of the day (including the lectures and discussions) and any other relevant material.     
 
 

There is a brief preparatory module (a couple of recorded lectures, copies of the slides and references, and a ‘practice point’ to try out the learning in your practice) that introduces you to background information and enable you to make the most of the main study days. This covers the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and how it applies to your practice, and Forrest plots so you are able to understand and interpret systematic reviews and meta-analyses It is not essential that you complete the preparatory module (about 1 hour total) but it will help you get the most out of the study days. 

 

You will also be invited to join the community forum for the course for discussions and opportunities to ask questions, compare notes, get help and support with me and your fellow attendees 

 

The follow-up half day reviews your experience of using the evidence in practice. In-between the study days, you will be supported to prepare a simple case report exploring how you can apply the learning from the study day in practice. This will be presented (in a supportive small group format) during the follow up study day. 

The Programme

 10th June 

10.00am:  Welcome
 10.10: Lecture 1: Movement difficulties in neurological conditions: Mechanisms and consequences
 11.00: Questions
 11.10: Practical: Assessing weakness
 11.50: Lecture 2a: The evidence characterising weakness 
 12.15: Questions 
 12.25: Lecture 2b: The evidence about treating weakness in neurological conditions 
 12.45: Questions 
 12.55: LUNCH BREAK 
 1.35: Lecture 3: How to treat different degrees of weakness 
 2.05:  Questions 
 2.15: Practical: Exercise to treat different degrees of weakness 
 2.45: Tea break 
 3.00: Lecture: All about spasticity 
 3.35: Questions 
 3.45: Lecture: All about contracture 
 4.05: Questions 
 4.10: Debrief, actions for the follow up session, preparation of case reports. 
 4.30:  Finish 

 

Follow up Session (1st July) 

10.00 am:  Introduction 
10.10: Group discussion: Reflections and experiences on assessment in practice
10.30: Small group work: Case report presentations - assessment 
11.30: Questions, feedback and reflections 
11.45: Tea Break 
12 noon: Group discussion:  Reflections and experiences on treatment in practice
12.15: Small group: Case report presentations - treatment   
1.15: Debrief, feedback, future plans
1.30pm: Finish 

Preparatory module

This (optional) module introduces you to background information that will help you to make the most of the main study days. This involves a couple of recorded lectures (copies of the slides are also provided) and a ‘practice point’ (to try out using the learning in your practice). They cover the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and how it applies to your practice, and Forrest plots so you are able to understand and interpret systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

It is not essential to complete the preparatory module (about 1 hour total) but it will help you get the most out of the study days. 

Recorded lecture: All about the ICF

All about the ICF.pdf

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Practice Points for the ICF.pdf

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Recorded lecture 'All about Forrest plots'

All about Forrest plots.pdf

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Powerpoint slides for the 'All About Weakness' lectures

At this section you will be able to

·         define weakness and its underlying physiological mechanisms

·         explain it impacts on movement and everyday activity

·         measure weakness, spasticity and contracture in practice

·         characterise weakness, and its recovery

·         discuss the evidence for treatment of weakness

·         explain the principals of exercise for patients with different degrees of weakness

·         synthesise to effectively assess and formulate a treatment plan in practice.

Weakness Part 1 Slides.pdf

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All about weakness Part 2a Presentation.pdf

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All about weakness Part 2b Presentation.pptx.pdf

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Weakness Part 3 Slides.pdf

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Powerpoint slides for the lectures on contracture and spasticity

In this section, you will learn about the physiological mechanisms causing spasticity and contractures, the evidence characterising them and their impact on function and other impairments, how to measure them in practice and the evidence about treatment.

All about contracture.pdf

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All about spasticity Presentation.pdf

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