Occupational therapist's role in screening and assessing people who have sustained a concussion

Register by Monday, June 10, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern time)

Presenter: Moriah H. Grant

Every year about 160,000 Canadians sustain a brain injury (Brain Injury Canada, 2018) and most of these are mild traumatic brain injuries, often called concussions. Occupational therapists are key members of the interprofessional team for people who have sustained a concussion. This webinar will provide an overview of what a concussion is, and why early diagnosis and treatment is important. This webinar will focus on the screening tools and assessment tools that occupational therapists can use in their clinical practice.

After taking part in this webinar, participants will be able to:

Explain why early diagnosis and treatment of concussion is important.
Identify screening tools to use in the clinic to assist with recognition of concussion.
Select assessment tools to use with people who have sustained a concussion for the pillars of occupational therapy practice (i.e. cognition, somatosensory, vision and balance).

Level:
Beginner (0-2 years of experience in this specific practice or topic area)

Areas of practice
Cognitive, Neurological/neuromuscular, Musculoskeletal, General physical health, Vocational rehabilitation, Health promotion and wellness, Client service management, Researchers, Educators

Client age groups

Young children (0-4 years old), Children (5-12 years old), Adolescents (13-19 years old), Adults (20-64 years old), Seniors (65+ years old)

Registration fees

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Individual registration (for one individual person): $50 for CAOT members / $95 for non-members (plus applicable taxes)

Group registration (for groups of up to 25 people, participating from up to 3 sites/computers): $250 for CAOT members / $475 for non-members (plus applicable taxes)

Cancellation/refund policy

All cancellation/refund requests must be sent in writing to education@caot.ca. Cancellation requests received prior to the registration deadline will be given a 50% refund. CAOT will not provide a refund after the registration deadline. If you are unable to attend the Webinar live, all webinars are recorded (unless there are exceptional technical difficulties) and registrants receive access to the recording following the Webinar.

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