Edison NJ – May 13th 2024 | The Use of Supported Standing Devices Early After SCI
Presenter Information
Kristen Cezat, PT, DPT, APT/SMS
Clinical Education @Altimate Medical
Kristen Cezat is a Board-Certified Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy and a RESNA-certified ATP/SMS. She received her DPT from the University of Central Florida in 2011. She has dedicated her career to rehabilitation and improving lives for adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) and other neurologic conditions. She received the APTA SCI Special Interest Group (SIG) award for Clinical Excellence in SCI Care and has served on APTA ANPT SCI special interest group leadership 2021-2024.
Kristen is the Clinical Education Specialist for Altimate Medical Inc. She has presented locally and nationally on various topics related to assistive technology prescription and interventions and current evidence in spinal cord injury rehabilitation, emphasizing translation into clinical practice.
Disclosures: Kristen Cezat is an employee of Altimate Medical.
Course Descriptions & Accreditation Information
Course Description
This course will review the types and secondary effects of spinal cord injury (SCI) and discuss evidence related to supported standing devices and recommendations for use early after SCI. We will also discuss evidence-based variables for early functional prognoses following SCI and its impact on supported standing device features with real-world case examples.
Course Length: 2 hours, valued at 0.2 CEUs for 2 hours of instruction.
The University of Pittsburgh—RSTCE (rst_ce@pitt.edu) is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# L.M.SD.964.311.02. This In-Person Learning—Interactive activity is offered at 0.2 CEUs, Intermediate, Occupational Therapy Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Course Location: Virtual
Learning Objectives:
- Describe two physiological effects of a spinal cord injury on an individual.
- Identify two evidence-based reasons to use an prescribe supported standing following spinal cord injury.
- Discuss two evidence-based clinical predictors for functional expectations following SCI and how these effects supported standing intervention and design.
- Develop and justify supported standing recommendations based on available evidence and clinical judgement for specific individual case scenarios.
Course Completion Criteria
- Attend the in person seminar
- Complete the post-course survey/evaluation
- Download your certificate
Instructions to obtain your CEU
To obtain your CEU visit your profile at https://www.altimatemedical.com/profile and select the course from your enrolled courses list and follow the instructions from there.
If you have any trouble or questions reach out to education@altimatemedical.com and we will be happy to help you.