Good Samaritan is proud to offer an Innovative Stroke and Neurological
Rehab Treatment Approaches course this September. The course will be presented
by J.J Mowder-Tinney PT, Ph.D., NCS, CSRS, CEEA, an expert with more than
20 years of experience. The class will be offered for $99 on September 8 from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Vincennes University's ICAT Building Auditorium.
This course will focus on providing therapists with various treatment ideas
to improve function for patients with cerebrovascular accident, traumatic
brain injury and other neurological deficits. The presentation includes
the use of updated digital video to practice movement analysis and demonstrate
the impact of different interventions. Upon completion of this course,
therapists will have learned an evidence-based approach for choosing treatment
strategies, while improving their clinical reasoning skills working with
this patient population.
The course presenter, Dr. Mowder-Tinney, is an Associate Professor at Nazareth
College where she teaches the neuromuscular series that incorporates the
onsite pro-bono clinic. She has experience in a multitude of clinical
settings with a majority treating those who have neuromuscular deficits.
“We at the Good Samaritan Rehabilitation Center are certified as
a CARF Stroke Specialty facility, offering the most advanced stroke care
in the area. We are excited to offer this in-depth class to assist us
and other area physical therapy institutions in being on the cutting edge
of stroke and neurological treatments,” said Sandra Weisbrod, Physical
Medicine Supervisor at Good Samaritan.
Good Samaritan invites all physical therapy professionals to attend the
Innovative Stroke and Neurological Rehab Treatment Approaches course.
This course will be on Sunday, September 8 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at
the Vincennes University's ICAT Building Auditorium, room 153. CEU's
are offered at 7.5 approved contact hours by the Indiana Occupational
Therapy Committee and the Indiana Physical Therapy Association. Packets
are available for applications for Illinois certification as well. For
more information and to register, please click
HERE.