Monday, August 20, 2018
1:00 – 4:15 pm
Grand Ballrooms 11 & 12
Convention Level
These Physical Therapy breakouts will provide 3 hours of education with multiple presenters covering programs aimed at encouraging injured workers to be independent and take a more active role in their own recovery with the help of innovations in physical therapy. We will also have a live demonstration of a cutting edge, technologically advanced upper extremity prosthetic device.
Program Moderator:
Michelle Despres, PT, CEAS II
Vice President, National Product Leader
One Call
Jacksonville, FL
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Innovations in PT: Improving Health by Reducing Opioid Use with Physical Therapy
Panel:
Michelle Despres, PT, CEAS II
Vice President, National Product Leader
One Call
Jacksonville, FL
Marcos A. Iglesias, MD, MMM, FAAFP, FACOEM
Senior Vice President/Chief Medical Officer
Broadspire, A Crawford Company
Sunrise, FL
Opioid overuse, misuse, addiction, and overdoses have created a national health crisis. The cost of this epidemic is staggering and the ultimate price can be death. Injured workers may suffer injuries resulting in chronic pain that will require medical treatment to address. While it is understood that opioids can be successful in a responsibly dosed, appropriate medical treatment plan, there are alternatives that can mitigate the risks associated with misuse and addiction to these drugs. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued voluntary guidelines that urge prescribers to consider alternatives to opioids, such as physical therapy, for treating musculoskeletal disorders. This session will delve into the crisis and share how physical therapy provides a safe and effective approach to recovery from chronic pain.
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Innovations in PT: Empowering Independence Through Advances in Prosthetics
Speaker:
Robert D. Dixon, Jr., LCPO
Area Clinic Manager
Hanger Clinic
Trinity, FL
Empowering human potential is our goal, and providing the newest prosthetic technologies and advancements gives injured workers the best opportunity to achieve their goals. During this session, we will outline advances in technologies that are uniquely positioned to drive excellent clinical outcomes. Attendees will gain insight into prosthetic options by the use of case scenarios. This presentation will demonstrate how empowering injured workers through prosthetic solutions can change lives. We will feature a demonstration of an advanced upper extremity prosthetic by an injured worker who will also participate in a question and answer session.
3:00 – 3:15 pm
Break
3:15 – 4:15 pm
Innovations in PT: Expanding Opportunities with Telerehab
Panel:
Michelle Despres, PT, CEAS II
Vice President, National Product Leader
One Call
Jacksonville, FL
Aideen Turner, MPT, Cert. MDT, CEAS
CEO
Virtual Physical Therapists, PLLC
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
The future is here and now for telerehab as it becomes an exceedingly popular method for occupational and physical therapy treatment options. Telerehab can be an excellent treatment route for injured workers who have unique circumstances, such as those who are mobile workers or live far away from a rehabilitation facility. It allows for a greater level of flexibility and a streamlined care management process. We will show how telerehab helps with improving costs and outcomes by looking at common cases, such as back and knee injuries, and how telerehab can be used in conjunction with outpatient therapy. We will discuss how telerehab technology is being applied in the workers’ compensation claims process and review other therapy opportunities, such as pre-surgery scenarios where telerehab is making a significant impact.