Instructional Concurrent Session 4

Date: Friday, September 27, 2024
Time: 5:15 PM to 6:15 PM
  • Artificial Intelligence in Rehab: A Game-Changer or Threat for Hand Therapy Practice?

    Description

    The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in rehabilitation has the potential to greatly impact the field of hand therapy. In this presentation, we will explore the pros and cons of AI in rehab, including personalized treatment plans, remote monitoring, and efficiently completing documentation. We will also discuss the potential ethical and practical concerns associated with AI in hand therapy, review current AI applications and explore future directions of AI in rehabilitation.

    Level: Entry 

    Objectives

    Explore the potential benefits and drawbacks of incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) in rehabilitation/hand therapy, including its impact on personalized treatment plans, remote monitoring, and efficiently completing documentation

    Discuss the ethical and practical considerations of using AI in rehab, such as data privacy concerns, the need for human oversight, as well as the current and future applications of AI in rehabilitation/hand therapy

  • Clinical Practice Posters: Spotlight I

    Description

    This session will spotlight several of the Clinical Practice Posters presented at this year's Annual Meeting. Rapid-fire presentations of interesting cases and novel treatment or educational approaches will be followed by time for discussion and audience questions. Come to learn, innovate, and collaborate.

    1. Preparing the Next Generation of Hand Therapists: Innovating Clinical Education Through a Community-Based Pro Bono Clinic
    Authors: Nicole Bickhart, OT, CHT | Jessica Asiello, OTD, OTR/L

    2. Regaining Strength: A Patient’s Journey Back to Elbow Flexion After Brachial Plexus Injury
    Authors: Valerie Aziegbe, OTR/L, CHT

    3. Unique Considerations when Treating Upper Extremity Trauma in the Pediatric Population
    Authors: Michelle Hagenbaugh, MS, OTR/L, CHT

    4. Treatment of Zone III Extensor Tendon Injuries Using a Single Relative Motion with Dorsal Hood Orthosis and a Modified Short Arc Motion Protocol
    Authors: Kathrine Manolopoulos, OTR/L, CHT | Clyde Johnson, PT, CHT | Megan Swanson, MOT, OTR/L, CHT

    Level: Entry 

    Objectives

    Identify 2 innovations in clinical practice or education that can be applied to hand and upper extremity therapy

  • Innovative Career Paths: Trailblazing Leaders Inspiring Hand and Upper Extremity Therapists

    Description

    Esteemed leaders in our profession are breaking barriers in exciting careers outside of traditional hand and upper extremity rehabilitation. This panel of therapist trailblazers will share the stage to discuss their professional contributions as a Hospital Healthcare Executive, Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, College President and Specialist in the NBA. They will describe defining moments influencing their career path that will undoubtedly resonate with therapists in the attendance. They will provide an overview of the professional impact in their unparalleled leadership positions. They will also discuss their vision for the future and how other therapists can succeed in extraordinary arenas. What they have in common is that they all started their careers in hand and upper extremity therapy as Certified Hand Therapists. But what they have been able to accomplish and continue to contribute in their unique professional journey is visionary, innovative, impactful and relevant to our growing practice as clinicians, educators and researchers. The audience will be inspired by their storied perspectives, encouraged by the limitless possibilities, and feel more confident that they too can lead our profession into further barrier-breaking opportunities.

    Level: Intermediate

    Objectives

    Identify 1-2 non-traditional settings for hand and upper extremity therapists

    Describe 1-2 defining moments influencing our professional leaders' career paths

    Identify 1-2 visionary goals for the hand and upper extremity profession

  • Promotion of Self-Management in Hand Arthritis

    Description

    Self-management programs are a key tenet in health promotion programing within public health realms for chronic diseases. Self-management may not be a strategy that we always think we are engaged in as hand and upper extremity therapists but in all actuality may be enacting. This session will outline evidence informed constructs of self-management and promotion of self-efficacy with hand arthritis. We will learn about establishing a patient’s self-efficacy, including technologies and creative treatment interventions that can support this. We will focus on why a patient’s self-efficacy is important for adherence and how to measure self-efficacy. This will be tied to theoretical frameworks of health behaviors that can help to improve the structure of health promotion programs, thus linking the world of hand and upper extremity therapy to public health initiatives for chronic disease. Patient’s voices will be highlighted in this via recorded videos of actual patient experiences in arthritis self-management. We will also use technology to engage the audience in an interactive session to promote learning.

    Level: Entry 

    Objectives

    Identify the components of an effective self-management program for arthritis

    Identify two creative strategies for ADL adaptation and joint protection to promote self-management

    Identify one method to evaluate improved self-efficacy in patients with arthritis