Welcome to the 2010 KARRN Rehabilitation Conference
Spinal cord injury (SCI) often results in loss of motor and sensory function that significantly impacts the person's quality of life. Even though life expectancy has improved during the past few decades, people with SCI continue to experience diminished life expectancy and community participation; the extent of which depends on several factors including the nature and severity of the SCI, as well as health, economic, and psychsocial factors.
This virtual conference was captured from the 2nd Annual KARRN Rural Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Conference in Somerset, Kentucky on October 13, 2010 and is targeted to healthcare providers who work with spinal cord injury.
Activity Details
- Credit Types: CME, KPTA, KBSW
- Credit Amount: 1.00
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Dec 16, 2013
- Cost: Free
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Spinal Cord injury is unique in that with damage to each level of the spinal cord, the person can present with very different impairments (either to the upper extremities or lower extremities). Each level of impairment comes with its own unique requirements for rehabilitation as well as assistive devices. Dr. Backus’s presentation will provide foundational information with...
Activity Details
- Credit Types: CME, KPTA, KBSW
- Credit Amount: 1.00
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Dec 16, 2013
- Cost: Free
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Why Discuss Environmental Barriers and the Need for Solutions? Barriers make activities of daily living a challenge. They increase risks that can cause unsafe conditions, produce unnecessary discomfort, and create isolation. This presentation will address how to change these barriers to make living conditions for persons with SCI more comfortable and able to live a more normal...
Activity Details
- Credit Types: CME, KPTA, KBSW
- Credit Amount: 1.00
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Dec 16, 2013
- Cost: Free
Learn More »
Spinal Cord injury is unique in that with damage to each level of the spinal cord, the person can present with very different impairments (either to the upper extremities or lower extremities). The ultimate goal of rehabilitation is to allow the person to become as independent as possible, in order to permit as complete as possible community participation when they go home. However,...
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