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Day 1: Thursday, October 14th, 2021 | ||
FOUNDATIONS OF NEURO OPTOMETRIC REHABILITATION
(Previously Clinical Skills 1) Introduction to Neuro Optometric Rehabilitation: Vision Screening and Interventions for Allied Therapy Professionals Xenia Larin Andrzejewski, PT Katy Coleman, OTR/L Melissa Zarn, OD, FAAO Location: Virtual Room 1 Thursday, October 14, 2021 Day 1, Part 1: 9:30am ET - 12:30pm ET (3 hours) Day 1, Part 2: 1:30pm ET - 3:30pm ET (2 hours) ** This course is only being presented Live Online, it will not be available On Demand. After attending this course on Thursday, participants will join the Neuro Optometric Interventions and Prescribing, Day 2 session on Friday. Overview: This course will provide a foundational understanding of the role of neuro-optometric rehabilitation for vision disorders associated with concussion, stroke and other neurological syndromes. We will cover basic awareness of patients’ vision, screening for visual complications of neurologic impairment and injury, and therapeutic interventions to improve patient responses to other therapies. | ||
NEURO OPTOMETRIC INTERVENTIONS AND PRESCRIBING
DeAnn Fitzgerald, OD Becky Moran, MSc (OT) Shannon McGuire, BHSc PTP Thursday, October 14, 2021 Day 1, Part 1: 9:30am ET - 12:30pm ET (3 Credit Hours, COPE ID Live: 74265-FV) Day 1, Part 2: 1:30pm ET - 3:30pm ET (2 Credit Hours, COPE ID Live: 74266-FV) Location: Virtual Room 2 ** This course is only being presented Live Online, it will not be available On Demand. Overview: An introduction to neuro-anatomy and neuro-physiology in relation to traumatic brain injury rehabilitative care, with a specific focus on the principles and application of Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation, including strategies and practices on lenses, prisms, etc. with vestibular and proprioception dynamic movement. Day 1 topics covered include:
Participants will be able to incorporate treatment strategies such as prism and binasal occlusion to treat Post Trauma Vision Syndrome and Visual Midline Shift Syndrome in individuals with neurological dysfunction. They will also learn how to incorporate movement and balance strategies into their practice. | ||
EXTENDED CONCEPTS IN NEURO-OPTOMETRIC REHABILITATION (Formerly known as Advanced Clinical Skills Course) BUILDING A HOSPITAL-BASED NEURO-OPTOMETRIC PRACTICE Marsha Benshir, OD, FNORA Location: Virtual Room 3 Thursday, October 14, 2021 Day 1, Part 1: 9:30am ET - 12:30pm ET (3 Credit Hours, COPE ID Live: 74205-PM) Day 1, Part 2: 1:30pm ET - 3:30pm ET (2 Credit Hours, COPE ID Live: 74206-PM) ** This course is only being presented Live Online, it will not be available On Demand. Overview: Neuro-optometrists are in high demand at rehabilitation hospitals. Hospital practice is challenging and can establish the neuro-optometrist as the expert in their community, building a strong rapport with physicians and other rehabilitation professionals. Hospital based practice is also ideal for optometrists who wish to retire from full time private practice but want to use their expertise and experience part-time providing specialized patient care. This course is a How-To for experienced optometrists who want to transition to providing hospital based care. We will cover the range from start-up to follow-up, including establishing the practice, bedside testing, implementation of Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation, charting and communication, and follow up strategies. Completion of NORA levels 1 and 2 is highly recommended. |
Day 2: Friday, October 15th, 2021 | ||
FOUNDATIONS OF NEURO OPTOMETRIC REHABILITATION
(Formerly Clinical Skills 1) NEURO OPTOMETRIC INTERVENTIONS AND PRESCRIBING DeAnn Fitzgerald, OD Becky Moran, MSc (OT) Shannon McGuire, BHSc PTP Location: Virtual Room 1 Friday, October 15, 2021 Day 2, Part 1: 9:30am ET - 12:30pm ET (3 Credit Hours, COPE ID Live: 74267-FV) Day 2, Part 2: 1:30pm ET - 3:30pm ET (2 Credit Hours, COPE ID Live: 74268-FV) ** This course is only being presented Live Online. It will not be available on Demand. ** This Day 2 course is also for attendees of Thursday’s “Introduction to Neuro Optometric Rehabilitation: Vision Screening and Interventions for Allied Therapy Professionals.” Overview: During Day 2:
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CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF NEURO OPTOMETRIC REHABILITATION (Formerly Clinical Skills 2) Cathy Stern, OD, FCSO, FCOVD, FNORA Location: Virtual Room 2 Friday, October 15, 2021 Part 1: 9:30am ET - 12:30pm ET (3 Credit Hours, COPE ID Live: 74211-FV) Part 2: 1:30pm ET - 3:30pm ET (2 Credit Hours, COPE ID Live: 74212-FV) ** This course is only being presented Live Online, it will not be available On Demand. Overview: This course will expand your ability to implement treatment for patients who present with neurologically based vision challenges. A series of case studies including the patient’s history, initial evaluation, diagnosis, treatment plan and therapy program will be reviewed. You will leave feeling more proficient and confident with beginning or continuing to treat those who will benefit from Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation. | ||
EXTENDED CONCEPTS IN NEURO-OPTOMETRIC REHABILITATION (Formerly known as Advanced Clinical Skills Course) BUILDING A HOSPITAL-BASED NEURO-OPTOMETRIC PRACTICE Marsha Benshir, OD, FNORA Location: Virtual Room 3 Friday, October 15, 2021 Day 2, Part 1: 9:30am ET - 12:30pm ET (3 Credit Hours, COPE ID Live: 74207-FV) Day 2, Part 2: 1:30pm ET - 3:30pm ET (2 Credit Hours, COPE ID Live: 74208-FV) ** This course is only being presented Live Online, it will not be available On Demand. Overview: *** A continuation of the Day 1 Course: Neuro-optometrists are in high demand at rehabilitation hospitals. Hospital practice is challenging and can establish the neuro-optometrist as the expert in their community, building a strong rapport with physicians and other rehabilitation professionals. Hospital based practice is also ideal for optometrists who wish to retire from full time private practice but want to use their expertise and experience part-time providing specialized patient care. This course is a How-To for experienced optometrists who want to transition to providing hospital based care. We will cover the range from start-up to follow-up, including establishing the practice, bedside testing, implementation of Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation, charting and communication, and follow up strategies. Completion of NORA levels 1 and 2 is highly recommended. |
Day 3: Saturday, October 16th, 2021 | ||
THE NEUROLOGY OF THE BI-MODAL VISUAL PROCESS COMPROMISED BY CONCUSSION
William V. Padula OD SFNAP FAAO FNORA Saturday, October 16, 2021 10:00am ET - 11:00am ET (1 Credit Hour, Live: 74093-FV ; Enduring: 74344-FV) Location: Virtual Room 1 Following a concussion, vision symptoms of blur, visual fatigue, inability to tolerate busy moving environments, photophobia, headaches, loss of comprehension, difficulty with balance, are often experienced. Persons with these symptoms frequently are evaluated and have 20/20 acuity, no loss of visual field, ocular paresis nor abnormality of ocular health. This Symposia will review the neurology of the visual process and how neurological compromise of the visual process produces characteristics and symptoms of binocular dysfunction. The neurology of visual processing will be studied to understand how compromise of visual processing causes symptoms and specific binocular dysfunction characteristics such as, convergence insufficiency, oculomotor dysfunction, accommodative insufficiency as well as having an effect on balance and posture. Treatment protocol to affect the neurology of the visual processing dysfunction that is evidenced-based will be discussed. | ||
THE CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID SYSTEM
Larry B. Wallace, O.D., Ph.D. Saturday, October 16, 2021 11:15am ET - 12:15pm ET (1 Credit Hour, Live COPE ID:72336-NO; Enduring COPE ID: 74345-NO) Location: Virtual Room 1 This course will introduce the cerebral spinal fluid system and how it pertains to neuro-optometric rehabilitation and phototherapy following stasis to the system from brain injuries. Topics covered include anatomy of the spinal system, the production and flow of cerebral spinal fluid. How stasis occurs, it's clinical significance on visual functions, and therapeutic approaches to restoring circulation including optometric photo therapy. | ||
DIAGNOSING AND TREATING PROPRIOCEPTIVE DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME (PDS)
Orlando Alves da Silva, MD Saturday, October 16, 2021 12:30pm ET - 1:15pm ET (0.5 Credit Hours, Live: 74115-FV ; Enduring: 74342-FV) Location: Virtual Room 1 Dr. Da Silva will introduce useful protocols to determine the presence of Proprioceptive Dysfunction Syndrome, which is present in up to 15% of the population and has debilitating symptoms like dizziness, disorientation, difficulty learning and reading, and problems with coordination. He will also show the use of Active Prisms and Postural Reprogramming to treat vision and postural imbalances, neck dizziness, muscle pain, vestibular migraines, and learning difficulties caused by proprioceptive disorders. | ||
VISION PERFORMANCE IN ACTION
Joshua Watt, OD, FCOVD Saturday, October 16, 2021 1:45pm ET - 2:45pm ET (1 Credit Hour, Live: 74220-FV ; Enduring: 74346-FV) Location: Virtual Room 1 Visual performance is vision in action and is necessary in every stage and aspect of life. This presentation will highlight the fact that normal visual ability is not enough for superior athletic performance, but athletic performance does not directly connect to academic or work life. Learning to question, evaluate, and treat visual issues can have a significant impact on an individual’s life that can often be missed. Case examples from youth and amateur athletes, first responders, and weekend warriors will be utilized to show how sports, academic, and work performance may be related but are not always directly successfully connected. Insights gained from this lecture will provide participants with the understanding of the prevalence of compensated visual issues. | ||
EFFICACY OF NEURO-OPTOMETRIC REHABILITATION THERAPY ON THE VISUAL CONSEQUENCES OF ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURY: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Niall McCormack, BSc(Hon), FCOVD-I, FACBO Friday, October 15, 2021 4:00pm ET Location: Virtual Room 1 | ||
NEURO-OPTOMETRIC VISION REHABILITATION AFTER PONTINE CAVERNOMA: A MULTI-DISCIPLANARY CASE STUDY
Stanley Tien, BSc(Hon), FCOVD-I, FCSO, FACBO Saturday, October 16, 2021 8:45am - 9:45am ET Location: Virtual Room 1 |
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