Course Details
Title: Hands On Orthotics – Denison, TX
Date: October 6, 2018
Time: 8 am – 5:00 pm
Location:
Texoma Medical Center
Outpatient Therapy Services
4616 S. US Hwy 75, Suite 200
Denison, TX 75020
903-416-4241
Instructor:
Christina Still, MOT, OTR/L, CHT
Course Description:
Hands On Orthotics is a lab-intensive, customized course designed to improve orthotic fabrication skills. This course is for intermediate practitioners/hand therapists. Participants receive a course manual, and orthoses are customized according to the class.
Objectives:
- Course participants will demonstrate ability to fabricate six custom orthoses
- Course participants will identify indications/contraindications of below orthoses
- Course participants will demonstrate knowledge of practical applications of orthoses
Orthoses:
- Forearm Based Thumb Spica
- Yoke
- Radial Nerve Palsy
- Static Progressive MP Flexion
- Dynamic Finger Extension
- Muenster
Registration Fee
Members $280
Non-Members $325
Attendees can earn up to 8 continuing education hours/0.8 CEUs.
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Limited enrollment is planned to ensure quality of course and ample instructor-participant attention. Cancellation of registration up to two weeks prior to course date will result in a refund minus a $50 cancellation fee. THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS AFTER THIS ESTABLISHED DEADLINE. It is the responsibility of the registrant to notify ASHT of cancellation in writing or by email to education@asht.org. Refunds will be issued within 30 days of notification. In the unlikely event that a course is canceled, ASHT will provide full refund of the registration fee only.
All grievances may be directed to the ASHT Education Division by sending an email to education@asht.org.
For further information or questions regarding this course, contact education@asht.org or call 856-380-6862.
Christy received her Master of Occupational Therapy and Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Rockhurst University. She became a Certified Hand Therapist in 2009. After her Master's degree, she spent a year in Ecuador volunteering in hospitals and clinics. She worked for 10 years in Chicago with upper extremity surgeons and therapists with clients including the Chicago Bulls, Blackhawks and White Sox.
Christy has 16 years of experience in wound care, splinting, and treating a variety of repetitive use injuries and pre- and post-operative diagnoses. She has been Contributing Faculty with the University of Saint Augustine in Austin for three years. When she is not treating upper extremity injuries, Christy enjoys running, yoga, pilates, swimming, rowing, and learning to play the guitar.