Course Description
Course Description:
Almost 500,000 clients with burn injuries are being treated in medical facilities across the United States at any point in time (American Burn Association, 2016). Secondary effects of burn injury can include scarring, contracture, and loss of joint mobility with a prevalence of 38-54% of clients being discharged with contractures (Oosterwijk et al. 2017). This, in turn, leads to decreased functioning in everyday occupations (Ozelie, 2021). Ghalayini et al. (2019) found that 40% of patients with burn injuries to the hand were not completely independent with self-care upon discharge, and for 20% of participants, a decline in function was experienced after discharge. Occupational therapists play a key role in preventing the detrimental impact of the secondary effects of burn injury. Occupational therapy can optimize client function by providing direct intervention throughout recovery.
Primary interventions utilized by occupational therapists throughout the recovery process are rote exercise, such as active or passive range of motion, and functional activity (Omar et al., 2012). [DED2] These interventions, as well as splinting, strengthening, and scar massage are often utilized as interventions to help clients gain and maintain function post-burn injury (Ozelie, 2021). While these topics[DED3] are discussed in entry-level educational programs, occupational therapy practitioners working with burn-injured clients need to use critical thinking to determine when and how to apply therapeutic media during each phase of recovery to produce therapeutic outcomes.
Contact Hours: 1
Target Audience:
Instructional Level: BeginnerAccreditation Information:
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Course Goals & Objectives:
Course Goals:
This basic, introductory course is intended for occupational therapy practitioners with generalist knowledge of burn injury rehabilitation. The course will begin by discussing the various types of burn injuries and subsequent medical prognosis and procedures throughout the phases of recovery and then discuss occupational therapy’s role in depth from the emergent to the rehabilitation phase.
Professional Objectives:
- Demonstrate foundational knowledge of burn injury types, levels of injury, and the subsequent medical prognosis and procedures throughout the phases of recovery
- Understand occupational therapy’s role in burn injury rehabilitation from the emergent to rehabilitation phases
- Analyze the impact of burn injury on clients as a whole, including physical and social-emotional impact
- Evaluate client cases to determine best-practice interventions including the use of remediation, adaptation, and compensation when necessary
- Apply biomechanical principles to optimize function of burn-injured body segments
- Use critical thinking to determine when the use of orthotics is appropriate, including position, type of orthotic, and wear schedule
- Recommend appropriate home program elements for continued recovery
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Contact Hours: 1 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).
Target Audience: Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant
Instructional Level: Basic
Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 75% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 75% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved
Personnel Disclosure:
Financial – Ann B. Cook, Ed.D., OTD, OTR/L & Amanda Gault, OTD, OTR/L, CPAM are employed and receive a salary. They receive payment from Colibri Healthcare, LLC for the presentation of this course.
Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.
Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service
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Authors:
Amanda Gault, OTD, OTR/L, CPAM
Dr. Gault has been an occupational therapist for nine years and is currently a full-time assistant professor. Over the last eight years, she has worked as an OT practitioner at level-one trauma and ABA-verified burn center specializing in acute and inpatient rehabilitation for burn care and management, as well as prosthetic and amputee training. As a professor, Dr. Gault has instructed students on the biomechanical principles necessary for effective treatment of the burn population. The author’s clinical background and teaching experiences have led to extensive knowledge of occupational therapy’s role in burn rehabilitation.
Ann B. Cook, Ed.D., OTD, OTR/L
Dr. Cook has worked in a level-one trauma and ABA-verified burn center for nine years. She has worked with patients with burn injuries in the intensive care unit, acute care, and inpatient rehabilitation settings. The author completed her post-professional doctoral capstone project in a burn unit working to improve occupational therapy intervention practices to increase patients’ functional outcomes. The author is a full-time professor who has completed research in the field in regard to current home program recommendations by occupational therapy practitioners working with burn-injured clients.
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