Course Description
Course Description:
The purpose of this course is to present the power wheelchair assessment process for the pediatric population, including determining optimal equipment parameters. Part of the assessment process is determining the optimal driving method. A wide variety of power wheelchair driving methods will be covered in a hierarchy of use, with clinical indicators for each. Finally, the course will illustrate this information in a case study.  
Contact Hours: 2
Target Audience:
Instructional Level:Accreditation Information:
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Course Goals & Objectives:
Course Goals:
The purpose of this course is to present the power wheelchair assessment process for the pediatric population, including determining optimal equipment parameters. Part of the assessment process is determining the optimal driving method. A wide variety of power wheelchair driving methods will be covered in a hierarchy of use, with clinical indicators for each. Finally, the course will illustrate this information in a case study.  
Learning Outcomes:
Upon the completion of this course, the learner will be able to:
- The participant will be able to differentiate between power wheelchair drive wheel configurations.​
- The participant will be able to analyze how client medical issues may impact power wheelchair use.​
- The participant will be able to compare proportional driving methods and clinical indicators for each.​
- The participant will be able to select a nonproportional driving method based on clinical indicators.
Disclosures:
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Contact Hours: 2 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, Physical Therapist, and Physical Therapist Assistant.
Instructional Level: Beginner.
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 – Michelle L. Lange is employed and receives a salary. She receives payment from Colibri Healthcare, LLC for the presentation of this course.
Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service
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Authors:
Michelle Lange, OTR, ABDA, ATP/SMS
Michelle Lange, has over 25 years of experience in assistive technology. A former Clinical Director of The Assistive Technology Clinics of The Children’s Hospital of Denver, her work in this field is extensive. Having authored 7 book chapters and over 100 articles she is also editor of Fundamentals in Assistive Technology, 4th Ed. Currently on the teaching faculty of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA).
Michelle is a member of the Assistive Technology Journal Editorial Board and is also on the teaching faculty of the University of Pittsburgh for the ATP/ATS Review Course. Serving on the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) for Wheeled Mobility Advisory Board, she served as an editor of the Technology Special Interest Section of the AOTA. Michelle is a credentialed Assistive Technology Professional (ATP), Seating and Mobility Specialist (SMS) and a Senior Disability Analyst of the American Board of Disability Analysts (ABDA).
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