RECORDED WEBINAR SUMMARY

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMON HAND CONDITION

This webinar will provide further knowledge into common hand conditions seen by occupational therapists working in a range of settings:

• Osteoarthritis
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Distal radial fractures
• Finger injuries
• Wound care and management
• Neurological hands

This webinar will enable the therapist to understand the patient’s limitations and abilities in regards to their occupational tasks and hobbies.

SUITABLE FOR

Suitable for students, beginners and experienced Occupational Therapists who want to know about the management of basic hand conditions they come across in their setting.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The purpose of this webinar is to help Occupational Therapists who work in a range of settings:

• Identify simple hand conditions
• Wound management and scar treatment techniques
• Provide effective interventions for short or long term management
• Functional, off the shelf splints
• Simple exercise-based interventions
• Have knowledge of when to refer on for more specialised care

PRESENTER

Jennifer Mathias

Jennifer Mathias has specialised in Hand and Upper Limb rehabilitation for 25 years. She has cemented her knowledge by completing post graduate studies in Hand and Upper Limb Rehabilitation, participating in research projects, and being the co-author of medical journals.

Together with managing her large private practice, and continuing to maintain a clinical caseload, she also enjoys lecturing and doing presentations to Surgeons, Specialists, GP’s and graduating therapists.

WEBINAR DETAILS

CPD HOURS:
Total CPD claimable workshop hours: 1

DATE:
This is a recorded webinar session that was held in April 2019

ACCESS:
This resource is run through our external learning platform - Course Genius. All registrants will receive an email containing information on how to set up their online course account and/ or a  notification that a course has been allocated to them. Please be sure to check all email folders including junk and clutter. 

To ensure you receive all correspondence we recommend registering for this workshop with a personal email address.

REGISTRATION FEES & INCLUSIONS

FEES:
OTA Member: $56
OTA Student/ New Graduate Member: $48
Non Member: $80

^{(All pricing is inclusive of GST)}

*Registrations close Friday 1 May 2021, 11.55pm AEST

Members must be logged in with username and password in order to register at the member rate.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS (T&C)

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CONTACT US

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