PAMs Oak Ridge 2024 at Roane State Community College 

September 7, 2024 from 8am-5pm EDT

About this Course: Workshop attendance is LIMITED. Applications will be processed in the order received. This PAMs course will take place in a blended format. The lecture content will be delivered to you via online, pre-recorded video lectures. Links to the video lectures can be found in your registration confirmation email. The hands-on lab will take place on September 7, 2024 from 8am-5pm EDT. Learners can expect 10 hours of online instruction for the thermal course (plus live labs on 9/7) and 15 hours of online instruction for the electrical course (plus live labs on 9/7). You are responsible for reviewing the video content in full prior to the hands-on lab portion of the PAMs workshop. Course agenda and information can be found here. Participants who complete the thermal workshop will receive 15 continuing education units and those completing the electrical workshop will receive 20 continuing education units.All questions regarding the workshop need to be emailed to [email protected]. DO NOT CONTACT WORKSHOP SITE.

Speaker: David Levine, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH, FAPTA, is a UC Foundation Professor of Physical Therapy at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and has taught numerous courses on electrical stimulation throughout the United States since 1989. He has authored numerous professional publications and has spoken at several professional congresses and symposiums. He was instrumental in the development of Tennessee’s certification program for Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapist Assistants.
 

Course Objectives:

Thermal agents:

1. Describe the physiological effects of the various thermal agents (superficial heating agents, cryotherapy, ultrasound, etc.) as well as differentiate tissue responses to the various modes of application.
2. Select the appropriate thermal agent considering the area and conditions being treated.
3. Describe equipment characteristics, indications, and contraindications for treatment, including identifying source and mechanisms of generation of thermal energy and its transmission through air and physical matter.
4. Prepare the patient for treatment through positioning and adequate instruction.
5. Explain to the patient the benefits expected of the thermal treatment.
6. Determine dosage through determination of target tissue depth, stage of the condition (acute vs. chronic), and application of power/dosage calculation rules as appropriate.
7. Administer treatment through identification of controls, sequence of operation, correct application techniques and application of all safety rules and precautions.
8. Document treatment including immediate and long-term effects of thermal agents.

Electrical stimulation:

1. Determine the duration and mode of current appropriate to the patient’s neurophysiological status while understanding the underlying physical laws related to the passage of current through tissue.
2. Describe normal electrophysiology of nerve and muscle tissue.
3. Describe normal and abnormal tissue responses to external electrical stimuli.
4. Identify and describe electrotherapeutic equipment capable of producing therapeutic electrical stimulation while understanding the properties, principles and therapeutic value of different electrical currents.
5. Describe safety regulations governing the use of electrotherapeutic equipment.
6. Describe requirements/idiosyncrasies of body areas and pathological conditions with respect to electrotherapeutic treatment.
7. Prepare the patient for treatment through correct positioning and instruction regarding course of treatment and expected benefits.
8. Correctly operate equipment, appropriately adjust intensity and the rate of stimulation and correctly place the electrodes to achieve the desired physiological response.
9. Accurately document the treatment plan and progress, including short and long term effects of therapeutic electrical current.