Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024 - Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Location: Zoom via RESNA Learn
Time: 12:00pm Eastern
Title: Wheelchair Skills Assessment and Training: An Evidence-Based Approach
Speaker: R. Lee Kirby, MD, FRCPC
Abstract: Wheelchair-skills training is one of the four steps in wheelchair service provision recommended by the 2023 Wheelchair Provision Guidelines of the World Health Organization. In this webinar, the set of free online resources comprising the Wheelchair Skills Program (https://wheelchairskillsprogram.ca/en/) will be reviewed. These resources include the Wheelchair Skills Test (WST) and its questionnaire version (WST-Q), as well as the Wheelchair Skills Training Program (WSTP). The research evidence in support of these assessment and training protocols is now extensive (over 200 papers in the peer-reviewed literature). How these simple protocols can be implemented in clinical practice will be demonstrated.
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of session, attendees will be able to:
- Describe the WHO wheelchair-service-delivery process.
- Describe the components of the Wheelchair Skills Program (WSP) and the extent of research evidence in support of it.
- Describe how the WSP assessment and training protocols can be implemented in their own settings.
Primary topic area: SM - Seating and Mobility (Including CRT)
Secondary topic area: OUT - Service Delivery and Outcomes
Presenter Bio:
R. Lee Kirby, MD, FRCPC
R. Lee Kirby, MD, FRCPC received his MD degree from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. His specialty training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation was carried out at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, USA, at Dalhousie University and at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in England. He is a Professor in the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the Department of Medicine at Dalhousie University. He heads the team that developed the Wheelchair Skills Program.
Completion of the post-event survey and quiz earns 0.1 IACET CEUs.
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