April 28th to 29th, 2018

Texas Society for Hand Therapy Education Coordinator Ginny Graham, OTR, CHT PO BOX 90711 San Antonio, TX. 78209

AT&T EXECUTIVE EDUCATION & CONFERENCE CENTER

1900 University Avenue, Austin, TX, 78705

AT&T EXECUTIVE EDUCATION & CONFERENCE CENTER

Located on the University of Texas campus with an art gallery, three restaurants, an outdoor pool, extensive event space and free Wi-Fi, the eco-friendly, non-smoking AT&T Hotel and Conference Center is a comfortable and convenient spot for our guests. The seven-story AT&T Hotel has 297 rooms featuring pillowtop mattresses, free Wi-Fi and wired internet, flat-panel LCD HDTVs with premium channels and mp3 docks. Focusing on organic ingredients, the upscale restaurant is open for breakfast and dinner, the casual dinner spot has a lounge and the café serves coffee and pastries. Guests can work out in the 24-hour fitness center and relax in the heated outdoor pool or take advantage of additional university recreational facilities for a fee. The hotel also has a business center, 40,000 square feet of meeting space, a gift shop and a free art gallery. With a UT campus locale, the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center is one block from trendy, shop-lined Guadalupe Street, also known as "the Drag." The hotel is also within a 15-minute walk of the Frank Erwin Center, 20 minutes from LBJ library and downtown's eclectic Sixth Street and a 10-minute stroll from the Texas State Capitol. Parking is available for a fee. Guests are nine miles from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. our guests praise the "good for business location" in downtown Austin, the "good variety of dining options" and the "comfortable and spacious rooms" at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center .

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until 4/5/18

Sunday, April 29, 2018 7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast 8:00 - 8:15 Welcome - Q&A 8:15 - 9:15 Small Joint injuries and Fractures: Managing Stiffness

Robert Foster MD 9:15 - 9:30 Q&A (8:00 - 9:30) *Concurrent Orthotic Session : Digit orthoses: mallet, boutonniere, swan neck final flexion orthosis. Noelle Austin MS,PT,CHT 9:30 - 10:00 Break 10:00 -11:00 Innovations in Hand Therapy and Treatment Perils Debbie Fisher MS, OTR/CHT 11:00 -11:30 Considerations in Clinical Decision Making Sharon Guebert OTR

(10:00 -11:30) *Concurrent Orthotic session: A hands on workshop: Fabrication of RME&RMF orthoses, clinical decision making, &case studies Julianne Howell MS,PT,CHT 11:30 - 11:45 Break 11:45 - 1:00 Current Concepts in Wound Care and Dressings Dianne Merwarth, PT, CWS 1:00 Adjourn *orthotic labs require preregistration and available as space permits ————————————————————- Name:____________________________credentials______

Email:____________________________phone____________ For Registration follow the link: http://www.texassocietyforhandtherapy.org/annual-conference/2018-annual-conference/2018-conference-sign-up/ Fee includes 1year TSHT membership __An Active Member + Conference – $310 (CHT) __An Affiliate Member + Conference – $295. other therapy professionals. __Partner Circle Membership + Conference – $295 Professionals that share same common interest . __A Student Member + Conference – $275 enrolled in a full-time accredited therapy degree program Early Bird ends on April 1st, 2018 , after add $20 Refund or cancellation after April 1,2018: 50% of fee

Saturday, April 28, 2018 7:00 - 8:00 Registration 7:00 - 8:00 Breakfast 8:00 - 8:15 Welcome and Introduction 8:15 - 9:15 Extensor a Tendon - Part 1 Relative Motion Extension (ICAM) historical review, rationale, current literature support, 2018 update to RME Program 9:15 - 9:30 Q&A - Announcements 9:30 - 10:30 Extensor Tendon - Part 2 Relative Motion Flexion for acute & chronic boutonniere and Zone 3 Extensor tendon repair rationale, literature support, RMF programs 10:30 - 11:00 Break 11:00 - 11:30 Extensor Tendon - Part 3 Application of RME and RMF Concepts: Case and clinical decision making Julianne Howell MS, PT, CHT 11:30 - 12:00 Using Relative motion concepts in FDP zone 1 injuries Stephen Henry MD 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 1:30 Business Meeting and Announcements 1:30 – 2:30 It's not just a small hand: Treating common pediatric upper extremity conditions and injuries Hilton Gottschalk , MD 2:30 - 2:45 Orthotic Considerations in the Pediatric Patient

Karen Ayala MS, OTR,CHT 2:45 - 3:15 Break / Poster sessions 3:15 - 4:15 Common Upper Extremity Injuries in the Youth Athlete: Recovery and Return to Sports.

Kevin McHorse PT, SCS, Cert MTD

4:15 - 5:30 Updates inLegislation&Reimbursement

Bubba Klosterman OTR 5:30 Adjourn

Course Description This one and a half day seminar that will provide information on the anatomy, surgical repair and rehabilitation of various hand and upper extremity conditions with focus on treating different age groups. It will include current concepts in wound care . An update will be provided on the latest Medicare and legislature changes. Two hands-on orthotic labs will be offered. Who should attend: *Certified Hand Therapists, *Occupational Therapists, * Physical Therapists, Advanced care providers Physicians, Athletic trainers, Therapy Students Course objectives -The anatomical and biomechanical rationales will be highlighted for participants to be able to continue developing and organizing their understanding of the Relative Motion Flexion (RMF) program - Participants will be familiarized to RMF guidelines for examination, management and progression of acute & chronic boutonniere and ET Zone III repairs - Participants will have a better understanding of the conceptual foundation of Relative Motion Extension RME and current program updates and the supporting literature - Therapists will have clinical pearls to return to their clinics about who’s, what’s and when’s of RME usage as well as guidelines for program progression, ADLs and return to work. -Participants will identify common pediatric hand and upper extremity conditions -Participants will learn different treatment options in pediatric patients versus adult patients-Participants will understand the differences in pediatric hand conditions versus adult conditions of the same nature. - Participants will gain understanding of orthotic considerations in the pediatric patient. -Participants will gain understanding on common Upper Extremity injuries in the youth athlete. -Will understand updates in legislation and reimbursement. -Participants will learn about of small joint injuries and fractures and management of stiffness. -Review Considerations in Clinical Decision Making. -Will learn about innovations in Hand Therapy and gain further knowledge of Treatment Perils -Will gain further understanding of current concepts in wound care and use of dressings. Continuing education Credits: Occupational Therapists: This course is a pending TOTA approved provider of continuing education. This course is offered for 1.175 TOTA CEUs 11.75hr Physical therapists: This course is a pending TPTA approved provider of continuing education. This course is offered for 1.175 CEUs 11.75hr