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Spasticity essentials: on-demand
Spasticity essentials is a series of on-demand sessions covering the essentials of recognition, treatment and management of spasticity, intended for non-specialists.
Background
Spasticity is a symptom of damage to the brain or spinal cord and causes muscle tightness which the individual cannot control. People who have had a stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, have cerebral palsy, or have a progressive neurological condition such as multiple sclerosis may experience spasticity. It can present as rigidity all of the time or increase during activities and may affect one limb only or the whole body.
Due to muscle tightness people may experience difficulties with personal care tasks such as being able to get their hand open for hygiene and nail care, be able to get clothing on or be able to get comfortably positioned. It may also impact on their ability to carry out functional tasks such as interfering with walking and reaching out to grasp items.
Spasticity will affect each person differently and a good understanding of spasticity, assessment of how it is impacting on their quality of life and treatment options will help it be managed by the person themselves and also healthcare professionals in the acute setting, the community and by specialist spasticity services.
What will delegates learn?
Spasticity may be first noticed and therefore treated by a wide range of healthcare professionals, from GPs or therapists, to nurses or consultants, and this makes a basic understanding of spasticity, and of the care pathway to manage it effectively, important for every healthcare professional.
This course will give delegates:
A good understanding of what is - and what isn't - spasticity
Confidence in assessing spasticity and supporting outcomes-based planning
A basic overview of treatment and management options and how to support someone well
A clear understanding of when and how to refer a patient for specialist support
An overview of the whole care pathway and what good services look like for spasticity
Who is this course for?
This course is for registered & practising HCP's and is perfect for non-specialists looking to gain an understanding of non-specialist management of spasticity and referral pathways into specialist services. Our virtual series covers everything you need to know to support patients experiencing spasticity.
Community teams, junior doctors, GPs, therapists and early-career specialist nurses will all find this an invaluable overview to help them best support their patients living with spasticity.
'A lot of professionals are involved in treating spasticity, and there's real inconsistencies in how services are delivered around the country. We want to establish a strong baseline understanding of spasticity and how to support people living with it, at a primary and community level and within specialist services - and to highlight the referral processes between them.'
Dr Rachel Farrell
Estimated time to complete the course:
With approximately 7 hours of video sessions plus further reading and resources, we anticipate this course to take 2-3 days to complete.
Costs of the course
The course cost is £150 inc VAT* To reserve your space on this course, you can now pay directly online. Please click the "Register and pay now" button to complete our registration form and complete the payment process. Once your payment is successful, we will manually check your registration.
Please note: if you previously enrolled on Spasticity Basics but didn’t complete the course, please get in touch with us to access a reduced fee.
Please bear with us while we process your online account. You will be notified via email once the course has been added to your profile dashboard. This should take no longer than 24 hours (Monday-Friday).
*VAT is charged at the standard UK rate of 20%
As a delegate, you will have access to all of the sessions & presentation slides for 12 months after registration with your website account. → Terms & conditions
If you have any questions about this course or would like more information please contact: events@neurologyacademy.org
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Speakers
Dr Rachel FarrellConsultant neurologist, National Hospital, Queen Square
Dr Damon HoadConsultant in rehabilitation medicine, Warwick Medical School
Wendy HendrieMS specialist physiotherapist, Norwich MS Centre
Lynsay DukeAssociate AHP director neurological and specialist services/ professional lead neuro occupational therapy, Walkergate Park Centre for Neurorehabilitation and Neuropsychiatry
Stephen AshfordConsultant physiotherapist and hon. associate professor (reader) in rehabilitation, King’s College London
Pam BostockConsultant occupational therapist in neurology, Midlands Partnership Foundation NHS Trust
Sue ThomasIndependent healthcare consultant & PPV member, NHSE neurology transformation CRG
Elizabeth KeenanNurse consultant in neuro-disability, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Aimee PintoAdvanced physiotherapy practitioner in spasticity management
Optimised education, compassionate care
Spasticity Academy seeks to address inconsistencies in service delivery and raise the level of care patients can access through improved awareness and understanding of spasticity across conditions.