Bilateral Upper Limb Loss Workshop
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Please consider sponsoring a bilateral limb loss individual so they may be able to attend.  Please contact Dianne Farabi for more information.

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Shawn Swanson Johnson, OTR
Rob Kistenberg, CP
Dianne Farabi
Robert Meier, MD
Danielle Melton, MD
Diane Atkins, OTR, FISPO
Julie Klarich, OTR, CHT
Eric Nelson
Mike St Onge
Laura Miller, PhD, CP
Kelly Lee, CP
Mac Lang, CP
Elizabeth Mansfield
Lee Shelby
Ronnie Hindsman
David Worley
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Shawn Swanson Johnson

(713) 240-8336

 

Dianne Farabi

(614) 659-0197

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This email contains the latest information on Skills for Life 4:  Bilateral Upper Limb Loss Workshop.  We look forward to seeing you in Houston, Texas in 2015!
 
Skills for Life 4

Skills for Life (SFL) is a one-of-a-kind event dedicated to bilateral upper limb loss.

 

This workshop includes a program that will feature a series of workshops devoted specifically to issues faced by individuals with bilateral upper limb loss. Presenters will include individuals living with bilateral upper limb loss, therapists, prosthetists, physicians and others.

 
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Skills for Life 4
Houston, TX
October 22-25, 2015
Who Should attend?
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  • Individuals with bilateral upper limb loss
  • Anyone involved in the care or rehabilitation of a person with upper limb loss
  • Therapists
  • Prosthetists
  • Rehab nurses/Case managers
  • Physicians
  • Life care planners
Learning Objectives
  • Understand pre-prosthetic evaluation and treatment needs unique to the bilateral upper limb loss individual 
  • Understand evaluation and treatment needs after a prosthetic device has been fit
  • Gain exposure to functional skills, adaptations, equipment, modifications used by individuals with bilateral limb loss
  • Learn about the latest technology:  surgical techniques and prosthetic componentry
  • Discuss appropriate functional outcomes, dependent upon level of limb loss
  • Discuss emotional adjustments and impacts to the individual and family living with bilateral upper limb loss 
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Skills for Life 4:

Bilateral Upper Limb Loss Workshop