Kirsten Davin, Trisha Farmer – Let’s Roll! The Art of Performing Seating & Mobility Evaluations

Outline

OVERVIEW OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT

• Power wheelchairs
  • Center, front, and rear wheel drive chair comparison
  • Turning radius, environmental benefits/liabilities
• Manual wheelchairs
  • Standard, lightweight, and ultra-lightweight chair comparison
  • Turning radius, environmental benefits/liabilities
• Bariatric wheelchairs, seating systems and product lines
• Seating systems
  • Overview of cushion types
    • Comparison and selection algorithm
    • New, cost efficient and, easy-to-implement equipment
  • Seating accessories
• Augmentative and alternative communication
  • Easy to implement, tech friendly options

PERFORMANCE OF THE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY (SEATING/MOBILITY) EVALUATION

• Referral process
• Client assessment process
  • Evaluate client’s current equipment
  • Obtain client’s medical and functional history
  • Home environment
  • Physical assessment
  • Obtainment of anthropometric measurements
    • Hands-on measurement lab
    • Measurement application to troubleshooting
  • Identification of orthopedic deformities
• Review of sample evaluation (case study example)

EQUIPMENT SELECTION PROCESS

• Determine the appropriate equipment based upon client’s needs and presentation
• Equipment algorithms
• Alternative equipment options for low budget situations

DEVELOPING THE LETTER OF MEDICAL NECESSITY TO OBTAIN FUNDING

• Design of letter of medical necessity
• Review of sample letter of medical necessity

TROUBLESHOOTING THE CLIENT’S CURRENT EQUIPMENT

• Extensive review of a multitude of problem seating situations with solutions!
  • Forward flexion, “pulling out” of wheelchair (w/c), “sliding forward” from seating system, lateral leaning in w/c, and more!
• Low cost options to improving the client’s current equipment
• An abundance of case studies, images and solutions to your toughest seating issues!

CLOSING, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS