The Occupational therapy and physical therapy depts of Quinnipiac Univ will be coming down to the Physical and Rehab Medicine Conference and presenting on this at the Physical and Rehab Med Conference.
Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Conference – Barbados
The Amputee Patient – More Than A Loss of a Limb
Saturday, 4 November 2017, 830AM-330PM
Location: 3W’s Pavilion, UWI, St. Michael
Objective: To educate the practitioner on the holistic aspect of amputations and amputee care
Guest Speakers:
Dr. Heikke Uustal
Medical Director, Prosthetic/Orthotic Team, JFK Johnson Rehab Institute
Wound Care Physician, St. Peter’s University Hospital Wound Care Center
Associate Clinical Professor, Rutgers – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Faculty from the Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Department, Quinnipiac University, CT, USA
Brent White, Physiotherapist/ Prosthetist, New Life Brace and Limb, Texas
Dalton Farquhson, Vascular Surgeon, Bahamas
Draft Programme – Times and order of presentations are subject to change
Time
Topic
Speaker
8.30-9.00
Current Situation: Amputations in Barbados
Mr. Selwyn Ferdinand, Surgeon
9.00 – 9.40
Options for upper and lower extremities
Dr. Heikke Uustal, Physiatrist
10.00 – 10.20
Living with an amputation
Patient
10.20-10.40
Success Stories: Decreasing the amputation rate in the Caribbean
Dalton Farquhson, Vascular Surgeon, Bahamas
10.40-11.20
Brunch
11.20-12.00
Phantom Limb Pain
Dr. Heikke Uustal, Physiatrist
12.00-12.40
Physiotherapy for Upper Limb Amputations
Brent White Physiotherapist/ Prosthetist
12.40-1.00
Rehabilitation – A Team Approach: The Role of the Amputee Clinic – A Local Perspective
Dr. Harley Moseley, Physiatrist
1.00-1.15
Break
1.15-1.45
Camp No Limits: Multidisciplinary Support for Children with Limb Differences & Their Families
OT & PT Dept, Quinnipiac University, Connecticut
1.45-2.45
Exploring options for an IPOP (Immediate Post-Operative Prosthesis) Programme in Barbados
Multidisciplinary Team
Dr. Anthony Harris; Harley Moseley, Dr. Heikke Uustal, Brent White
2.45 – 3.30
Discussion
Closing Remarks
Chairperson
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Marrianne C Burnham, JP, BSc., PGDip
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Hibiscus Health Caribbean Inc.
Weston, St. James, Barbados, West Indies
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