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1. Determine the latest advances in vision therapy.
2. Develop a comprehensive assessment framework, identifying the root causes of vision impairments and related functional deficits.
3. Investigate how vision integrates with cognition for higher level tasks.
4. Demonstrate the most effective interventions available for managing vision impairments, restoring function, and improving safety.
5. Determine which treatment techniques will benefit your patient.
6. Demonstrate how to progress the difficulty and integrate functional tasks.
7. Appraise interdisciplinary strategies that combine multiple interventions for better outcomes.
8. Evaluate real-world applications for common diagnoses and conditions.
9. Apply the assessments and interventions discussed in this seminar to a series of interactive case scenarios.
10. Create appropriate functional goals and progress measures.
11. Create cost-effective tools for vision therapy.
12. Assess the keys to developing a successful vision therapy program.

HOT TOPICS AND INNOVATIONS

• Current concepts in visual rehabilitation
• Practical applications of the latest research
• Today’s top tech
  • Bioness BITS
  • Dynavision
  • Innovative apps

CONFIDENTLY IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE OF VISION IMPAIRMENT

• Discover a comprehensive framework for evaluating symptoms, including:
  • Mobility, gait, and posture problems
  • Falls, dizziness, and balance issues
  • Poor coordination/executive function
  • Ocular-motor deficits
  • Visual processing deficits
  • Post trauma vision syndrome
  • Cranial nerve palsies
  • Blurred or double vision
  • Photophobia
  • Difficulty maintaining visual attention to task
  • Limited depth perception
  • Poor compensation for field cut
  • Motion sensitivity
• Hands-on lab

UPGRADE YOUR VISION THERAPY TOOLBOX

• Innovative interventions you can use immediately to:
  • Prevent falls, dizziness, and motion sensitivity
  • Address mobility, posture, and gait problems
  • Improve near/far focusing for reading, written communication, and close work
  • Promote visual motor coordination and visual processing
  • Restore functional independence, self-care, and performance of ADLs
  • Boost scanning skills for locating objects
  • Increase attention to neglected side
  • Expand visual fields and compensate for field cuts
  • Enhance depth perception and peripheral awareness
  • Reduce headaches, eye strain, and double vision
  • Decrease agitation and photophobia
• Hands-on lab

COMBINE MULTIPLE INTERVENTIONS MORE EFFECTIVELY FOR BETTER OUTCOMES

• Synergistic strategies for effectively integrating:
  • Functional compensation strategies
  • Ocular motor drills
  • Spot patching
  • Prism adaptation
  • Visual accommodations
  • Visual field scanning
  • Binocular vision exercises
• Hands-on Lab

REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS FOR COMMON DIAGNOSES AND CONDITIONS

• Neurological impairments
  • Stroke
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Brain tumor
  • Parkinson’s
• Low vision
  • Vision loss and blindness
  • Macular degeneration
  • Glaucoma
  • Contrast sensitivity
• Visual hallucinations
  • Charles Bonnet syndrome
• Hands-on lab

DESIGN SOLUTIONS USING YOUR NEW VISION THERAPY SKILLS

• Case scenario: Correctly identify the root cause of impairment
• Case scenario: Problem solve a complex vision impairment and develop an effective treatment plan
• Case scenario: Identify vision impairments that can cause behavioral problems
• Case scenario: Revise a standard plan of care for a stroke survivor
• Case scenario: Overcome barriers to effective strategy implementation

DEVELOP A THRIVING VISION THERAPY PROGRAM

• Core components of an effective vision therapy program
• Cost effective tools to use during initial setup
• Moderate expense and capital budget items to add to your program
• Keys to generating vision therapy referrals

MAXIMIZE YOUR REIMBURSEMENT

• Coding and billing updates for vision therapy
• Justify therapy with the right goals and progress measures
• Avoid denials and audits with these tips

Sandra Stalemo, OTR/L, is an expert in vision therapy with over 37 years of experience guiding patients with vision and neurological impairments toward functional independence in a variety of outpatient and inpatient therapy settings.

Ms. Stalemo developed a passion for vision therapy after witnessing firsthand its impact on her daughter, who has been diagnosed with binocular vision disorder. In the years since then, Ms. Stalemo has trained and worked closely with neuro-optometrists to bridge the gap between diagnosis and treatment in functional settings, and she went on to develop a leading vision rehabilitation program at Sanford Health. She is now a national speaker on vision and neurological rehabilitation topics, known for her ability to break down complex concepts into practical, everyday solutions. Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Sandra Stalemo receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-Financial: Sandra Stalemo has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Save time and $10 off the price of other submission methods – purchase & take the CE test online for $29.99 USD per participant. Additional processing fees apply for other submission methods (i.e. mail, fax, etc.). Please contact our Customer Service at 1-800-844-8260 for more details.

Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations.

Certificates of Successful Completion are available for email, download and/or printing from your online account immediately following the successful completion of the post-test/evaluation.

**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Nurses/Nurse Practitioners/Clinical Nurse Specialists - Credit Expired: 3/12/2022
No CE available for this board.

California Nurses: PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #:17118 for 12.5 self-study contact hours.

You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

Florida Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 12.5 self-study contact hours.

Iowa Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 12.6 self-study contact hours.

Copies of the evaluation may be sent to the IBON. You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

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Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants


Arizona Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants: CE credit is available. This self-study course consists of 12.5 continuing education clock hours for Arizona OTs and OTAs. The Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners (R4-43-203) confirms acceptance of continuing education programs relevant to occupational therapy that are approved by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA).

Florida Occupational Therapists & Occupational Therapy Assistants: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy. Provider Number 50-399. This self-study course qualifies for 12.5 continuing education credits.

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Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants
This self-study course consists of 12.5 clock hours of instruction that is applicable for physical therapists. CE requirements for physical therapists vary by state/jurisdiction. Please retain the certificate of completion that you receive and use as proof of completion when required.

California Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California as an approval agency to approve providers. This self-study lecture qualifies for 12.5 continuing competency hours.

Illinois Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 216.000270. This self-study course qualifies for 12.5 CE credit hours.

Kentucky Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: CE credit is available. This self-study course consists of 12.5 continuing education credit hours for Kentucky Physical Therapists. The rule under 201 KAR 22:045, Section 2, (2)(a) states that category 1 continued competency credits can be earned from providers approved by another physical therapy licensing agency. PESI, Inc. is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 216.000270.

New York Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department, State Board for Physical Therapy as an approved provider for physical therapy and physical therapy assistant continuing education. This self-study course qualifies for 15.2 contact hours.

North Carolina Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider with the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation, Provider Number: 216.000270. This intermediate course is approved by the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners by virtue of PESI Inc. approved provider status with the Illinois Division of Professional Regulation. This course qualifies for 12.5 continuing education hours.

Pennsylvania Physical Therapists and Assistants: The Pennsylvania State Board of Physical Therapy recognizes approval by all other state boards. This self-study activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of instruction that is applicable for physical therapists.

Texas Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: This self-study activity is provided by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners Accredited Provider #2406032TX and meets continuing competence requirements for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensure renewal in Texas. Instructional level: Intermediate. This activity will provide 12.5 CCUs. The assignment of Texas PT CCUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by TPTA or TBPTE. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance.

Utah Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants: This course is designed to meet the Utah DOPL Rule R156-24b-303b.2.c.iv - A commercial continuing education provider providing a course related to the practice of physical therapy. Please retain a copy of the advertising brochure and your certificate of completion to provide to your board should this be requested of you. This self-study activity consists of 12.5 clock hours of continuing education instruction.

Vermont Physical Therapists & Physical Therapist Assistants: CE credit is available. This course consists of 12.5 continuing education credit hours for Vermont Physical Therapists. The Board confirms acceptance of continuing education programs that are recognized by other state physical therapy licensing boards. PESI, Inc. is a Registered Physical Therapy Continuing Education Sponsor through the State of Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation. License #: 216.000270.

Virginia Physical Therapists & Physical Therapy Assistants: CE credit is available. This course consists of 12.5 hours of type 2 continued competency credit for Virginia Physical Therapists and Physical Therapy Assistants. Regulation 18VAC112-20-131, Section B, (2) states that up to ten type 2 continued competency credits can be earned by completing independent study activities related to the clinical practice of physical therapy.

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Other Professions
This self-study activity qualifies for 12.5 clock hours of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Disclaimer: **Information obtained in this course should be used within your scope of practice.
**It is your ethical responsibility to report accurate hours to your licensing board.
**All self-study participants must complete and pass (80% or better) a post-test and evaluation prior to receiving a certificate of completion. If you require a copy of the test/evaluation for CE purposes, please print at the time you take the test. Or you may call our customer service department and a copy of your test/evaluation will be emailed to you. Please allow 30-45 days.

• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapy Assistants
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners