Pre- and Post-Conference Short Courses
Short Course I
Prof. Joseph Hamill,
Professor Emeritus, Kinesiology
School of Public Health and Health Sciences
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Title:
A Dynamical Systems Perspective to Evaluate Running Related Injuries
This workshop will cover the basic premise behind using a dynamical systems analysis to investigate running-related injuries. The basis for dynamical systems comes from the work of the Russian scientist Bernstein. In his work, the importance of evaluating the whole system rather than a joint or segment analysis was emphasized. In particular, the topics of goal and coordination variability will be discussed. I will discuss the different methods used to investigate coordination and coordination variability (i.e. vector coding, discrete relative phase, and continuous relative phase). From there, how coordination and coordination variability relate to running-related injuries will be discussed. Finally, several papers using dymanical systems analysis to investigate the risk of running-related injuries will be presented.
Date:
16 November 2018 (Friday)
Time:
9 am – 12 noon
Venue:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
CPD:
OT – 3 points(OT Board), PT – 3 points
Fee
Regular – HK$500, Student – HK$100
Short Course II
Prof. Li-Shan Chou
Head and Professor
Department of Human Physiology
University of Oregon
Title:
Attention and Gait: Dual-Task Gait Paradigms
Attention plays an important role in accommodating the demands of walking. Declines in attention ability may be a contributing factor to falls involving environmental hazards, or have been linked with gait disturbances particularly when under divided attention conditions. Walking when attention is divided (dual-task) has been shown to affect the ability to appropriately control body movement during gait, and thus appears more sensitive to detect subtle gait deficits in older adults or patients following a mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) than undivided-attention walking (single-task). This workshop will demonstrate dual-task gait protocols and their utility as well as discuss findings from our studies aimed to probe where attention is directed when approaching and stepping over an obstacle during gait and to examine how the presence of the obstacle affects the distribution of attention during walking. In addition, the effectiveness of utilizing dual-task gait paradigms to detect subtle neurological deficits following mTBI (concussion) will also be discussed.
Date:
16 November 2018 (Friday)
Time:
2 pm – 5 pm
Venue:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
CPD:
OT – 3 points(OT Board), PT – 3 points
Fee
Regular – HK$500, Student – HK$100
Short Course III
Dr Diane Damiano
Senior Investigator
Rehabilitation Medicine Department, NIH Clinical Center
The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Title:
Scientific evidence supporting motor neurorehabilitation for children has increased rapidly since the turn of the century, yet the reality is that many of the practices used by therapists across the globe are not consistent with current evidence and instead rely on more traditional approaches which have not been shown to be effective and in some cases have been proven to be ineffective. This course will focus on and review the major therapeutic practices supported by evidence and discuss some of the philosophical and logistical challenges for implementing these in everyday practices so that all children everywhere can receive the best that science has to offer them.
Course Outline (3 hours):
- Making the Case for Evidence: How evidence has transformed pediatric physiotherapy and why it matters (15 minutes)
- Evidence for approaches to maintain strength and fitness throughout the lifespan in CP (45 minutes)
- Evidence for Intensive task-specific skill based training and the role of devices in rehabilitation (60 minutes)
- Evidence for earlier Intervention (30 minutes)
- Open Discussion/ Questions (30 minutes)
Objectives:
At the end of this course, the learner will:
- Recognize the ethical and professional importance of evidence-based practice for pediatric physio therapists
- Better appreciate the profound effect of physical activity and the lack thereof on muscles and optimal motor functioning across the lifespan
- Reinforce knowledge on how to increase strength, power and endurance in CP
- Be able to evaluate devices that may be useful for promoting activity or facilitating training in CP
- Understand the critical importance of earlier identification and intervention for children with CP
Date:
19 November 2018 (Monday)
Time:
9 am – 12 noon
Venue:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
CPD:
OT – 3 points(OT Relevant), PT – 3 points
Fee
Regular – HK$500, Student – HK$100
Short Course IV
Dr Ma Liang
Associate Professor of Department of Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University
Title:
Model based Ergonomics Intervention for Occupational Fatigue Risk Prevention
Background:
fatigue is a prevalent phenomenon across different industries. Fatigue decreases worker’s vigilance, productivity, and increases accident risks in short term; it results in sleep disorders, psychosocial issues, and health problems in long term.
Purpose:
to reduce fatigue risk by providing appropriate work assignment, this short course is to introduce model based ergonomics intervention.
Content:
two subtopics will be introduced and discussed in this short course: physical fatigue and driver fatigue. For each subtopic, fundamental physiological mechanism of fatigue would be briefly introduced at first, and then fatigue model would be deployed step by step to have a whole picture about different models and their utilities in occupational ergonomics. At last, case studies of those models in industry will be demonstrated. In addition, future research trends in occupational ergonomics will be discussed.
Date:
19 November 2018 (Monday)
Time:
2 am – 5 pm
Venue:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
CPD:
OT – 3 points(OT Relevant), PT – 3 points
Fee
Regular – HK$500, Student – HK$100