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Instructional Course

Pediatric Rehabilitation

Clinical Practice

IC3: Approach to Unique Challenges in Pediatric Inpatient Rehabilitation 9258

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

8:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Location: ROOM: Coronado D REGION: Tower Lobby Level >>> DIRECTIONS: From ACRM Registration desk, face the elephants and turn right. Proceed past the lobby elevators and turn right to enter the West Wing. Proceed down the corridor, turn right and then left. Proceed past the restrooms. Coronado D is the first room on the right.

Presenter(s)

Denesh Ratnasingam (he/him/his)

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Attending Physician
Children's Mercy Hospital/University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO, United States
Stephanie Smalling, PT, DPT (she/her/hers)

Physical Therapist
Children's Hospital Colorado
Denver, CO, United States

Non-presenting author(s)

Kimberly Voelker, MOT, OTR/L (she/her/hers)

Occupational Therapist
Children's Hospital Colorado
Arvada, CO, United States

Presenter(s)

Kilby Mann, MD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Children's Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver, CO, United States

Slides

Non-Presenting Author(s)

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Sarah Tlustos, PhD

Neuropsychologist
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, United States

Providers working in acute pediatric rehabilitation face unique challenges due to the nature of pediatric care, including developmental processes, frequent involvement of child protective services, need for collaboration with school districts and other community agencies, and presentation of rare/unique diagnoses with extremely limited guiding evidence. Here we use patient-based clinical scenarios to guide discussions on approaches to navigating psychosocial challenges unique to pediatric rehab, highlight the frequent need for modification of standardized assessments to guide intervention and disposition recommendations, and the importance of interdisciplinary teamwork. We will utilize a mixture of didactic and small groups to identify challenges and review solutions.

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Learning Objectives:

Describe the various psychosocial, cultural, medical and financial factors that affect a patient and family during an inpatient rehabilitation stay and discharge planning.
Identify how the availability of community and school resources impact disposition and discharge planning
Articulate the importance of an interdisciplinary team to achieve the best functional outcomes in challenging situations

Disclosure(s):

Denesh Ratnasingam: No financial relationships to disclose

Stephanie Smalling, PT, DPT: No financial relationships to disclose

Kimberly Voelker, MOT, OTR/L: No financial relationships to disclose

Kilby Mann, MD: No financial relationships to disclose