Coming Soon!
Following the popularity of the STEP Ultrasound Certificate program and demand for additional high-quality physiatric training, AAPM&R is excited to announce to launch of the STEP Interventional Spasticity Certificate Program! Through 3 stages of online learning, a live course, and an in-person skills assessment, participants should be able to:
- Have in-depth understanding of spasticity and its impact
- Understand the advantages and disadvantages of all treatment options (i.e. pumps, oral medications, surgeries)
- Synthesize an optimal dynamic treatment plan for spasticity interventions
- Discuss the pharmacology of injectable agents
- Prepare and administer injectable toxins and nerve blocks
- Recognize and assess functional anatomy related to spasticity (i.e. motion analysis)
- Utilize multiple localization methods (EMG, US, hands/eyes, muscles, landmarks) for chemodenervation and nerve blocks
- Recognize appropriate candidates for targeted drug delivery
- Perform basic pump programming (increase/decrease, bridge bolus) on the most commonly used delivery systems
- Recognize the utility of complex pump programming
- Handle ITB emergencies
- Identify the resources necessary to establish, manage, and grow a spasticity practice
Program details and schedules are being finalized and more information will be released soon. To be one of the first to know about the launch, click the button below to subscribe to program updates.