Electrical stimulation and rehabilitation following stroke
Content
A major challenge in stroke management is to identify effective rehabilitation strategies to optimize the motor functions in patients with stroke. The content of the workshop includes interventions in improving motor functions and outcome measures in evaluating its effectiveness.The learning objectives are:
1. The evidence of task-related training in improving motor functions in patients with stroke;
2. The application of electrical stimulation and task-related training on clinical practice and
3.The evaluation of current outcome measures used in stroke rehabilitation.Details
| Course Code | : | 13A-PE12 |
| Date(s) | : | 1/11/2013 |
| Time | : | 0900 - 1130 (2.5 Hours) |
| Venue | : | Duke of Windsor Social Service Building, 15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, HK |
| Target Participants | : | Social work and health care professionals nominated by their organizations |
| Class Size | : | 50 |
| Language | : | Cantonese (supplemented with English) |
| Fee | : | HKD 0.00 |
| HKD 0.00 (For HKCSS Agency Member Staff Only) | ||
| Early Bird Fee | : | HKD 0.00 (Payment on or before 11/10/2013 for HKCSS Agency Member Staff Only) |
| Enquiries | : | 2876 2427 or el@hkcss.org.hk |
| Speaker(s) | : |
Dr. NG , Shamay 伍尚美博士
Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Dr Ng is a registered physiotherapist. She is also the Visiting Professor at the Health and Nursing Department, The Wuhan Polytechnic University in China. Dr Ng’s research interest is on neurorehabilitation, particularly on stroke rehabilitation. Her research findings have been published in international journals such as Stroke, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine etc. She received research grants in conducting randomized controlled trials on efficacy of home-based and community-based stroke rehabilitation programmes and in developing innovative teaching methodology in physiotherapy education.
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Remarks
"Small NGO Talent Development Subsidy Programme" does not apply to this course. For other financial support, please click HERE .
Enrollment Form: Download from http://www.hkcss.org.hk/institute/13A/pe/cadenza/enrollment_form.pdf
** Applicants should be nominated by their service units / organizations. One organization can nominate up to 3 staff members for each workshop.
