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Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Time: 5:00 PM PT / 6:00 PM MT / 7:00 PM CT / 8:00 PM ET
Deadline to register: Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Presented by: Brian Wilkinson, PT, DPT, DHSc, CHT, CLT
Format: 45 minutes presentation, 15 minutes Q&A
Webinar Description:
This webinar will provide a brief overview of common pain medications consumed by patients who seek hand therapy services, including pharmacological interventions that are issued on a prescription and an over-the-counter basis. Mechanisms of action, common side effects and adverse reactions will be discussed. Strategies for effective monitoring and quality patient education will promote empowerment of therapists to function optimally within their established scope of practice. Considerations related to patient safety will be emphasized.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, participants will:
- Recognize the role of a hand therapy providers related to pharmacology in terms of education, monitoring and reporting that aligns with contemporary scope of practice
- Discern relevant questions to ask all patients who receive hand therapy services as part of a comprehensive assessment process that includes pharmacological considerations
- Identify strategies for recognizing and reporting adverse drug reactions in patients
- Determine the mechanism of action and known side effects for common pain medications consumed by patients who receive hand therapy services
- Distinguish reputable, low-cost resources that have the potential to enhance the medication screening process for competent hand therapy providers
Attendees earn 1.0 contact hour or 0.10 CEUs
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Registrants will have access to the recording after the live event to watch on their own time.
An email will be sent to all registrants approximately three to five business days after the live presentation with access to the recording, handout and quiz for CE credit.
Registration Fee:
Members $35
Student Members $20
Non-Members $55
Student Non-Members $30
* The ASHT Webinar Committee conducts an audit of webinars to ensure that the content is keeping up with the latest science and research. Please note that this webinar may be updated in the future. At that time, the purchased webinar will no longer be available for view.
Brian Wilkinson (he/him/his) completed his Doctor of Physical Therapy studies at the University of Southern California in 2006 and currently specializes in conditions of the upper extremity as a Certified Hand Therapist. Dr. Wilkinson is Associate Professor at Pacific University in the School of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training and teaches the Physiology & Pharmacology courses. He is a member of the American Society of Hand Therapists.