Hands-on Orthotics – Tampa, FL

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Hands-on Orthotics - Tampa, FL 

Date: February 1, 2025

Time: 8 am – 5 pm

Location:
Tampa General Hospital
1 Tampa General Circle
Tampa, FL 33606

Instructor:
Kim Kraft, PT, DPT, CHT

Course Description:
Hands-on Orthotics is a lab-intensive, customized course designed to improve orthotic fabrication skills. This course is for beginner to intermediate practitioners/hand therapists. Participants receive a digital course manual, and orthoses are customized according to the class.

Course Objectives:

  1. Course participants will demonstrate ability to fabricate several custom orthoses
  2. Course participants will identify indications/contraindications of the orthoses shown below
  3. Course participants will demonstrate knowledge of practical applications of orthoses

Orthoses To Be Fabricated:   

  1. Radial Nerve Palsy
  2. Thumb Spica
  3. Dorsal Blocking 
  4. Intrinsic Plus
  5. Dorsal Wrist Extension
  6. Posterior Long Arm 
  7. Forearm Based Ulnar Gutter

Registration Fee:
Members $280
Non-Members $325

Continuing Education Credit:
The course has been approved for 8 contact hours, or 0.8 CEUS, from the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) and the Board of Certification of Certified Athletic Trainers (BOC-ATC).

Hotel Accommodations
Should you require hotel accommodations, please visit the link shown below for information on nearby hotels:
https://www.tgh.org/patients-visitors/hotel-accommodation

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Limited enrollment is planned to ensure quality of course and ample instructor-participant attention. Cancellation of registration up to two weeks prior to course date will result in a refund minus a $50 cancellation fee. THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS AFTER THIS ESTABLISHED DEADLINE. It is the responsibility of the registrant to notify ASHT of cancellation in writing or by email to education@asht.org. Refunds will be issued within 30 days of notification. In the unlikely event that a course is canceled, ASHT will provide full refund of the registration fee only.

All grievances may be directed to the ASHT Education Division by sending an email to education@asht.org.

For further information or questions regarding this course, contact education@asht.org. 

Presenter(s)
Kimberly Kraft, PT, DPT, CHT

A native of Richmond, Virginia, Kim attended Emory University for both Master's and Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees. Kim had an early academic and clinical interest in upper extremity joints and has been a practicing Certified Hand Therapist for more than 20 years. She stays engaged with colleagues and developments in hand therapy through service to the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapy and by serving on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Hand Therapists. In 2020, the American Association for Hand Surgery awarded her the Vargas International Hand Therapy Award. An avid gardener and hiker, Kim enjoys reading, travel, and wellness.