The goal of this preconference course will be to demonstrate and practice application of the Clinical Practice Guideline in a living laboratory setting with people with PD (PwPD). Parkinson Disease is the fastest growing neurological disorder, with a prevalence that is expected to grow to 12 million people worldwide by 2050. The APTA established a Guideline Development Group that published a Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) in 2021. The purpose was to standardize practice using best available evidence. To facilitate dissemination and implementation of this CPG, a Knowledge Translation Task Force was created in 2021. This course will be a lab-based learning experience for clinicians to creatively apply the CPG action statements alongside taskforce members and PwPD. The focus of this course will be implementing the CPG action statements within all treatment environments focusing on clinics with minimal equipment. This course will strive to overcome barriers to implementation by helping clinicians across practice settings apply the action statements in the CPG for people with PD. This session will review the guideline, knowledge/attitudes/behaviors regarding the guideline, and implementation strategies to overcome identified barriers. ANPT knowledge translation tools will be reviewed in an active learning lab including higher, moderate, and lower-level PD patients.
Christina May Criminger-Morris, PT, PhD; Beth Elaine Crowner, PT, DPT
Level: Intermediate