This is an advanced two-day course designed for nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other health care providers who are seeking a better understanding of the various bowel disorders that affect children, women and men; and the specific rehabilitation strategies that are useful in treating these disorders.
The course is appropriate for clinicians who have already attended a basic didactic course that has covered rehabilitation and biofeedback treatment for pelvic floor disorders.
Accordingly, the presenter will assume that the participants have a good understanding of the structure of the pelvis, pelvic floor muscle anatomy and general biofeedback treatments for pelvic floor muscle dysfunction. The emphasis of this course will be to comprehensively present specific neuromuscular re-education and sensory training with bowel management strategies that are designed to improve bowel storage and evacuation function and resolve complaints of pain associated with these disorders.
Dr. Tries received a BS in Occupational Therapy from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee in 1978, a MS in clinical psychology in 1989 and a PhD in Educational Psychology in 2000 from Marquette University. She has worked in the field of incontinence and pelvic floor disorders since 1986 and has published in numerous scientific journals and medical textbooks. She has consulted on national and international policy boards interested in the problems of incontinence and pelvic floor disorders and contributed to the Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research Clinical Practice Guideline on Urinary Incontinence. Dr. Tries has been a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Dept of Surgery, College of Medicine at the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago where she directed therapy services within the Colon-Rectal Surgery Department for over 15 years. She has worked with Eugene Eisman, PhD in developing new measurement methods to assess pelvic floor muscle function in pediatrics and adults. Currently, Dr. Tries directs rehabilitation treatment at The Aurora Women’s Pavilion’s Center for Continence and Pelvic Floor Disorders in Milwaukee WI. She is a senior fellow of the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America and is certified in pelvic muscle dysfunction biofeedback.
Anatomy and physiology of bowel function.
Pathophysiology, Etiology and Testing
- Fecal Incontinence
- Evacuation disorders
- colonic inertia, constipation
- pelvic floor muscle dysfunction
- Irritable bowel disorder
- Painful bowel and anorectal conditions
Surgical and Medical Treatments
Behavioral and Rehabilitation Treatments
- Pelvic floor muscle retraining protocols to increase tone, coordination, relaxation and elongation (live/video demo)
- Ano-rectal sensory training
- Evacuation re-training
- Bowel management strategies
- Habit Training techniques
- Record keeping to support the rehabilitation process
- Management of stool consistency
- Dietary factors
- Integration of medical treatments with behavioral and pelvic floor rehabilitation
- Overview of manual therapy strategies for smooth and striated muscle and facial structures
- Introduction to meditation and relaxation strategies and lab
Case study presentations will include pediatric cases and complex co-morbid conditions in men and women.
8-4:30 daily (Check-in will be held from 7:30-8:00 on Friday)
14
$425 (includes breakfast, lunch and snacks)
Proceeds from this course will help to benefit Marquette's PT Faculty Student Scholarship Fund and
Youthaiti project.
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Participants pursuing certification in Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction Biofeedback through the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America (BCIA), may use this course to fulfill a portion of their didactic learning requirements. Additional didactic and clinical training is required for certification. Please contact BCIA at 303-420-2902 or www.bcia.org for more information.
BCIA is offering the PMDB Certification Exam at Marquette Sunday October 25, 2009 9am-12pm to pre-approved candidates. Contact Judy Crawford at BCIA (see above) for eligibility requirements and exam registration details.
Guests may stay at a variety of near-by hotels. Suggestions include the Ambassador Hotel, the Milwaukee Hilton City Center, or the Doubletree Hotel Milwaukee City Center. The Ambassador hotel is a newly renovated art deco hotel at 23rd and Wisconsin. Phone: 414-342-8400. The Hilton hotel is on 5th and Wisconsin. The Doubletree is on 6th and Wisconsin. The Physical Therapy Department is on 16th and Wisconsin, so all hotels are walking distance or a short cab ride. The Ambassador is closer to the course, and the downtown hotels are closer to shopping. Reservations can be made directly with the hotels. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Ambassador through September 15, 2009 and can be reserved by calling 414-342-8400 ($109.00 per night plus taxes) and mentioning Marquette PT Women’s course. The Hilton phone is 414 271-7250. Doubletree phone is 414-273-2950. There are other nearby hotels which can be accessed at the following link: http://www.marquette.edu/contact/travel/.
Marquette University is also hosting Treatment of Bowel, Bladder, and Pelvic Floor Disorders
Anatomical, Physiological, and Behavioral Foundations for Clinical Practice- June 23 - 26, 2010.
