Deep Physical Agent Modalities for the Occupational Therapist

The DPAM course offers 18 hours of instruction to those who need additional instruction to receive Kentucky OT certification.  The class will be divided between lecture and hands-on lab using DPAM’s incorporating into the occupational therapy treatment plan.  The course is approved for 18 hours of instruction by the KBLOT. 

Date:  August 6 & 7, 2011

Time:  8:15 am – 5:45 pm  (30 minute lunch)

Cost:  $350.00

Location:  225 Abraham Flexner Way, Suite 600, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202

For additional information or to register for the course please contact us at (502) 561-4296.

Solutions to Splinting the Elbow

Solutions to splinting the elbow is designed for the occupational/physical therapist with intermediate to advanced splinting skills. The class will focus on fabricating a 90 degree long arm elbow splint with dynamic digit extension; then advancing the splinting to an upright single/double hinge splint.  The class will also cover correct fitting of pre-fabricated elbow hinged splints.

Date:  August 6, 2011

Time:  8:30 am - 4:30 pm (1 hour lunch)

Cost $180.00

Location:  225 Abraham Flexner Way, Suite 760, Louisville, Kentucky 40202

For additional information or to register for the course please contact us at (502) 561-4296.

For many adults and children, fireworks are a tradition of summer activities.  However, fireworks cause thousands of injuries and emergency room visits each year.  According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) approximately 16% of all consumer fireworks injuries are caused by sparklers burning hands and legs, with the majority of sparkler injuries to children.” 

Kleinert Kutz Hand Care Center wants everyone to have a safe and happy Fourth of July.  “People should know the risk they face when using fireworks,” said Huey Tien, M.D.  “Fireworks can be very dangerous and the best way to prevent fireworks related injuries is to leave the fireworks display to trained professionals.  Improperly handling fireworks can turn a celebration into a tragedy.”

Kleinert Kutz Hand Care Center strongly recommends leaving the fireworks to the professionals.  However, if you choose to deal with fireworks at home, be sure to follow these important safety tips:

• Use fireworks only outdoors and in a safe area
• Always buy fireworks from a reliable source
• Be sure other people are out of range before lighting fireworks
• Never allow children to play with or ignite fireworks or watch a display without adult supervision
• Always read and follow all warnings and label instructions
• Never re-light a “dud” firework
• Keep a bucket of water nearby in case of emergencies
• Wear closed toed shoes
• Dispose of all fireworks properly

As this year’s Independence Day approaches, Kleinert Kutz urges the community to practice safe and responsible use of fireworks to avoid injuries.

Due to continued growth and high demands of our practice, we are in need of an Orthopedic or Plastic Fellowship-trained Hand Surgeon to join our private practice in our Lexington, Kentucky office.  Kleinert Kutz is known world-wide for pioneering achievements in hand and microsurgery. 

We are pleased to offer a private practice opportunity for an Orthopedic or Plastic Fellowship-trained, Board Certified or Board Eligible Hand Surgeon.  Our compensation and benefits packages are outstanding. 

Kleinert Kutz Hand Care Center with internationally known surgeons and researchers has grown steadily for more than 40 years. Since 1960, more than 1,200 physicians from 58 countries have been trained as Hand Fellows in advanced microsurgical techniques in our Institute.   Our research has resulted in significant medical achievements – many of them dramatic “firsts” in the world.  The include:

• First reported repair of a digital artery
• First reported successful technique for primary flexor tendon repair in “No Man’s Land”
• First vascularized epiphyseal transfer
• First bilateral forearm replantation
• One of the world’s first cross-hand replantations
• Pioneered work in primary reconstruction using free tissue transfer
• First bilateral upper arm replantation
• National award for research in blood flow to the nerves
• World’s Most Successful hand transplant

Private Practice Opportunity for Fellowship Trained, Board Certified or Board Eligible Hand Surgeon.

Our compensation and benefit packages are outstanding.

To learn more about this private practice opportunity please contact Jessica Kaufer at (502) 562-0314 or by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

This course is designed for physical therapy assistants and occupational therapist assistants that are interested in learning how to treat common hand and wrist injuries.  The course will be interactive with a guest lecture from Dr. Yorell Manon-Matos with Kleinert Kutz Hand Care Center.  The class is limited to 20 participants.

DATE:  Saturday, June 11, 2011

TIME:  8:00AM - Registration; class 8:30AM to 4:30PM 

COST:  $150/person (groups of 3 or more call about a discount)

LOCATION:  Kleinert Institute, 225 Abraham Flexner Way, Suite 600 (6th Floor Conference Room), Louisville, KY

Call (502) 561-4296 with any questions or to register. 

The Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand & Microsurgery is offering a Tendon Rehab:  Flexor and Extensor Treatment and Splinting Course on Saturday, May 14, 2011.  The course is from 8:00 A.M to 4:30 P.M.  This course is designed for physical therapists, occupational therapists and assistants that commonly treat these injuries.  The class will address flexor and extensor anatomy, surgical management, rehabilitation protocols and fabricating dynamic orthoses.  The class is limited to 20 participants.

Course Title:  Tendon Rehab:  Flexor and Extensor Treatment & Splint Course

Date:  Saturday, May 14, 2011

Time:  8:00AM – Registration

            8:30AM to 4:30PM – Class with a one hour lunch break.

Cost:  $150 per person.  Group discounts available.

Instructors:

Holly Habeeb, PT – has been with the Kleinert team since 2006 and has worked closely on the DRUJ Aptis prosthesis protocol and research.

Ashley Buren Emrich, OTR/L, CHT – has been with Kleinert team since 2005 and has worked on the hand transplant team.

Greg Fry, COF - has been with the Kleinert team since 1990, and has worked on the hand transplant team. 

For additional information or to register for the course please contact us at (502) 561-4296.