The Skill That Connects Us: PT, OT, SLP: The Latest and Future of Dual Task Testing and Training
The Skill That Connects Us:
PT, OT, SLP: The Latest and Future of Dual Task Testing and Training
Mike Studer, PT, DPT, MHS,NCS, CEEAA, CWT, CSST, CBFP, CSRP, FAPTA
January 23, 2027
7:30 am to 4:15 pm Pacific Time
Live Zoom Webinar
Registration:
UC Employees
Non-UC Attendees
Course Description:
Why are some movements “automatic”, processed without direct and consistent conscious control, or even resistant to environmental distractions? How do movements become automatic in the unimpaired learner and begin again in those with brain injury or other impairment? In this full-day course, we will review, APPLY, and ADVANCE the science of procedural learning (regaining automatic function) in gait, speech, ADL, athletics and more! Dr. Studer will review how the best applications of dual task facilitate the transfer of experiences into procedural memories. Additionally, attendees will get a sneak peek into the emerging world of Dual Task Fitness, for the benefit of fall prevention, ADL, speech for those with fall risk, MCI, concussion, some PD, MS, ALS, and stroke.
Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify the 4 main modalities of distractions in clinical and real-world DT applications.
- Attendees will be able to identify the three guiding principles of DT training
- Attendees will be able to identify the physiology of attention and DT in normal, rehabilitative, and impaired conditions.
- Attendees will be able to identify compensatory strategies for those unable to improve DT
- Attendees will be able to create an individualized program for patients in accordance with your scope of practice.
Course Schedule/Agenda:
7:00-7:30 Registration
7:30-8:00 The physiology of attention and learning, including pathophysiologies of: AD, MCI, PD, stroke, concussion, and TBI
8:00-8:30 Evidence-based learning for normal and impaired subjects/patients
8:30-9:00 The physiology of dual task tolerance in the brain
9:00-9:15 Break
9:15-10:15 The relevance of dual task tolerance: fall risk, ADL automaticity, attention reserve.
10:15-11:00 Dual task testing across each of the professions
11:00-12:00 Practical experience (lab): Dual task testing and development
12:00-12:45 Lunch
12:45-2:15 Dual task training across each of the professions
2:15-2:30 Break
2:30-3:15 Measurement and documentation for skilled therapy in PT, OT, or SLP
3:15-3:45 The future of treatment: Technological advances in gait analysis and fall prevention
3:45-4:15 Questions and summative comments
Instructional Methods: Lecture
Target Audience: PT, PTA, OT, COTA, SLP
Educational Level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: None
Completion Requirements: To earn a certificate of completion, participants must:
- Attend the entire duration of the course.
- Complete the post-course evaluation.
- Actively participate in the Q&A session.
- Achieve a score of at least 80% on the post-test.
Cancellation Policy:
Provider Cancelation: UCLA Health Rehabilitation Services reserve the right to cancel a course due to low enrollment, unforeseen circumstance, or instructor availability. In such cases, participants will be notified via email as soon as possible.
Participant Cancellation: If you are unable to attend, please email [email protected] at least 7 days before the course date. This class is nonrefundable for UC employees. Non‑UC participants are eligible for a refund if requested at least 7 days before the class.
Complaint Policy: UCLA Health Rehabilitation Services strive to provide professional development that highlights today’s best practices. If you have complaints, please contact [email protected] no later than a week after the event and the Rehab Clinical Educator will review your concerns and respond to you as soon as possible.
Accommodation Request: For questions and accessibility request, contact Joan Vicente at [email protected] or at 424-440-0369 seven days before the course date.
Instructor
Mike Studer, PT, DPT, MHS,NCS, CEEAA, CWT, CSST, CBFP, CSRP, FAPTA
Mike Studer, PT, DPT, MHS,NCS, CEEAA, CWT, CSST, CBFP, CSRP, FAPTAhas been a PT since 1991, and has the unique distinction of being an active clinician with board certified expertise in neurologic rehabilitation for over 30 years. Mike is the only therapist that has been recognized as the national Clinician of the Year in two different Academies of the American Physical Therapy Association – the Neurologic and Geriatric, respectively. He is well-traveled invited speaker, having delivered over 1200 full-day lectures across all 50 states, 17 different countries and within 6 different continents. Dr. Studer is among fewer than 500 therapists to be distinguished as a Fellow of the APTA. He has authored over 50 articles, 8 book chapters and two books, The Brain That Chooses Itself, a practical and applications-based guide to increasing both healthspan and lifespan for laypersons and medical professionals alike, and My Face Book: Looking Beyond what the Mirror Tells Us in Crisis.
Instructor Disclosure: Dr. Studer is a paid consultant for multiple companies developing dual task and complex task exergames. None of these products or services are a part of the presentation in any manner. Dr. Studer will field questions on such matters without naming the manufacturers or products. Only in direct solicited contact after the course will Dr. Studer permit a direct reveal of such products and even in such pursuit, he will acknowledge a consultant role with remuneration that has no basis in sales whatsoever.
CEU
UCLA Health Rehabilitation Services is recognized by the PT Board of California as a Continuing Competency Approval Agency to approve providers offering continuing competency courses. This course is approved for 0.75 CEUs (7.5 contact hours).
UCLA Health is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. This activity has been submitted for AOTA CEUs; approval is pending.
