Upcoming Courses
TIRR Memorial Hermann Education Academy Offers Virtual and In-Person Courses
Continually recognized as one of America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, TIRR Memorial Hermann is committed to educating current and future rehabilitation specialists. Through the TIRR Memorial Hermann Education Academy, medical professionals have access to the latest techniques and research to better serve their patients, care partners and community.
Courses through the Academy are offered either in-person, prerecorded for on-demand viewing, live streamed or a combination of these options.
The following are active courses that TIRR Memorial Hermann is offering for Continuing Education.
Upcoming Courses
Seating & Mobility Clinical Foundations: An Interdisciplinary Course Series
Courses are Tuesday evenings bi-weekly from February to April 2026
TIRR Memorial Hermann, Live-Streamed via Zoom
The Seating & Mobility Clinical Foundations series is a comprehensive, live Zoom-based professional development experience designed for occupational therapists, physical therapists, assistive technology professionals (ATPs), and rehabilitation team members involved in wheelchair evaluation, prescription, and follow-up care. This interdisciplinary series equips participants with the clinical reasoning, practical tools, and confidence needed to navigate the full continuum of seating and mobility, from foundational assessment to advanced, highly customized solutions.
International Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) Training Institute
Saturday, March 21, 2026 – Tuesday, March 24, 2026
TIRR Memorial Hermann-The Woodlands, In-person
Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT)® is an evidence-based clinical treatment system of 20 techniques that is driven by the advances in neuroscience and the understanding of music perception, production, and cognition, and the influence of music on non-musical brain and behavior function. Neurologic Music Therapy® is defined as the therapeutic application of music to cognitive, affective, sensory, language, and motor dysfunction due to disease or injury to the human nervous system. It addresses a broad scope of motor, cognitive, and speech and language goals as well as psychosocial function. Populations served by NMT® include, but are not limited to: stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's and Huntington's disease, cerebral palsy, developmental disorders, Alzheimer's disease, autism, and mental health disorders.
Foundations in Manual Therapy: Voice and Swallowing Disorders
Saturday, April 18, 2026 - Sunday, April 19, 2026
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center, In-Person
The clinician will understand and apply manual therapy (MT) and exercise as a multifactorial method of impacting voice and swallowing issues. Using a biopsychosocial approach to evaluation and intervention, the clinician utilized evidence to support this MT model and, through hands-on experiences, acquired immediately applicable clinical skills in the context of the diagnoses faced by the rehabilitation clinicians, such as speech language hearing pathologists, occupational therapy practitioners, physical therapy practitioners and those who perform massage in this region. Areas of interest include voice, swallowing, oral-motor disorder, tongue dysfunction, jaw opening and function, breathing, pain, and performance limitations.
Beyond Discharge: Psychosocial Adaptation
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital, In-Person
Psychosocial and cognitive factors have a significant impact on the presentation and course of individuals experiencing life altering injury, illness, or disease process. Mental health providers, physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) clinicians and other allied health professionals address these concerns using specialized assessments and interventions to facilitate recovery and improve quality of life. The objective of this symposium is to provide clinicians an overview of special topics, skills, and strategies for individual providers and teams working to facilitate an individual’s psychological and social recovery following a life altering event.
Certified Brain Injury Specialists (CBIS) Certification Preparation Course
Friday, June 5, 2026 – Saturday, June 6, 2026
TIRR Memorial Hermann, Live-Streamed via Zoom
The program is a comprehensive overview of Brain Injury including the medical management, functional impact on the person and/or family, and legal/ethical issues encountered with treating people with an Acquired Brain Injury. The mission of the Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists (ACBIS) is to improve the quality of care given to individuals with a brain injury through the education and training of those who work in brain injury services. To that end, ACBIS offers a voluntary national certification program that establishes best practices for the training of individuals working with people with an Acquired Brain Injury.
DoC 2021: Translating Knowledge into Practice
TIRR Memorial Hermann, Virtual, Pre-Recorded
The goal of this virtual education is to introduce individuals to the most recent developments in the field, with an emphasis on translating this knowledge into clinical practice.
Pre-Recorded Courses
Neuroplasticity for the Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)
This course will focus on neuroplasticity as it relates to speech, language, and dysphagia. The participant will learn the ten principles of neuroplasticity that help distinguish between compensatory strategies and re-training. Evidence-based treatment approaches for management of adult neurologic rehabilitation will be discussed.
The Missing Factor of Quality Outcomes: Managing Nutrition Risk
At least 30% of hospitalized patients are diagnosed with malnutrition when discharged from the hospital. Populations at greater risk of malnutrition include the elderly, low income, and minorities. The development of malnutrition is multifactorial and requires an interdisciplinary approach from providers throughout the care continuum to promote better outcomes. Early identification of nutrition risk includes the evaluation of factors associated with the development of malnutrition—including food insecurity, other social and environmental factors, disease progression, and aging.
Autonomic Dysreflexia After Spinal Cord Injury: Myth and Reality
The focus of this lecture is on autonomic dysreflexia and orthostatic hypotension following a spinal cord injury. Clinical evidence on the impact of abnormal blood pressure control and latest advances in the management of cardiovascular control after spinal cord injury will be presented.
Pediatric Rehabilitation For the Neurologic Clinician
This set of pre-recorded lectures will to introduce the neurologic therapist and expose them to pediatric diagnoses in the NICU and early developmental stages. They will take into special consideration the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) interventions and understanding motor development. The lectures will to introduce the neurologic therapist and expose them to special consideration with neuropsychological development and behavioral considerations, the unique role of the therapist in the school settings, and an overview of Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) in Texas.
Advancing Clinical Practice in Brain Injury & Stroke Rehabilitation
The prevalence of brain injuries and strokes continue to increase each year. There often are long lasting sequelae from these injuries including physical, cognitive, language, and behavioral deficits. The growth and development of clinical treatment programs will depend on enhancing the skills of clinical staff for the next generation of expert clinicians. The objective of these pre-recorded lectures is to provide clinicians with an advanced overview of special topics, skills, and strategies for treatment teams working with those who have a brain injury or stroke in order to facilitate the growth of clinical programs of a comprehensive treatment team.
Continuing Education Offerings
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