Cervical Spine Mechanical Disorders: Diagnosis & Physical Therapy Management: 8 Contact Hours

Timothy Flynn, PT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT

This course covers neck and upper back pain and explores evidence-based approaches to correct diagnosis and treatment. It is composed of three lectures: Examination and Classification; Manual Therapy and Exercise; and Management of Cervicogenic Headache & Understanding Cervical Artery Complications.

Functional Assessment and Exercise for the Aging Patient: 7 Contact Hours
 

Dale Avers, PT, DPT, PhD

Recipient of the Distinguished Educator Award (2007) given by the APTA's Section on Geriatrics & the 1991 Joan Mills Award, Section on Geriatrics; frequent lecturer for the CPTA

Patrick VanBeveren, PT, DPT, MA, OCS, GCS, CSCS

Past President, New York Physical Therapy Association; frequent lecturer for the CPTA

This course consists of 4 lectures. The physio is introduced to the functional assessment tools for the aging patient as well as how our bodies accommodate to exercise as we change. Mobility and disability measures are discussed as are the strengthening principles relevant to this population.

Differential Diagnosis: 7.5 Contact Hours
 

Chad Cook, PT, MBA, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT

2009 Dorothy E. Baethke - Eleanor J. Carlin Award recipient for Excellence in Academic Teaching from the APTA

Differential Diagnosis is a term used to describe the process of improving the probability of a correct diagnosis and an appropriate application of treatment. This course consists of four Lectures: Foundational Clinical Decision Making, Spot Diagnosis or Triage, Differential Diagnosis of the Upper Quarter, and Differential Diagnosis of the Lower Quarter.

Financial Management Made Easy for the Healthcare Professional: 2 Contact Hours 

Michael Weinper, PT, MPH

Part I of this course discusses six financial principles required to successfully manage a health care enterprise, large or small.  Part II builds on the information from Part I and progresses into financial ratios and budgeting. This session covers cost behaviors, key indicators to track, and market forces influencing health care services.