Physical therapy continuing education course approval for the Lymphedema Toolbox in CA, NV, and FL

Lymphedema is the swelling that takes place when their is an accumulation of protein rich fluid in the interstitial tissue. Lymphedema is an important issue for physical therapists because of its relatively high frequency in cancer patients. The Lymphedema Toolbox, a Windows based physical therapy continuing education course online and software tool was designed to education therapists on lymphedema and the care of patients with lymphedema.

The Lymphedema Toolbox™ is a software program that provides the clinician with patient and professional education on a range of topics dealing with lymphedema. The material in the Lymphedema Toolbox is a great starting point for therapists looking to learn about lymphedema. It is a popular course with therapists that are advancing their hands on skill and attending live training courses. Understanding the information in the Lymphedema Toolbox forms a solid information foundation on which to base more education in the cancer and lymphedema treatment areas.

This physical therapy continuing education course online and Windows USB delivery allows physical therapists to receive up to 15 hrs of continuing education credit. The PT online continuing education allows for online access to the course test and certificate. More information can be found at http://www.healthclick.com/courses/nas270.php

This PT continuing education course onlinehttp://www.healthclick.com/physical-therapy-online.cfm is pre-approved in
California, Nevada, Washington, Florida, Illinois, Oregon, Texas, Massachussets, Alaska, the District of Columbia, Tennessee and Georgia. New approvals are added weekly.

North American Seminars Presents Achieving Functional Outcomes for Shoulder Impingement, Low Back Pain and Knee Osteoarthritis in the Current Healthcare Reform Environment

In the current environment of health care reform, high co-pays, increased utilization review, and required outcome reporting, the busy clinician is required to create measurable functional change at each clinical visit. In order to be successful in this time of change, clinicians must provide cost-effective, patient-centered care. This intermediate to advanced course is designed for the busy experienced outpatient orthopedic clinician who wants to improve their ability to create measurable, patient-centered, functional change at each patient visit. This course is designed for the PT, PTA, or ATC that wants to improve their clinical outcomes.
The two-day lecture and hands-on laboratory course will provide the participant with an exciting update of current evidence-based practice guidelines for the examination, evaluation, and treatment of three of the most common diagnoses encountered in the outpatient physical therapy. Emphasis will be placed on translating research evidence into efficient clinical treatment of acute low back pain, shoulder impingement, and knee osteoarthritis. Practical case studies and clinical scenarios will be utilized for each of these three diagnoses in order to demonstrate how the clinician can achieve reliable, valid, and measurable functional outcomes.
The integration of payer-required, patient-reported, and clinical performance outcome measures into clinical practice will be illustrated during each clinical scenario. Participants will learn how to develop a "therapeutic alliance" with their patients in order to maximize the non-specific effects of treatment. During interactive laboratory sessions, participants will improve their orthopedic clinical examination and treatment skills. Hands-on practice of selected special tests, functional performance tests, manual therapy, and exercise interventions will be the focus of each lab session. This two-day interactive course will allow participants to enhance their patient centered quality of care to clients with common musculoskeletal conditions.
The clinician who attends this two-day physical therapy continuing education course will be able to immediately apply the information and hands-on skills they have learned when they return to the clinic on Monday. This course is unique in that it that focuses on both the clinician and patient perspective with a goal of immediately improving the patient experience of care (including quality and satisfaction).

This physical therapy continuing education course will be presented at:
March 29-30, 2014 Multicare Tacoma General Hospital Tacoma, WA
April 26-27, 2014 Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX
May 3-4, 2014 Aurora Medical Center Kenosham WI
August 16-17 Vital Rehabilitation Chicago, IL

Healthclick offers online physical therapy continuing education courses on a range of rehabilitation topics.

                     

 

Geriatric Pain and Mobility  - An advanced physical therapy continuing education course

This advanced physical therapy continuing education course is designed to enhance the clinician’s knowledge of the aging process, the physiological effects of chronic pain on the aging body, and the role that the nervous system and graded exercise play in reducing pain and improving mobility and physical performance. The strategies presented in this course are essential for treating geriatric patients with pain, orthopedic dysfunctions, balance deficits, and general debility.

Pain is a neural inhibiting phenomenon. It prevents the normal firing of musculature and often creates a protective, guarded movement pattern. Over long periods of time this can result in multiple changes in the body including tissue shortening, postural adaptations, muscle weakness, loss of function, injury and falls. Understanding the processes that occur in the body and what treatments have been shown to assist in the reversal of these debilitating phenomenon will help the clinician choose efficient and successful treatment parameters resulting in more timely and significant functional gains for their patients. Furthermore, advancements in research in the areas of pain and functional performance are leading us to incorporate neurologically based techniques into traditional geriatric rehabilitative programs. Evidence shows that neuroplastic properties and the ability to create changes in neuromuscular habits are key to producing enhanced physical performance. Neuromuscular training techniques play an integral part in reducing pain, and improving mobility, motor coordination, speed, and agility needed for progressing to higher levels of functional activity.

Lecture combined with ample hands on lab sessions will take the clinician through a graded treatment progression addressing the affects of chronic pain, improving mobility, building a stable core, and progressing to dynamic functional mobility programs for the aging client. Improving functional outcomes in all specific G-coding categories will be reviewed and will include examples of documentation and coding of skilled services.

Physical therapy continuing education course objectives:

• Describe the normal aging process, common functional challenges that affect the aging client, and physiological changes that can be slowed or prevented using therapeutic approaches.
• Assess functional limitations using normative data comparisons and to choose treatment options that can best address the aging individual’s needs.
• Explain the neuro-physiological effects of long-term pain, it’s affect on function over time, and how neurological principles can be applied to help reverse these processes.
• Present with enhanced manual skills and treatment approaches to enhance neuroplastic changes, pain-free movement patterns, and allow for progression of functional improvement.
• Utilize hands-on treatment techniques to address soft tissue changes limiting function and improve freedom of ROM to allow for more efficient functional movement.
• Develop and apply progressive exercise protocols to enhance core stability, gait dynamics, and UE function to achieve improved functional outcomes in the 4 specific PT/OT G coding categories.
• Improve expertise in coding and documentation supporting justification and treatment choices for the aging client.

This course will be presented at:

• Northwest Hospital and Medical Center Seattle, WA on March 1-2, 2014.
• UHS Summerlin Hospital Las Vegas, NV on March 8-9, 2014.
• Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX on March 29-30, 2014.
• Vital rehabilitation Chicago, IL on April 12-13, 2014.
• San Ramon Regional Medical Center San Ramon, CA on August 16-17, 2014.

This PT continuing education course is approved for physical therapists, physical therpay assistants and occupational therapists.


This course meets the ceu/ccu requirements set forth by the Texas Physical Therapy Association and Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision Board for Physical Therapy ceu’s for license renewal. NAS is approved by the IDPR to provide ceus for PT’s and PTA’s licensed in Illinois. IL PT provider #216000074.

This course meets the continuing education requirements for physical therapists in the States of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

This course meets the continuing education requirements for OT license renewal in the State of California. This course meets the standards set forth in section 1399.96 of the California Code of Regulation and is approved for 15.0 hrs, 1.50 CEU’s for physical therapy continuing competency license renewal requirements in the State of California, approval # PTNAS-201621.

This course has been approved by the Nevada State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for 1.5 units of continuing education.

This course meets the ceu requirements set forth by the DC and Maryland Board of Physical Therapy Examiners. The New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions has approved NAS as a continuing education sponsor for physical therapists and assistants licensed in New York. FL OT Provider #50-1442.

North American Seminars, Inc. is an AOTA provider for continuing education, provider #4487. The AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products or clinical procedures. The Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Virginia occupational therapy regulatory boards accept courses presented by AOTA providers to meet the needs of OT continuing educational requirements

Visit http://www.healthclick.com/courses/nas35.cfm for updated information and course dates.

Cancer-Rehab-Physical-Therapy-Continuing-Education-Courses-2013

Students enrolled in this two-day physical therapy continuing education course will broaden their clinical knowledge and skills in the advanced management of cancer patients. This training has been designed for physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, occupational therapists and athletic trainers. Students will get the latest information on rehabilitation for the disease that strikes more than 1 million people each year in the United States.

Instructor Julia Osborne, PT, CLT-LANA, has years of experience treating adult, geriatric and pediatric patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. A specialist in oncology rehabilitation, she has developed protocols for post-surgical and radiation care, control of symptoms, and prevention of lymphedema and other complications. Various international professional groups have enjoyed having her as a presenter.

This class is one of dozens of examples of CEU training that includes occupational therapy continuing education and cancer rehab courses for PT. This advanced oncology rehabilitation course focuses on in-depth knowledge of cancer pathogenesis, the development of different types of cancer, and designing effective medical treatments.

Students will get significant lab time focused on the development and practice of specialized manual therapy skills to successfully manage patients after radiation and/or surgery. The training covers advanced material exercise guidelines that take into consideration myelosuppression, patient fatigue, cardiotoxicity, cognitive changes, hormonal shifts and bone metastases.

By the end of the course, students will have an advanced understanding of how cancer develops and how this shapes both environmental awareness and how the disease is managed worldwide. They’ll learn about new advances in cancer treatment and be able to develop safe, effective exercise programs for their patients.

Students will also be thoroughly versed in the clinical management of the various types of cancer. This course equips them with advanced manual therapy skills and the knoweldge to design both appropriate inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs for cancer patients.

There are eight course dates and locations for these physical therapy continuing education courses, so you can be sure to find a session that matches your schedule:

February 23-24, 2013, MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital, Tacoma, WA

March 9-10, 2013, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX

April 27-28, 2013, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Towson, MD

May 18-19, 2013, Huntington Hospital, Pasadena, CA

August 17-18, 2013, Doylestown Hospital, Doyleston, PA

September 28-29, 2013, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ

October 12-13, 2013, UHS-Summerlin Hospital, Las Vegas, NV

November 16-17, 2013, MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital, Tacoma, WA

All our courses are pre-approved by licensing boards for physical therapy and occupational therapy license renewal in the state where the training is offered. Be sure to check out our many offerings for PT continuing education courses online.

A Master Clinicians Approach to Advanced Concepts in Examination and Treatment of the Shoulder Complex

This two-day physical therapy continuing education course promises an in-depth look at evaluating and treating selected shoulder complex conditions. Taught by internationally known speaker, researcher and author Dr. George J. Davies, it’s designed for physical therapists, physical therapy assistants, occupational therapists and athletic trainers.

It’s just one of dozens of PT CEU courses offered within the next year. Students will spend more than a third of their class time in hands-on lab sessions. They’ll use case studies, clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills to tackle the latest information available on disorders like frozen shoulder syndrome (adhesive capsulitis), a condition that affects around 2 percent of Americans.

This shoulder complex physical therapy continuing education course focuses on an algorithm-based exam format for special shoulder tests. Students will learn specific techniques for mobilization, rhythmic stabilization, perturbation and open and closed chain exercises. The training is all about evidence-based medicine when it comes to examining, treating and evaluating a patient’s outcome.

Students will gain an understanding of how to use available resources to research current best practices. They’ll learn to develop successful therapeutic intervention programs by using clinical reasoning skills when they evaluate exam findings. By the end of the training, they’ll able to classify all the shoulder disorders presented during the course and develop an effective rehabilitation program for each one.

This course teaches professionals to compare and contrast the most current medical advances for examining, evaluating, diagnosis, treating, and evaluating both the prognosis and the outcome of each shoulder complex discussed. Participants will also gain skill in looking at outcomes in order to impact future treatment models.

With 10 course dates and locations for these physical therapy CEU seminars, you’ll be sure to find a session that fits your schedule:

· December 8-9, 2012, Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX

· February 9-10, 2013, Houston NW Medical Center, Houston, TX

· February 23-24, 2013, Highlight Medical Center, Burien, WA

· March 2-3, 2013, Lynchburg College Department of Physical Therapy, Lynchburg, VA

· March 23-24, 2013, Palomar Health Downtown Campus, Escondido, CA

· May 18-19, 2013, Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown, PA

· June 8- 9, 2013, UHS-Summerlin Hospital, Last Vegas, NV

· September 21-22, 2013, Valley Medical Center, Renton, WA

· October 12-13, 2013, East Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie, LA

All courses are pre-approved by licensing boards for physical therapy and occupational therapy license renewal in the state where the training is offered. Be sure to also check out our many offerings for PT continuing education courses online.

Advanced Oncology Rehabilitation for Physical Therapy Continuing Education

Continuing education courses for physical and occupational therapists is a click away. North American Seminars, www.healthclick.com is proud to offer this advanced level course to professionals who want to broaden their knowledge and skill set in the management of patients who have cancer.

The Advanced Level Oncology Course for physical therapists and occupational therapists, offered now through North American Seminars is designed to offer participants an in-depth knowledge of cancer pathogenesis, as well as the medical treatments available. In the course of this study, medical updates, management, diagnosis and treatments are presented with clinical presentations regarding:

• Breast Cancer
• Head and Neck Cancer
• Prostate Cancer
• Ovarian Cancer
• Melanoma
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

Each class is credited as a 15-hour course and is devoted to teaching therapists how to manage with specialized therapy skills for post surgical and post radiation patients. We strive to understand how significant these skills are to benefit the patient and we integrate oncology exercise programs to ensure a comprehensive management approach to cancer patients who need therapy.

The occupational and physical therapy continuing education course discusses treatment and post treatment phases and considers exercise guidelines that include myelosuppression, fatigue and cardio toxicity. The physical and occupational therapy continuing education also highlights specific tests, screening systems, cognitive changes, hormone changes and bone metastasis. Both physical and occupational therapy professionals will look in-depth at inpatient and outpatients programs that include goals, marketing, referral processes and intake and discharge criteria.

The occupational and physical therapy continuing education course includes objectives that:

• Describes how cancer pathogenesis continually shapes environmental awareness and changes cancer management globally;
• Includes in-depth discussions of various types of cancer and how cancer rehab courses for pt and ot can be beneficial to treatment of cancer patents;
• Strives to understand the advancements in treatments such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy and hormone therapy relating to the physical and occupational therapy continuing education training;
• Offers occupational and physical therapy continuing education in the area of cognitive changes that patients experience.

The cancer rehab courses for pt and ot are scheduled:

• September 15-16, 2012 at Waterbury Hospital in Waterbury, CT.
• October 13-14, 2012 at San Ramon Regional Medical Center, San Ramon, CA.
• February 23-24, 2013 at MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital, Tacoma, WA.
• March 9-10, 2013 at Methodist Dallas Medical Center, Dallas, TX.
• April 27-28, 2013 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Towson, MD.
• August 17-18, 2013 at Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown, PA.

For hotel and registration information at each location, visit HealthClick at http://www.healthclick.com/Courses/nas45.cfm, to take part in the physical and occupational therapy continuing education classes. All courses are approved by the state licensing boards for physical therapist and occupational therapist license renewal in the state the course is offered.

In addition North American Seminars offers PT online continuing education in cancer management at http://www.healthclick.com/physical-therapy-online.cfm

Physical therapy continuing education courses in Florida

Florida licensed physical therapists take advantage of the many continuing education courses offered in your area before November 30th.  You can view the courses at www.healthclick.com/NAS_education.cfm  Go to the state pull down bar to pick courses offered in Florida.  North American Seminars has over 12 live courses scheduled in Florida before November 30th.  All of the clinically relevant  course offerings are based on up to date evidence-based information.  There is even a leadership and management course to help you excel in your current work environment.  Don't have time to travel, don't worry!   You can take our Home study course " The Interactive Shoulder Algorithm", approved for 12 hours by the FPTA.  You can take the test online and after you receive a passing score, you can print your very own certificate.  It is very easy to do, just go to www.healthclick.com/Online-Continuing-Education/Therapy-Online-Courses.cfm.  Click on " The Interactive Shoulder Algorithm" CD and cue test.  The rest is easy.  You will not only earn 12 approved HS hours for your license renewal, you will also gain an immense amount of knowledge from the visually stimulating presentation on evaluating the shoulder.  

Did you know that every  course you take in Florida with North American Seminars is reported to CE BROKER?  CE BROKER is the official management system of cues for the Florida Department of Health.  The Florida Department of Health will not issue audit letters to licensed therapists who have met their cue requirements on CE BROKER.