Saturday, December 15, 2012

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.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

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.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

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