Assessment of Exercise Tolerance for Development of Safe Exercise Prescription : 8.5 Contact Hours

Ellen Hillegass, PT, Ed.D, CCS, FAACVPR

This covers the risk factors for disease, physiologic responses, and the information needed to perform an exercise assessment on patients with any diagnosis. It enables the learner to assess exercise tolerance impairments in order to develop appropriate exercise prescriptions, exercise testing protocols, and interpretation of exercise testing. The course discusses cases of complex patients and presents factors to consider to assist in improving exercise compliance, as well as individualizing exercise prescriptions.

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.

The Dizzy & Imbalanced Patient: 7.5 Contact Hours

Robert Landel, PT, DPT, OCS

Recipient, James A. Gould Excellence in Teaching Award, Orthopedic Section, APTA 2009

This course is aimed towards physical therapists who are treating patients with complaints of dizziness and/or balance problems. There are three lectures within this course. The first deals with differential diagnosis of the dizzy or imbalanced patient, the second with evaluation and the third with treatment.

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

TimothyFlynn, 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.