CEU Courses for PTs

Uncover the nuances of hip joint anatomy, diagnostic connections to prevalent pathologies, and hone clinical evaluation skills. Through engaging case studies and expert-led discussions, elevate your expertise in diagnosis, complications management, and rehabilitation strategies. Join us for a learning experience tailored for clinicians seeking a deeper understanding of hip arthroscopy in a convenient online format.

This course will address the rationale behind having top-notch documentation and provide education on making your documentation a tool to advocate for your patients. The course will cover ethics of documentation, goal writing, and measuring progress in difficult situations such as palliative care or maintenance therapy.

Emergency management of injuries in sport should be handled by a trained medical professional. An emergency action plan (EAP) is necessary for any school or university with venues where athletes exercise. An emergency action plan should be specific to your organization, venues, resources, and personnel. Sports medicine professionals must be competent in developing, implementing, and reviewing EAPs to protect athletes and reduce liability for the individual healthcare professional and institution. The instructor will provide an overarching review of the literature regarding the management of establishing emergency action plans to allow the participant to become proficient in establishing procedures and identifying personnel and resources to create EAPs.

In “QiKids: Qigong for Pediatrics”, participants will learn gentle, effective mind & body-based movements, breaths and acupressure points proven to decrease stress, calm anxiety, improve mental focus, boost immune system function, and build resiliency. Qigong is the perfect therapeutic movement exercise for both clinicians and clients wanting to create a regular mindfulness practice that supports mental, physical, and emotional health and well-being.

The GLP-1 medications have become a popular treatment for individuals with type II diabetes or obesity. Healthcare providers must understand these medications, including the benefits, adverse effects, and contraindications. For some individuals, these medications can have consequences such as loss of lean mass loss, which can affect their function, health, and longevity. This presentation will provide an evidence-based update on this topic.

Implementing trauma-informed educational approaches requires physical therapy educators to adopt a cultural shift to recognize and respond to the impact of trauma in the learning environment. This webinar provides participants with several trauma-informed approaches to build relationships with students and create a classroom or clinical environment that is supportive of those who have experienced trauma.

This course will focus explores the implementation and development of restorative nursing programming in long term care with special focus on impacting quality measures. We will discuss overcoming common barriers, as well as techniques to continue to refine and develop programming to impact patient outcomes.

This course will explore how to identify caregiver challenges, as well as resources and creative problem-solving solutions available for caregivers and patients with spinal cord injuries. Case studies will be discussed at the end of the course to engage providers to think critically and ask questions to advance our treatment plans.

With the pandemic and post-pandemic popularity of spin cycling exercise classes, as well as outdoor road biking, an increase in spinning-related injury and pain is ever present in the active population. This course is designed to highlight the mechanics and muscular activation required during the cycle revolution and the implications of speed, stand cycling, and power output on the risk of development of overuse injury.

Rehab providers talk about "the core" frequently, especially for their patients with spine and lower extremity dysfunction. However, there is a wide range of practice patterns and little consensus regarding optimally training the core. This two-part course overviews current evidence and evidence-supported practices to optimize core retraining.