Attendees will learn how-to program high-intensity strength training workouts. Course examines the benefits of high-intensity training, common methods and how-to use them while maintaining a focus on the prevention of overtraining. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and athletic training and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA and AT

Managing patients who are medically complex can be challenging. However, the management of patients with those complexities becomes more challenging with regards to triaging services, determining a plan of care, and discharge recommendations, when patients have no social support or environment. This course will take you through a general guideline for addressing this patient population. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

This course provides therapists with the evidence supporting the use of mobility technology into treatment interventions of the neurologically involved patient in the acute care setting to improve patient outcomes with a safe patient handling interdisciplinary team approach. It will also highlight “low tech” interventions that help maximize trunk balance/control, as well as endurance to improve patient outcomes for discharge planning. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a complex diagnosis and this course discusses the implications ALS for physical therapy, especially in the hospital setting. The intent is to give physical therapists a better understanding of what they can do to decrease the fear and anxiety for both the patient and therapist. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

An understanding of the interaction between psychiatric comorbidities and medical diagnoses enables the acute care physical therapist to be more effective and productive during treatment. During this course, we will explore this interaction as well as communication techniques and PT’s unique role with this population. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

Burnout is a term used with increasing frequency to describe the attitudes of healthcare providers. Why are we so unsatisfied by the present state of things, and how do we move forward? This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

This course is a beginner course to understand the therapist's flow of care throughout the infants stay in NICU. It focuses on utilizing the entire team including the families. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

Health-care providers are expected to diagnose and treat a wide variety of injuries, illnesses, and conditions. Skin infections and conditions are often overlooked, this presentation will help healthcare providers identify and manage many different types of skin conditions. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and athletic training and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA and AT.

Related Service providers at all levels benefit from learning more on the IEP and IFSP process. This course will review the legal requirements, cover qualifying disabilities and establish procedures for meetings with students and families. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.

This presentation will include practical clinical applications of the latest evidence in recovery from stroke: acute and chronic. Participants should be ready to challenge commonly-held beliefs and practices about stroke rehabilitation in terms of timing and potential; learned nonuse; and the viability of neuroplasticity for persons > 1-year post stroke. Practical applications in this course through video case studies may stretch your mind on how to promote neuroplasticity in all patients. This course is directly related to the practice of physical therapy and is therefore appropriate for the PT/PTA.