This course is designed to acquaint the physical therapist and physical therapist assistant with basic knowledge regarding monitoring of heart rate, rhythm and common dysrhythmias utilizing an electrocardiogram (EKG). EKG alterations during myocardial ischemia and infarction will be covered. Differentiation…

Dr. DeRosa’s Business and Marketing course is a comprehensive analysis at those factors influencing physical therapy economics and those organizational and management principles, which impact the ethical and legal aspects of health care delivery.

The Guide to PT Practice is an organizational tool that summarizes physical therapist rights, roles, and responsibilities in treating patients/clients and in providing the PT a framework for clinical decision making.

While “big data” and “ubiquitous information” are an integral part of most industries today, data and information systems to support functional outcomes in healthcare is not well developed. Rehabilitation professionals are well positioned to measure and enhance functional outcomes of…

This course is designed to prepare health care professionals with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to make independently sound judgments about the validity of clinical research. It will allow practitioners the ability to implement evidence-based clinical practice in their careers.…

The purpose of this course is to enable physical therapists to achieve competency in referral for imaging. A vital function of practicing in a direct access capacity is the ability to refer correctly to other providers in a timely manner.…

Dr. Boissonnault will explore the therapist’s role as an interdependent practitioner working within a collaborative medical model.

This course will present to the physical therapy clinical doctoral learner methods to remain current in issues related to the documentation, coding, billing, and payment, for physical therapy services in all outpatient settings. Compliance issues are also covered throughout the…

The purpose of this course is to facilitate learning of fundamental principles associated with the use therapeutic modalities as they apply to the clinical practice of physical therapy. This will be accomplished via a series of self-directed learning modules designed…

This course describes the conceptual shift needed for the profession of Physical Therapy (PT) in order to remain at the leading edge of our data driven health care environment and the need to meet the Institute for Health Improvement’s (IHI)…

T​he course will explore the essentials of progressive leadership development critical to add value and insure quality outcomes in clinical practice.

This course provides the physical therapist clinical doctoral learner with foundational information as to legal, ethical and administrative decision-making processes regarding issues often encountered in clinical practice.

This course is designed to expose physical therapists and physical therapy students to the examination and treatment of patients or clients with primary or secondary cardiovascular and/or pulmonary disorders.

This course is a general foundation in examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis, interventions and outcomes for persons with various types of wounds will be provided.

This course will provide the PT clinical doctoral learner strategies for incorporating evidence based practice and utilization of knowledge learned in previous courses for the management of patients with musculoskeletal disorders.​

The purpose of this medical imaging course is to provide the physical therapy clinical doctoral learner with the tools needed to interpret and apply specialized medical imaging information to the rehabilitation patient. Musculoskeletal imaging is emphasized.

This 22 hour module is designed to provide the student with basic understanding of the cause of failure of normal physiological process in the body – the disease process.

This course is designed to provide the basic concepts of human physiology. Included will be discussion of the 4 basic tissue types -nervous, muscle, epithelium, and connective tissue.

Pain is a common complaint and one of the most frequent reasons people seek healthcare. The person training to be a clinician or the practicing clinician can grow frustrated with management of pain because traditional instruction falls short on providing…

This course will present the primary drug classes and the physiologic basis of their action. Drugs will be grouped according to their general effects and the type of disorders they are routinely used to treat. Special emphasis will be placed…

This course provides an introduction to Population Health Management and builds the context for the essential role that multi-faceted, scale-able health promotion and prevention interventions play in achieving sustainable, value-based health outcomes at national and global levels.