Upcoming Events
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March 13, 2025Pulmonary Interventions: Advanced Rehab Technology
Cardiopulmonary disease can affect all aspects of health and quality of life, including functional mobility and ADLs/IADLs. Advanced rehab technologies and exercise can be incorporated into pulmonary rehabilitation to optimize patient outcomes. This one-hour intermediate level course for PT/PTAs and OT/OTAs is part of a series of Accelerated Clinical Practice courses.
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March 18, 2025
Biophysical Agent Essentials: Shortwave Diathermy
This one and one-half hour course is intended to provide clinicians with the most current in-depth information about shortwave diathermy. The course materials and clinical protocols presented are evidence-based and oriented to immediate clinical application of therapeutic shortwave diathermy. The lab demonstration reinforces concepts and techniques using shortwave diathermy for common treatment indications in rehab.
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March 20, 2025
sEMG Practical Applications in Dysphagia Rehabilitation
This one-hour intermediate level course for SLPs on the use of surface electromyography (sEMG) in dysphagia assessment and interventions is part of a series of Accelerated Clinical Practice courses. The course reviews sEMG data analysis for typical swallow, effortful swallow, and tongue against resistance exercises. Also, it discusses sEMG case studies, documentation, and infection control as practical components in dysphagia rehab program.
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March 25, 2025
Advanced Therapeutic Ultrasound
This two-hour course provides clinicians with in-depth information on ultrasound research and clinical applications. It reviews contributing factors influencing ultrasound efficacy, physiologic effects of the clinical protocols, and evidence-based research for common patient conditions.
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March 27, 2025
Pain Management
This three hour course is intended to provide clinicians with the most current in-depth information about pain management and its treatment. The course materials and clinical protocols presented are evidence-based and oriented to immediate clinical application for standard and skilled therapy for pain management.
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April 1, 2025
Pulmonary Essentials Assessment and Intervention
This 90 minute intermediate level course for PT/PTAs and OT/OTAs is part of the ACP Accelerated Clinical Practice Series. Through instruction and lab demonstration, this course provides the essential information necessary for clinicians to understand how to assess breathing rate and pattern and how to perform evidence-based pulmonary rehab interventions to geriatric patients in a safe, efficacious, and time-efficient manner.
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April 3, 2025
Lower Quadrant PENS
This intermediate level course for PT/PTAs and OT/OTAs on patterned electrical neuromuscular stimulation (PENS) is part of a series of Accelerated Clinical Practice courses. Through a didactic lecture and lab demonstration, this course provides the attention necessary to achieve proficiency in the use and application of functional and neuro re-education PENS to muscles in the Lower Quadrant.
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April 8, 2025
Fall Prevention
This three hour course is intended to provide clinicians with the most current in-depth information with respect to fall prevention, assessment and treatment using biophysical agents in conjunction with therapeutic exercises, balance and ADL training. The course materials and clinical protocols prepare the clinician to design and implement skilled, evidence-based rehabilitation programs for the patient populations at risk for falls.
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April 10, 2025
Progressive Resistance Exercises for Aging Adults
Elastic bands and free weights are common modes of resistance exercise. They are used in virtually every therapy setting and frequently in patient home exercise programs. This one and one half hour intermediate level course for PT/PTAs and OT/OTAs is part of a series of Accelerated Clinical Practice courses. Through a combination of lecture and lab demonstration this course provides the attention necessary for clinicians to understand how to apply optimal progressive resistance exercise (PRE) protocols using elastic bands and other tools to geriatric patients in a safe, efficacious, and time-efficient manner.
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April 15, 2025
Contracture Management
This three hour course is intended to provide clinicians with the most current in-depth information with respect to contracture assessment and treatment using biophysical agents in conjunction with orthotics. The course materials and clinical protocols prepare the clinician to design and implement skilled, evidence-based rehabilitation programs for the treatment of contractures and their impact on patient participation, activity, and functional performance.
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April 17, 2025
Head and Neck PENS
This intermediate level course for SLPs and OT/OTAs on patterned electrical stimulation (PENS) is part of a series of Accelerated Clinical Practice courses. Through a combination of small class size and extensive hands-on lab, this course provides the individual attention necessary to achieve proficiency in the use and application of functional and neuro reeducation PENS on muscles of the head and neck.
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April 22, 2025
Pain Management after Limb Amputation
This one hour CE course is intended to provide clinicians with the most current in-depth information about pain management after limb amputation. The lecture will reinforce concepts and information related to the prevalence of amputation, importance of collaborative care, physiology and characteristics of pain including types of pain following amputation and treatment options.
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April 24, 2025
Wound Healing
This three hour course is intended to provide clinicians with the most current in-depth information about chronic wounds and their treatment. The course materials and clinical protocols presented are evidence-based and oriented to immediate clinical application for standard and skilled therapy for chronic wound healing.
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April 29, 2025
Advanced Pulsed Shortwave Diathermy
This 1.5 hour course provides clinicians with in-depth information on pulsed shortwave diathermy and clinical applications. It reviews electromagnetic energy, mechanisms of action, and evidence-based research for common patient conditions. The case studies lab provides active engagement to reinforce concepts and techniques using pulsed shortwave diathermy for evidence-based indications across the healthcare continuum.
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May 1, 2025
Advanced Therapeutic Ultrasound
This two-hour course provides clinicians with in-depth information on ultrasound research and clinical applications. It reviews contributing factors influencing ultrasound efficacy, physiologic effects of the clinical protocols, and evidence-based research for common patient conditions. The hands-on case studies lab provides active participation to reinforce concepts and techniques using ultrasound for evidence-based indications across the healthcare continuum.
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May 6, 2025
Biophysical Agent Essentials: Shortwave Diathermy
This one and one-half hour course is intended to provide clinicians with the most current in-depth information about shortwave diathermy. The course materials and clinical protocols presented are evidence-based and oriented to immediate clinical application of therapeutic shortwave diathermy.
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May 8, 2025
Continence Improvement
This three hour course is intended to provide clinicians with the most current in-depth information with respect to normal and compromised continence, and its assessment and treatment using electro-stimulation, therapeutic exercise and ADLs.
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May 13, 2025
Biophysical Agent Essentials: Ultrasound
This two hour course is intended to provide clinicians with the most current in-depth information about ultrasound. The course materials and clinical protocols presented are evidence-based and oriented to immediate clinical application of therapeutic ultrasound.
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May 15, 2025
Biophysical Agent Essentials: Electrotherapy
This two hour course is intended to provide clinicians with the most current in-depth information about the essentials of electrotherapy. The course materials and clinical protocols presented are evidence-based and oriented to immediate clinical application of therapeutic electrical stimulation.
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May 20, 2025
Electrode Application and Safety
Through a combination of didactic lecture and lab demonstration, this course provides the attention necessary for clinicians to understand the use and safe application of electrodes for pain management and neuromuscular electrical stimulation.
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May 22, 2025
Ethics for the Speech Language Pathologist
This one-hour, introductory level course provides an overview of the principles and values of ethics in healthcare. The course encompasses specific examples and guidelines for application of ethics to the field of speech-language pathology, with an emphasis on considerations in dysphagia assessment and treatment and use of modified diets on nutritional needs.
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May 27, 2025
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
This one hour CE Course intermediate level course on COPD is part of a series of Accelerated Clinical Practice courses. Through a combination of lecture and lab demonstration, this course provides the individual attention necessary to achieve proficiency in the use and application of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) for COPD.
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May 29, 2025
Biophysical Agents in Subacute Rehab
This two hour intermediate level course for PT/PTAs and OT/OTAs provides instruction on the treatment of subacute patients and is part of a series of Accelerated Clinical Practice courses.
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June 3, 2025
Pain Management
This three hour course is intended to provide clinicians with the most current in-depth information about pain management and its treatment. The course materials and clinical protocols presented are evidence-based and oriented to immediate clinical application for standard and skilled therapy for pain management.
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June 5, 2025
Optimizing Clinical Efficacy and Treatment Efficiency
This one-hour intermediate level course for PT, OT, and SLP provides instruction on the evidence regarding the clinical benefits of Group and Concurrent Therapy modes, the definition of groups, and the regulatory requirements set forth by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the coverage of Medicare beneficiaries.
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June 10, 2025
Upper Quadrant PENS
This intermediate level course for PT/PTAs and OT/OTAs on patterned electrical neuromuscular stimulation (PENS) is part of a series of Accelerated Clinical Practice courses. Through a combination of lecture and lab demonstration this course provides the attention necessary to achieve proficiency in the use and application of functional and neuro re-education PENS to muscles in the Upper Quadrant.
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June 12, 2025
Therapy Test and Measures
This one hour intermediate level course for PT/PTAs, OT/OTAs, and STs provides instruction on therapy outcome measures. It discusses the reasons for performing and tracking outcome measures, identifying evidence-based tests, reviews appropriate psychometric properties, and helps guide clinicians in selecting patient-specific and practice-appropriate tests and measures.
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June 17, 2025
Chronic Heart Failure and Rehab
This two hour intermediate level course for PT/PTAs and OT/OTAs provides instruction on the evidence regarding the clinical benefits of electrical stimulation, aerobic exercise, and resistive exercise to treat patient with chronic heart failure.
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June 18, 2025
Wound Healing
This three hour course is intended to provide clinicians with the most current in-depth information about chronic wounds and their treatment. The course materials and clinical protocols presented are evidence-based and oriented to immediate clinical application for standard and skilled therapy for chronic wound healing.
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June 24, 2025
Contracture Management
This three hour course is intended to provide clinicians with the most current in-depth information with respect to contracture assessment and treatment using biophysical agents in conjunction with orthotics. The course materials and clinical protocols prepare the clinician to design and implement skilled, evidence-based rehabilitation programs for the treatment of contractures and their impact on patient participation, activity, and functional performance.
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June 26, 2025
Frailty Overview for Speech Language Pathologists
This course provides a review of frailty definitions, risk factors, pathophysiology, screening and assessment tools, and emphasizes the relationship between frailty and other geriatric syndromes and chronic diseases.
