AQUATIC REHAB

Water Exercise Technology: Introduction to the Principles of Aquatic Exercise and Rehabilitation
Content Hours: 8.0       List Price: $189
This interactive online course is designed for the beginner and intermediate healthcare and fitness professional interested in incorporating aquatic exercise into patient and client program design. The basic concepts and principles essential to aquatic exercise programming are presented, along with discovery exercises developed to help you realize the versatility of water and how to effectively design a progressive program. Simple and fun independent pool activities allow you to experience the principles first hand.

ASSOCIATION OF ONCOLOGY SOCIAL WORK GRANT PROJECT

Social Work and End of Life Care
Content Hours: 6.0       List Price: $129
This course provides social workers with knowledge and skills to effectively provide care to clients at the End of Life.

Social Work and End of Life Care II
Content Hours: 4.0       List Price: $89
This course is designed to advance the knowledge and skills of social workers providing care to individuals and families facing the End of Life. Course content includes management of anxiety and depression in end of life care, pain and symptom management, group and complementary approaches, and social work ethics and end of life care.

Social Worker Survival Kit: Building Advocacy Skills
Content Hours: 6.0       List Price: $129
This self-directed distance learning course provides social workers with knowledge and skills to effectively carry out a variety of advocacy activities.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

I Hate to Sell - Part 1: Successful Networking
Content Hours: 3.0       List Price: $59
Effective networking is a necessity, providing new referral sources, professional support, critical information and career guidance. This interactive course is designed for therapists who understand that networking is critical to business development. This course focuses on networking for new referral sources to grow your business. Whether beginning or advanced networkers, participants will learn the secrets to making connections to generate new business and referrals.

Successful networking is not an accident; it is a carefully constructed and executed plan based on what you want to offer and what you want to receive. Being strategic involves envisioning the future and taking the necessary steps to create the vision. While it is tempting to jump right into action, it is essential to first understand where you are now and where you want to go. By understanding your purpose for each networking encounter, you are more likely to be in the right place at the right time and get more out of the interaction.

I Hate to Sell - Part 2: Fundamental Business Development Skills: Converting Prospects to Clients
Content Hours: 6.0       List Price: $129
This interactive course was designed for therapists who understand that active business development is critical to clinic survival. Whether new or long-time practice owners, participants will learn the secrets to generating business and referrals.

I Hate to Sell - Part 3: Honing Your Message - Clarifying Your You/Who
Content Hours: 2.0       List Price: $43
Why should someone do business with YOU? WHO do you want to attract to your practice? How would you answer these 2 critical questions? This information-packed course was designed for therapists who understand business development is critical for practice survival. Participants will learn how to generate a company marketing message called a You/Who to attract the kind of business they want. A well-crafted You/Who answers the 2 critical questions above. We provide the essential information you need in order to customize your own marketing message. Answering these questions will be the most important part of your business development efforts. If you are not able to clearly state your You/Who, the people you meet won't recognize their opportunity and certainly will not know whom to send your way.

CLINICAL PRACTICE-ADULT

Current Trends and Treatment in Dementia Management
Content Hours: 10.0       List Price: $225
This interactive course was designed for the beginner or intermediate therapist who works with the geriatric population. The learner will be provided with valuable information about the dementia disease process, how dementia dramatically affects function and the ability to participate in and benefit from therapy programs, and practical approaches to achieve a "best therapy practice" with strategies to meet Medicare reimbursement requirements. We will also explore some of the recent media attention Alzheimer's disease is receiving and the legislative issues involving Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Finally, the course will provide the participant with a thorough foundation of the vital importance of cognitive assessment and treatment and the many opportunities that currently exist to creatively serve this population in various geriatric arenas.

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: A Review of Pathology and Current Trends in Nonoperative Therapy
Content Hours: 6.0       List Price: $149
The knee is a common site for injury. The condition referred to as patellofemoral pain syndrome is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders affecting a wide range of age groups. It is a treatable condition. The physical therapist becomes an important member in the effort to relieve symptoms and return patients back to their desired level of activity.

This interactive course is designed for the intermediate therapist who evaluates and treats the common and often difficult dysfunction seen in the patellofemoral joint. The learner will be provided with an anatomical review of the patellofemoral joint complete with medical illustrations, a review of the biomechanics and pathology of this lower extremity joint, an in-depth case study commonly seen in the clinic setting, current thoughts, trends and recent research in rehabilitative treatment, taping and bracing techniques, and discussion of surgical interventions in the treatment of patellofemoral dysfunction.

Treating the Patient with Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain
Content Hours: 10.0       List Price: $225
The incidence of shoulder pain in patients who have suffered a stroke is estimated to be as high as 72% -- a significant percentage, as hemiplegic shoulder pain can severely limit patients' independence in life tasks. The differential diagnosis of this problem is difficult, as the various etiologies are often intertwined. This interactive course is for advanced introductory to intermediate level Occupational Therapy practitioners, Physical Therapy practitioners, and Nursing staff.

Using Music in a Medical Setting
Content Hours: 4.0       List Price: $89
Music is a part of every life, but it is widely underused as a preventative measure or treatment modality. This course has been designed to provide you with tools to successfully use music as an intervention tool for a variety of outcomes in medical settings. The reader-friendly text is filled with a wealth of practical information, links to valuable web sites, real life case examples and research studies supporting the use of music therapy to achieve positive outcomes. We provide you with numerous specific and simple music therapy activity ideas that you can put to use in your facility right away.

Music is an amazing tool that can help promote immediate positive responses in patients and residents, such as: decreased agitation, increased food intake, improved sleep, improved communication and social skills, better motor skills, and decreased isolation. Everyone experiences music in life...this course helps you to use music as a new tool in your professional toolbox!

CLINICAL PRACTICE-DYSPHAGIA

Adult Dysphagia Management for the OT and Interdisciplinary Team - Corporate Version
Content Hours: 7.0       List Price: $198
The need for dysphagia therapists continues to rise, despite the sweeping changes in Medicare reimbursement of recent years. Occupational Therapists are finding themselves in demand to provide these services in areas where more experienced therapists are unavailable. This course is specially designed for rehab corporate clients and individuals, offering the instructor as a consultant to the student and manager as a value-added training component to the materials offered in the course.

Adult Dysphagia Management for the OT and Interdisciplinary Team
Content Hours: 7.0       List Price: $169
The need for dysphagia therapists continues to rise, despite the sweeping changes in Medicare reimbursement of recent years. Occupational Therapists are finding themselves in demand to provide these services in areas where more experienced therapists are unavailable. This course is intended for Occupational Therapists and other non-SLP Dysphagia Team members only.

Drugs and Dysphagia: Medications Affecting the Central Nervous System
Content Hours: 10.0       List Price: $225
The material for this course is at a beginning to intermediate level intended for the following professionals: SLP, OT, PT, Clinical Dietitians, Nurses, Pharmacists, and Physician's Assistants. It contains "Foundational" material that includes neuropharmacology, the swallowing process and an overview of the effects of medications on dysphagia. Following the beginning "Foundations" section, we move on to address medications affecting the Central Nervous System, including medications associated with oral, pharyngeal and esophogeal dysphagia, causes of dysphagia and drug-induced dysphagia. Medications used to treat psychosis, depression, anxiety and insomnia, seizures, bipolar disorders, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease are also addressed. Each part of the course describes the mechanism of action of the medications, dosing and side effects, as well as related case studies.

Drugs and Dysphagia: Medications Affecting the Gastrointestinal System
Content Hours: 7.0       List Price: $169
The material for this course is at a beginning to intermediate level intended for the following professionals: SLP, OT, PT, Clinical Dietitians, Nurses, Pharmacists, and Physician's Assistants. It contains "Foundational" material that includes neuropharmacology, the swallowing process and an overview of the effects of medications on dysphagia. Following the beginning "Foundations" section, we move on to address medications that can cause dysfunction of the gastrointestinal system and those that are used to treat gastrointestinal dysfunction. This discussion includes medications that affect appetite, taste or smell, are used for treatment of pain, cause acute and chronic gastrointestinal injury, and are used to treat gastromotility dysfunction. Also discussed are medication induced xerostomia and stomatitis.

Dysphagia Management in Long Term Care: The Essentials for the New Dysphagia Therapist
Content Hours: 7.0       List Price: $169
The need for dysphagia therapists continues to rise, despite the sweeping changes in Medicare reimbursement of recent years. Speech Language Pathologists with limited training and expertise are finding themselves in demand to provide these services in areas where more experienced therapists are unavailable. This Introductory Level course includes time-sensitive core materials that establish the foundations for dysphagia therapy in LTC. Case study examples are provided to facilitate the acquisition of care process essentials. Topics include: normal vs. abnormal swallowing physiology, screening, evaluation and treatment techniques. Medicare codes and documentation guidelines are reviewed, as well as examples of plan of care goals and functional maintenance programs.

Dysphagia Management in LTC: The Essentials for the New Dysphagia Therapist-Corporate Version
Content Hours: 7.0       List Price: $198
Please note: This course is intended for Speech-Language Pathology professionals only. The need for dysphagia therapists continues to rise, despite the sweeping changes in Medicare reimbursement of recent years. Speech Language Pathologists with limited training and expertise are finding themselves in demand to provide these services in areas where more experienced therapists are unavailable. This course is specially designed for rehab corporate clients and individuals, offering the instructor as a consultant to the student and manager as a value-added training component to the materials offered in the course.

This introductory level course includes time-sensitive core materials that establish the foundations for dysphagia therapy in LTC. Case study examples are provided to facilitate the acquisition of care process essentials. Topics include: normal vs. abnormal swallowing physiology, screening, evaluation, and treatment techniques. Medicare codes and documentation guidelines are reviewed, as well as examples of plan of care goals and functional maintenance programs.

Dysphagia Programs: What the Rehab Manager Needs to Know
Content Hours: 2.0       List Price: $45
Are you the Rehab Manager who does not know enough about your Dysphagia Program? Have you been trying to find a competent therapist, but don't know where to look? This course is designed to benefit the new or experienced Manager, Recruiter or Program Development Coordinator who needs to know the "ins-and-outs" of Dysphagia care.

This course offers ways to promote and obtain reimbursement for your facility's dining program. Additionally, you will confidently understand what the Advanced-Level Dysphagia Therapist looks for when choosing an employment setting. Finally, you will know how to nurture the Entry-Level Therapists you already have. The content is Intermediate for PT, OT and SLP clinicians, as it assumes a general familiarity with Medicare in Skilled Nursing Facilities, the MDS, PPS, and pricipals of geriatric rehabilitation. The focus is on increased understanding and application by the participant.

Esophageal Dysphagia: The Dysphagia Therapist's Role in Identification and Treatment
Content Hours: 5.0       List Price: $112.50
Esophageal disorders may significantly impact the comfort, safety and nutritional status of the elderly nursing home resident. It is important for the Dysphagia Therapist to be able to differentiate symptoms of esophageal dysfunction from other problems that interfere with eating. This course is designed as an overview of the diagnoses, assessment procedures and treatment options for esophageal dysphagia.

Free Water Programs for Geriatric Dysphagia Management
Content Hours: 3.0       List Price: $69
The practice of restricting fluids to aspirating patients frequently has adverse outcomes including non-compliance, dehydration, and continued complaints of thirst. These problems may be reduced if free, unthickened water is allowed within an organized program. This course covers the rationale and procedure for using free water as a therapeutic tool, for developing an Òin-houseÓ program, and selecting appropriate participants. This course is for practicing dysphagia therapists who need greater understanding of the literature related to aspiration-related illnesses and guidelines for advanced clinical application of dietary modifications.

Informed Consent for the Dysphagia Patient in Rehabilitation and Palliative Care
Content Hours: 3.0       List Price: $69
The Medical Doctor is ultimately responsible for obtaining written informed consent, but allied health professionals, including the Dysphagia Therapist, are expected to provide specialized counseling. Many therapists feel unprepared for this task. How much information is enough? When is the Patient a rehab candidate? What if the Patient refuses traditional recommendations? Basic legal concepts including the elements of informed consent are covered in this course. Specific instruction is given to the dysphagia therapist so that realistic options for rehabilitation or palliative care are offered as indicated by a thorough analysis of risks and benefits.

Practical Application of Cervical Auscultation
Content Hours: 3.0       List Price: $69
Cervical Auscultation has become recognized as a useful tool in dysphagia evaluation and treatment. This course outlines the basic principles of both chest and cervical auscultation for practicing Dysphagia Therapists who would like to add this technique to his/her cache of clinical tools. A brief literature review is followed by instruction in cervical auscultation with interpretation and documentation of swallow acoustics.

This intermediate-level course includes easy-to-read background, research and practice guidelines. Case study examples are provided to facilitate the application of the lecture information. Topics include: normal vs. abnormal respiratory function, description of respiratory acoustics, common respiratory illnesses of the elderly, cervical acoustics during swallowing, and tips for documentation.

Tube Feeding in the Elderly: Applying Documented Outcomes to the Decision-Making Process
Content Hours: 3.0       List Price: $69
Tube feedings are being placed in the elderly at an ever-increasing rate without clear evidence of potential benefit to the patient. This basic to intermediate course provides a research review of outcomes of tube feedings in the elderly and chronically ill, and the risks involved with oral vs. non-oral nutrition. It is of interest to Dysphagia Therapists, Social Service Workers, Nurses, Dietitians, and anyone who assists with nutritional decision-making.

CLINICAL PRACTICE-GENERAL

ABCs of Wheelchair Seating and Positioning: Assessment, Body Alignment and Comfort
Content Hours: 10.0       List Price: $225
Seating and Positioning has become a standard performance expectation of most rehabilitation therapists, particularly for those practicing in skilled nursing or pediatric settings. This course presents the fundamentals of seating and positioning for both pediatric and adult populations. The most commonly encountered situations and conditions are the focus; however, by understanding the basic fundamental principles involved in a seating and positioning intervention, the Learner should be able to resolve almost any seating and positioning problem caused by any condition for any client at any age.

CLINICAL PRACTICE-HAND THERAPY

Hand and Upper Extremity Rehabilitation: The Essentials Part I
Content Hours: 16.0       List Price: $299
This interactive course is the first in a two part series to provide the most comprehensive review materials for the study of the hand and upper extremity rehabilitation. This comprehensive e-learning experience is designed to challenge therapists' minds and enhance clinical skills. It is an excellent preparatory tool when studying for the hand therapy exam or any upper extremity exam.

Students completing this course will be able to identify anatomy of the upper extremity and its relationship to successful rehabilitation process, develop a plan of care for hand patients, apply the underlying mechanisms of disorders of the upper extremity, identify the appropriate modalities to utilize for treating a multitude of upper extremity disorders, describe upper extremity wound care management, explore UE neuroanatomy: treatment and rehabilitation techniques, discuss current splinting techniques and their proper utilization for specific disorders, understand the surgical and therapeutic management of a wide array of disorders, and describe hand integrating biomechanical assessment with clinical problem solving.

Hand and Upper Extremity Rehabilitation: The Essentials Part II
Content Hours: 16.0       List Price: $299
This interactive course is the second in a series to provide the most comprehensive review materials for study of the hand and upper extremity rehabilitation. This course includes a thorough discussion of cumulative trauma disorders, burns, flaps and grafts, tendons, arthritis, RSD, and stiff hand problems; a description of the principles of splinting; a discussion of research components and reseach terminology; descriptions of how "Ergonomics" affects the tools that people use as well as procedures and practices in the work environment; and a description of OSHA guidelines as applied to hand and Upper Extremity.

CLINICAL PRACTICE-PEDIATRICS

Introduction to Evaluation and Treatment of Children with Eating and Feeding Disorders
Content Hours: 5.0       List Price: $122.50
Teachers, families and health professionals are increasingly seeking Occupational Therapists and Speech-Language Pathologists to address children's medical and behavioral feeding disorders. This beginner to advanced beginner course is for pediatric therapists interested in developing the foundational skills to provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment within an interdisciplinary setting. The student will be provided with information on the anatomy and physiology of the swallow, normal oral motor and self feeding development, behavioral and social aspects of feeding disorders, etiology and characteristics of dysphagia, food refusal, under-nutrition, and other common feeding disorders, a sample therapeutic evaluation and practical treatment strategies.

Motor Components of Vision in Children with Disabilities
Content Hours: 6.0       List Price: $149
The instructor of this course is Rhoda P. Erhardt, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, who is well-known for her pioneer work in hand and vision development. Her first book, "Developmental Hand Dysfunction," containing the Erhardt Developmental Prehension Assessment, has been in print for more than 25 years, and is used in university occupational therapy programs and by clinicians throughout the world. She then continued her search for effective evaluation and intervention for children with multiple disabilities by creating and publishing the Erhardt Developmental Vision Assessment.

This course is at an Introductory/Intermediate Level, designed for new practitioners as well as experienced practitioners who want to become more knowledgeable about visual development and dysfunction in children with multiple and developmental disabilities.

Overview of Hand Problems in Children with Disabilities
Content Hours: 12.0       List Price: $249
The instructor of this course is Rhoda P. Erhardt, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, who is well-known for her pioneer work in hand development. Her first book, "Developmental Hand Dysfunction," has been in print for more than 20 years, contains the Erhardt Developmental Prehension Assessment, and is used in university occupational therapy programs and by clinicians throughout the world.

This course is at an Introductory/Intermediate Level, designed for new practitioners as well as experienced practitioners who want to become more knowledgeable about hand development and dysfunction in children with multiple and developmental disabilities.

Sensory Processing Disorders: Their Effects on Learning, Behavior and Motor Control
Content Hours: 12.0       List Price: $275
This is an introductory to intermediate level course designed for the therapist who wants to develop foundational knowledge and treatment skills for working with children with Sensory Integrative Disorders. The course provides essential, practical information which will enhance your ability to provide intensive, goal-directed and effective therapy to children with sensory processing disorders.

The initial lessons focus on understanding basic terms and theories behind sensory integrative treatment. Because an understanding of normal development is necessary to be able to identify atypical development, lessons on normal child development and development of central nervous system functions are included. Specific sensory systems, and their interrelationship to each other, are discussed in depth. Lessons then move quickly into a practical understanding of - and the differences among - various types of sensory processing disorders based on presenting symptoms. Evaluation tools are described, and clinical observations to supplement standardized evaluation tools are described and demonstrated.

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS IN PT

Differential Diagnosis in Physical Therapy: 10-part Course Series Overview
Content Hours: 0.0       List Price: $0.00
This 10-part course series will help the physical therapist recognize significant overlaps between common musculoskeletal or neuromuscular conditions and other medical pathologic problems or co-morbidities that can affect clinical decision-making. The knowledge and skills necessary for accurate screening of all clients will be emphasized.

Physical therapists must be able to identify signs and symptoms of systemic disease that can mimic neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction. Peptic ulcers, gallbladder disease, liver disease and myocardial ischemia are only a few examples of systemic diseases that can cause shoulder pain. Other diseases can present as primary neck, shoulder, chest, upper back, hip, groin, sacroiliac or low back pain/symptoms. The therapist must especially know how and what to look for to screen for cancer.

Differential Diagnosis in PT, Part 1: PT Disgnosis and Screening
Content Hours: 3.0       List Price: $79
The state of today's health care environment makes it critical for physical therapists to be well-versed in determining when referral to a physician is necessary. Physical therapists must also be able to identify signs and symptoms of systemic disease that can mimic neuromuscular or musculoskeletal dysfunction. For example, peptic ulcers, gastrointestinal disease, gynecologic disease and myocardial ischemia are only a few of the systemic diseases that can cause neck and/or back pain. Since cancer can present as primary neck, shoulder, chest, upper back, hip, groin, pelvic, sacroiliac or low back pain/symptoms, the therapist must know how and what to look for to screen for cancer.

Screening for systemic disease is now part of the physical therapy evaluation leading to a physical therapy diagnosis. Evidence-based clinical decision making consistent with the patient/client management model will be the foundation upon which differential diagnoses are made. The first step in understanding the physical therapy diagnosis is knowing how the diagnostic process differs from screening for systemic disease. Scope of practice and diagnostic vs. impairment classifications are also reviewed in this course.

Differential Diagnosis in PT, Part 2: Client History and Screening Interview
Content Hours: 5.0       List Price: $129
Evidence-based clinical decision-making consistent with the patient/client management model will be the foundation upon which a physical therapy differential diagnosis is made. The physical therapy diagnosis begins with a screening component. In turn, screening for systemic disease begins with a well-developed client history and interview. The foundation for these skills is presented in this course.

The client interview, including the personal and family history, is the single most important tool in screening for systemic disease. Restated for emphasis: The client interview as it is presented here is the first step in the screening process. Risk factor assessment and health screening are also included, as these are becoming a more integral part of the physical therapist's practice in the primary care setting.

Differential Diagnosis in PT, Part 3: Pain Types and Viscerogenic Pain Patterns
Content Hours: 5.0       List Price: $129
As more states move toward direct access and independent practice, physical therapists are increasingly becoming the first contact that patients seek, particularly for care of musculoskeletal dysfunction. This makes it critical for physical therapists to be well versed in determining when referral to a physician is necessary. This course will describe pain types in general and viscerogenic pain patterns specifically. A large component in evaluating pain during the screening process is being able to recognize the client demonstrating a significant emotional overlay.

Differential Diagnosis in PT, Part 4: Cancer Screening and Prevention
Content Hours: 10.0       List Price: $229
The therapist must especially know how and what to look for to screen for cancer. Cancer can present as primary neck, shoulder, chest, upper back, hip, groin, pelvic, sacroiliac or low back pain/symptoms. As you will learn in this course, age is a major risk factor for cancer. With the aging of our adult population, the incidence of cancer also rises. Therapists must know how to recognize red flags of systemic or viscerogenic involvement. Early detection and treatment is the key to cancer survival. At the same time, more and more people are being treated for cancer. It is very likely the therapist will treat a client for an orthopedic or neurologic-based movement dysfunction who also has a past medical history of cancer. We must make sure the presenting symptoms are not a result of cancer recurrence.

Differential Diagnosis in PT, Part 5: When to Screen for Systemic Disease and When to Refer
Content Hours: 4.0       List Price: $99
Communicating our findings to the physician is an essential part of our jobs. What do you do when you find out important information the client's physician may not know about? What if the client presents with red flag signs and symptoms that simply weren't present at the time of his or her office visit with the physician? Is immediate medical attention needed? What precautions and contraindications to physical therapy intervention are advised? Specific guidelines for medical referral are reviewed. Special considerations in the referral process and liability issues are also raised in this course.

Differential Diagnosis in PT, Part 6: Screening for Systemic Disease - The Neck and Back
Content Hours: 10.0       List Price: $229
The course is designed for physical therapists working with clients in all settings and at all levels from beginner to advanced. This particular section will review clues suggesting systemic or viscerogenic neck or back pain and take you through each system that can refer pain or symptoms to the neck or back. This will include GI, pulmonary, renal and urologic, gynecologic, and vascular (both peripheral and cardiovascular) causes of neck or back pain.

Differential Diagnosis in PT, Part 7: Screening for Systemic Disease - Sacrum, SI Joint, Pelvis
Content Hours: 6.0       List Price: $149
This section will review clues suggesting systemic or viscerogenic causes of sacral, SI and pelvic pain and take you through each system that can refer pain or symptoms to these anatomical areas. This will include the arthritic conditions, GI, gynecologic, male reproductive system and vascular causes of sacral, SI or pelvic pain.

Differential Diagnosis in PT, Part 8: Screening for Systemic Disease - The Hip and Groin
Content Hours: 4.0       List Price: $99
This section will review clues suggesting systemic or viscerogenic causes of hip and groin pain and dysfunction. This will include the vascular conditions, infectious or inflammatory causes and gynecologic and male reproductive system causes of hip and/or groin symptoms.

Differential Diagnosis in PT, Part 9: Screening for Systemic Disease - Chest and Breast
Content Hours: 7.0       List Price: $169
Clients do not very often present in a physical therapy clinic with chest pain as the primary symptom. It is more likely for the client with an orthopedic or neurologic impairment to experience chest pain during exercise or other physical therapy treatment. The therapist may also uncover chest pain in the client who presents with jaw, neck, upper back, shoulder or arm pain. During the interview or the clinical exam, you may discover that the client also has chest pain either concurrently or alternating with pain or symptoms in these other somatic areas. In any case, when faced with chest pain, we must know how to assess the situation quickly and decide if medical referral is requiredÉand whether medical attention is needed immediately!

Differential Diagnosis in PT, Part 10: Screening for Systemic Disease - The Shoulder
Content Hours: 4.0       List Price: $99
Screening problems in the shoulder for systemic disease is the focus of this course. This section will review clues suggesting systemic or viscerogenic shoulder pain and take you through each system that can refer pain or symptoms to the shoulder. This will include the GI, pulmonary, renal, gynecologic, and vascular causes of shoulder pain.

GUARDIANSHIP

Guardianship of Elderly Wards: Understanding the Issues for Effective Caregiving
Content Hours: 4.0       List Price: $69
This web based course is designed for entry level and intermediate professional guardians, care managers, case managers and caregivers who work with an elderly population. This course is also appropriate for rehabilitation therapists who want to learn about how various professionals serve the needs of elderly wards through guardianship. Upon completion of the course, the Learner will recognize and analyze patterns in the culture, communication and conflict resolution strategies of older persons in their social environment. You will also be able to recognize normal changes of aging and identify several age related diseases including stroke, orthopedic conditions, and disorders of the eye, ear and mouth. The presentation includes activities and quizzes to promote application to the professional's own caseload.

The Effective Caregiver: Creating an Environment to Foster Independence
Content Hours: 6.0       List Price: $129
This web based course is designed for entry level and intermediate professional guardians, care managers, case managers and caregivers who work with an elderly population. This course is also appropriate for rehabilitation therapists who want to learn about how various professionals serve the needs of elderly wards through guardianship. Upon completion of the course, the Learner will be able to work with healthcare professionals to assess the ward's environment, remove safety hazards/barriers, and adapt the wardÕs environment to promote safety, accessibility and independence. You will know how to find professionals and products that a professional guardian may use to facilitate the ward's ability to function in a safe and healthy environment. The presentation includes activities and quizzes to promote application to the professional's own caseload.

I.D.E.A.S., INC.: HOME MODIFICATIONS

Home Modifications for People Who Are at Risk for Falls
Content Hours: 2.0       List Price: $90
This course discusses home modifications that can help individuals who are at risk for falls be safer and more independent in their homes and includes information about the various conditions that cause limitations or difficulties in performing everyday activities, and information about a range of environmental modifications that can be implemented to compensate for deficits. After taking this course, you should be able to identify the three key components of a well-rounded fall prevention program, classify fall risk factors as intrinsic, extrinsic, or behavioral, identify five design goals for individuals who fall and explain their relationships to fall prevention, and identify general HM guidelines for individuals who fall.

Home Modifications for People with Dementia
Content Hours: 2.0       List Price: $90
This course discusses home modification and how it relates to caregivers and people living in the household with dementia. Modifying the home environment to enhance safety, promote independence, and ease caregiving is increasingly recognized as an important strategy for dealing with dementia. After taking this course, you should be able to gain a better understanding of the role of the physical environment in supporting both the person with dementia and the caregiver, learn how the environment needs to change as the disease progresses, understand how to help the caregivers develop environmental coping strategies, and learn practical solutions to real problems.

Home Modifications for People with Motor Impairments
Content Hours: 2.5       List Price: $105
In this course, you will learn how functional limitations in upper and lower body movement can impact a person's ability to function safely, independently, or without difficulty in his/her home. You will also learn about the modifications that can compensate for these limitations. After taking this course, you should be able to become familiar with the contributions of impairments and body function to problems with task performance, discuss the performance goals for reducing environmental demands on motor abilities, and identify modifications that can be made to ameliorate typical problems that people with upper and lower extremity and trunk impairments have with routine household tasks.

Home Modifications for People with Sensory Impairment
Content Hours: 2.5       List Price: $105
This course discusses home modifications that can help individuals with vision and hearing impairments be safer and more independent in their home. After taking this course, you should be able to define and discuss three diseases that cause low vision, identify three difficult visual situations in the home environment, appropriately choose at least three home modifications that will help a client with low vision to be safer and more independent, define age-related hearing impairment, identify three difficult listening situations in the home environment, and appropriately choose at least three home modifications that will help a client with hearing loss to be safer and more independent.

Home Modifications Practitioners Program (Complete Series)
Content Hours: 9.0       List Price: $310
This is the complete series of 4 courses in the Home Modifications Practitioners Program.

LIVE WEBINARS

Promoting Bone Health Across the Lifespan
Content Hours: 1.5     List Price: $79
Osteoporosis is epidemic in the United States. It is estimated that 55% of people over age 50 are threatened by Osteoporosis. This audio conference focuses on the major risk factors for Osteoporosis, including low peak bone mass. Opportunities for prevention begin with children, and span through adolescence, young adulthood and the middle aged. Current treatments, including skilled intervention with focus on education, postural awareness, strengthening, balance and fall prevention programs will be reviewed.

Preventing Denials through a Successful QA Program for Documentation
Content Hours: 1.0       List Price: $189
Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to identify the key components of documentation that must be present in order for the services to be reimbursed under the Medicare B program. Through a careful examination of the Medicare Regulations, this course will help the participant understand the key compliance parameters to demonstrate medical necessity of therapy services through documentation and coding. The importance of a thorough quality assurance program will be discussed to facilitate denial prevention through ensuring proper documentation.

MANAGEMENT

I Hate to Manage! Fundamental Supervisory Skills
Content Hours: 1.0       List Price: $189
This interactive course was designed for therapists who manage or aspire to manage others. Both new and experienced managers will learn key concepts and skills for supervising others. This course will cover understanding critical concepts, identifying key relationships and roles, 3 core management skills, and 2 management applications.

MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION

End of Life Issues: A Guide for the Healthcare Professional
Content Hours: 7.0       List Price: $189
Most of us in the helping professions choose our career paths based on our desire to help people live healthy and functional lives. Our greatest rewards come from helping an individual regain mobility, learn adaptive techniques for dealing with limitations or improve strength and capability. Most of us did not consciously enter a career in which we would work frequently with people who are facing death. And yet, every one of us, no matter what our practice setting, will work with people with life-limiting illnesses and injuries, even if these occur most frequently among family members, co-workers or other people we are close to. This course will introduce you to the Core Principles of End of Life Care, which have been endorsed by a substantial group of medical societies and have relevance to all allied health providers. You will be provided with pertinent information and self-development exercises to better prepare you to practice according to these established principles.

Ethical Issues and Decision Making for Rehab Professionals
Content Hours: 5.0       List Price: $112.50
Does the word combination of medical, business and ethics seem corrupt, dishonorable or unprincipled? This course promotes a simplified hypothetical ethical model. Within this model, therapists can combine medical ethics and business ethics to reach a well thought out ethical decision. Although this model is simple in form, it encompasses the variety of complex issues in medical-business ethics. This course was developed to educate and facilitate medical-business ethical behavior among Occupational, Physical and Speech and Language therapy professions. The course is presented by Sheri L. Bjork, PT, MBA, owner of JS Consulting. You will find the instructor's teaching methods are a mixture of business and practice, anecdotes and details, and she uses both realistic and academic situations. Ethics is a complex subject. This course provides thought-provoking questions, comments and examples, and the author takes the liberty of playing 'devils advocate' when needed. Multiple case scenarios ask difficult questions and provide food for thought.

Florida Occupational Therapy Laws and Rules
Content Hours: 2.0       List Price: $40
All occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants working in Florida must be licensed and abide by the Occupational Therapy Laws and Rules - including taking a board approved two hour course on the Florida Occupational Therapy Laws and Rules in order to renew an OT license. What are the Laws and Rules? What are one's responsibilities under the Laws and Rules? Who writes the Laws and Rules? Where can one read them? This course describes the continuing education requirements, supervision requirements and use of physical agent modalities by occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. This course also explains the relationship between NBCOT, AOTA, FOTA, and the Florida Board of Occupational Therapy Practice and how they interface with the Florida OT Laws and Rules.

HIV/AIDS-Update Course-1 Hour
Content Hours: 1.0       List Price: $26
HIV/AIDS-Update Course-2 Hours
Content Hours: 2.0       List Price: $40
HIV/AIDS-Update Course-3 Hours
Content Hours: 3.0       List Price: $54
HIV disease has been recognized by the Centers for Disease Control since 1981, and it has since that time advanced to become a worldwide pandemic. The State of Florida mandated through the Florida Omnibus AIDS Act of 1988 (now called Section 381.004, Florida Statutes) that all health care practitioners and others deemed necessary by the Florida Legislature receive basic education in HIV disease in order to receive their first license in the State and continuing education credits to continue that license each biennium.

Intervention Strategies for Reducing Medical Errors
Content Hours: 2.0       List Price: $45
Patients enter healthcare systems with an expectation of receiving care that will help and not harm them. Yet, present studies show evidence of large numbers of patients receiving injury, often unintentional but preventable, during the administration of healthcare. Many of these deaths were from errors that could have been prevented. Previous correctional emphasis has been on placing blame on the person who committed the error, with the intention that the person could learn from his/her mistake. Current correctional emphasis is on establishing the root cause of the error and correcting system failures to avoid future occurrences.

Intimate Partner Violence (Domestic Violence): Initial 2-Hour Course
Content Hours: 2.0       List Price: $49
Intimate Partner Violence (Domestic Violence) Update
Content Hours: 1.0       List Price: $26
These courses outlines behavioral and legal definitions for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). It describes the difference between non-lethal and lethal IPV and discusses the three phases from the perspective of both the batterer and the victim.

PERFORMANCE DYNAMICS-ASTYM

A Clinician's Look at ESWT and How ASTYM Treatment Can Complement It
Content Hours: 2.0       List Price: $45
This presentation discusses extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) and how it may influence referral patterns to physical and occupational therapy. This course is intended for clinicians who are concerned that they are losing referrals to ESWT, extracorporeal shock wave therapy. ESWT is being increasingly utilized in physicians' offices to treat soft tissue dysfunction and degeneration. The concern is that physicians who utilize or own ESWT units will no longer refer for ASTYM treatment or other rehab interventions. A review of the literature regarding ESWT is presented, illustrating why referral to rehab is still appropriate, if not essential. We also discuss a specific soft tissue treatment approach, the ASTYM system, which was developed to address many of the same types of dysfunctions to which ESWT is currently applied.

PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL GROWTH

Communication Skills for Improving Resident Care and Staff Relationships
Content Hours: 9.0       List Price: $199
Staff attitudes and communication techniques directly affect resident care and the living and working environment of the long-term care community. This course offers the foundations of effective communication and attitudes required, as well as suggestions and strategies for all staff working with residents.

I Hate to Work: Creating a Career You Love
Content Hours: 5.0       List Price: $99
Are things at work good enough but not great? Is your career managing you instead of the other way around? Have you lost your passion for what you do? If you found yourself nodding your head as you read the questions above, you may have allowed your career to progress in ways you would never allow a project to progress - passively, haphazardly, ignoring the consequences as if you had no control. This course will help you understand what you want to be different, make the most of where you are, and prepare for where you want to go.

Thinking Outside the Box - Finding the Creative You
Content Hours: 2.0       List Price: $45
More often than not, "the usual" becomes mundane and ceases to be effective. The information in this course will show you how to make simple yet powerful changes, benefiting you and your clients, residents and/or patients. Specific and detailed activity ideas, in-house and community resources, publications and websites are all included, so you can start using them immediately to further enhance your program! Also provided are ways to expand and improve upon your current activities and programs to make them even better. Being creative can be easier than you think - if you surround yourself with the right people and resources, you can be creative, too!

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