C-720 Advanced Clinical Reasoning
Advanced and efficient levels of clinical reasoning are vital to a clinician's ability to manage the complex, integrated patient presentations. This course forms the foundation for and/or builds on, and reinforces, concepts and materials presented in the advanced NAIOMT 705, 715 and 725 courses. It uses case-based presentations to enhance the physical therapist’s ability to efficiently, safely and accurately formulate “trilingual” diagnoses to recognize pain phenotypes, neuromusculoskeletal impairments and potential co-existing pathoanatomical diagnoses. This process facilitates the development of a comprehensive and contemporary manual therapy-based management plan.
Participants will be exposed to the advanced science of clinical reasoning and develop the ability to discuss the "fast and slow” decision making, achieving a superior understanding of the optimal conditions for each approach. This will stream-line the assessment of the total person, and facilitate optimal management and outcomes.
The course includes pre- and/or post- course assignments.
Teaching methods/learning experiences:
This course will include lecture, case presentations, discussions, role playing, audio-visual presentations, demonstration on a model, lab time for practice of skills, course handout, directed self-study and resource materials. The lab component of the course will be limited to 20-30% of the contact hours. Optional or required pre-reading or post-course assignments will be at the direction and discretion of the faculty
Overall Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this 21-hour module, the participant should be expected to:
- Efficiently and accurately formulate patho-anatomical and movement impairment musculoskeletal diagnoses
- Be familiar with and efficiently utilize a variety of clinical data collection methods, identifying the benefits and risks of “short cuts” to diagnosis, prognosis and intervention selection
- Be able to effectively apply advanced knowledge of anatomy, patho-biomechanics, medicine and evidence to the recognition of clusters of signs and symptoms
- Efficiently search, select and integrate relevant all-source evidence in their clinical reasoning process
- Recognize local, regional and global influences on impairement and assess their relative relevance (quadrant theories and regional inter-dependence)
Access complete course syllabi here.
Course Details:
This course is a "Virtual" format including Zoom sessions & a 1-day "Virtual" lab intensive.
Zoom Session #1: Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - 6:00pm-8:00 pm Central time
Zoom Session #2: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 - 6:00pm-8:00 pm Central time
Zoom Session #3: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 - 6:00pm-8:00 pm Central time.
Zoom Session #4: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 6:00pm-8:00 pm Central time
Zoom Session #5: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 6:00pm-8:00 pm Central time
1-day "Virtual" Lab Intensive: Saturday, May 4, 2024 - 11:00am-3:00pm Central time
Plus 7 hours of asynchronous online coursework.
Instructor(s): Brett Windsor, PT, PhD, MPA, OCS, FAAOMPT/Ann Porter-Hoke, PT, DPT, OCS, FCAMPT, FAAOMPT
Read his/her bio here
Registration: $699.00
- Repeat Participant: $399.00 (Applies if you have taken the same C-720 course in the past 5 years and you can provide a copy of your certificate.