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Evidence-Based Strategies for Medical Screening and Differential Diagnosis

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Bismarck ND, United States
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Sat, Dec 5, 8am - 5pm CST

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All 50 states have some form of direct access to physical therapy services. In the ever-evolving healthcare environment, more focused efforts are being pursued to position therapists as first-line health providers. Data continues to demonstrate patient self-referral and direct access is proven to be safe and results in better health outcomes, more timely care, higher patient satisfaction, and lower costs. This increasing need and exposure for autonomous practices requires advanced clinical decision making skills. Advanced clinical decisions include determining whether patients presenting with musculoskeletal pain have evidence of systemic involvement or more complicated orthopedic involvement requiring referral to another healthcare provider. This course will present current evidence-based information to assist clinicians in determining the need for additional healthcare resources.

Through discussion and hands-on labs*, participants will have better understanding of differential diagnosis with focus on certain anatomical regions, including their role as first-line providers. With prevalence of neck, thoracic, and shoulder pain around 26%, these conditions are commonly seen in rehabilitation practice settings. Therapy assistants will also learn how to recognize signs and symptoms that will indicate immediate communication with the supervising therapists. Hands-on labs will include evidence-based neurological and orthopedic special tests to guide clinical decision making. Medical screening tools will be presented for red flag screening" to assist determination for immediate medical referral. Skills acquired in this course will enhance the participant's advanced clinical decision-making abilities, which they can incorporate immediately into practice.

Target Audience: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants

Delivery Format: Synchronous, Live in-person course to be attended at a physical location

Highlights

  • Confidently screen patients for red flags requiring immediate referral

  • Best practices for differential diagnosis assessment with focus on a musculoskeletal approach

  • Effective, evidence-based special tests to determine the most optimal treatment

  • Real-life patient cases and decision making in determining patient safety and promoting best outcomes

  • Hands-on labs for assessment of the cervical spine, thoracic spine, and shoulder

FAQs

  • What are the learning objectives?

    1. Define most common signs and symptoms indicating immediate referral to another healthcare provider.

    2. Articulate common systemic pathological referral patterns.

    3. Integrate development of proper screening questions into clinical practice.

    4. Articulate red flags and clustering of symptoms to improve clinical decision making.

    5. Demonstrate and utilize evidence based special tests for clinical decision making.

    6. Differentiate signs and symptoms of possible orthopedic conditions that necessitate referral to another healthcare provider.

  • Are there any CE Credits?

    This Course offers 6 Credit Hours for PT/PTA and OT/OTA in ND.

  • What is the course outline?

    1. Effective Medical Screening

      1. Direct access and primary care in therapy medical screening

      2. Guiding the patient evaluation

      3. Clinical decision-making framework for PT and OT

    2. Screening and Differential Diagnosis for Compromise ofMajor Body Systems

      1. Constitutional signs and symptoms

      2. Red flag considerations

      3. Vital sign considerations

      4. Indications of immediate medical referral

      5. Screening for common pathologies

    3. A Neurological Screen for Differential Diagnosis

      1. Upper quarter

      2. Lower quarter

    4. A Musculoskeletal Screen of Differential Diagnosis

      1. Neck and shoulder

      2. Thoracic spine Lumbar spine, hip, pelvis

      3. Lower extremities

    5. Special Tests and Considerations for DifferentialDiagnosis

      1. Neck musculoskeletal assessment

      2. Thoracic musculoskeletal assessment

      3. Shoulder musculoskeletal assessment

      4. Hands on Lab*

    6. Screening and Differential Diagnosis

      1. Neck case involving musculoskeletal pathology

      2. Thoracic Case involving systemic pathology

      3. Shoulder case involving musculoskeletal and systemic pathology

      4. Case Study

    7. Developing Evidence-Based Research Screening Tools

      1. Evidence-based research

      2. Screening tools

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