What do expert clinicians think about while treating complex patients?
Most professional education teaches what to do—but not the clinical decision-making that happens in real time with real patients. This course fills that gap.
Join Mike and Kathy Fagan, an exemplary PT/PTA team, as they demonstrate a live patient case and openly share the why behind every choice they make. Through a real patient case, the session will pause at key moments to explain clinical reasoning, treatment progression, and decision points—including what they are watching for, adjusting, and planning next.
Participants will engage in open discussion, ask questions throughout the session, and have an opportunity if they want to share some of their own patient cases for collaborative problem-solving. Dedicated segments are reserved specifically for participant cases; additional cases will be provided if needed. This interactive format allows you to refine your approach, explore treatment “tweaks,” and strengthen outcomes in your own clinical practice.
Dr. Carole Lewis and Janene Barner will contribute their expertise throughout the course and serve as moderators, guiding discussion and ensuring a high-value learning experience.
12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Introduction
• Faculty overview
• Course format and expectations
• Participant goals and learning needs
12:10 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Live Patient Presentation
• Evaluation and treatment of a patient with gait, balance, and fall risk issues
• Real-time clinical reasoning and intervention selection, progression and discharge
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Interactive Q&A and Case Discussion of participant or additional cases
- Participant case presentations and collaborative problem-solving
- Additional cases for discussion as needed
Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to:
- Describe the key clinical considerations when treating patients with gait and balance impairments.
- Demonstrate current evidence-based exercises for gait and balance dysfunction.
- Compare and contrast progression strategies across multiple gait and balance protocols.
- Analyze therapist performance and clinical decision-making during gait and balance treatment.
- Design a progressive, individualized gait and balance program based on comprehensive evaluation findings.
- Provide effective PT/PTA team feedback to optimize patient outcomes and clinical success.
EDUCATIONAL CREDIT: A certificate of attendance for 3 contact hours of educational activity (3 CEUs or 3.0 CEUs depending on how your Practice Act determines CEUs in your state) will be awarded to registrants upon completion of the Live Webinar.
Great Seminars and Books is an Approved CE Provider for PTs and PTAs in OK, NY, IL, CA, TX, and NM and this Live Webinar provides 3 contact hours of continuing education. Have applied for CEU Approval for PTs/PTAs in FL, NJ, LA, MD, OK, and OH. This course meets the guidelines for approval in NC, TN, CT, ID, IO, KS, ME, MA, NH, NE, SC, SD. This course is accepted for CEUs in: AK, AL, AR, DE, GA, HA, IN, MI, MT, ND, OR, PA, RI, UT, VT, VA, WI, WY, WA.
Have applied for approval with AOTA. This course is not approved by ASHA or Board of Certification.
Any reference to or mention of state rules or regulations concerning continuing education requirements are true and accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of print. If you have questions, please contact your board or regulating body.
If you do not see your state listed, please give our office a call at 877 794 7328.
WEBINAR
A webinar is live, interactive video course delivered over the Internet to your computer. You will be able to see, hear and interact with the course presenter. This live, webinar will utilize live instruction, demonstrative videos, power point slides and more. You will have an opportunity to ask questions during the seminar. A comprehensive handout will be made available to you after you register for the webinar. In many courses, demonstrative video will be used to further enhance your learning experience. All written content used in the presentation will also be made available to you for your personal use (Power Point Slides, Reference Materials etc.).
Financial Disclosure: Kathy Fagan, PT, MPT, FSOAE, GTCCS, COFS, EOLD, GCS; Mike Fagan, LPTA, EOLD, FSOAE, GTCCS; Dr. Carole B. Lewis, PT, DPT, GCS, GTCCS, CCOEE, MSG, MPT, PhD, FSOAE, FAPTA; Janene Barber, PT, GTCCS, FSOAE are lecturers for GREAT Seminars. He receives payment from GREAT Seminars for the presentation of this course.
Nonfinancial Disclosure: No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service.
3 contact hours
Accessing the Live Webinar:
You will receive a separate email approximately 2-3 weeks before the course date which will contain the link to the Live Zoom Webinar. You will also be able to find the link on the course page. You will be asked to provide a username and password to access this page when you register. In order to verify that your device works with Zoom you may click here to test your device.
You may access the course handouts during the week of the seminar. When registering you will be asked to provide a username and password and then you will receive an email with the information to access the online course page where you will receive these materials as well as take your tests and receive your certificate. You will have access to the course and the course materials for 30 days after the date of the Webinar.
Criteria for Completion:
A post-test will be given at the end of the course. A post-test score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved. You will receive a certificate of completion for the course once you have achieved a passing score on the post test. Live Webinars allow presenters and participant interaction. The exam and course evaluation for these courses should be completed within 7 days of the event.