The Best of Great Seminars and Books


Have you ever looked at a list of courses and wished you could go to them all? Well here is your chance. 10 of the top lecturers from Great Seminars have taken two hours from their 20-hour courses and combined them here for you. You can get 20 hours (all your CEUs for the year) in one course for a great price and you can watch it at your convenience. The topics are aimed at providing you with the most clinically useful information for your patients. They range from the latest in Stroke examination and intervention to the how to best work with the complex (multi-morbid) older adult. You will walk away with so many clinically useful examination and interventions that you can use in the clinical setting immediately. This course contains all the slide presentations, handouts and tons of full references.


What participants are saying . . . 

“I feel like I took something away from each of the courses that I can apply to my practice in home health; I have a notebook with notes i felt most helpful and have already started to use some intervention ideas”

“A great one stop shop for continuing ed that is relevant and in an easy to access format!”

“The courses were very thorough with use of actual scenarios in geriatric population. The facts were supported by research.”

“Comprehensive course detailing the current evidence for best treatment, evaluation, and management strategies for older adults and those with complex neurological diagnoses.”

“A course where all presenters are invested and care greatly about their subject matter and you learn invaluable information to improve patient care that is validated by research”

  • Describe the musculoskeletal changes with age and discuss at least one examination and intervention technique for these.
  • Analyze and master recommended evidence-based test and measures based on impairment categories and integrate into clinical practice.
  • Examine the role of screening in the development of individualized, patient-centered geriatric care plans.
  • Thoroughly evaluate the Vestibulo/Ocular system and how it affects older adults with balance dysfunctions.
  • Create innovative treatment strategies that will effectively address postural control issues in the geriatric patient.
  • Describe AFIT score implications with regards to optimal aging
  • Identify and explain the evidence for using each exercise to address the specific deficit
  • Determine where patients/clients fit within the norms and cutoffs for various functional and objective  assessments
  • Complete a medication reconciliation for older adults experiencing polypharmacy as part of the drug regimen review process.
  • Identify and communicate adverse drug reactions and side effects to health care team in order to improve patient safety.
  • Incorporate the 2019 American Geriatric Society Potentially Inappropriate Medication Resource (aka “Beers List” into clinical practice.
  • Demonstrate functional measures and evidence – based exercise protocols for older adults following stroke.
  • Competently establish a one repetition maximum strength program that is specific to the needs and strength of the individual patient
  • Compare and contrast evidence-based interventions for patients with Parkinson’s Disease

Each segment below is two hours. Total of 20 hours.

  • Quick and Effective Examination and Interventions for Flexibility, Strength, Posture, Arthritis
    • Carole Lewis, PT, DPT, GCS, GTCCS, MSG, MPA, PhD, FSOAE, FAPTA, CTR, TRC
  • Assessment and Interventions That Work in Any Setting
    • Deb Rodgers, PT, GTCCS, GCS, CEEAA
  • Stroke Examination and Intervention
    • Linda McAllister, PT, DPT, GCS, GTCCS, CEEAA, CEAGN
  • Interventions for Parkinson’s Disease
    • Valerie Carter, PT, DPT, NCS
  • 1 Repetition Maximum Strengthening – the Secret of My Success
    • Mark Traffas, PT, GTCCS, FSOAE
  • The Older Adult with Multi-Morbidity: What Matters Most?
    • Deb Gray, PT, DHSc, DPT, GCS, CEEAA, GTCCS, FSOAE, CAPS
  • Practical Highlights in Joint Arthroplasty
    • Alisa Curry, PT, DPT, GTCCS, GCS, FSOAE
  • Circle of Balance: Path to Evidence-Based Testing and Interventions for Balance Impairments
    • Janene Barber, PT, GTCCS, FSOAE
  • Essentials of Drug Review for Safer Patient Management
    • Ken Miller, PT, DPT, GCS, CEEAA
  • The Balance Component of the Adult Functional Independence Test
    • Kele Murdin, PT, GCS, GTCCS, CEEAA, FSOAE

Upon completion of this course, a certificate of completion for 20 contact hours of educational credit will be awarded.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

This course has not been approved by the AOTA.

PHYSICAL THERAPY

Great Seminars Online (GSO) is an Approved CE Provider for PTs and PTAs in NM, NY, IL, NC, CA, TX.

This course has received CE approval from the following state licensure boards or associations: AR, CA, FL, KY, MD, and OH.

This course meets the guidelines for CE approval in: CO, CT, ID, IA, KS, ME, MA, NH, NE, SD.

This course has been accepted for CE credit by these states because it has been approved by another state’s board or association: AK, AL, AZ, DE, GA, HA, IN, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, ND, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, UT, VT, VA, WI, WY, WA.

Approved Provider status means that all courses offered by the provider are approved for CE credit.

Approved means an individual course application for CE credit has been made and approval has been granted by the state’s licensure board or association.

Meets guidelines for approval indicates the course meets the standards for that state and the CE may be used to fulfill state licensure requirements.

Accepted states indicate that the course has been approved for CE by another state licensure board or association and therefore the course is accepted for CE in states listed in the accepted category.

INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS

If you do not see your state listed, please visit your state board or association’s website and request information for an individual application.

20 Contact Hours
̶Reduced Price: $̶6̶4̶5̶ $495


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Course Format: Online video course
Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant.