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Instructional Level: Intermediate

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Course Outline:

Hour 1

  • Sources of pain
  • Referred
  • Cutaneous
  • Somatic
  • Visceral
  • Neuropathic
  • Radicular
  • Systemic
  • Psychogenic
  • (Anxiety, depression, kinesiophobia/ fear avoidance behavior and panic disorder)
  • Case study
  • Sub-sources of pain
  • Muscle Tension
  • Neural Tension
  • Ischemic
  • Inflammatory
  • Myofascial
  • Spasm
  • Trigger point/ fibrosis
  • Trauma
  • Muscle degeneration/Aging
  • Joint pain
  • Comparison of systemic vs. musculoskeletal pain
  • Comparison of inflammatory vs non-inflammatory joint disorders
  • Comparison of selected joint conditions
  • General symptoms
  • Associated findings
  • Anatomical site involvement
  • Risk factors /patient demographics
  • Screening for systemic vs. psychogenic pain and associated symptoms

Hour 2

  • Regional/ Anatomical Pain Patterns
  • Selected musculoskeletal disorders
  • Red flags
  • Joint specific screening questionnaires
  • Signs/ Symptoms of Common Joint Disorders
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Reactive arthritis
  • Ankylosing Spondylitis
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Septic Arthritis
  • Screening for dizziness
  • Vertigo
  • Peripheral vestibular disorder
  • Central vestibular disorder
  • Non-specific- dizziness

Author

Robert McCabe, MS, DPT, OCS

Primary Care Medicine: A Symptoms-Based Approach to Medical Screening

Primary Care Medicine: A Symptoms-Based Approach to Medical Screening

2 Hours Instructional Level: Intermediate
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Description:

Join Robert McCabe, an experienced clinician with 25 years of clinical expertise in orthopedic and sports physical therapy, in this comprehensive course on Primary Care Medicine: Symptom-Based Medical Screening. Designed for healthcare professionals, this course focuses on enhancing your ability to identify and recognize key signs and symptoms associated with various medical conditions.

Throughout the course, you will explore important aspects of medical screening, including inflammatory joint conditions, osteoarthritis, vertebral fractures, colon cancer, femoral neck fractures, lower leg pain, ankle fractures, cervical instability, Pancoast tumors, and complex regional pain syndrome.

Under Bob's guidance, you will gain valuable insights into distinguishing the red flag findings associated with these conditions, allowing you to make informed clinical decisions and provide appropriate care. Bob's extensive background working with orthopedic and sports-related conditions, including treating recreational, elite, and professional athletes, ensures that you receive practical knowledge and real-world application.

Full Course Description
Join Robert McCabe, an experienced clinician with 25 years of clinical expertise in orthopedic and sports physical therapy, in this comprehensive course on Primary Care Medicine: Symptom-Based Medical Screening. Designed for healthcare professionals, this course focuses on enhancing your ability to identify and recognize key signs and symptoms associated with various medical conditions.Throughout the course, you will explore important aspects of medical screening, including inflammatory joint conditions, osteoarthritis, vertebral fractures, colon cancer, femoral neck fractures,...

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional how to present a symptom-based approach to medical screening within the framework of selected joint disorders and general sources of pain.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Select 3 signs/symptoms of inflammatory joint conditions.
  2. Recognize 3 general signs/symptoms of osteoarthritis.
  3. Identify the clinical prediction rule for a vertebral fracture.
  4. Identify 3 red flag findings for colon cancer.
  5. Identify 3 red flag findings for a femoral neck fracture.
  6. Recognize the Wells scoring system/clinical prediction rule for screening a patient with lower leg pain.
  7. Identify 3 red flag findings for an ankle fracture, based on the Ottawa ankle rules.
  8. Identify 3 red flag findings for cervical instability.
  9. Identify 3 red flag findings for a Pancoast tumor.
  10. Identify 3 red flag findings for complex regional pain syndrome.

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional how to present a symptom-based approach to medical screening within the framework of selected joint disorders and general sources of pain.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Select 3 signs/symptoms of inflammatory joint conditions.
  2. Recognize 3 general signs/symptoms of osteoarthritis.
  3. Identify the clinical prediction rule for a vertebral fracture.
  4. Identify 3 red flag findings for colon cancer.
  5. Identify 3 red flag findings for a femoral neck fracture.
  6. Recognize the Wells scoring system/clinical prediction rule for screening a patient with lower leg pain.
  7. Identify 3 red flag findings for an ankle fracture, based on the Ottawa ankle rules.
  8. Identify 3 red flag findings for cervical instability.
  9. Identify 3 red flag findings for a Pancoast tumor.
  10. Identify 3 red flag findings for complex regional pain syndrome.

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 2 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A 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

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Robert McCabe is employed by NYU Center for Musculoskeletal Care and receives a salary. He receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 2 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A 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

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Robert McCabe is employed by NYU Center for Musculoskeletal Care and receives a salary. He receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

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