Dates: April 14-15, 2012
Location: Freehold, NJ
Course Type: Live Seminar | ACP Series | PTs Only
Presenter(s): Venita Lovelace-Chandler, PT, PhD, PCS; Margaret McGee, PT, PhD, BSN, PCS
Price: $349 Members | $529 Nonmembers (subject to change)
Early-bird Discount: Receive 20% off the standard registration fee when you register 30 days prior to the course start date.
CEU: 1.6 CEUs (16.0 contact hours/CCUs)
Description: Pediatric physical therapists and other physical therapists who provide services to young children need to be able to recognize the signs and symptoms that indicate the need for a medical or health care practitioner referral. Children, from birth to pre- or early adolescence, may present with clinical manifestations unique to the pediatric population and techniques for assessment and examination differ as well. This course emphasizes taking a history for the pediatric patient and using evidence to screen and review the cardiovascular, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, neuromuscular, musculoskeletal, urogenital, and integumentary systems for infants, toddlers through the use of case studies. Participants will review normal growth and development including feeding, communication, cognition, and sensory processing. The course does not include sports and other injuries commonly seen in the middle or older adolescent patient.
Purchase: View full course description at the APTA Learning Center.