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Take Your Expertise to a Higher Level

Sharpen your clinical reasoning skills and advance your practice through Elevating Practice in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy. This comprehensive, intermediate-level course is required for students in the MGH Institute's Clinical Residency in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy program but also open to licensed physical therapists in the area.

Due to COVID-19 Module 1: Spine will not be offered in 2020.  We will offer Module 2: Upper Quarter (beginning January 2021) and Module 3: Lower Quarter (beginning March 2021). Registration for Modules 2 and 3 will open during the fall of 2020.

Lynn Gray Meltzer

 

"The weekend course series Elevating Practice in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy has helped me advance my understanding of the evidence behind orthopedic PT, master hands-on skills, hone my clinical reasoning, and more consistently apply research to practice."

Lynn Gray-Meltzer, PT, DPT,  Clinical Resident in Ortho PT

 

 

 

 

 

3 modules

comprise this course — Spine, Upper Quarter and Lower Quarter.

120 hours

of comprehensive orthopaedic coursework is included.

The only

such program in the Northeast

 

Elevating Practice PT IHP Advantage

Faculty Committed to You

In these courses of, you'll learn from enthusiastic faculty whose clinical experience spans a variety of orthopaedic specialties. Most are practicing clinicians who bring the latest evidence-based practices into the classroom. All are dedicated to enhancing your ability to evaluate and treat orthopaedic disorders of the spine and extremities....

A Hybrid Learning Format

This course consists of three 10-week modules that you can take individually or as a complete package. Each includes two lab-intensive weekends in which participants meet at the MGH Institute campus in Boston. Our expert faculty moderate these on-site sessions as well as case discussions and other activities taking place online throughout the modules.

An Intimate Learning Environment

Course participation is limited to 20 licensed physical therapists, in addition to residents from our Clinical Residency in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy program. Small class sizes help you develop close relationships with faculty and fellow participants while creating more hands-on learning opportunities during labs.

 

An In-Depth Exploration of the Practice

Elevating Practice in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy is designed to instill a thorough body of knowledge relevant to the specialty practice of orthopaedic physical therapy. 

Using commonly encountered orthopaedic disorders of the spine and extremities, the course integrates current scientific literature with clinical practice. Through labs and case discussions, there is a focus on building clinical reasoning skills and proficiency in the execution of manual therapy, movement science assessment and intervention procedures.

Please note: This course includes content based on the American Physical Therapy Association's Description of Specialty Practice in Orthopaedics.

Course Schedule

Course Description and Objectives

Photo of Clinical Residency in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy faculty member Reg Wilcox, DPT, MS, OCS working with patient
 

Elevating Practice Course Schedule

Module 1: Spine

10 weeks: Fall 2020.

Due to COVID-19 we will not be able to offer the Spine module in 2020.

Module 2; Upper Quarter

10 weeks: Spring 2021.

Due to COVID-19 the schedule for 2021 is not finalized yet. We hope to finalize by late 2020. Complete the form at the bottom of this page to join our mailing list and receive regular updates about the 2021 schedule.

Module 3: Lower Quarter

10 weeks: Spring 2021.

Due to COVID-19 the schedule for 2021 is not finalized yet. We hope to finalize by late 2020. Complete the form at the bottom of this page to join our mailing list and receive regular updates about the 2021 schedule.

 

Course Fees

$845 per module
For those using Institute Vouchers: A 50% savings!
$425 with 1 voucher for one module

 

 

Advance Your Physical Therapy Practice

Registration for Modules 2 and 3 will open in the fall of 2020. In the meantime, please email us if you have any question.

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