The Credentialed Clinical Instructor Program Level 2 (CCIP Level 2), formerly the Advanced CCIP) is designed for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants who want to further develop their clinical teaching skills and construct a clinical curriculum. Using a case-based and interactive approach to education, this program will provide participants with the essential knowledge and skill to more effectively teach and mentor students in the context of a doctoring profession, across core areas of contemporary professional education and clinical practice that foster best clinical teaching. The program’s unique philosophy and design both applies and goes beyond the concepts of the APTA Credentialed Clinical Instructor Level 1 Program (CCIP Level 1) to l enable clinical educators to achieve the best outcomes for student learning.

The program is divided into three distinct parts:

1. Pre-course assignments that include reading four articles and completing three of the online Professionalism Modules.
2. Advanced clinical instructor education via an interactive face-to-face course format that is appropriate to all physical therapist clinical educators;
3. Assessment (credentialing) of curricula outcomes through an Assessment Center to apply information from the ACCIP.

These components are used together to first provide, and then assess, the knowledge and skill identified as essential for Advanced CIs.

Intended audience: Physical Therapists or Physical Therapist Assistants who have completed the APTA Credentialed Clinical Instructor Level 1 Program (CCIP Level 1) and have supervised at least one student in clinical practice, overseen the supervision of at least one student in clinical practice, or have been actively involved in student learning and education since becoming credentialed. As with the CCIP Level 1, eligible clinicians from other health care professions are welcome to participate and can earn CEUs for the program, although they will not be APTA credentialed.

Firm registration deadline: February 27, 2019

Course Description: 

The goal of this one-day course is to demystify the processes of physical therapy examination, evaluation and intervention in the coprehensive care of individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). The course will cover the most current evidence and practice in the management of MS. The course will involve lecture, discussion, patient case study and live demonstration of strategies for implementation in the clinic.

Course Objectives:

At completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the etiology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and course of multiple sclerosis (MS).
• Describe elements of the medical management of patients with MS.
• Identify and describe the examination procedures used to inform the evaluation of patients with MS to establish the physical therapy diagnosis, prognosis, and plan of care.
• Describe the role of the physical therapist in the management of persons with MS in terms of direct interventions and patient/client-related instruction to maximize function and quality of life.

Course Instructors:

Maria Rundell, PT, DPT, Board Certified Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy, Multiple Sclerosis Certified Specialist;

Sergio Rodriguez, MBA, MAEd, National Multiple Sclerosis Society

Registration Fees: $195.00 or $160.00 for ATSU Alumni, Clincal Instructors with ATSU students, or groups of 3 or more from one organization.

Contact Hours: 8 Contact Hours or .8 CEU’s

Sponsored by the Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency program at A.T. Still University  in conjunction with the Physical Therapy Department in the Arizona School of Health Sciences.

The Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency program is accredited by the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency & Fellowship Education (ABPTRFE).

Course Instructor: Colin Rigney, PT, DPT, OCS, RMSK and Wayne Smith, PT, DPT. ATC, SCS, RMSK

Course Description: Do you want to know the what medical teams at the Olympics, Professional and Collegiate teams, even the International Space Station, are using to give them an edge in treatment? A.T. Still University is presenting an introductory two-part seminar in clinical applications of using musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging. The morning session will cover introduction to musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging and pathology as well as a live demonstration of selected anatomical sites. The afternoon session will include lives scanning and lectures on the US instrumentation and physics, image optimization, how to scan commonly treated joints and the lumbar spine, identification of tendons, nerves, muscles, and ligaments.

Course Objectives:

1. Introduce the participants to ultrasound musculoskeletal images
2. Explain US physics and instrumentation of US equipment.
3. Identify when Sonography is indicated to assist in managing common conditions.
4. Understand what information can be derived from Sonography.
5. Be able to perform an ultrasound assessment on selected anatomical structures.

CEU: Participants are awarded 0.7 CEUs or 7 contact hours at the end of the course.

Cost: $175 APTA members;  $150 for non ATSU Alumni and Clinical Instructors

ATSU Physical Therapy Department is qualified to provide physical therapist continuing education courses and activities according to the Arizona State Board of Physical Therapy (Rule R4-24-402).

CEU courses and other post-professional programs offered at ATSU are not associated with the CAPTE accredited residential Doctor of Physical Therapy program.

Sponsored by the Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency program at A.T. Still University  in conjunction with the Physical Therapy Department in the Arizona School of Health Sciences.

The Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency program is accredited by the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency & Fellowship Education (ABPTRFE).

Course Instructor: Kathy Petkovsky, PT, CHT and the Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency faculty

Course Description: Featured topics for the general orthopedic clinical practice, including tendinopathies, peripheral nerve entrapments, and fractures, this course emphasizes clinical reasoning developing the participants’ skills that can be applied Monday morning in the clinic. This course includes ample lab time with a strong instructor participant ratio.

Course Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Assess the elbow, wrist, and hand regions for common injuries and conditions.

2. Review current best evidence for examination and management of conditions in the region of the elbow, wrist, and hand.

3. Apply improved examination and intervention strategies.

CEU: Participants are awarded .7 CEUs or 7 contact hours at the end of the course.

Cost: $175; $150 for ATSU alumni and current Clinical Instructors

ATSU Physical Therapy Department is qualified to provide physical therapist continuing education courses and activities according to the Arizona State Board of Physical Therapy (Rule R4-24-402).

CEU courses and other post-professional programs offered at ATSU are not associated with the CAPTE accredited residential Doctor of Physical Therapy program.