Gross Dissection and Kinesiology - July 8-11, 2009

This course consists of an intensive four-day anatomical dissection and kinesiological review. Even-year summers focus on the lower extremity and odd-year summers focus on the upper extremity. The primary purpose of this course is to provide clinicians with a solid anatomical and kinesiologic basis for understanding normal and abnormal function of the musculoskeletal system. This information is essential for the development of effective treatment programs.

Neuroanatomical Dissection: Human Brain and Spinal Cord - July 16-18, 2009 This course consists of an exciting three-day anatomical dissection of the brain and spinal cord, as well as a compelling review of recent advances in functional neuroscience. Participants will work in groups and be allotted three afternoons to perform regional dissections on embalmed human cadaveric material. The faculty consists of neuroscientists and clinicians qualified and experienced as neuroanatomical instructors. Faculty members guide 12 hours of dissection in the afternoons. These sessions are complemented by three morning lecture sessions enriched by slide, video, computer animation and microscopic presentations.

Brain Dissection and Neuroscience: Applications to Disorders of Language and Speech Functions - August , 2009 This course provides training in neuroscience applied to higher mental functions and their disorders. Participants gain an in-depth understanding of structural properties, sensorimotor systems and neurolinguistic organization of the human brain. This learning is supplemented by the guided brain dissections and neurological problem solving. Participants will also learn about the modern neuroradiological techniques, advances in neurological management of stroke and related syndromes, bioethical issues, neuropsychological concepts and neurolinguistic implications of various neurosurgical techniques. The faculty is derived from the disciplines of neurolinguistics, neuroscience, neurology, neurosurgery, law and neuroradiology.

Differential Diagnosis - 4 consecutive Tuesdays (May - June, 2009) This course is designed for licensed physical therapists with a BS or MPT degree.   DPT entry-level lecture course focusing on a broad range of medical diseases and their various clinical presentations.  The focus is on the use of clinical decision making skills when analyzing a patient’s medical history intake and the review of systems.   The course addresses screening, to include referral for conditions or diseases that are not within a physical therapist's scope of practice.

Treatment of Bowel, Bladder and Pelvic Floor Disorders: Anatomical, Physiological, and Behavioral Foundations for Clinical Practice - June 17-20, 2009 An intensive four-day study of the anatomical and pyschophysiological principles essential for the development of effective treatment programs. This course meets didactic training and practicum requirements for Biofeedback Certification Institute of Americaxs (BCIA) certification in pelvic floor muscle dysfunction biofeedback. A benefit for the PT Faculty Scholarship Fund to assist graduate students in the doctor of physical therapy program.

2008 Clinical Updates and Practice Issues: Health care and justice for all?“and” How to use clinical prediction rules in physical therapy practice - Summer, 2009 This course is designed for physical therapists and Physical Therapist’s Assistants to integrate current knowledge to clinical practice on a variety of selected topics. Descriptions of sessions/objectives/references available on line.

Manipulation: An Evidence Based Approach; A Clinical Instructor and Faculty Workshop - Summer, 2009 - This 2-day clinical instructor and faculty forum and laboratory workshop is designed to assist with the enhancement of thrust and non-thrust manipulation in professional physical therapist programs. This program, cosponsored by the AAOMPT and the University, provides the current best evidence on mobilization/manipulation in the management of musculoskeletal disorders and discusses the methods and resources available to more fully integrate these procedures into the current professional curriculum and clinical internships. The main part of the program will be hands-on learning sessions in select spinal and extremity manipulation with an emphasis on skill acquisition and laboratory instructional methods. The classroom sessions will focus on strategies/recommendations for incorporating these techniques into clinical and curriculum instruction, faculty/clinical instructor-student ratio recommendations and models, sample instructional material and testing materials, and professional practice and regulatory issues. The areas emphasized will be based on evidence from recent clinical trials using manipulation to treat the spine and extremities.