Home Study Course: Focus: Geriatric Physical Therapy. Worth 30 Contact Hours, $300 value

his course created with the GCS Examination in mind.

Topics Covered:

•   Musculoskeletal System: Age-related Changes and Common Problems—Jill Heitzman, PT, DPT, GCS, CWS
• Neuromuscular System Lesions and the Older Adult—Deb Kegelmeyer, DPT, MS, GCS
• Pulmonary System: Age-related Changes and Common Problems—Rubye Walker, PT, MS, GCS
• Integumentary System: Age-related Changes and Common Problems—Renee Cordrey, PT, PhD(c), MSPT, MPH, CWS and Alan Chong W. Lee, PT, DPT,
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• Cardiovascular System: Age-related Changes and Common Problems—Ellen Strunk, PT, MS, GCS  
•   Examination and Management of the Older Adult With Complex Multisystem Involvement: Emphasis on Clinical Decision Making—Kathleen Kline Mangione, PT, PhD, GCS; Amy Heritage Miller, PT, DPT; and James D. Tomlinson, PT, MS

Home Study Course: Focus on the Physical Therapist Assistant. Worth 10 Contact Hours, $75 value

Course is relevant for PTs and PTAs.

Topics Covered:

• Red Flags in the Acute Care Environment -- Karen Ryan, PTA, and Kandy Ortgies, PTA
• Wound Care -- Richard L. Mowrer, PTA

Physical therapy interventions for treatment of impaired spinal posture need to be determined through the use of evidence-based evaluation procedures. Utilization of the flexible curve procedure is an efficient and cost effective method for obtaining valid and reproducible objective measurements of individuals with kypholordosis.  Customers will receive a CD with five videos and five support documents. The videos include four clients being measured, and one demonstrating the tracing technique. The support documents include instructions for using the CD, descriptive text including validity and reliability, equipment set-up, measurement protocol, and using the data. $5 from the sale of each video will be donated to the Geriatric Fund in the PT Foundation.   

Consumer Poster: What to do if you fall at home

Consumer PowerPoint Presentations (3)

Topics: Balance and Falls, Osteoporosis, and Health Promotion and Wellness.  Each PowerPoint comes with a brochure that you can copy and hand out, and embedded notes to help you give the presentation. 

One year worth of the Section on Geriatrics’ Journal, Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy