Identifying & Responding to Emergency Health Conditions: CPR/First Aid for PT/PTA
Ethical Issues in Physical & Occupational Therapy: Cases and Controversies
Safe Patient Handling:
Hands-on CE for PT/PTA, OT/COTA
Therapeutic Exercise Progression for the Novice Clinician
Please visit our Continuing Studies page for more information, future workshops scheduled for the 2014–2015 academic year, and online registration:
www.harcum.edu/ConEd
COURSES IN PROFESSIONAL STUDIES Physical Therapist Assistant & Occupational Therapy Assistant
UPCOMING FALL 2014 WORKSHOPS
Identifying & Responding to Emergency Health Conditions: CPR/First Aid for PT/PTA Recognize and respond to various medical emergencies such as: sudden cardiac arrest, choking, bleeding, shock, asthma, anaphylaxis, and seizures This course will cover the Adult, Child, and Infant refresher CPR including the AED. 4 hours required for renewals by 12.31.14 Three Dates Available!
• Saturday, September 13th, 8:30 am–12:30 pm • Friday, October 3rd, 8:30 am–12:30 pm • Saturday, October 18th, 8:30 am–12:30 pm
Ethical Issues in Physical & Occupational Therapy: Cases and Controversies PT/OT, PTA/OTA’s encounter challenging ethical issues on a daily basis. Address ethical issues in this continuing education workshop with an experienced occupational therapist and a bioethicist from the University of Pennsylvania. Fulfills 2 hours ethics course for PT/PTA required for renewal by 12.31.14 Three Dates Available!
• Saturday, September 13th, 9–11 am • Saturday, October 25th, 9–11 am • Saturday, November 8th, 9–11 am
Safe Patient Handling: Hands-on CE for PT/PTA, OT/COTA A Paradigm Shift: Educating Therapists to incorporate safe patient handling with traditional therapy interventions.
Course Objectives: Present current evidence with regards to safe patient handling in the healthcare environment by demonstrating patient handling skills with the use of equipment. Review current concepts of patient assessments and address ways to determine type of transfer to assure safety for the patient and the therapist.
• Saturday, October 11th, 9:30–11:30 am
Therapeutic Exercise Progression for the Novice Clinician • Date TBD, please visit www.harcum.edu for more information and additional workshops during the 2014–2015 academic year.
750 Montgomery Avenue Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 610.526.6083
www.harcum.edu/ConEd Office of Continuing Studies offers certificate programs, professional development programs and accelerated degree programs, designed to meet the needs of working professionals.