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Terry Rzepkowski – Certificate Course in Clinical Orthopedics
Orthopedics is an incredibly fast-moving specialty. Technological advancements are dramatically adding to the vast options available for a wide variety of orthopedic problems — making it challenging to stay current…
Don’t let your treatment interventions become stagnant!
Participate in this intense training program and receive a certificate of professional recognition in Clinical Orthopedics. This self-paced online course will deliver all the latest orthopedic innovations you need to stay on top of your game — to get you where you want (and need) to be!
Join orthopedic expert clinician, Terry Rzepkowski, DPT, as he shares cutting edge concepts that are being integrated into practice today, and learn the latest clinical evidence that should be guiding your treatment decisions. Return to work with new ideas, new tests you can use to identify orthopedic problems correctly, and new concepts to make certain the rehabilitation plan chosen is specific to your individual patients.
Intensive Clinical Orthopedic Certificate Course
Modules 1–3:
Assessment of the Orthopedic joint patient
Application of orthopedic special tests and their findings
Correlation of special test findings with diagnostic imaging results
Rehabilitation options with consideration of conservative therapies, function and pain level, surgical options, physical co-morbidities, and relative bone density
Video presentations of surgical procedures
Shoulder arthroscopic procedures: SAD, RTC repair, SLAP and Bankart repair
Total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) & reverse TSA
Radiograph assisted Total Elbow Arthroplasty
Practice in donning and doffing of UE immobilizers
Modules 4–6:
Actual patient video presentations of surgical procedures
Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA), conventional posterior and lateral approaches
Knee Arthroscopic procedures: Partial meniscectomy, meniscal repair, bio ingrowth cartilage
Total Knee replacement (TKA) conventional and sub vastus, uni & bi compartment
The future of joint replacement with custom implants, computerized and robotic assisted hip, knee and ankle replacement
Acute post-op recovery
Discharge planning: Guidelines for Total joints
Acute Rehab / Skilled Nursing / Home which is the right choice in terms of accessibility, assistance, activity restrictions, and length of time
Pain management, opioid tolerance and opioid induced constipation (OIC)
Use of cold recirculator units and cold compression devices
Active and passive TED strategies
Wound Care / Infection Prevention
Demonstration of PICO dressing and point of care PT/INR
Selection and adjustment of assistive devices with instruction in proper usage for support
Modules 7–9:
Treatment sessions for the acute through the subacute phase of recovery
Shoulder: Active proximal scapular exercise and cervical stretching techniques with permissible distal UE
Hip: Immediate post-op exercises and progressions for the conventional and anterior approach, including transfer considerations
Knee: Immediate post-op exercises and progressions for the conventional and subvastus approach, including forms of stretching
Strategies of optimal function for out-patient and beyond
Shoulder: Manual techniques to build proximal scapular stabilization and progression to rotator cuff strengthening
Hip: Progression of core pelvic strengthening, proximal trunk stability, proprioceptive, balance, coordination activities, return of normal gait mechanics
Knee: Progression of flexibility exercises, patellar mobilization, demonstration of patella femoral taping, the importance of proper footwear, proprioceptive, balance, coordination activities, return of normal gait mechanics
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Learn more about the speaker:
Terry Rzepkowski, DPT, is a doctorally prepared licensed physical therapist with specialization in orthopedic physical therapy. Throughout his 33 year career, he has specialized in orthopedics, specifically: Total Joint Replacement Surgery, Sports Medicine, and Musculoskeletal out-patient rehab as an independent private practitioner. Terry has worked on post-operative orthopedic units, serving as an acute care staff therapist and trauma traction specialist.
In Terry’s current role as Total Joint Replacement team specialist in Orthopedics at a Homecare agency in Tampa FL, his practice provides the platform for staying abreast of the latest techniques and protocols utilized in total joint care rehab. In addition to his years of experienced orthopedic rehab, Terry also works as an associate professor of foundational anatomy for OTD and DPT students and has served eight years as the Program Director of a PTA program. His expertise has also been sought nationally by professional audiences, focusing on a variety of orthopedic related topics.
Learning that Fits YOUR Schedule:
Watch your email for an order confirmation with the account access link to get started on materials instantly. View any of the video modules online at your convenience. You will have unlimited access to the videos online, and you can download everything for future reference! Plus, use the CE21 Mobile™ app to access the course content on-the-go, wherever and whenever you want on your mobile devices.
Interact and collaborate with other professionals in the online community through chat boards and online forums. Participants love sharing ideas, asking questions and networking with peers!
Complete your CE tests online at the completion of each module, with instant access to your CE certificates – earn up to 17.6 CE hours.
