CATALOG - University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

utilizes the interactive video demonstrations, interactive discussions and recent literature to support useof electrotherapeutic modalities in your practice.HSC 6210 - Extremity Evaluation and Manipulation (E1) Hours: 2Based on the E1 Extremity Evaluation and Manipulation Seminar, this online course for the DPTProgram extends the content of the seminar to the application and analysis level of learning of peripheraljoint examination and treatment. Clinical decision making strategies or peripheral joint examination andtreatment are strengthened through the use of selected readings required for this course. A prerequisite iscompletion of the CPE Seminar “Extremity Evaluation and Manipulation (E1)” offered by theUniversity.HSC 6300E – Advancing Hand Therapy Hours: 2This course focuses on conditions that you would most typically treat in an outpatient orthopaedic handclinic setting. I will be presenting these conditions with a variety of media that will complement thecontextual and facilitate your learning. The purpose of this course is to present the information in a waythat will augment your application of clinical reasoning skills when treating the upper extremityorthopaedic patient. My goals with this course are first, to add to your existing knowledge base in thearea of upper extremity orthopaedic rehabilitation following trauma, disease process and postsurgicalintervention. Secondly, to enable you to apply this additional evidence based material to challenge youinto creating new clinical reasoning skills that will optimize your effectiveness with patient treatment. Ifyou have no experience with treating upper extremity orthopaedic patients, or you do not currently workwith this type of patient, or you have limited experience; then this course will be challenging for you.You will be doing more reading and research than you thought you would. This is a time intensive courseand you should be prepared to devote a minimum of 2 hours a day to asynchronous online discussionsand preparation of assignments. It is my intention, by end of the course; you will feel that you haveacquired skills that will make you a better clinician in more than one area. You will get as much out ofthis course as you put into it. Are you up for the challenge?HSC 6300 – Advancing Hand Therapy Hours: 2This course focuses on diagnoses found most typically in a hand clinic setting. Through the use ofpictures, video and presentations, students will be exposed to the most current treatment evidence foradvanced practitioners. The purpose of this course is the application of clinical reasoning skills in thehand therapy setting and upper extremity orthopaedic rehabilitation following trauma, disease processand post-surgical intervention. Students should be prepared to devote a minimum of 2 hours a day toonline discussions and preparation of assignments while collaborating, learning and exploring the virtualhand clinic.HSC 6320E – School-Based Practice Hours: 2This course examines legal and professional aspects of school-based practice for the physical andoccupational therapist. Participants will review the history of school-based practice including theevolution of related legal requirements and implications to practice. Respective occupational andphysical therapy professional guidelines for the school-based therapist including data collection,documentation and evidence-based practice will be explored. Use of assessment tools, examination of theindividual. Educational Program (IEP) process, discussion of service intervention models andexploration of the differences between the school verses medical model of practice are discussed, with anemphasis of the importance in collaboration throughout the process. Bulletin Board (BB) interaction isused to post assignments, address unit topics, facilitate interactions between students and instructor,promote learning between participants and respond to other student’s comments. Assignments followeach course unit that requires participants to generalize and utilize information presented and use95