OnlineCE Platinum is perfect for physical therapists and physical therapy assistants looking for fast, easy, convenient, affordable accredited education they can access anywhere. Your OnlineCE Platinum membership comes with access to on-demand courses, with courses accessible in audio/visual, text, and webinar formats! Plus, you get access to relevant clinical education, 12 months of access to all contact hours approved by your state, unlimited access to webinars, and exclusive discounts on additional purchases! The best part is OnlineCE offers over 1,400 accredited contact hours for all your CE needs! OnlineCE Platinum is the best value in the industry for all your CE needs.
OnlineCE Platinum is a popular annual membership for physical therapists and physical therapy assistants that provides unlimited access to our library of CE courses (that’s over 1,400 contact hours!). Meet all your CE requirements, including live webinars, with one simple membership.
Our affordable price and wide selection of courses give you a variety of options for earning your CEs. Our vast library goes beyond need and provides content you want, not just content you need to check a box.
By presenting clinical concepts through straightforward instruction, we make learning about the latest physical therapy trends engaging – regardless of your current experience.
Our unique approach to physical therapy education has made OnlineCE the industry standard and a favorite learning resource among physical therapists and physical therapy assistants.
Physical Therapists and Assistants platinum Overview:
***Only available courses are offered online and on-demand and available for purchase. No registration fees are collected for courses that are not provided on-demand. Due to the online and on-demand format, courses are not canceled.
An Overview of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a 1-hour course designed for the beginning and intermediate clinician working with patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). This course provides an in-depth overview of carpal tunnel syndrome including anatomy, clinical and differential diagnosis, common signs and symptoms of CTS and treatment options. Conservative and surgical treatment methods are reviewed and include interventions such as splinting, tendon gliding exercises, patient education and more. Surgical treatment may include open or endoscopic release of the carpal tunnel. Expected outcomes, possible complications and rehabilitation protocols are also discussed. Clinicians must be up- to-date and knowledgeable regarding CTS in order to design appropriate treatment plans, effective therapy interventions and to maximize functional outcomes for the client.
Credits: 1 hour / 0.1 ceu
Faculty: Joanne Brown, MS, OT, CHT
Format: Audiovisual Course
Function of respiration is a 2-hour seminar which continues with the anatomical makeup of the thorax that was initiated in Breathing Essentials 201. Detailed descriptions of the muscular component of the thorax including function of these muscles will be discussed. Correct breathing mechanics and the physiology of respiration will be covered. Adverse physiology will be introduced. This thread will be continued with in Breathing Essentials 203: Altered Breathing Patterns and Their Consequences. The importance of the diaphragm and its numerous functions will be presented. Discussion of Differential Diagnosis of the Thoracic spine will also be discussed. The videos for the Respiration Labs will present breathing observations, a review of rib biomechanics, a patient video, chest expansion measurement, breathing techniques, and numerous breathing exercises will be presented.
Credits: 2 hours / 0.2 ceus
Faculty: Debra Dent, BPT, Dip Manip PT, OCS, FCAMPT
Format: Audiovisual Course
This course is designed for the practitioner who wants to learn more about the physiology and treatment of forms of edema. Topics covered include edema definition, cardiac edema/CHF, venous edemas such as DVT and venous insufficiency, renal edema, lymphedema, traumatic edema/infection related edema/post-surgical edema, and water retention/excessive salt intake. This course focuses on the differences between the various forms of edema, and how that may affect your clinical practice.
Credits: 1 hour / 0.1 ceu
Faculty: Kristyn Fletcher, PT, DPT, CLT
Format: Audiovisual Course
This course provides information on ethics for professionals, including the fundamental difference between distress or dilemma problems; the role of emotions in ethical distress; and distinguishing criteria that will assist you in deciding who should assume authority for a specific ethical decision to achieve a caring response. This course will introduce concepts within the APTA Code of Ethics and the Guide to Professional Conduct for Physical Therapy, as well as rules specific to Indiana, Texas, and Utah.
Credits: 2 hours / 0.2 ceus
Faculty: Paul Powers, DC, DABCN
Format: Text
This course is divided into two parts. The first part incorporates a case study and introduces the significance of the lateral epicondyle (LE) and the common extensor tendon and covers caustic factors, movements and activities that put someone at risk for LE, pathophysiology, interventions, pre- and post-operative protocols, and discusses the efficacy of elbow surgery and the efficacy of treatment techniques. Part 2 focuses on the joints that make up the elbow and forces that stabilize it; the boundaries of the cubital tunnel and the route of ulnar nerve as it travels around the elbow; phases involved in throwing, conditions that produce medial-sided elbow pain, and considerations related to differential diagnoses.
Credits: 3 hours / 0.3 ceu
Faculty: Joanne Brown, MS, OT, CHT
Format: Audiovisual course
As healthcare providers, implicit bias can influence our judgement, perceptions and actions. The impact of this bias can be failure to communicate with the patients that we serve and contributions to barriers to healthcare access and disparities in the delivery and access of healthcare services. This course will define the concepts of implicit bias and its impact on equitable access to health care. By summarizing current research, this program will provide pharmacists with methods of addressing implicit bias and strategies that they can employ to enhance access to care in their patients as well as their abilities to reduce health disparities.
Credits: 2 hours / 0.2 ceus
Faculty: Jeanine Abrons, PharmD, MS
Format: Audiovisual Course
Complete Decongestive Therapy: The Gold Standard for Lymphedema is a course for therapists looking to become familiar with the treatment protocol utilized by therapists for lymphedema. The course gives an overview on lymphedema with the different types and stages described. It then details the 4 major components of complete decongestive therapy: meticulous skin care, manual lymph drainage, multi-layered compression bandaging, and remedial exercise. Indications and contraindications to treatment are reviewed. Recent research is reviewed and a case study is provided to close up the course. This course will give therapists more knowledge in the area of lymphedema and also allow them to consider whether they would like to pursue further training in lymphedema.
Credits: 1 hour / 0.1 ceu
Faculty: Kristyn Fletcher, PT, DPT, CLT
Format: Audiovisual Course
This is a 1-hour, audiovisual formatted course designed for the clinician interested in learning more about patella tendon repair and protocols for rehabilitation. This course will begin with a review of pertinent anatomy and biomechanics of the knee. Diagnostic techniques and concomitant injuries will also be presented. Following this review, the instructor will discuss and present the surgery and approach for repairing the damaged patella tendon. Rehabilitation techniques, phases of rehab and interventions including standard protocols and best practices will be presented. At the end of this course, the learner will have a thorough understanding of patella tendon repair and rehabilitation strategies in order to maximize functional outcome following repair of the patella tendon.
Credits: 1 hour / 0.1 ceu
Faculty: Robert McCabe, PT, OCS
Format: Audiovisual Course
Shoulder Rehab 121 is a course designed for the clinician working with clients with conditions related to tendonitis of the biceps. In this course, the learner will review pertinent anatomy and pathology related to biceps tendonitis as well as learning to recognize symptoms, differential diagnosis, causes and pathophysiology and examination. The course will also present information on management including conservative and medical and surgical management. See outline of content below for additional details.
Credits: 1 hour / 0.1 ceu
Faculty: Riddhi Patel, PT
Format: Audiovisual Course
Approximately 36 million Americans practice yoga and with increasing awareness of its benefits more and more health professionals are recommending using yoga as a treatment modality. Taught by a Riddhi Patel, a physical therapist and certified yoga instructor, this 2-hour course will cover the basics of Yoga, briefly outlining its numerous benefits and how therapists can blend or use some postures or asanas with physical therapy for common musculoskeletal or back and joint disorders.
Credits: 2 hour / 0.2 ceu
Faculty: Riddhi Patel, PT
Format: Audiovisual Course
*Accrediting bodies vary by course
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