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June 2009 -- Vol 1, Issue 3 |
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| CEO's Corner |
Hi, All!
Lots of interesting stuff going on in the PT world!
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past month I ran across a fascinating CE process designed by the
IFSP (sub-group of the WCPT). The depth of thought in this
process is well worth the time of PTs in every discipline. The
IFSP received funding from the Leonardo Da Vinci Foundation and
developed competencies and audit tools for sports PTs in every
country. Check it out!
~ Around another corner: BIG CONGRATS to Dr. Chad Cook!
Dr. Cook has just received the 2009 Dorothy E. Baethke - Eleanor J. Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching at the annual meeting of the APTA.
Take a look at Chad's bio. Very impressive and well deserved award!
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| Hello! |
I'm very glad to offer this continuing education course! Differential
Diagnosis is critical for our professional development --and a topic
that will be updated throughout our careers.
Ongoing research will enable us to advance our education and how we approach the subject. The knowledge in our research library and on these interactive lectures is
directed towards physical therapists around the globe and is especially
critical for PTs who practice with direct access to patients.
I hope you will join us for this learning experience. I look forward to your comments!
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 DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS POP QUIZ |
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Test your familiarity with this subject. Take this quick 3-question quiz (see answers at bottom)
A) Which of the following tests is best for ruling out impingement of the shoulder?
- Neer Test
- Biceps Squeeze Test
- Hawkins-Kennedy Test
- Biceps Load II Test
B) Which of the following is the best test to determine the presence of clinical osteoarthritis?
- 3 or more planes of ROM loss.
- Osteolysis.
- Capsular pattern
- Pain in the morning
C) Which of the following tests is most useful for ruling out the presence of any sacroiliac lesion?
- Palpatory tests, such as Gillet's or ASIS symmetry
- Hip Flexion Test
- Pubic symphysis palpation
- Long dorsal ligament palpation
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| And the correct answers are... |
A) 3 -- B) 1 -- C) 4
How
did you do? Is this a subject about which you would like to learn
more? If so, please check out Dr. Cook's excellent
interactive class: Differential Diagnosis |
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EDUCATA
Courses meet the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and
Continuing Education Units (CEU) requirements in most countries,
states, provinces and territories.
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| MORE ON DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS |
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Physical
therapists with specialty professional development have proven higher
levels of knowledge in managing musculoskeletal conditions than do
medical students, physicians intern and residents and all physician
specialties except for orthopaedists.
A Description of Physical Therapists' Knowledge in Managing Musculoskeletal Conditions -- By: John D Childs, Julie M Whitman, Phillip S Sizer, Maria L Pugia, Timothy W Flynn and Anthony Delitto -- Click here to access full article. |
| Differential Diagnosis Course & Lectures at EDUCATA |
Take the whole course or get your feet wet by trying one lecture!
- Foundational Clinical Decision Making (2 hours). Download outline.
These
concepts allow the clinician to target the most effective tests and
measures to further improve differential diagnostic skills.
- Spot Diagnosis or Triage (2.00 hours) Download outline.
Learning
the tests that allow ruling out red flags early in the examination to
give clinicians the confidence that their examination and treatment
programs are appropriate.
- Differential Diagnosis of the Upper Quarter (1.50 hours). Download outline.
Involves
regional differentiation, as well as identification of the tests and
measures with the most diagnostic power, based on best available
evidence (upper extremities and upper axial
skeleton).
- Differential Diagnosis of the Lower Quarter (2.00 hours). Download outline.
Involves
regional differentiation, as well as identification of the tests and
measures with the most diagnostic power, based on best available
evidence, (lower extremities and lower axial
skeleton/pelvis).
Curious? Download the outline for the lectures and check it out! | |
ABOUT PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS AVAILABLE AT EDUCATA
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you like to share this information and free articles with your
friends? Just forward this newsletter and tell them to register
with EDUCATA (fast and free!)
Creation and Critique of Studies of Diagnostic Accuracy: Use of the STARD and QUADAS Methodological Quality Assessment Tools
By: Chad Cook, Joshua Cleland, Peter Huijbregts
J Man Manip Ther. 2007;15(2):93-102.
>> Click for full version
Abstract:
The methodological issues
associated with studies investigating the diagnostic utility of
clinical tests have mandated the development of the STARD (Standards
for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy) and QUADAS (Quality Assessment of
Diagnostic Accuracy Studies) criterion lists. The purpose of this paper
is to outline the STARD and QUADAS criterion lists and to discuss how
these methodological quality assessment tools can assist the clinician
in ascertaining clinically useful information from a diagnostic
accuracy study. (more)
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