Online Continuing Education Courses

• Estimate the risk for an association between exposure to neck pain from a motor vehicle accident and future neck pain
• Estimate the risk for an association between exposure to neck pain from a motor vehicle accident and future back pain
• Appraise the validity of employing a biomechanical approach to assess injury risk from minimal damage traffic crashes
• Assess which factors predict the risk of developing post-traumatic headache six months following a motor vehicle collision (MVC) in adult

• Recognize the importance the 5 steps represent in PI cases      
• Develop a plan to identify common PI acute injuries and conditions
• Design an in-office process to improve consistency of documentation
• Identify and evaluate several acute injuries and conditions

• Determine options for co-management with pain management providers
• Identify co-management opportunities with orthopedic and neurology providers
• Develop documentation protocols to support co-management decisions
• Summarize and implement Personal Injury case management protocols and procedures

• Recognize the importance of Personal Injury co-management
• Design a process for finding providers for co-management consults and referrals
• Develop protocols for co-management with primary care providers
• Devise a plan to begin, apply and implement PI case management clinical decisions

• Recognize the importance of humanizing traumatic patient injuries
• Demonstrate the general application of assessments and PI interrogatories
• Summarize the importance, applications and protocols of medical photography
• Interpret assessments and PI interrogatories for case management decisions

• Recognize the importance of diagnostic imaging in Personal Injury
• Summarize specific diagnostic imaging tests for common PI injuries  
• Identify several common clinical indicators for PI diagnostic imaging
• Develop a protocol for ordering and monitoring PI diagnostic imaging         

• Outline the preparation for traumatic injury care and case management 
• Summarize the application of passive and active modalities in traumatic injuries
• Develop a protocol for implementing active therapeutic procedures and clinical exercise       
• Identify common therapeutic and conservative care risks and mistakes

• Recognize the importance of Personal Injury physical examination
• Outline the examination of common traumatic injuries and conditions       
• Summarize common examination tests and procedures associated with a PI examination    
• Demonstrate support for care and management with examination documentation

• Discover the importance of identifying case management issues early   
• Summarize emergency, urgent care and early intervention management  
• Recognize med-legal issues in the early providers management  
• Outline the application of home and self-care as part of case management

• This contains all courses with the educational objectives listed from Personal Injury 205 through Personal Injury 212

• Recognize elements of Personal Injury case management
• Identify common inherent risk within PI case management    
• Summarize several insurance carriers concerns regarding PI case management   
• Discuss current PI case management issues in the med-legal arena

• Recognize the importance diagnostic imaging and testing in Personal Injury and trauma
• Summarize several of the common diagnostic imaging and testing available  
• Justify medical necessity and clinical rationale for imaging/testing in the treatment records
• Determine both a protocol and clinical necessity for plain film radiographs

Hour 1 - Your Personal Injury History: Part 1

• Identify and avoid common PI history mistakes and liabilities
• Recognize many “keys’ to a quality initial PI patient history
• Develop an awareness for the materials and tools necessary for a PI history
• Create a plan and protocol to improve the quality and thoroughness of the PI history

Hour 2 - Your Personal Injury History: Part 2

• Recognize common PI history “red flags” and contraindications
• Identify symptoms and clinical history for two common PI traumatic brain injuries 
• Create a plan to identify and eliminate common patient errors pertaining to the PI history
• Develop an awareness for potential med-legal issues that can arise from a PI history

Hour 3 - Your Personal Injury Examination – Part 1

• Recognize the key elements of the Personal Injury post-traumatic examination
• Identify clinical contraindications and precautions prior to an examination
• Develop and map out a post-traumatic cervical spine examination protocol
• Identify and examine common motor vehicle crash shoulder conditions

Hour 4 - Your Personal Injury Examination – Part 2

• Discuss the critical components of a Personal Injury neurological examination
• Develop a traumatic brain injury examination screening protocol
• Recognize the documentation elements necessary in a PI physical examination
• Create a protocol for medical consultations, diagnostic imaging and testing

Hour 1 - PI Case Management Part 1

• Identify and avoid common PI history mistakes and liabilities
• Recognize many keys to a quality initial PI patient history
• Develop an awareness for the materials and tools necessary for a PI history
• Create a plan and protocol to improve the quality and thoroughness of the PI history

Hour 2 - PI Case Management Part 2

• Recognize common PI history red flags and contraindications 
• Identify symptoms and clinical history for two common PI traumatic injuries 
• Create a plan to identify and eliminate common patient errors pertaining to the PI history
• Develop an awareness for potential med-legal issues that can arise from a PI history

Hour 3 - How to Humanize Your PI Cases

• Create a protocol to consistently implement outcome assessments into PI cases 
• Recognize other options and opportunities available to humanize PI cases   
• Identify common outcome assessments utilized in PI cases
• Improve awareness of clinical decisions that can be made from humanizing cases

• This contains all courses with the educational objectives listed from Personal Injury 201 - 204

• Identify examples of traumatic spine, soft tissue and other commonly missed injuries
• Develop a post-traumatic diagnostic imaging algorithm and protocol 
  
• Recognize and develop an awareness for PI patient, carrier and attorney risks and liabilities
• Discuss several areas of PI documentation scrutiny including the causation statement

• Identify examples of traumatic spine, soft tissue and other commonly missed injuries
• Develop a post-traumatic diagnostic imaging algorithm and protocol 
  
• Recognize and develop an awareness for PI patient, carrier and attorney risks and liabilities
• Discuss several areas of PI documentation scrutiny including the causation statement