PTC-Health Focused Patient/Client Management

PTC 790. Challenges in American Healthcare: Physical Therapy as a Part of the Solution. 2 Hours.

Exploration of current trends in health and healthcare in the United States with emphasis placed on underserved populations and marginalized communities. As a member of a primary care team, students will assess, analyze, synthesize, and modify determinants of health that underlie health disparities with respect to individual and community health outcomes.

PTC 791. Physical Therapist Role in Primary Care. 2 Hours.

Explore current primary care practice models in which a physical therapist is a team member.

PTC 792. Health-Focused Physical Therapy Care I. 2 Hours.

Preparation to assist patients/clients in underserved populations and marginalized communities to adopt healthier lifestyles, achieving better physical therapy outcomes, and optimize their health using the Health-Focused Physical Therapy Model. This course is part one of a two-course series.

PTC 793. Advanced Physical Therapy Management of Priority Health Conditions I. 2 Hours.

Individual management of identified priority health conditions, within the context of primary care. This course is part one of a two course series where students will use the Patient/Client Management model to develop advanced screening/examination, evaluation, diagnostic and prognostic skills, and plan of care applied to complex and often chronic conditions in a primary care environment.

PTC 794. Health Focused Physical Therapy II. 2 Hours.

Prepares students to assist their patients/clients in underserved populations and marginalized communities to adopt healthier lifestyles, achieving better physical therapy outcomes, and optimizing their health using the Health-Focused Physical Therapy Model. This course is part two of a two-course series addressing health focused care in physical therapy.

PTC 795. Advanced Physical Therapy Management of Priority Health Conditions II. 2 Hours.

Individual management of priority health conditions, within the context of primary care. This course is part two of a two-course series where students will develop advanced intervention skills applied to complex and often chronic conditions in a primary care environment.

PTC 796. Physical Therapists' Role in Disaster Emergency Preparation and Management. 1 Hour.

Underserved populations and marginalized communities are particularly vulnerable in natural disaster events and emergency situations. This course provides the physical therapist with skills within their scope of practice to prepare and respond to emergencies and disasters.

PTC 797. Community Engagement and Program Planning for Physical Therapists. 2 Hours.

Strategies for and benefits of community engagement and advocacy by physical therapists. Emphasis placed on needs assessment techniques, program planning, implementation, and evaluation.