New York Naturopathic Physician Continuing Education

Hour 1:

• Learn age-appropriate general health screening and health education for babies.
• Analyze through evidence the use of chiropractic manipulation for pregnant women.
• Identify normal growth, development and behavior and their assessment, as well as approaches to abnormalities for neonatals.
• Describe a typical pediatric examination on a neonatal.

Hour 2:

• Learn age-appropriate general health screening and health education for toddlers.
• Analyze through evidence the use of chiropractic manipulation for toddlers through young children.
• Identify normal growth, development and behavior and their assessment, as well as approaches to abnormalities from infancy through toddlers.
• Describe a typical pediatric examination on an infant 1-5 years old.

Hour 3:

• Learn age-appropriate general health screening and health education for adolescents.
• Identify the signs and symptoms of mild traumatic brain injury (through accident and sport) in children.
• Discuss and describe typical examination forms and outcome assessment tools used for the pediatric population.
• Evaluate through clinical cases and it’s management.

Hour 1

• Explain the necessity of evidence for infant healthcare
• Describe what mothers want from healthcare for their newborn?
• Outline the need for and development of the United Kingdom Infant Questionnaire
• Cite the outcomes of infant care in chiropractic practice and the adaptability of a parent-reported outcome measure to the infant population

Hour 1 

• Describe recommended health guidance for infants.
• Analyze evidence-based research with regards to the efficacy of spinal mobilization and soft tissue treatment in the infant.
• Develop a treatment plan in how to teach parents how to anticipate safety needs and promote healthy musculoskeletal practices for their babies.

 Hour 2

• Discuss important developmental changes that mark the transition from infancy to early childhood.
• Describe recommended health guidance for toddlers.
• Analyze the data surrounding chiropractic care for the toddler child, with a focus on spinal manipulation.
• Identify safety precautions that can be implemented in and outside of the office for toddlers.

Hour 3

• Discuss the developmental changes that mark the transition from the toddler to school-aged child.
• Describe recommended health guidance for preschoolers.
• Analyze the data surrounding chiropractic care for the school aged child, with a focus on spinal manipulation.
• Discuss the motor, verbal and neurological findings of developmental milestones in children.

• Compare the effectiveness of chiropractic spinal manipulation versus sham manipulation in children aged 7-14 with recurrent headaches.
• Outline current evidence on the functional changes associated with neck pain in adolescents.
• Investigate the role of chronic physical illness, mental health disorders and psychological conditions as potential triggers or risk factors for low back pain in children, adolescents, and young adults.
• Estimate whether carrying a heavier schoolbag (> 10% of bodyweight) is associated with a higher prevalence of low back pain in children between the ages 9 and 16.
• Examine the changes that are occurring in young athlete’s development and implications on movement, performance, and injury.

• 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

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

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

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

• 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

• 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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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 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         

• 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 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

• 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 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

• 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

• Construct examination/radiographic criteria for Osteochondritis Dissecans
• Dissect the elbow as it relates to lateral epicondylitis
• Develop a diagnostic and treatment approach for adhesive capsulitis
• Review possible causes of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
• Create a list of differential diagnoses of foot pain

• Develop an understanding of shoulder anatomy and motion as they pertain to diagnosis and treatment of the injured shoulder
• Review examination techniques relative to diagnosis of injury in the overhead athlete
• Review the characteristics and diagnosis of shoulder injuries common to overhead athletes
• Understand the functional anatomy of joint and the classification of traumatic injuries of the acromioclavicular joint
• Develop understanding of the mechanisms, examination, diagnosis, radiography and treatment of common acromioclavicular joint injuries

• Identify common causes of patellofemoral syndrome
• Understand knee mechanics relative to patellofemoral syndrome
• Differentially diagnose patellofemoral syndrome from other knee conditions
• Define an appropriate treatment program for patellofemoral syndrome

• Identify common causes of shoulder syndrome
• Understand functional mechanics of the shoulder relative to impingement syndrome
• Differentially diagnose shoulder impingement from other shoulder conditions
• Define an appropriate treatment program for impingement syndrome.

• Identify common risk factors and causes for CTS
• Define tests and examination procedures to diagnose CTS
• List the common conditions important in the differential diagnosis of CTS
• Develop a chiropractic treatment plan for CTS

• Understand the use of plain film and advanced imaging for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Identify conservative treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Discuss supplements relative to alleviating Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms as well as other treatment additions to the patient's drug regimen
• Provide an overview of the rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis and traditional treatments

• Understand the general features of congestive heart failure, a condition which currently affects 4.9 million Americans
• Determine physical examination and diagnostic imaging findings in patients with congestive heart failure
• Discuss treatment, including conservative management, for congestive heart failure patients
• Discuss conditions commonly associated with congestive heart failure

• Define the classifications of Breast cancer and compare the stage
• List some of the major risk factors for Breast Cancer
• List some of the screening techniques for the detection of Breast Cancer
• Discuss some main options in evaluating breast cancer
• List some of the treatment options that are available for women with a genetic predisposition for Breast Cancer

• List some of the risk factors for low back injuries in the work place
• List the classes of low back etiologies and describe some of the spinal diseases that may cause low back syndrome exacerbation
• List some of the protocols for documenting and managing repetitive stress type injuries and low back pain and describe some of the factors to consider when documenting
• List some of the clinical manifestations of pain
• Describe some of the orthopedic tests that may be utilized in the examination for low back pain
• List some treatment options for Low back injuries