New Appointment for Distinguished Faculty Member Richard Clendaniel

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Richard Clendaniel, PT, PhD

Richard Clendaniel, PT, PhD

Education Resources is pleased to announce that our acclaimed faculty member Richard Clendaniel, PT, Ph.D., has just been appointed to the Medical Advisory Board for VEDA; Vestibular Disorders Association

Richard is an assistant professor in the Department of Community & Family Medicine, Doctor of Physical Therapy Division, Duke University Medical Center. He received his MS in Physical Therapy from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He was a clinician and faculty member at UAB for several years before receiving his Ph.D., in Behavioral Neuroscience (Department of Psychology) from UAB. He completed a two year post-doctoral fellowship in neuro-otology with Susan Herdman, Ph.D., PT. Prior to joining the faculty at Duke, he was on faculty at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology -Head and Neck Surgery, where he was director of the Vestibular Rehabilitation program. He maintains an active practice evaluating and treating patients with vestibular disorders and dizziness. His primary research is in the normal function of the vestibular system and the plasticity of the vestibular system following injury.





We are thrilled to offer Richard’s Courses

Wonderful Testimonial for Acute Care Course

Testimonial from Vivian 
Attendee at Management of Acutely Ill Patients – KY 

“This particular course has given me clarity on how my treatments can profoundly improve my patient’s outcomes. I feel like I now have a voice in the medical field laced with evidence based knowledge and am seeing the immediate positive outcomes! “

Komal Deokule is presenting this course in multiple locations in 2014 and 2015, with some dates yet to be scheduled.

October 17-18, 2014 – Portland, OR
December 5-6, 2014 – East Point, GA
January 24-25, 2015 – Denver, CO
May 29-30, 2015 – Jacksonville, FL

Carmel Valley physical therapist helps people with heart and breathing problems improve quality of life
Click here to read about Komals physical therapy facility designed to help people with heart and breathing troubles improve their mobility and quality of life.

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The Affordable Care Act: New Opportunities for Cardiac Rehabilitation in the Workplace?

As cardiovascular health takes on a greater focus under the Affordable Care Act  opportunities for therapists to take on a greater role in this area  will be rapidly expanding.  

The current era of health reform in the United States that has been stimulated by the Affordable Care Act provides an ideal opportunity to reconsider worksite health programs as an essential partner in the health care team.

Are you up-to-date in addressing the latest management of cardiovascular disease and cardiac complications?

We offer relevant CEU courses that will benefit your practice:

Improving Outcomes for the Medically Complex Patient: Acute Care, Home, Rehab, SNF, OPD
Suzanne Clark

Management of Acutely Ill Patients: An Evidence Based Approach from a Cardiopulmonary Perspective
Komal Deokule

Maximizing Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Function in Patients to Decrease Re-Admissions and Reach Optimal Outcomes. If You Can’t Breathe Nothing Else Matters
Donna Frownfelter

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APTA Releases Physical Therapist Practice Guide, Free to Download Until September 30

The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has released the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice 3.0. The latest version provides update to date information on the evolving physical therapy profession

An overview from PT products: The new online only resource aims to offer more dynamic content while continuing to deliver the most comprehensive description of an evolving profession, according to an APTA news release. The newest version of the guide is focused on physical therapists (PT) and physical therapist assistants (PTA) 

The Guide is available for free here  

How are you seeing practice evolve?

What are your new professional development needs?

We’d love to hear from you!

 

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John Pagano – Fabulous Testimonial for our Highly Acclaimed Faculty Member

Testimonial from Debbie:

Outstanding Course! John is extremely knowledgeable and very helpful. Very interactive instruction. There was so much more information packed into this course that most other CEU courses I’ve attended. The handout provides us with excellent tools to use for treatment ideas and continual resources. Take this course  – you won’t regret it!

John Pagano

John Pagano PhD., OTR/L is presenting his popular course:  Effectively Treat Behavior in Children with Autism Spectrum and Other Sensory Challenges twice more this year:
September 27-28, 2014  Jacksonville, FL
October 10-11, 2014 – Coon Rapids, MN

with multiple dates coming up in 2015:
April 10-11, 2015 – Houston, TX
May 2-3, 2015 – Detroit, MI
October 23-24, 2015 – Monroe, NC
November 20-21, 2015 – New Brunswick, NJ

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