Course prices are listed on several pages on our site. When you select "Continuing Education Courses" on the drop down menu on the lefthand side of the Home page, you will see a list of all of the available events, organized by course title. The current course price (reflecting any early bird discounts) will be listed right above the course registration link. Course prices are also listed on the course details page, along with schedule breakdown, objectives, pre-requisites and special considerations.

Registrations are first come, first served. The fastest and easiest way to register is online. We accept Visa and Mastercard.

Registrants may also pay by check via mail. Event-specific registration forms must accompany all checks. To obtain the registration form, please contact us to request the form for the particular course (date and location) of your choosing. We will repsond via email with a pdf of the registration form.

Checks and registration forms sent to the Institute should be addressed to:

Herman & Wallace
ATTN: Accounting
Park Ave. South
#71393
New York, NY 10003

Please beware, because of the time delay of sending physical mail, courses close to capacity can sell out prior to our receiving your registration. As stated above, registrations are first come, first served, and the best way to ensure your place in a course is to register online.

Participants may cancel up until 10 days before the course for a refund (minus a $75 admin fee). Within 10 days of the course, participants may transfer registratin monies towards a future course at no penalty. At any time, participants who wish to transfer monies from one course to another they may do so at no penalty. If they wish to transfer to a more expensive course, they will be required to pay the difference. 

We are happy to say that, from 2011 onwards, H&W has had a policy of never canceling courses due to low enrollment. We feel it is better business to put on a course with only six or nine people registered than to cancel on those six or nine customers.

Yes. If you would like to register for multiple courses and pay for them in one payment, we will be more than happy to offer you a discount. This discount only applies to those that wish to pay for three or more courses at once. Registration and payment must be received at the same time in one check or one envelop with multiple checks.

Discounts are available for the following:

For three or more courses, we can offer 10% off the regular price of registration.

If you would like to register for multiple courses for a discount, please contact us so that we may send you an invoice and detailed price breakdown.

If you would like to cut costs by sharing a room, please contact us. We would be more than happy forward your inquiry to the rest of the roster.

Once you complete your course registration, you will receive your confirmation, sent to your registered email, within minutes. In keeping with our committment to being GREEN, no confirmation will be sent by via snail mail.

No

If a course is full, you will not be able to register online. The registration link will be disabled and SOLD OUT will appear prominently next to the course title.

If the course is not listed as SOLD OUT on the website, there are still seats available.

This information will be in your confirmation letter. Once we process your registration, we will email you your confirmation letter (we will not send anything via snail mail). The letter will contain the exact start and stop times of the course, directions to the course site and all other pertinent travel and lodging information. Although we try and negotiate group discounts, arrange shuttles, or at least find hotels to reccommend for all our courses, please understand that this is not always possible. In the case that we are unable to make a hotel suggestion, we recommend using hotels.com or a similar site. We are always happy to help you to the best of our ability

It is up to participants to coordinate their own travel and lodging arrangements. For each coures, the Institue recommends one or several nearby hotels. When available we also negotiate group discounts at hotels and complimentary shuttle service from the hotel to the course. This information will be laid out in detail in your confirmation letter.

If a course no longer has any open seats, the course's SOLD OUT status will be clearly displayed on the continuing education courses page. If there is no mention of a course being full, then the course is still open and seats are available.

Yes. It is not uncommon for participants to cancel their registrations due to sudden illness, family emergency, or other unseen life events. We are happy to keep your name on the wait list if the course is full, in the hopes that a space may become available.

The best way to determine which course to take is to review the Course Overview and Objectives on each individual course page. Ask yourself what your treatment goals (in both the long and short term) are. What patient population are you targeting? Also review the prerequisites listed on the course page. The Visceral and Pelvic Floor courses are part of a series and it is not recommended that they be taken out of order (see above regarding info on prerequisites). Also, if you took the Pelvic Floor series before we divided the PF 2 into PF 2A and PF 2B, you may want to consider retaking the course that meets your clinical need the most. We expanded the courses because of the large amount of evidence-based research that has been published since 2004. Those that took PF2 before it was divided into two parts may also move on to PF 3, provided you feel comfortable with the course prerequisites.

The Continuing Education Unit is a standard unit of measure to quantify adult continuing education. All courses from the Institute count for contact hours of continuing education. At the end of each course, all participants will be awarded a certificate stating the number of contact hours earned by completing the course. It is the responsiblity of the participant to determine to what those contact hours translate based on their state's individual state rules and requirements. This means that, to find out how CEUs will be awarded for a given course, participants should check with their state chapter of the APTA. To find out the number of contact hours each course contains, please refer to the course page on our website.

It depends.

The goal of Herman & Wallace Institute courses is to teach skills that are immediately applicable to a clincial setting. An important part of learning this skill set and preparing for certification is taking time to apply what you learned with patients in a clinical setting.

Some participants, therefore, choose to leave several months between PF1 and their next course. Some, however, choose to condense their coursework over a shorter period of time. Much depends on the participants individual goals, availabilty and learning style.

Yes.

The prerequisites for PF3 are: "Pelvic Floor Level 1 with instruction in internal vaginal pelvic floor muscle examination. Pelvic Floor Level 2A with instruction in internal colorectal pelvic floor muscle examination."

While we recommend taking the advanced PF3 course as the last in the series, it is permissable to take PF3 before PF2B, provided you have completed training in colorectal internal exams (PF2A)

No. PF2A and PF2B can be taken in any order.

These two courses were once part of a single course, called PF2 that was broken into two parts to accommodate the amount of information presented. Participants may therefore taken these courses in either order.

PF1 is a pre-requisite for both PF2A and PF2B

Yes. We extend a 10% discount off the registration for each course to students enrolled in a PT program at an accredited institution. This discount applies only to non-licensed students currently working towards their PT license. This discount does not extend to doctoral students or other already-licensed PTs seeking additional degrees. To receive this discount, use the code "SPT11" in Coupon field during check out. Further proof of enrollment may be requested by the Institute.

Yes. If you would like to register for multiple courses and pay for them in one payment, we will be more than happy to offer you a discount. This discount only applies to those that wish to pay for three or more courses at once. Registration and payment must be received at the same time in one check or one envelop with multiple checks.

Discounts are available for the following:

For three or more courses, we can offer 10% off the regular price of registration.

If you would like to register for multiple courses for a discount, please contact us so that we may send you an invoice and detailed price breakdown.

First off, thanks for completing our survey! We were thrilled to see over 400 people respond. This data is crucial for our creation of our PTPC exam and we so appreciate your input!

If you would like to use your $50 discount for a product or course registration, please Contact Us and we'll take care of you.

If you have already taken a Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute course but wish to “brush up” on the material by taking the same course again, we will extend $100 off your registration. In order to qualify for this discount, the registrant must be able to identify which course event he/ she previously attended. Registrants applying for this discount should also be prepared to present evidence of their attendance in the form of a certificate, etc. from the previously-attended course event. There are a limited number of slots for “re-takes” per course.

Yes. We offer a 10% discount for three or more participants that register as a group. For six or more participants, we will offer 15% off each registration. For 10 or more, we will take 20% off each registration. We will ONLY extend this discount to registrations that are received at the same time. Select "Register as a Group" when completing your online registration. It is not possible to receive this discount if registrants send in their forms or online registrations at different times.

Unfortunately, no. The $50 credit for completing the JTA Survey can only be used towards future purchases, not courses for which you have already registered or products you have already purchased.

Herman & Wallace continuing education courses are, first and foremost, intended for physical therapists. However, as we at the Institute see ourselves as a resource for health care practitioners and patients, exceptions have been made to include other professionals in our courses, in keeping with our commitment to spreading knowledge of pelvic floor health to new audiences. The following are also welcome to take our courses: Physical Therapy Assistants, Registered Nurses, MDs, Occupational Therapists and anyone else who is "licensed to touch". It is up to these professionals to use techniques only within their scope of practice.

This information is right on our website. Simply click the link to the course in which you are interested, and information regarding pre-reqs, pre-reading, and the course schedule and overview will all be listed there.

Male participants have participated in our courses and are welcome to do so, provided they observe our policies. A female model for PF examination training is required for all the Pelvic Floor series, except PF 2A. (Female models are also not required for Male Pelvic Floor). Male participants may only evaluate the female model that they themselves bring to the course. This means that, in order for male registrants to fully participate in lab work, they must bring their own female model. Lab models may only be present during lab time, as being a lab model is not a way to take the course free of charge. Course participants are not obligated to be a lab model for a male participant unless they volunteer to do so. Further, participants can request that male participants be designated a specific location in the lab room.

Pregnancy policy: We do not recommend that participants be evaluated or act as a model for internal examinations if they are pregnant or have other medical conditions that limit examinations or vaginal penetration. To insure your participation is not medically contraindicated or high-risk, we require a doctor or midwife approval letter if you are pregnant and wish to fully participate. Please keep in mind that you will be evaluated by students who have never before performed these examinations. A release of liability for the lab and a medical release note (approval letter from your OB/GYN on rx form or stationary) will, therefore, be required for internal lab participation. Another option is for participants to bring a lab “stand in” - someone who would potentially be evaluated by anyone in the course. The stand-in model should realize that she is not coming to be evaluated solely by the participant she accompanies. The lab schedule will be issued to those who bring a stand- in models, as models will be allowed in the course only during labs do not attend the entire class. We realize it may be difficult to find someone to act as a model. Because we want and encourage participation in our courses, we are willing to help registrants that are pregnant or have medical concerns find an option that will allow them to maximize their continuing education experience with the Institute. Please contact the Institute if you need assistance making arrangements. In the case that a participant is unable to find a model, she may work in groups of three during lab time. Please understand, however, that hands on lab time for these participants may be more limited.

For our courses containing male material, which include PF2A and Male Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, we encourage male physical therapists to take our courses. Female models for these specific courses are not required. Having male participants has been useful in education of the male portion of our material. Course participants are not obligated to be a lab model for a male participant unless they volunteer to do so, but participants should be aware that there will be male participants in the class.

For those participants who are pregnant, have medical concerns regarding participating in internal labs, and male participants, it is advised that you bring a model to the course to complete those lab sections that include internal evaluation and techniques. As stated above, we at the Institute do not want pregnancy or medical conditions to bar anyone from participating in our courses, or from having an optimal course experience. We will gladly assist any of our registrants in finding options that work for them.

In the past, some registrants have inquired as to whether they may bring patients to act as models, particularly in the Male PF course. This practice, however, is not permissible. The liability insurance held by our instructors for these courses licenses them to teach, not treat during course times. It is, therefore, an uninsured liability to have patients act as models during course labs.

Additionally, if a therapist wishes to act as a model and wishes to be present in the course during non-lab times, the therapist must be a paying, registered participant. 

For our courses containing male material, which include PF2A and Male Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, we encourage male physical therapists to take our courses. Female models for these specific courses are not required. Having male participants has been useful in education of the male portion of our material. Course participants are not obligated to be a lab model for a male participant unless they volunteer to do so, but participants should be aware that there will be male participants in the class.

At this time, we do not have male models during labs in this course. In previous classes we have been fortunate to have male participants who have been gracious models, though this is at the discretion of the male participant and is by no means a certainty. The course also includes video footage of assessment and treatment of the male patient. Female participants to this course are welcome to bring a partner or other male during lab times if they are interested - provided that this individual Is not a patient.

Participants in PF 1 will be trained to perform pelvic floor muscle examinations on female course participants. After an introduction to pelvic floor anatomy, the rationale, indications and contraindications of internal examination will be reviewed. There are four internal PF labs. Examination training will take place in a large open room with an instructor to participant ratio of 1:10. During lab time, participants will be asked to be "models" and evaluators.  

Pelvic floor labwork includes external genitalia identification, palpation externally of pelvic floor muscles and surface anatomy, digital vaginal palpation of the pelvic floor muscles and pelvic floor muscle testing/pelvic prolapse evaluations. If you do not participate in the class as a model you will be part of a group of three participants rather than two and may not have the opportunity to complete all of the lab activities, though you can watch. (The lab time is allocated for groups of two so there may be little time for a third in the group to learn all the techniques instructed.)

Please know that our instructrors have years of experience and are sympathetic to any shyness or concerns participants may have.  Most participants write in their testimonials that, even after initial shyness or apprehension about internal labwork, they felt at ease and confident amongst the supportive atmosphere of our courses. (See PF1 Testimonials)

Driving directions from the suggested hotel to the course location will be provided in each confirmation letter. A map of the course location is available on the course page event page on the website.

No. Unlike some continuing education seminars, there is no additional charge to participants for the course manual or to sit for the CAPA or pre and post tests at the course. These are factored into the total cost of registration.

Participants are encouarged to wear loose-fitting, comfortable clothes to our courses. For courses with internal lab work, a flowy skirt for women is recommended.

There are two ways to host a course. The first is doing a public course. Public courses are usually held at sites that can accommodate about 40 participants. For a public course, the Institute handles all marketing and promotion of the event, collect all registrations and monies, and take care of things like shipping all supplies there, making sure the manual and paperwork are made and delivered to the site contact, etc. and your site provides the space. Onsite, there is a host contact, who job it is to set up the room, accept shipments of supplies, buy groceries (which the Institute reimburses for) etc.

Barring these "jobs", there is no charge from the Institute for hosting a public course. Likewise, we do not pay for the room rental at hosting sites - as our hosts are those with a vested interest in educating their on site staff so they "trade" the space for comped spots (one free spot for a course with 12 or more paying participants, two free spots for courses with more than 20). Typically, we offer these comped spots in lieu of paying a fee to use the facility, which makes it a win-win for the locations with on-site staff they wish to train.

If you are interested in doing a public course, please dowload this form. If you think it is feasible for your site, please fill it out electronically and email it to the address on the form.

The second option is to do a private course - for those sites that wish to host a smaller event exclusively for in house therapists. For private events, the Institute does not market the course or put registrations on our website, and the site pays a flat fee to the Institute. Those interested in hosting a private event should Contact Us.

We typically plan our schedule for next year in the spring and summer of the previous year. Meaning, if you would like to host a public event in 2013, it is best to contact us well before summer 2012 (for the difference between public and private events, please see "What are my options for hosting a course?").

For private events, we have much more flexibility and are able to accommodate more last-minute requests.

We offer free spots to therapists on site in exchange for hosting a public course. (For the difference between public and private courses, see "What are my options for hosting a course?".) We offer one free seat for courses with 12 or more participants and two free spots for courses with more than 20. Opportunities to lab assist are also available to more experienced therapists at host sites.

It depends

There are two ways to host a course. The first is hosting a public course. Public courses are usually held at sites that can accommodate about 40 participants. For a public course, the Institute would handle all marketing and promotion of the event, collect all registrations and monies, and pay the costs for food, manuals, biofeedback and disposable equipment, instructor travel and payments, etc.

There is no charge from the Institute for hosting a public course. Likewise, the Institute does not pay for the room rental at hosting sites - as our hosts are those with a vested interest in educating their on site staff so they "trade" the space for comped spots (one free spot for a course with 12 or more paying participants, two free spots for courses with more than 20). Typically, we offer these comped spots in lieu of paying a fee to use the facility, which makes it a win-win for the locations with on-site staff they wish to train.

The second option is to do a private course - for those sites that wish to host a smaller event exclusively for in house therapists. For private events, the Institute does not market the course or put registrations on our website, and the site pays a flat fee to the Institute.

If you would like to host a Herman & Wallace course at your site, please fill out this form and email to the address on the form.

For our records, we strongly preferred emailed documents over mail or fax (it's also more GREEN!)

If you would like to assist at one of our courses, please complete this form and email it along with a recent copy of your CV to the Institute admin using the address on the form. We strongly prefer email to snail mail or faxes - it's more GREEN!

For a sample how to format your CV, please download this Sample CV.

If you would like to receive our Newsletter, which includes Institute news, course schedule updates, free resources for clinicians and other information related to the Institute and pelvic floor and pelvic girdle dysfunction, select "Sign Up for Our Newsletter" from the drop down menu on the left side of the web page. Fill in the information and you're on the list.

If you forget your log-in password, select "Forgot Password?" and enter your registered email address. A new one will be sent to you.

To create an account on HermanWallace.com, select "Create an Account" in the upper lefthand side of the webpage. You will be asked to fill in your name, address, phone number, professional degrees, and email address.

Once you complete all the required information, an activation email will be sent to your email address. This is to ensure that Spammers do not register with our site and innudate us with junk posts. You must follow the activation link in the email to activate your account (this is how we know you are a real person and not a Spam robot).

If you do not receive the email within a matter of minutes, be sure and check your Spam box and make sure your email account isn't blocking us

Once you click the link, congrats, you are a registered user on HermanWallace.com

At the Institute, we are committed to offering the very best education, products and resources to clinicians for the treatment of pelvic floor and pelvic girdle dysfunction. If you have a product or an idea that you believe complements this mission, we would love to hear from you. Please Contact Us and we will put you in touch with our Sales Account Manager.

The easiest way to purchase products is online on our "Practitioner Manuals and Resouces" page. Orders are payable by credit card. If you wish to pay by check, please contact us and we will send you an invoice. We do not accept Purchase or Money orders.

We have one all filled out and ready to go. Simply contact us by email and we'll send it to you. (Save yourself time and the Earth trees instead of mailing or faxing requests!)

To learn how an online course works, click HERE

After you purchase an online course, you will be able to access it for the next 90 days.

Our partner in producing online courses, Medbridge, strives to gain approval for courses in all states.

To check the status of approval for a specific course, please preview the course of interest in the course list. Once you have selected the course to view more details, you will find a “State Approval” map at the bottom of the page. You may then view a list of approved states and download the approval statements for that particular course.

Approvals vary by course, but all courses are currently accepted or are pending approval in the following states:

Alaska (AK), Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Connecticut (CT), District of Columbia (DC), Delaware (DE), Georgia (GA), Hawaii (HI), Idaho (ID), Indiana (IN), Iowa (IA), Maine (ME), Massachusetts (MA), Michigan (MI), Missouri (MO), Mississippi (MS), Montana (MT), North Carolina (NC), North Dakota (ND), Nebraska (NE), New Hampshire (NH), Oklahoma (OK), Oregon (OR), Pennsylvania (PA), Rhode Island (RI), South Carolina (SC), South Dakota (SD), Utah (UT), Vermont (VT), Washington (WA), Wisconsin (WI), Wyoming (WY), Virginia (VA)

State approval information for each online course is displayed on course page on Medbridge's website.

You will receive your certificate upon the completion of your course. Once you complete the full course, you will be requested to fill out a short feedback form. You will then be able to download and save or print your certificate.

No, you may take the course at your own pace. The modular format allows you to easily watch a 30 minute video and complete a module, so you can easily watch a module when you have a spare minute, such as on your lunch break. When you pause your course, our system will save where you left off. You may continue the course from that point the next time you login.

No, you do not need to be online at a particular time to watch your online course. When you purchase a course, it will be available in your account for 90 days. You may login to the website at any time to take the course.

1. Certificate of Attendance is awarded to all course participants. It includes the number of contact hours and may be necessary for an individual’s license requirements.

2. Certificate of Academic Proficiency Achievement (CAPA) is the knowledge-based certificate awarded to course participants at each Pelvic Floor Series and specialty courses (PF1, PF2A, PF2B, and PF3, PregPP, PFPG, Visceral 1 and 2 and Movement Systtems Approach 1 and 2). Course participants will be assessed by the faculty on their examination and treatment skills in the lab based upon the knowledge, behavior and skills presented to them in the course. They will also complete a post-course didactic test to certify their knowledge of the materials presented and the use of techniques. There is no additional fee for the certificate or test.

3. Pelvic Therapy Practitioner Certification (PTPC) is the professional certification that is in development and will soon be offered by the Institute

The Pelvic Therapy Practitioner Certification (PTPC) is a certification currently being developed by the Institute. The intent of this certificate is to signify expertise in treating pelvic floor dysfunction in men and women throughout the life cycle. 

Currently, there is no other certificate offered by any institution that recognizes expertise in treating pelvic floor and pelvic girdle dysfunction, making this certification offeing unique to H&W and in keeping with our mission to offer the utmost excellence in education in this field of health care.

To earn this designation, which will allow the practitioner to put the letters PTPC after his/her name, applicants must pass a didactic exam.

While the exam will certainly pull from the material covered in our courses, it is not intended as the culminating exam of our Pelvic Floor series of courses, rather, it is meant to reflect the practitioner's knowledge and treatment skills. Our intent is to certify what people know, not the courses they have completed.

Anyone qualified to take a H&W Pelvic Floor series course will be able to sit for this exam, meaning that this designation can be earned by PTAs, OTs, nurses, etc. and all other professionals whose licensure permits their participation in our courses. 

Most recently, we collected data from over 400 respondents on our Job Task Analysis Survey. This data will used to define the parameters of the test. The results of this survey will allow us to create an exam that reflects the clinical experience of therapists who would qualify as "Certified Pelvic Therapy Experts". Thanks to all of you who took the time to give us your feedback!

The Certificate of Academic Profficiency Achievement (CAPA) is a knowledge-based certificate awarded to course participants exclusively at Herman & Wallace Pelvic Floor Series and specialty courses. Course participants will be assessed by the faculty on their examination and treatment skills in the lab based upon the knowledge, behavior and skills presented to them in the course. They will also complete a post-course didactic test to certify their knowledge of the materials presented and the use of techniques. There is no additional fee for a certificate or test, which is offered during regular course hours (there is no need to stay late after the course has ended to sit for the CAPA exam).

Like all good questions, it depends.

The Pelvic Therapy Practitioner Certification exam is currently being developed by the Institute. This certification will be available to professioanals who wish to demonstrate and validate their skill and knowledge of pelvic floor and pelvic girdle evaluation and treatment through a written exam. Those who sit for and pass this test may use the initials PTPC after their names.

Most recently, we released our Job Task Analysis Survey, which was created by our team of faculty Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). The purpose of this survey is to gather data from a broad number of practitioners with over 1,000 hours of experince treating pelvic floor/ pelvic girdle dysfunction, with the goal of ultimately determining: What is a certified pelvic therapy expert? What do they know? What patients/ symptoms/ dysfunctions do they treat?

We were very pleased to see over 400 practitioners respond to our survey, well over our goal for number of survey respondents. This data will now be analysed by a psychometrian, as well as our SMEs. This data will ultimately generate an Exam blueprint (which will be basis for the exam).

From this Exam blueprint, we will begin writing exam items. Once we have enough exam items, we will begin beta testing the exam. 

Once that process is complete, we will have our first exam date. 

For updates on this proces, please subscribe to our newsletter.

There is an important difference between a certificate and a certification or credential. Certificates are not held to the objective standards required of other types of credentialing. Credentialing is the umbrella term that includes the concepts of accreditation, licensure, registration and professional certification.

A Certificate of Attendance is issued after an individual attends or participates in a particular course. No knowledge is assessed and the recipient is not required to demonstrate competence according to professional standards.

A Knowledge-Based Certificate recognizes a relatively narrow scope of specialized knowledge used in performing tasks required by the profession. It is issued after the individual passes an assessment instrument.

Professional Certification is the voluntary process by which a non-governmental entity grants a time-limited recognition to an individual after verifying that he or she has met predetermined and standardized criteria. It is the vehicle a profession uses to differentiate among its members. The holder is called a certificant. Specialization is a form of professional certification established by the APTA.

*Adapted from the "NOCA Guide to Understanding Credentialing Concepts"

Both the PTPC and the specialization exam are forms of professional certifications. You do not have to choose one over the other as they are two different distinctions (PTPC is developed and offered by H&W, the WCS was developed and is offered by the SOWH). The PTPC is a certification of practical and didactic expertise pertaining to pelvic floor dysfunction. The specialization exam is a didactic exam that encompasses all aspects of women’s health physical therapy. You can be both PTPC and specialized in women’s health just like you can be a Certified Manual Therapist (MTC) and an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS). Certifications offered by the APTA are only available to Physical Therapists, whereas Heramn & Wallace's PTPC certification will be available to the professionals qualified to take courses through the Institute.

Professional certification is the voluntary process by which a non-governmental entity grants a time-limited recognition to an individual after verifying that he/she has met predetermined and standardized criteria. It is not a requirement to practice. The Institute and the BCIA feel that their professional certifications will:

1. Protect the public by assuring the quality of the professionals and services
2. Elevate the profession Establish quality standards for professional clinical practice
3. Develop customized credentials to meet unique needs in the marketplace
4. Demonstrate an individual’s commitment to a profession