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Rehabilitative Ultrasound Imaging - Women's Health and Orthopedic Topics

Pacific Time - Day 1: 9:00am - 5:00pm / Day 2: 8:00am - 4:45pm / Day 3: 8:00am - 4:00pm

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Price: $675
Experience Level: Intermediate
Contact Hours: 22.5

This continuing education seminar is a three day course designed to provide instruction in the generation and interpretation of rehabilitative ultrasound images as they relate to the pelvic girdle. Both lecture and lab material will be presented that will allow the participant to immediately incorporate the use of rehabilitative ultrasound imaging into their evaluation and treatment plans for patients with diagnoses including lumbo-pelvic pain and instability, pelvic organ prolapse, and urinary incontinence.

The course comprises of lectures and labs that present both ideal and abnormal responses of real-time imaging of the transverse abdominals, rectus abdominis, deep multifidus, levator ani, bladder, bladder neck, urethra, and vagina during contraction and valsalva. Imaging methods used during labs will consist of transabdominal viewing as well as transperineal/translabial viewing methods. Prior experience with perineal and vaginal assessments is required to take the course. During labs, participants will be able to practice using machines provided by course sponsors.

This is an intermediate level rehabilitative ultrasound imaging course intended for therapists having a sound knowledge in training techniques for the local stabilizing muscles of the pelvic floor, transverse abdominals, and deep multifidi muscles and experience with internal vaginal exam. Prior coursework regarding the local stabilizing muscles (Diane Lee/ Linda Joy Lee, Paul Hodges, Pelvic Floor/Pelvic Girdle) is required.

Audience: This continuing education seminar is targeted to physical therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapist assistants, occupational therapist assistants, registered nurses, nurse midwives, and other rehabilitation professionals. Content is not intended for use outside the scope of the learner's license or regulation. Physical therapy continuing education courses should not be taken by individuals who are not licensed or otherwise regulated, except, as they are involved in a specific plan of care.

Prerequisites: Prior coursework regarding the assessment and treatment of the local stabilizing muscles and experience with internal and external vaginal assessment. All pre-recorded lectures in Teachable for this course must also be watched before the Live Component of the course. See the Schedule tab for the current list of pre-recorded videos

Upon completion of this continuing education seminar, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the difference between rehabilitative ultrasound imaging and medical ultrasound imaging
2. Describe how rehabilitative ultrasound imaging fits into physical therapy scope of practice
3. List current uses and limitations of ultrasound imaging in women’s health physical therapy practice
4. Describe basic principles of physics that apply to ultrasound use
5. Describe safety issues and the ALARA principle concerning rehabilitative ultrasound imaging in physical therapy practice
6. List and appropriately use components of ultrasound machine
7. Generate, recognize, and interpret ultrasound images of the bladder base, pelvic floor muscles, transverse abdominal muscles, deep multifdi muscles, and rectus abdominis before and after contraction using transabdominal viewing methods
8. Generate, recognize, and interpret ultrasound images of the levator ani muscles, detrusor muscle, bladder neck, and urethra using transperineal viewing methods
9. Demonstrate the ability to use ultrasound imaging in order to take measurements of diastasis rectus separations
10. Demonstrate the ability to use ultrasound imaging in order to take measurements relating to the transverse abdominus, deep multifidus, and the detrusor muscle
11. Incorporate the use of rehabilitative ultrasound imaging into evaluation and development of treatment protocols for the women’s health patient
12. Save and transfer images and clips into multimedia presentations

NOTE: Times below are listed in Pacific time zone
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Before Day One
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These video lectures in Teachable must be viewed in-full prior to the course
Total video lecture time: 2 hours, 40 min

1) The History of Ultrasound (33 min)
2) Types of Ultrasound (65 min)
3) Safety (14 min)
4) Understanding Ultrasound Images (47 min)

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Day One
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8:30 am PST - Zoom opens 30 mins before course for registration and setup
9:00 am PST - Course begins / Intro, goals, objectives, questions from online stuff
9:30 - Review lecture principles - R probe facing, handling of probe, etc.
10:00 - Lab 1- turning the machine on, handling
10:45 - PFM lecture
11:45 - PFM lab
12:45 - Meal break
1:30 - Midline abdominal wall lecture
2:30 - Midline abdominal wall lab
3:30 - Break
3:45 - TA lecture
4:45 - Questions
5:00 - Adjourn

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Day Two
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7:30 am PST - Zoom opens 30 mins before course for registration and setup
8:00 am PST - Course begins / Questions
8:15 - TA lab
9:15 - Break
9:30 - LM lecture
10:15 - LM lab
11:15 - Vendor presentation
11:30 - Meal break
12:30 - Functional training lecture
1:00 - Functional training lab
2:00 - Measurements transabdominal
3:00 - Break
3:15 - Measurements lab
4:00 - Case studies
4:30 - Final questions
4:45 - Adjourn

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Day Three
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7:30 am PST - Zoom opens 30 mins before course for registration and setup
8:00 am PST - Course begins / PVR and transperineal imaging of the pelvic floor
10:15 - Break
10:25 - Lab PVR and transperineal
11:30 - Dysfunction seen with transperineal imaging of the pelvic
1:00 - Meal break
1:45 - Measurements of anterior compartment
2:30 - Lab Viewing dysfunction with transperineal imaging and measurements
3:45 - Final questions
4:00 - Adjourn

We always want to hear from those interested in hosting our courses. We work with healthcare organizations of all types, sizes, and locations. Please, Contact us about Hosting Rehabilitative Ultrasound Imaging - Women's Health and Orthopedic Topics or any other course!

Allison is one of the best presenters I have had in years. She is organized, kind, confident and fun. Length of the course and amount of material in it – perfect. I never felt rushed.
- Deborah L Lehner Warner, MPT - Vancouver, WA

Allison is a wonderful instructor. She gives great examples of how to really apply use of ultrasound in the clinic not just for clinical research.
- Laura Bielak, PT, DPT - Montrose, CO

I would only recommend a Herman and Wallace course versus any other women’s health/ pelvic floor educational sense. Each course that I have taken has been so informative and fun.
-Leona Sharman, PT - Gilbert, AZ

Great Course. Great Instructor!!
-Steven Lavender - New York City, NY

This was my 1st Herman Wallace course, it was excellent. Great support in the evidence, experienced instructor, lots of lab time, high quality information. I liked that she had both male, female info. I would definitely come to a follow up course if there were ever a ultrasound advanced course.
-Margaret Bronson, PT, DPT, WCS, COMT, CSCS - Fort Wayne, IN

Having a white board for drawings, may be? Having a lab assistant would have been really helpful to the labs. Allison is very excitable, specific and answers questions with research support when appropriate.
-Meghan Swenck - North Chesterfield, VA

I got a lot of information out of this course. Clearly Allison has lots of teaching and clinical knowledge and expertise to share. The content is relevant for my patient population.
-Lesley T Hoey, DPT - Scarborough, ME

This was an excellent course for learning techniques of Rehabilitative Ultrasound. The course had a lot of research examples of imaging and plenty of time to practice techniques. Use of ultrasound program and transducers to make you feel confident in applying to treatment immediately.
-Rebecca Keller PT, PRPC - Pennington, NJ

Excellent, comprehensive course! Allison is a tremendous resource with a wealth of knowledge. She provides a wonderful array of resources along with training. I can't wait to use the protocals she has detailed.
-Pat Huston MSPT, BCB-PMD - Charlottesville, VA

This course was really amazing. The instructor was up on the research, passionate, and extremely knowledgeable on the subject. She also had great ideas on how to get the equipment in affordable ways. While the instructor was impressive, equally impressive was the caliber of participants. I think a course like this draws a highly experienced clinician. I learned so much from the other skilled, gifted, and knowledgeable participants in attendance, and I expect to benefit from having them as a continued peer group and resource for the future.
Erica Mack, PT, PRPC - Seattle, WA

This course was an excellent introduction to Rehabilitation US utilization for PTs, researchers, and other faculty. It was presented with a clinical emphasis that was highly supported by research evidence throughout the course! I highly recommend this course to all PTs wanting to incorporate US as a biofeedback tool, validate research,or as an introducing the content to DPT students.
-Lori Walton, PhD, DPT - Berrien Springs, MI

This course is brilliant. Allison and Sandi are clear concise and clinically applicable in all lectures and labs.
-Holly Herman, DPT, PT, OCS, BCB-PMD – Cambridge, MA