This is Course 6 of the Primary Care Certificate.  To purchase the full certificate, click here. Individual purchase of this course will be available soon.

In this course, learners will sharpen their clinical decision-making skills for assessment strategies, diagnostic imaging, and differential diagnosis strategies for common conditions.

Key Details:

• Format: Asynchronous format, available after Course 5's live webinar on Tuesday, May 20
• Earn CEU: 1.0 CEU (10 contact hours) 
  • Note: This course is approved for Direct Access CEU in Pennsylvania.

Course Details

• Module 1: Triage
  • Formulating differential diagnoses for common conditions
  • Recognizing red flag and yellow flag conditions
• Module 2: Socioenvironmental Factors in Clinical Decision-Making
  • Understand the role of socioenvironmental factors in clinical decision-making
• Module 3: Clinical Decision-Making for Imaging
  • Principles of pharmacology and their impact on clinical decision-making
  • Appropriate referrals for imaging, lab tests, and prescription medication
• Module 4: Clinical Decision-Making for Lab Tests and Prescription Medication
  • Appropriate interpretation of imaging and lab results 
• Module 5: Differential Diagnoses of Common Diagnoses in the Primary Care Clinic
  • Conducting a comprehensive physical therapy exam
  • Identifying signs, symptoms, and appropriate interventions for common conditions

Course Instructions

1. Click on the Contents tab to watch the course recording.
2. Click the Take Quiz button to complete the assessment. Learners will have 3 attempts to pass and must answer at least 70% of questions correctly.
3. Click Fill Out Survey under the Evaluation listing to provide valuable course feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
4. Click the View/Print Your Certificate button under the Certificate listing. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the APTA Learning Center and clicking the CEU Certificate/Transcript link on the left-hand side of the page. 

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